tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147736362024-03-17T22:03:45.976-05:00Alphabet StitcherCathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.comBlogger1720125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-11052684841963102212024-03-10T11:28:00.000-05:002024-03-10T11:28:26.090-05:00A Day with the Primitive Hare<p>My Partners in Crime (PICs) and I spent a lovely day yesterday at Welcome Stitchery in Blue Earth, MN with Isobel Argante from the Primitive Hare. The Primitive Hare is a cross stitch designer from northern Italy. Her friend and model stitcher, Elisabetta, came with her. They had been at the Nashville Needlework Market and then came to Minnesota for two days of classes before returning to Italy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6qsQXIaIt8tR7KKOhKWSyJaScAlX5qR32sPVBd5fq3CekhBfbLxjsl05R-GeSR9G4B5DqBtNUTGu_74LF2WaEtg6AYhp0n3lL9HYi3SGL5zOGirpBlcdAfGG_MUkMt-MhVaVOhUwusoUf3bB2s8ewYdMZhIUllZL1ISydcrG_XwzVIzEGbG32Q/s4032/IMG_3464.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6qsQXIaIt8tR7KKOhKWSyJaScAlX5qR32sPVBd5fq3CekhBfbLxjsl05R-GeSR9G4B5DqBtNUTGu_74LF2WaEtg6AYhp0n3lL9HYi3SGL5zOGirpBlcdAfGG_MUkMt-MhVaVOhUwusoUf3bB2s8ewYdMZhIUllZL1ISydcrG_XwzVIzEGbG32Q/s320/IMG_3464.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN6GAbPBc8hMb2WhHeYAJ6SP-RFVs8tx6TkEEE0EI8qgu-yn85oFOc-Wm0iUpXA8Vwdg0Usc9SXA14OD1kjuMCQ3IYICf87xVz8nkvjC4_c-sT7kiJQiEqdcXIn55BZXkGMvcuyuB2dgyjquKGdjKNUOgkJIrWDzWCUVbXiL8qZWdHrDLzKbdww/s4032/IMG_3469.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN6GAbPBc8hMb2WhHeYAJ6SP-RFVs8tx6TkEEE0EI8qgu-yn85oFOc-Wm0iUpXA8Vwdg0Usc9SXA14OD1kjuMCQ3IYICf87xVz8nkvjC4_c-sT7kiJQiEqdcXIn55BZXkGMvcuyuB2dgyjquKGdjKNUOgkJIrWDzWCUVbXiL8qZWdHrDLzKbdww/s320/IMG_3469.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>We had such a fun day. Isobel is just delightful and very funny. She brought a large trunk show of models with her.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWypsEpDMtW89OIkTgK9x0Uhcko_F2keA9jQhWwVDDhj_ylwajvfOE88-u9WZjqNypTN1xHl_CzaPsiOqYmoToADdDZmDSHTiK0d5iFm8HVs0J_aL-JAU87gAX96XFJvCBJLiJB8vBr46fY3W1TfgjqGBiml2ib_9_plhDug-z5XFSCGUNjd-rw/s4032/IMG_3477.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWypsEpDMtW89OIkTgK9x0Uhcko_F2keA9jQhWwVDDhj_ylwajvfOE88-u9WZjqNypTN1xHl_CzaPsiOqYmoToADdDZmDSHTiK0d5iFm8HVs0J_aL-JAU87gAX96XFJvCBJLiJB8vBr46fY3W1TfgjqGBiml2ib_9_plhDug-z5XFSCGUNjd-rw/s320/IMG_3477.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUjwGZyBMa4iCPIP2rwCH2lAMs8zTcO9RouJjBZPQWWiPD7qqFZVfIFFB2ZJsmJyBQLdXdHYL77I84uzL62oj2_-qi634IWAxvG6frxO2S625AGmtP4g2U1vd0xgrPmUzlJnCRmtY9hiTXyhVHyVJzgamcLlIg4YS6oHjQERx2aBdCYrasxrn5w/s4032/IMG_3474.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUjwGZyBMa4iCPIP2rwCH2lAMs8zTcO9RouJjBZPQWWiPD7qqFZVfIFFB2ZJsmJyBQLdXdHYL77I84uzL62oj2_-qi634IWAxvG6frxO2S625AGmtP4g2U1vd0xgrPmUzlJnCRmtY9hiTXyhVHyVJzgamcLlIg4YS6oHjQERx2aBdCYrasxrn5w/s320/IMG_3474.