tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273948552024-03-14T05:11:26.530-07:00maude and mozartWherein I espouse on my opinions such as best reading picks, talk stamping and collage, and generally connect with like minds.......Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.comBlogger588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27394855.post-32642606113848060202017-06-16T12:40:00.003-07:002017-06-16T12:43:27.273-07:00A Note.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello friends! Obviously I have not blogged in a very long time. 2016 was a year that was mostly very sad for me and I did not feel the urge to blog. However, I have really enjoyed taking pictures of stitching and related things to post on Instagram. So, especially for CAROL and JOY (hello ladies!); I wanted to mention Instagram and and an invitation to follow me over there. I post under the name Maude and Mozart (but all run together "maudeandmozart"). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is just no denying how very lucky I am to be blessed with such wonderful stitching friends!!!!! We were together again last week for another stitching retreat and it was a doozy of fun times with laughter, stitching and bonding!!!!!! We are lucky to have Tomorrow's Heirlooms as a local shop and have attended many of their retreats. This was a very special retreat as it featured our friend Tanya Brockmeyer of The Scarlett House and another of our very favorite designers, Stacy Nash. Thank you to Pam and Kim of Tomorrow's Heirlooms for bringing such great designers and for all the work that you do on our behalf to provide such a fun time. The official weekend starts on Friday night, however, we have our traditions and we start a bit earlier. Here is our picture at the The Clubhouse restaurant where we always have lunch on Friday before going to the hotel. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were VERY LUCKY to have the two Debs with us!!!!!!! Debra S. and Deborah B. joined us from North Carolina and Massachusetts respectively. We met Deborah last year at the Plum Street weekend that Tomorrow's Heirlooms put on. We met Deb S. at the Dyeing to Stitch retreat in April of this year. We just love our Debs!!!!! We wish they lived closer!!!! We were also to be joined by our group member Karin from New York. Alas, she got sick the night before and could not come. We were crushed! Seriously, it was so upsetting that she could not be with us. Luckily, we have a group weekend planned for September when she will come out. Phew! We also really, really missed Nataly from Massachusetts who we met last year at the Plum Street retreat. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The boutique that the shop put in place at the hotel was so wonderful. Everywhere you looked there were more and more wonderful stitched models!!!!! Above is a new design from The Scarlett House which perfectly describes how we all feel about stitching. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sorry this picture is blurry, but I want you to know the top tablecloth that Tanya has on her display table. See the red alphabet stitched on it???? I went crazy for that idea!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here we are stitching, etc. in the atrium. We took this picture to send to Karin and I am proudly holding up my can of Tab!!!! Where I go, so goes the Tab.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday morning it was time to get started with the official festivities! Here is the project from Tanya all wrapped up and ready for us to dive into. She does the best project packaging of all time!!!! And here is what was inside!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We received this fabulous project bag from Tomorrow's Heirlooms!!!!!! Love it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Brenda recently finished this beautiful reproduction sampler. She and Tanya posed for this lovely picture - designer and stitcher. Friends through cross stitch. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is Brenda's darling finish of another of Tanya's designs Yes, I am jealous!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is a darling pin keep that Tanya made for Brenda last year. Tanya stitched it on a small count and it is adorable!!! Love that sentiment!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kellie showed us her progress on the Sweet Temper sampler. This is such a masterpiece!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Patti made our group these fabulous scissor fobs!!!!!!!! Love this so much!!! She also made a patriotic needleminder which I failed to get a picture of. By the way, if I could ever capture in photographs all of the joy, fun and laughter of one of these weekends I would probably win a Pulitzer prize! There is so much going on at all times. It is truly a whirlwind!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The afternoon brought this dear project from Stacy Nash. Very, very wonderful!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This was part of the packaging of Stacy's project. Love this image and want to tie it on my bag when I finish it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Remember a couple of years ago when I went crazy nuts over the Hinzeit Sweet Land of Liberty chart???? Well, Barb B. from Indiana is working on it now!!!! Isn't it amazing!!! She converted it to silks and is stitching it on 40 count and it is amazing!!!!!!!!! So glad she brought this for show and tell. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> On Sunday morning there was a project from each designer. Here is Tanya's project which I am deeply in love with!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Is this not super fabulous!!!!!!! And the fabric marker with The Scarlett House logo!!!??? I mean!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Here is Stacy's closing project and it is so very dear!!!!!!! Can't wait to stitch this!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Lastly, I snuck a picture of Tanya stitching on the Charlotte Clayton sampler!!! Isn't this amazing???? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are all very lucky, lucky people to have this shared love of stitching and all the wonderful people that go along with it!!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is the sign for the shop!!!! Get ready to get excited when you step inside! This is a must see shop for stitchers!