It's a Finish

      Woo hoo, I put the last stitches in Ann Hall last night. The sun made a brief appearance this morning and I was able to take a few snaps of the finished sampler. I usually underestimate the time I will need to finish a sampler and thought I wouldn't complete Ann until the end of the week. It's nice to overestimate the time needed for a change.

 Ann Hall 

The Scarlet Letter

40 ct Lakeside Luna

NPI Silks

           It's always tempting to start a brand new project right after finishing a sampler, but I decided to get Jane Atkinson back out and put a few more stitches in this beautiful sampler. Here's a snap of where I left off on Jane way back in January 2011. Wow... I didn't realize how much time had passed since stitching on Jane.

  Jane Atkinson

The Scarlet Letter

Silkweaver - 36 ct. Sandcastle

AVAS

A few readers of this blog have been wondering when I was going to post some snaps of my quilting projects. Well.... the reason there haven't been any is because I've lost my quilting mojo. I haven't put the pedal to the metal on my Bernina since the end of 2010. Hopefully, one day soon, I'll get my mojo back and you'll be seeing more quilt related snaps.

       Owen wanted me to remind all my stitching/quilting friends to make sure you set aside some time for napping in your favorite chair this Spring.

       Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Saving the Best for Last

      It always surprises me how much time passes between my postings. My apologies to those who wish I would update more often. I guess I'd rather be stitching. I receive so much encouragement from my readers though and thought it was time to let you know how I'm progressing on Ann Hall and Elizabeth Sheffield.
      Ann is a relaxing stitch... not many thread changes and you can get a lot accomplished in a relatively short period of time. I decided to save Adam & Eve for last, hence the title of my post.

Ann Hall 

The Scarlet Letter

40 ct Lakeside Luna

NPI Silks

I love the 'big bird' Ann chose to include in her sampler.

      I finally completed the over one bird on Elizabeth Sheffield. It represents hours of stitching, but the look of the over one is well worth the effort.

 Elizabeth Sheffield

The Scarlet Letter

36 ct. Lakeside Vintage Examplar

Belle Soie and Dinky Dyes silks

2011 is becoming the Year of the Bird for me. It began with Ann Tarbox and continues with my current two samplers.

      I was thrilled to have won Carmen's, Cardan Antiques and Needlework, giveaway. A lovely painted pinwheel box, the CHS chart to stitch my own pinwheel, and the Middle Tennessee Samplers brochure. Thank you Carmen for such a generous giveaway.

I leave you today with a snap of the pups, sitting on the ottoman, watching the world go by. The ottoman is a perfect height for unobstructed views out of the front and side windows.