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFyjplUB6rYM1hfrmQKNQJkymKXI3S2SCQdiUa5fwrzI4eu0Vmwjg8f4x-BRCfoga_tT60O0PuZ11CsPG5PGfuRljtQzgenPK24iW9BYReRWQytIqSMjEUXHDYDQQpiaiDa2GYej0wPgELu_9fpheudJ0w9hUoOUMwOQjyEjV7ldNgnfhhzgp-w/s4032/IMG_3473.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFyjplUB6rYM1hfrmQKNQJkymKXI3S2SCQdiUa5fwrzI4eu0Vmwjg8f4x-BRCfoga_tT60O0PuZ11CsPG5PGfuRljtQzgenPK24iW9BYReRWQytIqSMjEUXHDYDQQpiaiDa2GYej0wPgELu_9fpheudJ0w9hUoOUMwOQjyEjV7ldNgnfhhzgp-w/s320/IMG_3473.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA_DvAa_ekjqMMPkOlVRbAMj7eaFurU0uqrHhBsYrf6cszM7NxFSToAh22Tz2LdBaIYfyytW36ZZyE79bys-EzvpVXNBgpYJ2ixbA_v8RmYV_mjdhi3yHRkvyB9ri90DCLh0VMquFsTZAEkx0_9xm6yC38n9epyYtSwiOWQu0_4LgA3G_Q9h28Q/s4032/IMG_3472.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA_DvAa_ekjqMMPkOlVRbAMj7eaFurU0uqrHhBsYrf6cszM7NxFSToAh22Tz2LdBaIYfyytW36ZZyE79bys-EzvpVXNBgpYJ2ixbA_v8RmYV_mjdhi3yHRkvyB9ri90DCLh0VMquFsTZAEkx0_9xm6yC38n9epyYtSwiOWQu0_4LgA3G_Q9h28Q/s320/IMG_3472.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIoFWfkOD2CbXSK81WD0XscG5UAdYIN5anzXFK3Q514K5VsQ8Iw5bCAiRTR5lvtrI0SV2MHUrWOZx1bFQPtehyphenhyphenaIpEF0xUIXUaI0zYw98BImQfaGCbHjlTCw09MO18Owz9EBVf6zMPADkXYJsfD8bsdoUl801l2-NFG4d7XFprrg8uzSHH4cybQ/s4032/IMG_3471.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIoFWfkOD2CbXSK81WD0XscG5UAdYIN5anzXFK3Q514K5VsQ8Iw5bCAiRTR5lvtrI0SV2MHUrWOZx1bFQPtehyphenhyphenaIpEF0xUIXUaI0zYw98BImQfaGCbHjlTCw09MO18Owz9EBVf6zMPADkXYJsfD8bsdoUl801l2-NFG4d7XFprrg8uzSHH4cybQ/s320/IMG_3471.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>We received two special designs, both Minnesota themed! The loon design was kitted for us on Isobel’s Boleyn linen with DMC. Additional linen was available for purchase for the Minnesota design.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2tGcrqmHA_ObCipTfO27jjHFg75D8UdEFGyWVGyMOLfXZVqU7g0xtXm1GNqGmtUaLqwqetSxETbiqX7n85D7_q5NIdMNX8hjmxdeTwMCWLAPXwVXYuHo8WRZVXTfPD1qQt8jJEVZV6tcA0pleiLt6cIvaQApioQbSdOpdU6gJkpxWWGGZ_OP7Q/s4032/IMG_3470.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2tGcrqmHA_ObCipTfO27jjHFg75D8UdEFGyWVGyMOLfXZVqU7g0xtXm1GNqGmtUaLqwqetSxETbiqX7n85D7_q5NIdMNX8hjmxdeTwMCWLAPXwVXYuHo8WRZVXTfPD1qQt8jJEVZV6tcA0pleiLt6cIvaQApioQbSdOpdU6gJkpxWWGGZ_OP7Q/s320/IMG_3470.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vdxuEgc-CJOHylU4dt32cIBXVKQG4ulM_M_O5T2Q3fJBnkpGEXe3jm1VIBPyixXRnFLfb0fg0Cp2YDcE-tL_s-bNTVXuS9OV_XCol34_1-Ll8hLksNWa2v8Eu0zb6bWm4mnHaq6hW6G51NjxO9AIUanOEIsle4-zPw2ZEk-xAAK3bKBPlhDwnw/s4032/IMG_3463.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vdxuEgc-CJOHylU4dt32cIBXVKQG4ulM_M_O5T2Q3fJBnkpGEXe3jm1VIBPyixXRnFLfb0fg0Cp2YDcE-tL_s-bNTVXuS9OV_XCol34_1-Ll8hLksNWa2v8Eu0zb6bWm4mnHaq6hW6G51NjxO9AIUanOEIsle4-zPw2ZEk-xAAK3bKBPlhDwnw/s320/IMG_3463.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p>Such a great opportunity to meet Isobel!