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is what it looked like in Friday when everyone was there for the BBD meet and greet!!! Happy chaos!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Ann showed us her finish of the Ann Rayner sampler!!!! Stunning with a capital S. This is an out of print chart. The only shop that may still have it is The Attic in Mesa, AZ.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> At the Friday night open stitch back at the hotel Ann and Pat brought in some of their antique samplers to show us. Wow! They were so amazingly gorgeous! We all wanted them reproduced stat so that we could stitch them too!!! This is Pat who knows a ton about the history of samplers. She wrote a book titled <span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Historic-Samplers-Cross-Stitch-Authentic-Reproduction/dp/0821219316/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1461680868&sr=1-1&keywords=historic+samplers">Historic Samplers.</a></b></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We were very serious about looking at the samplers. I even got to hold one!!!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">True Confession: I was so hepped up on Friday night that I had to take an over the counter sleeping pill to get to sleep!!!! That is how exciting all of this was!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday brought about our long awaited class with Blackbird Designs!!!! They used an antique sampler from their collection to inspire the projects they designed for us. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Isn't it just amazing!!! It is dated to around 1835. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> When we checked in we received the kit for this beautiful pin pillow!!!! I started it immediately. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Class on Saturday was spent making the wonderful pin keep holder you see in the foreground. They turned out so beautifully!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> From left to right: Ann, Pat, Alma and Barb. They were telling us about the sampler Alma is holding. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Barb showing us the pin pillow. Barb and Alma are two very dear people. They are so kind and talented. We all just love them!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Debra and Deborah. These gals are aces!!!!!! We met Deborah at the Tomorrow's Heirlooms retreat last year and started a fast friendship. Debra is coming this summer to that retreat and we are planning on hanging out extensively.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And do you know what th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at</span> sweetheart Debra did for me???? She got up early on Saturday morning and went to Harris Teeter (never even heard of it!!!) and found me some Tab!!!!! That earned her the following hashtag......#newBFF!!!!!!! That was so amazing! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you to Ann, Pat, Alma and Barb for such a wonderful weekend!!!!!!! We are filled to the brim with great memories!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucky, lucky, lucky!!!! That is me. I was able to go to the Dyeing to Stitch Spring Retreat in Virginia Beach, VA last weekend!!!!! Karin, Patti, Pat, Kellie, Teresa and Brenda and I all went.....we met the wonderful Ann Robbins and Pat Ryan of Dyeing to Stitch. We met Barb and Alma from Blackbird Designs. We got to see our wonderful friend Deborah Bixby again. And then we met many more wonderful stitchers! It was a true dream come true. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First we went to the shop. See the picture above. Pat stitched the hot off the press BBD stockings. So, that was an immediate purchase!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a lovely array of BBD projects on display. See how this picture is a little blurry? That is because I had the shakes because I was hyperventilating with excitement!!!!! Oh my, but this shop is stock full of great models!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is Pat at the famed cutting table. People line up for miles to get some of that great R&R fabric!!!! Amazing and gorgeous!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all have a very special fondness for Miss Paulette of PSS. She is such a wonderful gal and designs such amazing pieces. The top piece is American Sampler. We are going to start a SAL on May 1st with this fabulous piece. Right now it is exclusive to Dyeing to Stitch so if you want it.... call Ann or Pat. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Tulips in the shop!!! I had at least one moment of calm while looking at them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Pat, Kellie, me, Brenda, Patti and Teresa. We went out for lunch on our first day there. Waterman's down at the beach was recommended and we loved eating and looking at the Atlantic Ocean. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here are myself and Pat chatting with Ann in the lobby. We had so much fun talking stitching, reading and all the things we love to do. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Friday marked the arrival of Barb and Alma with the hot off the presses patriotic book. You can imagine the frenzy!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We were also gifted our first retreat project. This is so so darling!!!! I started it right away.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The wonderful and talented Mona made lots of project bags for sale. I picked these up because they are totally me. Love!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, more pictures tomorrow~~~~~~ </span></span>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27394855.post-35724154504178475872015-12-30T13:41:00.000-08:002015-12-31T07:03:21.741-08:00BEST BOOKS 2015!!!!!!!!!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2015 was another great year of reading. Books are definitely my number one solace in life! Here is my annual top ten list. You can click on the written book titles to go to the Amazon page to learn more about each book. Please let me know what some of your favorite reads of the year were! Wishing everyone a wonderful 2016 full of great books, great friends, great stitching and lots of what you enjoy doing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Nice-Outside-Jim-Kokoris/dp/1250036054/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451510342&sr=8-1&keywords=its+nice+outside">IT'S. NICE. OUTSIDE BY JIM KOKORIS.