Happy Administrative Professionals' Day

More Murphy

Such a hard life! Poor Murphy is so tired, playing with Tony and Kristin takes so much energy!

A Stitchy Gift

Last weekend I received a late birthday gift from my sister, Trudi (no blog). What a wonderful surprise it was!

I love both the cupcake pincushion and the scissors fob!

Thank you, Sis!

Meet Murphy

Murphy is my new grandpuppy. He is a real sweety!

He is still a little peanut, and we aren't quite sure what he will look like when he grows up or how big he will get. Meanwhile, Tony is kept busy entertaining him.

My life in a nut shell

Well, not exactly a nut shell, but not much bigger!

Can you imagine all your documents, recipies, stitching statistics, etc. on one little memory stick? Can you imagine your life if you misplace said memory stick?

The good news is that I found it! It was only missing for three weeks......three very long nervewracking stressful weeks.

Oh, and it is now backed up incase I misplace it again!

Happy Easter!

This is a finish from a few years ago. It is Happy Easter by Sue Hillis, stitched on a white evenweave with DMC and Whisper floss.

3rd Day of Texas Christmas

On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me........
3 armadilloes.....

R.I.P.

The monitor is dead. Not worth fixing a monitor on a laptop.

Upcoming Concert

If you are in the Chicago or Rockford, Illinois area, you may be interested in this lovely concert by the Chicago Chamber Choir.

This shameless plug is for my daughter, Viki, who is a member of the choir.


Friday, April 3rd, 7:30 pmLincoln Park Presbyterian Church 600 W. Fullerton Pkwy., Chicago

Sunday, April 5th, 3:00 pmRockford College 5050 E. State St., Rockford

Tickets are available at the door for both concerts.

I will be attending the concert in Rockford, so look for me if you attend that one!

Scissors fob from Irene

I received this lovely pansie scissors fob from Irene recently, as she was my partner in the Crafty Natter Scissorskeep exchange.

I just love pansies! She did a great job with the stitching and finishing!

March Progress, April Goals

March Goals
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas didn't get to it
February Teacup - JABC finished
April Teacup – Just Another Button Company finished
1 block on Northwoods afghan (7) didn't get to it
finish part 6 on mystery sampler didn't get to it
Mystery sampler part 7 didn't get to it
10 hours on M&K’s Wedding sampler didn't get to it
10 hours on Guardian Angel didn't get to it
10 hours on a baby sampler got it all kitted up, though!
3rd Texas ornament started!
Love Quilts Square didn't get to it
March floss ring tag finished
Cloister Garden by Drawn Thread - work on it almost half finished!
Biscornu finished

April Goals
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
March Teacup – Just Another Button Company
1 block on Northwoods afghan (7)
Mystery sampler part 7
10 hours on M&K’s Wedding sampler
10 hours on Guardian Angel
10 hours on a baby sampler
finish 3rd Texas ornament
Love Quilt Square special quilt square
work on Cloister Garden

Kreativ Blogger

Thanks to Katica who shared this award with me! It was a very pleasant and sweet surprise. The rules are to nominate 8 bloggers, link them in your post and to let them know they were chosen. I would like to share this with the following:
1. Sarah
2. Coral

3. Ranae
4. DaffyCat
5. Robin
6. Jenn
7. Holly
8. Lit and Laundry

I will admit, picking only 8 was difficult! There are so many very beautiful and creative and inpspiring (not to mention enabling) blogs out there. Thank you for your inspiration, and thanks to everyone who does read and visit me...

TA DA!

I have always wanted to make a biscornu, but have never gotten around to it. There always seems to be so much to stitch and so little time! As part of our planned projects for the year, My EGA chapter distributed one side of a biscornu chart in January, and the distributed the second side on February. I decided to join the group doing this project. We were to have it stitched by the March meeting, which was last evening so that we could begin construction of the biscornu.

The chart was designed by one of our members, Annie Belcher. I stitched it on 36 count cream Edinborough linen with with one strand of Royal Jewels Waterlilies over two threads with some Mill Hill petite glass beads and two tiny buttons.

I started the construction at the meeting, and finished it later on at home. I am quite pleased with the results.

Scissor Fobs

Or Scissorskeeps, depending on which side of the Atlantic you live on.

I stitched two of these for two different exchanges, and mailed them off. One of my partners has already received hers, and the other will be opening hers any day now.

This is a free chart on the Lizzie Kate site, but I stitched it on 25 count over 1 with DMC Floss.

Shopping and lunch

Saturday was a day off of German School, so my sister and I were able to join some other stitchers for shopping at Welcome Stitchery, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, our very favorite LNS. After shopping we walked around the corner to Finn McCools Irish Pub for lunch. Ranae took this photo after lunch, before Tracy headed back to the shop for round two of shopping, and the rest of us headed home.

Mail Art for Kim!

In a recent Mail Art Exchange on the Threads of Life board, I was given Kim's name to send my piece to. Now that Kim has received it, I can show you some pictures!

This is the front of the envelope. I used some stitchband to stitch on.

The front of the envelope had a design by Just Nan, and back had just the lady bugs from that design marching across the envelope.

The inside was lined with lady bug fabric.

It was a fun exchange and made it through the mail in pristine condition.

Fess Up! Who sent it?

Yesterday I received a package in the mail containing this lovely Ort bag. Robin in WA made the bag and enclosed a card saying it was a birthday gift from an anonymous friend.

Thank you, thank you! I wish I knew who it was so I could thank you properly in person. It was not necessary but so appreciated!

Robin does lovely work!

April Tea Cup

I finished the April Tea Cup the other day. It is stitched on 30 count Skuppernong Weeds Dye Works linen with WDW and GAST fibres.

Since I grabbed the worng one to stitch this month, I will be stitching the March Tea Cup in April.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This is not a day I usually celebrate, but this year I participated in a St. Patrick's Day exchange on the Threads of Life message board.

As part of the package I sent to Sue in Reno, I stitched this floss ring tag. The design is from a recent issue of the Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine.

North! To Alaska!

The Sue Hillis Stitch Ahoy cruise, departing August 7th, for Alaska has great news to share. Please forgive this shameless plug for our cruise, but I just had to share with you that prices have been reduced, in some categories quite drastically!

More information is available on the Stitch Ahoy webiste. But hurry, deadline for booking is April 5th