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGI9WlaUKzkirdQJQ4W4-r2Q-UQKpRsjsnse9mfkOZg_0NG1NmltEW6qwjf6lqRkS7dL3grikx_9YxUmPTb1CI2Degxu3lLO6IRIWcp4tKB0nyIp7X90lZWvjUsCLSURpeanp3TOGh_co2AQ5sBmYKoT573QgNQ0wyKmd4Si541iPH6zO3n1FQg/s4032/IMG_3482.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGI9WlaUKzkirdQJQ4W4-r2Q-UQKpRsjsnse9mfkOZg_0NG1NmltEW6qwjf6lqRkS7dL3grikx_9YxUmPTb1CI2Degxu3lLO6IRIWcp4tKB0nyIp7X90lZWvjUsCLSURpeanp3TOGh_co2AQ5sBmYKoT573QgNQ0wyKmd4Si541iPH6zO3n1FQg/s320/IMG_3482.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihujDjCcWfBlnVbuqZMi1zrKE7o5UyoO110HQeBnmQ_l3MEiiIXRiBzBf7v4T6yNejRxkNOA6ay_k-T4oY-5rtFPpfVHTOewq_Yk-bRTVZXx_OBOrtavmLYxIsX9mAmjBlB35pmR7pNpX0iW7xxiQUarTKkHQF3mFnV8_SXVQKCp8tSXvPXLPO-w/s4032/IMG_3462.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihujDjCcWfBlnVbuqZMi1zrKE7o5UyoO110HQeBnmQ_l3MEiiIXRiBzBf7v4T6yNejRxkNOA6ay_k-T4oY-5rtFPpfVHTOewq_Yk-bRTVZXx_OBOrtavmLYxIsX9mAmjBlB35pmR7pNpX0iW7xxiQUarTKkHQF3mFnV8_SXVQKCp8tSXvPXLPO-w/s320/IMG_3462.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-43452666469311342612024-02-04T20:37:00.000-06:002024-02-04T20:37:05.288-06:00Valentine Display<p>I’m continuing to stitch along on One Nation from Samplers Not Forgotten. Not enough of a change to post a progress photo, maybe next time.</p><p>Today, I’ll share with you a picture of some valentine stitches. I have them displayed in a shadow box to keep them away from the dogs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCgUI6bBE5MpQrnpLGWgGVZN8Tt8By_01Wh0ZnGUFV1goQUHeXfrHQ-H55PV4f3hEd9PizOHkdWbwcaTxqLF1B0o5c8VDugVwUoB84IxEojzWKUW_yA-K2l7NNvn12cdAFqN_Vrt10LwYD60PlmNH5VAz-S_r-ZQZYo6TWIGYzCza-QkF6cirow/s4032/IMG_4854.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCgUI6bBE5MpQrnpLGWgGVZN8Tt8By_01Wh0ZnGUFV1goQUHeXfrHQ-H55PV4f3hEd9PizOHkdWbwcaTxqLF1B0o5c8VDugVwUoB84IxEojzWKUW_yA-K2l7NNvn12cdAFqN_Vrt10LwYD60PlmNH5VAz-S_r-ZQZYo6TWIGYzCza-QkF6cirow/s320/IMG_4854.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-4969964074982635612024-02-03T09:19:00.001-06:002024-02-03T09:19:55.306-06:00A Productive January<p>Where did January go? It came and went very quickly. Here in Minnesota it has not been a normal winter. We received a little snow and experienced a few really cold days, but for the most part the temperatures have been above normal, our ground is brown and dry, and most of the days have been overcast and gloomy. A little snow would be nice to brighten things up a bit!</p><p>January was a very good stitching month for me. I finished stitching three projects: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Early Christmas Morning from Blackbird Designs</li><li>Savio E. From Rovaris</li><li>Floral Cup Pincushion from Samplers Not Forgotten</li></ul>During January, I also worked on two SALs that are ongoing. Happy to report that I am keeping up with these:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Tona’s Randje</li><li>Erica Michael’s Sampler Book</li></ul>Then there were several WIPS that I spent time with; I