</a> I heartily recommend this book to everyone!!! It was a great story and very touching. And funny! Also, Mr. Kokoris is a local author to my area. I could not put this book down once I started it. It is definitely the best book I have read this year!!!! Also, if you have not read Jim's first novel, The Rich Part of Life, get that one right away too. It is a real winner!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> 2. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Goes-Last-Novel/dp/0385540353/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451510634&sr=8-1&keywords=the+heart+goes+last">The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood</a>. Wow! This was quite a thrilling read. It is a dystopian futuristic novel so you kind of have to like that type of book (my Mom does not!). This is another book that I could not put down. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. This is a trilogy. Pure is the first of the series. I read Pure in 2012 and it was my number two book that year. This year I read Pure again and then followed it up with the remaining two novels in the trilogy. The story is brilliant. The writing is amazing. And the main characters are astounding. These books are classified as Young Adult, but they are a great read for any age. Be aware, the subject matter is strange and the very dystopian, but these are some of the best books I ever read in my life. Highly recommended. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Trilogy-3-Book/dp/B00WTIFUOC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1451511168&sr=8-5&keywords=pure+by+julianna+baggott"> Pure, Fuse and Burn by Juliana Baggott. </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now I can't wait to start the books of 2016!!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had our annual stitching group Christmas party last weekend. Brenda was our gracious hostess. This is a picture of her Christmas tree filled with stitched ornaments. It is a show stopper for sure!!!!!!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I show you all the pictures I have to tell you that this annual Christmas get together is one of the absolute highlights of my Christmas! I think we all look forward to it every year. I am so blessed to have this group of friends to go through life with! Not to mention the stitching part of our group. I love each one of these gals so much!!!! We are lucky, lucky, lucky.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here is the beautiful tablescape that Brenda had for us. She used her beautiful heirloom china. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She made us a wonderful lunch!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And these cookies!!!!!!! The best in the world!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As per usual, I failed to get a picture of all of us. Or any of us for that matter (except for one of Karin, coming up). So the following are the sights I was lucky to see at Brenda's fabulously decorated house!!!! It was quite a thrill!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As mentioned above, Brenda's ornaments are just so wonderful. This one above is from one of the JCS Christmas ornament editions. I need to start one for myself stat!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This ornament is a design from Threadwork Primitives. I have loved this design since the moment I saw it. I have it stitched at my house too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a Prairie Schooler ornament. Another one I need to go work on now!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were all together....except for one. Karin lives in New York now. She sent her gifts to us and this is a picture of them all together along with a darling little tree and part of Joyeux Noel by BBD. Our saving grace with having Karin so far away is that we can text with each other and she is able to come back every now and then for a visit. Otherwise, we would be up in arms!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brenda stitched this darling snowman this year and finished it right away into this darling pillow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was charmed by these vintage ornaments in a this glass display with some snow. These are ornaments from Brenda's mom. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every year we have a Christmas ornament exchange. I stitched this one a couple of years ago and Brenda was the recipient. I need to stitch it again for my tree. It is very cute (if I do say so myself!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss Teresa was working on this wonderful Prairie Schooler sampler as we sat around the table after lunch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought this was a darling decorative touch by Brenda to have this little book out underneath a Christmas tree. It was even more special because it was signed to her from her grandma and dated 1971.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another dear ornament that I need to stitch stat! It was also in a JCS ornament issue and is by the wonderful Paulette of Plum Street Samplers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here we are face-timing with Karin as we opened gifts and had our ornament exchange. Technology sure helps us out!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karin stitched this ornament for Teresa! So dear! It is by Heartstring Samplery. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teresa stitched Let it Snow for our ornament exchange.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patti stitched this darling Shepard's Bush for the exchange (and I was the lucky recipient!).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the exchange Karin stitched this Homespun Elegance ornament.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the ornament that I stitched. I can't remember the designer right now. It is a French designer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the ornament that Brenda stitched for the exchange. It is by Little House Needleworks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I brought this newly framed piece for show and tell. This is a project that I started years ago and finally finished this year. It is by Blackbird Designs. I used a 36 count Lakeside linen and silk threads which was so much fun! I am a definite convert to that now. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then had a wonderful dessert! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish I could really capture in words and pictures the perfect time that we all had. Thank you to Brenda, Patti, Linda, Pat, Teresa, Karin and Kellie for being such awesome friends.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!! Hope that Santa brings you something fun to stitch. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Lucky us! Again! We were able to all get away for a weekend together of fun and stitching. We try to plan at least two weekends a year of time for stitching "retreats" where we go somewhere fun and just hang out. Country Sampler in Spring Green, Wisconsin is absolutely one of our most favorite places on Earth. The shop is beyond fabulous and the town is just perfect for strolling about and shopping. Above is a picture of all of us at Granite City in Madison. This is always our first stop for lunch. Sorry, the flash did not go off on this picture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Here are some great shop pictures. Above is a fabulous piece by Plum Street Samplers. We were all in love with it. The colors just popped and the design is so fabulous.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another great vignette with one of Tanya of The Scarlett House amazing pieces. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love this special Stacy Nash piece and need to start it stat!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Perfect combo of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Several of my friends kitted up this very cool long and narrow sampler.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Country Sampler has quilts, home accessories and stitching. This Halloween quilt is just perfection!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is what I was working on during the weekend. I started The Red Chair Sampler by The Scarlett House!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We really had a most fabulous time in Arizona at The Attic. We made tons of memories and met new friends. I hope we can go back again. It was truly sheer perfection. Thanks to my BFF's, Karin, Brenda, Teresa and Pat!!! Also, we missed having the rest of our group, Linda, Patti and Kellie with us. Next time let's all go!!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Day 4 was Saturday and we started our morning with the wonderful Linda Danielson of Samplers Remembered. Linda's specialty is Mexican Samplers which are also known as Spanish Colonial Samplers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda's project was a beautiful pin pillow and scissor fob. It highlights a wonderful deer taken from a larger sampler. Linda gave us a wonderful lecture/history lesson on these samplers and it was certainly a highlight of the whole weekend! I know we all fell in love with this deer. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda brought in many of the samplers from her personal collection for us to see. Also, in the latest (and last) issue of Sampler and Antique Needlework there is a great article about her collection of Mexican samplers and their history. It is a must read. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next up was Needlework Press with their projects. I was very remiss in getting pictures of all of the teachers. Next time I will try to be more organized. As you can imagine I was a tad overwhelmed by all of the stitching goodness surrounding me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you might be able to tell, this is now Saturday night in the pictures. We had a stitching pajama party. Everyone got in comfy clothing and we hung out all night long. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jean has reproduced this antique sampler and I am in love with it!!! You can only get the chart at The Attic so give them a call if you would like it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With that we were exhausted by the end of the day! But not too tired to realize that we were the luckiest stitchers on Earth that night!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Day Three was Friday. Class would begin in the evening so we had a day to goof off. Now, we could have sat still at the hotel and stitched all day....but nooooo! We could stitch at home....we had some shopping destinations to visit. First up was Three Dudes Quilt shop. Some of my group are also quilters so this was a great "bi-craft" destination. I found this medley of fabrics to love and bought some fat quarters to have a pin keep backing fabric collection.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These were my selections. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Had to pick up some magazines for my Mom. Three Dudes was featured in this issue of Quilt Sampler. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next step was a fancy shopping mall to visit the Cornelia Park gift shop. We were on a Troll Bead hunt. Over the past several years I have resisted all Pandora and Troll Bead bracelets.....however, due to circumstances beyond my control I recently succumbed. First with a Pandora bracelet....and now on this trip I was obsessed with getting a Troll Bead or two. So, we searched the internet to find this one shop in Phoenix that carried Troll Beads. So, off we went in our magical van. We entered the shop and lo and behold....they were discontinuing carrying Troll Beads!!! But, here is the good news, everything they had remaining in stock was half off!!!! Whooop! Whoop!!!! The picture above is us at the end of our epic hour in the store. Troll Bead bracelets for everyone!!!!! Even those of us who did not plan on partaking!!!! After our bracelet buying insanity we went from restaurant to restaurant in the mall looking for the perfect place to eat...we ended up with a lovely, quiet, classy ladies lunch at The Capital Grille!!!!! Perfect afternoon. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are my selections. On top is the new Troll Bead bracelet. The second bracelet is by Mariana. This shop also carried Mariana jewelry which is beyond exciting and gorgeous. I was feeling so happy with these purchases. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is Brenda's new Troll Bead bracelet. Brenda was "just along for the ride" to the Troll Bead experience. That is until she saw that there was a Scottie charm!!! Then it was all over!!! But it was all half off!!!! So exciting!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pat had a troll bead bracelet started and she added some more beads to her start. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teresa got a new Troll bead bracelet and this lovely from Mariana. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Karin selected these total winners by Troll bread and Mariana. We all just had so much fun selecting these bracelets. It is great that we made these memories together and I will always think of these gals when I wear my bracelets. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Well, we still had some time before we had to be back at the hotel for the start of class. So, back to The Attic it was!!! I purchased this beautiful chart with these two samplers in it. These are the models. The name is Perfect Pair and it is by Linda Danielson of Samplers Remembered. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, it was time to get ourselves to class. We got to our table and took some new student pics. Above, Brenda, Teresa and Pat.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are myself and Karin. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The funniest thing happened while waiting in line to get in the sacred classroom! We met Maria and Barb.....and they are from Illinois!! In fact, their LNS is Welcome Stitchery!!! We all sat at the same table and fell in love! These gals are definitely kindred spirits. Thanks for hanging out with us Maria and Barb! We all hope our paths cross again soon!!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were lovely gifts at each place from The Attic. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love this thread keep!!! What a great souvenir!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our first project was Tanya's Coverlet Berry Scissor Tray!!!! We all love this project and the cute box it came in!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love everything about this project!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the darling pin that Tanya made for each student!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The second project for Friday night was this amazing Colonial Pocket by Priscilla's Pocket! Just gorgeous.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was certainly a jam packed day!!!! One of those everything was totally perfect days that I will always remember!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Day 2 was a Thursday. We stayed at the Hyatt Mesa which is a lovely hotel with a wonderful complimentary breakfast in the morning where we started our days in the dining room at a high table with our food and phones. We are able to find endless items of interest to Google and track down. Total Fun! Our plan for the day was to visit the totally lovely home of Tanya who is the fabulous person behind the designs of The Scarlett House. Here is a link to her blog so you can visit some of her fabulous projects: <a href="http://thescarletthouse.blogspot.com/">CLICK HERE!</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before we left I had to again make fun of Pat for the length of thread that she finishes with. It is so small! When I get to about 3" left of thread I change it. I don't have the patience to fool around with trying to get every last bit of thread used!!!! What about you? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, we were off to Tanya's! A word about our transportation (why did I not take a picture!!!) We rented a mini-van!!!! It was fab that all five of us could ride around together!!! You know how in the winter you go out and start your car ahead of time so that it is warm enough when you get in???? Well, that is what we would do in the Arizona heat!!! We started the car and ran the air conditioning so that it would be cool(ish) when we got in!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Above is one of the many, many, many charming and brilliant design details at Tanya's house. Her home is perfectly wonderful and I would move right in given the chance!!!!! Her taste is flawless and her stitching is all around. You can imagine the heart palpitations that were going on!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tanya has stitched pieces everywhere that capture your eye and your heart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were very lucky to see some of her antique samplers. Here is one of my favorites that I need to get back to. This is Mary Betchell 1810. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am working on both of these samplers (above and below). They are so stunning!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We even made Tanya pull out her Fall things. Love this little pin pillow!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of the three Boston Terriers that live with Tanya and her husband, Scarlett, Ruby and Henry. They are adorable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A painter has a pallete of paints and a sampler designer has a pallette of threads!!! This designer stores her threads in a very artful manner. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another inviting vignette!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My charmed life continues!!! I was able to travel with four of my friends to The Attic Needlework's Summer School!!! We flew to Phoenix on a Wednesday in advance of Friday night's start of summer school. We wanted to have plenty of time at the shop itself and time to goof around before school started.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First stop upon landing was the shop itself!!!!! We have been dreaming of the day we could get our hands on last year's class piece by Tanya of The Scarlett House. This is the Little Red Chair Sampler. That was the first thing on our list. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a wonderful display table of projects and models from the local designers that make up the teachers at summer school. Lots of talent there in Arizona!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so happy to see these wonderful threadkeeps from Paula of Kelmscott Designs!!!! I have one of each now!!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the specialties of The Attic is stitching on high count linen. Here are a bowl of projects stitched on high count linen and made into the most darling pin keeps you have ever seen in all of your life!!!