TGIF! It's finally feels like fall in the mid-atlantic!

Well, here in the mid-atlantic region it hasn't been feeling much like fall! We have been in the 80's all week! It has finally cooled off a bit and we have a frost warning for tonight! Alleluia!

Queenstown Samplers have come out with a new reproduction sampler - the Elizabeth J. M. Mears 1833 Sampler! What a looker! The sampler hails from Virginia, Accomack County on the Eastern Shore to be precise! I just recently purchased the sampler and the needlepoint silks needed to stitch it from Attic Needlework! I LOVE that store!

I plan to have a wall in my house dedicated to Virginia Samplers....I'm currently working on two, have finished one and I am about to start Miss Elizabeth Mears! The two I am working on are the Sarah McPhail and Anna Maria Clarke (the Richmond Sampler). The one I have completed is the Mary Pierce Sampler that hangs in Wilton House.

I about to start a pre-stitch on Sherri Jones' The Blue Ribbon Box and in about a month I will be doing a pre-stitch on her Long Pocket! I love her projects!!!!! She is an awesome designer...so very talented!

I just took a class from Betsy Morgan in September - The Mermaid Stitching Bag!

Do you think I am over projected? I do!

I just can't help myself! Do you ever feel that way?

The picture posted is the Elizabeth Mears Sampler.....

Until next time......

-Holly

Can you guess what I'm stitching?

I am stitching up a President's Mystery Project for my guild...the Virginia Guild of Needlewoman. It's based on an antique stitching small....can you guess what it is going to be?

....trying again

I did a little Goggle Search on how to move pictures within a blog post...let's see if this works...I have my doubts!

Here are some pics of recent framings...

Blackbird Designs Summer Jubilee:

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Prairie Schooler's Halloween Sampler (I can't remember the official name of it):

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Here is M. M. 1938 Little Red Sampler:

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Drawn Thread's Sanctuary:


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Lastly, I am working on a Bargello piece for my mom...I'm going to place it on a Sudberry Footstool:



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And one more thing...Here is an update on Plum Street's Olga:

I think I have the technique now for putting the pictures where I want them...For anyone that is interested, drop me a comment on my site and I tell you how I did it...

-Holly

Back from the Framer (Picture Heavy).....

I have been a busy girl! Last weekend I ran down to Virginia Beach to pick up some items I had framed! It's nice to have them home. I'll be sharing some of the pictures with you in a moment. I also, started my Quaker Wall. It's in my TV Room at home. We have 10 foot ceilings in that room and I have plenty of space to add some more....On the right hand side of the wall, I am saving space for Needleprint's Beatrix Potter and Ann Trump....These are in verious stages of completeness!

These pictures never show up where I place them....can someone give me a hand on that?

Here is another angle of the wall: I thought the picture would land here, but it's up top....I don't get it!

Anyways, here are some more pictures of some items I have stitched over the years that have just been framed:

Let's try the picture posting thing again.......Now, this was to be Blackbird Designs Summer Jubilee...it's up top, go figure!

Before I post anymore pictures...I need to figure this out...I'll be back!

-Holly

It's time for a New Stitch!

I have just completed my model stitching and it is now time to start a new "quick" stitch before I get back to Essamplaire's Richmond Sampler. Do you want to know what my quick stitch is going to be? It's Plum Street's Olga! I'm in the mood for a fall/fun design and this fits the bill!

I will be back on here later this week to post some pictures of some framed items I just got back from my framer!

-Holly

A Small Post....

No pictures today...I've been busy doing a little model stitching.

I have almost completed my Pam Darney Quaker from a class I took in February...The colors are wonderful!

I have completed the stitching on my Catherine Theron Quaker Scissor's Pocket....it's finishing time!

I have put a few stitches in my Richmond Sampler from Essamplaire. I took the class at Jeannine's Sampler Seminar in February and haven't had much time to devote to this!

I am going to design a Mystery Stitching Small for one of my guilds, the Virginia Guild of Needlewomen. I'm president this year and wanted to do something special. Each month I will release a part of the small and by the end of the year, everyone will be able to have a little trinket to show for it! It will include a pattern and the finishing instructions.....I hope everyone in the guild will participate!

I'm going on vacation next week....I'll be doing my model stitching...Hopefully, I will get lots done. My target for completion is August 15th. I'm getting there!

Until next time (I will post pictures then),

-Holly

Working on my Craft Room

For my birthday, my son painted my new craft room! What a sweet guy! I went away for a weekend with a bunch of my college friends and I came home to a newly painted room! I chose a warm color from the Pottery Barn Palette (Benjamin Moore Paint) called Jicama! I love it!

My parents and sister gave me this lovely cubbie organizer. Also, from Pottery Barn. I have filled it with many of my sewing smalls, antique sewing tools and pin dolls! What do you think?

My craft room is under construction...I am not sure how I am going to proceed. I have a large hall closet that will store many of my items, but I will need to have some stored in my craft room. I love buying the "Where Women Create" magazine. I love to see how folks organize their stash. If you haven't purchased that magazine before, I strongly encourage you to take a look at it!

Until next time..........