should be able to finish all three of these in 2024:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Village of Hawk Run Hollow (9 blocks done, 3 to go)</li><li>American Welcome from Plum Street Samplers</li><li>O Joyous Day</li></ul>I had two new starts:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>One Nation from Samplers Not Forgotten</li><li>KSSG 20th Anniversary Pillow from Samplers Not Forgotten</li></ul>Pictures to all of the above can be found in my previous January posts.<p></p><p>Now, I’ve been holding out on you. I also fully finished two items in January. It’s been hard to take really good pictures because of our gloomy weather. Here they are:</p><p>Early Christmas Morning from Blackbird Designs</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7rq4fMLU0M1bgPD3JlQiZMSG6u8j2lwO2TmWGoXdJ33tMp_e7MJyml9tG13-NDdfoIfZM4qgOiCmR95b0VyB3YavdPZ2Ou4-7_Rjs0UsRasqd_7vmB0ISeFvL3wJ6jz7lir7QwR4Y9rGv6gW6Oon3-DEpQ5UTD4oq6sQE8rKOkLSfzcqJ6eI0A/s4032/IMG_4857.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7rq4fMLU0M1bgPD3JlQiZMSG6u8j2lwO2TmWGoXdJ33tMp_e7MJyml9tG13-NDdfoIfZM4qgOiCmR95b0VyB3YavdPZ2Ou4-7_Rjs0UsRasqd_7vmB0ISeFvL3wJ6jz7lir7QwR4Y9rGv6gW6Oon3-DEpQ5UTD4oq6sQE8rKOkLSfzcqJ6eI0A/s320/IMG_4857.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I don’t do drum finishes, so I followed instructions from an old Loose Feathers design of theirs (the Peacock Pincushion.) You take strips of wool cut to the desired height and roll them tightly until you get the desired width of the pincushion. You then finish the stitched pieces around the wool shape - hard to describe. Not perfect by any means, but I am happy with it.</p><p>My second fully finish is the Floral Pincushion from Samplers Notforgotten. I am super pleased with how this turned out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XS3bPBt2mane4t0hgb-OdCD6gzA4z3is-YauIMoOjTlnjlvikOUU96JgIoV0xIs7wzykE0YERGD20J-eTUo_BLQxxs90gF5CfOl7ODGkMl2_bhtnhVGTgnhmQzXmtMvVEC8W8qetNO9ENOZpRPiHJ5vYcQb05tfZ696lX5aj-w4wEYmbT-C0OA/s4032/IMG_4856.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XS3bPBt2mane4t0hgb-OdCD6gzA4z3is-YauIMoOjTlnjlvikOUU96JgIoV0xIs7wzykE0YERGD20J-eTUo_BLQxxs90gF5CfOl7ODGkMl2_bhtnhVGTgnhmQzXmtMvVEC8W8qetNO9ENOZpRPiHJ5vYcQb05tfZ696lX5aj-w4wEYmbT-C0OA/s320/IMG_4856.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So that’s January in review! I hope that February will be just as productive! Until next time, here’s a little selfie from Rosie and me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VhqI3oywgznR78_-YQRl1qrW4OEEkGAk_AHJ1uC3wMjVJA3WxviTQXyQhzOUyBM23r5QpYnsgn7H2sx5Qv8X1SvLasYsmKQPKH4yijPdLVwhPDs4AcSbIYuDPJ4iPq_ynnZskIQNFznpdXr06tDUP0art9xGgXSNvwn6eWBgnSyY9OkunxBq_Q/s3088/IMG_3425.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VhqI3oywgznR78_-YQRl1qrW4OEEkGAk_AHJ1uC3wMjVJA3WxviTQXyQhzOUyBM23r5QpYnsgn7H2sx5Qv8X1SvLasYsmKQPKH4yijPdLVwhPDs4AcSbIYuDPJ4iPq_ynnZskIQNFznpdXr06tDUP0art9xGgXSNvwn6eWBgnSyY9OkunxBq_Q/s320/IMG_3425.