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This new design from Heartstring Samplery was a definite "kit it up!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the project that Tanya of The Scarlett House designed. It is a coverlet piece in a tray with wool strawberries. Love!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I picked up this fun kit from the local designer table. Could not resist! This is from Priscilla's Pocket. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a day of traveling and intensive shopping we headed back to the hotel, but first a stop off at Safeway for snacks and pop. I was delighted to find my Tab at the store!!! Tab makes every day better.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Hyatt Mesa even had these lovely signs welcoming the stitchers!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the end of the day we were very tired, but not tired enough to play with our new toys. I added a thread keep to a ring of threads and was quite pleased with myself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More pics to come! If only the pictures could convey to you the level of happiness, giddiness, joy and friendship that we were experiencing!!! Such a wonderful time! We only wished that the rest of our stitching group (Patti, Kellie and Linda) were with us. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, a special shout out to the ladies of The Attic!!! You made our days there so special and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We attended Tuesday night stitching at Inspired Needle last Tuesday! What fun!!! All of us were there except for Brenda. Karin was in town with her daughter for Lollapalooza so we got more stitching time together!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up we found this needle minder in the shop that was perfect for our chef Kellie! So we made her buy it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday was a glorious Saturday. A few of my friends gathered and we were off to House of Stitches in La Porte, Indiana. Karin was in from New York so we wanted to do something special with our day. We all met at Pat's house where first there was the unveiling of some new framing!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up was Pat's masterpiece finish of the Quaker sampler, Mary Peacock. Behold the extreme beauty of the piece and the frame she picked!!!!!!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you can imagine there was a riot of excitement in the room when this was unveiled. Karin finished and framed this piece years ago. Linda, Brenda and I had this piece all kitted up years ago......and now we are on it!!!! Let the stitching of Quaker motifs commence. We want this in our homes too!!!!! I pulled mine out last night to find that I have two motifs started. I will be turning my attention to this very soon. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pat, that overachiever!, is going to stitch Ann Trump as a companion piece. So exciting!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Linda stopped by to pick up her very own masterpiece of this CHS piece. It is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! She could not go with us due to a family party...her mother-in-law's 90th birthday party!!! How wonderful!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Karin gave us a peek at her up to date progress on the By the Bay 12 part sampler. I am extremely in love with this wonderful piece! This is already a masterpiece and is only going to get better and better until when it is done we will all faint upon seeing it! She is using the called for DMC threads and they look perfect</span></span>. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then we were off to House of Stitches (after a pit stop at a Starbucks along the way.....doesn't that make any trip more fun??). Here is the hallowed entrance to one of the happiest places on Earth!!!! The shop is fabulous and the women running it are just the nicest!!!! Love those gals!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> These are the first models we saw upon entering!!! Lovely all!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was the happiest gal last weekend! <a href="http://www.tomheir.com/tomheir/Welcome.html">Tomorrow's Heirlooms</a> put on a retreat with the wonderful designers Paulette Stewart of <a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/">Plum Street Samplers</a> and <a href="http://jeannettedouglas.ca/">Jeannette Douglas</a>. The retreat was held at a lovely hotel near my house and was from Friday night through Sunday noon. I really can't accurately describe how wonderful it was. I got to hang out with these great designers, Kim and Pam who own Tomorrow's Heirlooms, my stitching peeps, and many new friends!!!!!!! The only downside was that I did not take enough pictures. I am going to cobble together pictures that my peeps took and give you a peek at the fun. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, above are Paulette and Jeannette. They are both fabulous designers...that really goes without saying, but the most special thing about them is that they are both so kind and friendly!!!! They make everyone feel so special. I just think the world of them both!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First up was Paulette's Sampler designed for the weekend. The theme of the weekend was Autumn. I love this sampler! Especially the deer!!! And the sentiment is perfect. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I met another long-time internet buddy!!!!! This is<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://crossstitchobsession.blogspot.com/">Sharon from Sharon Cross-Stitch Obsession! </a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Chicago Blackhawks are in the Stanley Cup Finals!!!! As we have been watching the games in our own homes, we have been stitching and texting with each other. It sure makes the last two losses easier to take when you have your stitching buddies to commiserate with!!!! Last night's loss was difficult to stomach.....my poor husband!!!! Patti's husband was lucky enough to go to the game!!! The game pictures are courtesy of his friend's phone. I just love the Blackhawks, their uniforms, and their never give up attitude. My favorite player is Duncan Keith. Please follow<a href="http://video.blackhawks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=770687"><b> this link</b></a> to see what a great guy he is and what a wonderful little girl Cammy is!!! I also love <b><a href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=patrick+sharp+and+blind+girl&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001">this video</a></b> with another player, Patrick Sharp, giving a blind fan a really great experience. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda is working on this fabulous new design from La D Da. Peace on Earth. I have this one kitted up and ready to go too. Love it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am working on this design from BBD. I have loved it for years. I saw Brenda's finish of this one and had to do it. I am finally working on it. See picture of the model below. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to my stitching peeps for making the tension of these games bearable!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My friend Pat finished her Mary Peacock sampler!!!! Isn't it gorgeous!!!!!??? What a labor of love this was. These photographs were taken by Pat yesterday upon completion of this massive work. We also have the extra added treat of seeing her beautiful collection of smalls. Pat's home is just gorgeous and Mary Peacock is going to look perfect there!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is what Pat said on her Instagram post about stitching Mary Peacock: "For some reason I am drawn to these Quaker samplers. The original was stitched at the Ackworth School, a Quaker School in England. I don't know much about Quakers but I find their needlework to be very peaceful."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some updates on finishes on the pick 5 projects. Linda and Brenda finished their Red Deer Samplers by Gigi R!!!!! This is a total masterpiece! Wow. I am just so blown away by the beauty of these samplers. Above is Linda's completed sampler and below is a close up of that magnificent red deer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Above and below is the Hannah Wells sampler by Brenda Keyes. I bought this chart last August at The Attic. It was a really fun stitch. Below is the frame that I chose. I am in love with it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Another perfect day with my stitching friends. I wish we all lived on the same block in the same town!!!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the retreat bag, scissors and scissor fob that we received from Tomorrow's Heirlooms at the retreat. Isn't it just the best???? Love it!!!! Thanks Pam and Kim. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My plan is to keep going on Heartland Sampler until it is finished. That will be a huge achievement for me because I am know to flit around from project to project and hardly finish anything. But I love this sampler so much and I want to stitch these big ones too. I need to prove to myself that I can do it.......so away I go!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know I have said it before, but I have to say it again.....my stitching friends just mean the world to me. They enrich my life. My stitching/blogging, IG and FB friends too!!! You all make the world a better place!!!!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at this table of fun!!!!!!! Tomorrow's Heirlooms had a boutique filled with Tanya's models of The Scarlett House designs. This post will feature all of the pin keeps and samplers and fabulous things that caught my fancy. My next post will show my stash haul. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Mary Ann Farmer 1834</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Rachel Howells 1856</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is Tanya's artful train case. She carries her stitching supplies in this beauty!!! She made this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Margaret Lillie 1812 - please note that this is presented in a special way. It is on a handmade box. Gorgeous!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jingle All the Way, A Sampler Grows, 1871 Schoolhouse Sampler, and Strawberry House.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The packaging that Tanya put together to house the sampler was just wonderful. I love all of the stamps and embellishments she used to make her package extra-special!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another extra special thing was that my entire stitching group was there!!! Karin came in from New York so we were all together again and we made the most of it!!! Above are Karin and Brenda.</span></span><br />
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27394855.post-5847876784227242332015-03-23T12:19:00.001-07:002015-03-23T12:19:33.159-07:00A Huge Honor<img src="http://www.kelmscottdesigns.com/images/whimsical/love-laura-lg.jpg" /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paula from Kelmscott Designs has a new venture. She created a new line of stitching accessories that are different from her original needle minders. They are super fabulous and darling. The needle minder above is called Love,, Laura. It is named for me! I almost fainted when Paula told me about this. You see, I usually sign all my emails love, laura. It touched her heart that I signed emails to her that way even though I didn't know her. The reason I sign them that way is just because. Why not throw a little bit more love out into the world. So, she named this needleminder Love, Laura. It sure is perfect for me. All the little girlfriends lined up on a bench reading and talking!!!! I am just so thrilled about this. Thank you Paula!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the Blue Queen Threadkeep. I LOVE her!!!!!! We should all feel like queens of the world when we stitch and this will keep that thought foremost in mind!!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at this Vintage Blue Sheep needleminder!!!! I love her!!!!!!! Love! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Speaking of sheep! This is the Black Sock Sheep needleminder. Love these gals!!!! My Dad used to have a sheep ranch so I am partial to sheep.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vintage Paris Needleminder. I need say no more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And there are necklaces!!!!! Lots of different choices! So cool!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is Folkart Crow with Star. A new classic Kelmscott needleminder is out too!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Isn't it glorious????? I started it yesterday and I am having so much fun already!!! That means that I need to revise my 5 WIPS....will keep you posted on that. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I was so drawn to these sweet birdies! The colors used on this piece are so sweet!</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have to see if my Mom has some vintage buttons for me to use. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I intend to stitch the top piece in this chart for my red and white sampler wall. Love this one!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is another amazingly gorgeous sampler from The Scarlett House. I want to start this one ASAP too!!!! I love that border!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Here is another sweet birdie!!!!! Love his little hat!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This lovely little chart from BBD was not on my radar and then we pulled the colors and I fell in love. It looks like a pretty quick stitch too - well, at least in comparison to the huge samplers that I seem to be collecting lately.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I loved all of the Stacy Nash farm animal releases and wanted them all, but decided to start with the chickens. They are so sweet. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Upon seeing this chart, it was a must purchase. Love the lady with her flag, flowers, stars and eagles!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I saw the models of these charts and was a goner. Just gorgeous!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Here is a piece that was not new at market but is a recent purchase so I thought I would throw it in. Scattered Seed Samplers has so many amazingly great charts!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now for something completely different, I have two finishes!!!!!!!!! As you can tell, I really am going to town with my red/white samplers!!! They are a blast to stitch!!!! Thanks to my friend Pat for such a great idea!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hope everyone else was able to secure a lot of goodies from market!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I finished something and had it framed!! Miracle! This is a Pineberry Lane sampler and the first of my red and white samplers!!!!! Love!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We got together last weekend for an afternoon of stitching! What a balm to the soul! Patti got this mug for Teresa. Both of them are watching the whole Gilmore Girls TV series. They want to live in Stars Hollow!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kellie has a secret 6th project. This is a darling sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler. It is named The Sweet Temper Sampler. <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://shakespearespeddler.blogspot.com/2014/06/sweet-temper-and-sweet-kittens.html">Here is a Link!</a><a href="http://shakespearespeddler.blogspot.com/2014/06/sweet-temper-and-sweet-kittens.html"></a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is Linda's progress on the Red Deer Sampler. Isn't it gorgeous and amazing???? I am kicking myself for not stitching this with my buddies. I am jumping in on their next SAL. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some smalls that I received back from the wonderful woman who finishes for me. These are gems! First up is a really great pattern from the lovely and talented Nan Lewis of Threadwork Primitives. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love the backing fabric!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is Sleigh Bells done as a cupboard keep. This is by Country Rustic Primitives. I am in love with this!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a door hanger ornament. I don't know who the designer is. This is my class piece for a beginning linen class I took years ago. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, I have two Christmas Tree ornaments!! First is Noel by Homespun Elegance and the second is a freebie (!) from Pineberry Lane. </span></span><br />
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<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27394855.post-20122515162627532372015-03-02T11:16:00.004-08:002015-03-02T11:20:31.715-08:00Kellie's 5 WIPS and Updates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I did the photo session of everyone's 5 WIPS back in January, Kellie had to work so when we got together this past weekend I asked her to bring hers along for a photo shoot. So, Yipee!!!, we have some more WIPS to peruse!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First up is Scarlett Berries by CHS. Love this one and it is definitely in my stash too!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next we have Songs of the Seasons by Little House Needleworks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I was taking pics of Kellie's WIPS, I noticed that she picks the most lovely fabrics to stitch on!!!!! Just amazingly great choices!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Here is another classic from CHS....Miss Lila's House. Another must stitch!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is an OOP chart. The Spot Sampler by Of Female Worth. This is really a WOW piece!!!!! Another one I need to do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is Kellie's progress on the Strawberry Sampler from BBD. Love!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now some updates from Brenda and Patti</span></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Brenda finished this masterpiece that was one of her five. It is from Dames of the Needle and it is glorious!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This sampler from Gigi R was not in Brenda's initial five, but she wipped it up really quick. Isn't it just so dear!!! Definitely want to do this one too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Patti finished one of her five WIPS!!! This is Mary Edmonton from Pineberry Lane. I love this one intensely!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be back soon with some more pics from our day of stitching last weekend!</span></span>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.com9