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-75817341616617724812024-01-29T18:59:00.005-06:002024-01-29T18:59:53.684-06:00WIP - American Welcome<p>Gave this piece a little love recently. This design, from Plum Street Samplers, was a retreat piece in Amana last spring. Not available to the masses yet, but I imagine it will be sometime this year! I’m somewhere half to two-thirds finished. There’s a lot of stitches in that water section!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFrNv5wGzv_ZntpTqmRO7ome6dcTryS-JB61Lezk5ircejosixJinbC9KjBB-sT0jMnOzU4TUIbAV0Dgyxz11cJwBYl0BHgqcu3a8hd3_XxNjDrKqv9dM9cF8yWDZ1EbjIs-6GOPijiYstOsPv6V3nNIdpWFE69TrfPp4UeB6ct6VKqWinJ69Tw/s4032/IMG_4858.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFrNv5wGzv_ZntpTqmRO7ome6dcTryS-JB61Lezk5ircejosixJinbC9KjBB-sT0jMnOzU4TUIbAV0Dgyxz11cJwBYl0BHgqcu3a8hd3_XxNjDrKqv9dM9cF8yWDZ1EbjIs-6GOPijiYstOsPv6V3nNIdpWFE69TrfPp4UeB6ct6VKqWinJ69Tw/s320/IMG_4858.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>January has been a good stitching month for me!</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-23810784462652256322024-01-28T18:38:00.006-06:002024-01-28T18:38:56.129-06:00New Start - One Nation and Bouquet KitMy stitching friends and I will be seeing Kimberly Nugent from Samplers Not Forgotten in April and May. We all had The needlebook pattern for One Nation in our stash and so we decided to try and stitch and finish it by April. This is my start:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKTDGh7c-TDoWOeLlV_h_0JlaxF3DSxYhX0SmSeMEPEkrftL7mhdVybRe8GzcAeXUSKz9wkqeFmoLRi2FMpARsBlM5jAvZkFUFgtBUxhbnS3gbixYhHBjr5b3Cd3lT0RkNdEHKPAa2EXl2GItLgRt9nlQAfvUqiz5AnHdkhJ0olYF_BWCNtRO-Q/s4032/IMG_4860.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKTDGh7c-TDoWOeLlV_h_0JlaxF3DSxYhX0SmSeMEPEkrftL7mhdVybRe8GzcAeXUSKz9wkqeFmoLRi2FMpARsBlM5jAvZkFUFgtBUxhbnS3gbixYhHBjr5b3Cd3lT0RkNdEHKPAa2EXl2GItLgRt9nlQAfvUqiz5AnHdkhJ0olYF_BWCNtRO-Q/s320/IMG_4860.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I also started a small pincushion pillow that Kimberly designed for Kindred Spirits 20th Anniversary. Meager start, but I’ll get back to it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjza5QXDdm2H4v_EYv3ysj0DSvd3Ool3poNLhyyfRFkXfWykHf7xGixchORdFUScQGOANbSJQHYu6R4Ju3rSkzI847Tzl_Qd3c6nqdd0ctFHI9wEV474Qd3kv1TjufCoxO_OizWA4GYRll68UwOJsnCxEb0NbX6NJV6EF5uxCBO4GRN_TEVjI3QGw/s4032/IMG_4861.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjza5QXDdm2H4v_EYv3ysj0DSvd3Ool3poNLhyyfRFkXfWykHf7xGixchORdFUScQGOANbSJQHYu6R4Ju3rSkzI847Tzl_Qd3c6nqdd0ctFHI9wEV474Qd3kv1TjufCoxO_OizWA4GYRll68UwOJsnCxEb0NbX6NJV6EF5uxCBO4GRN_TEVjI3QGw/s320/IMG_4861.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We’re enjoying the football games today! Great time for stitching.</div></div>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-22381557790312930012024-01-23T19:20:00.002-06:002024-01-23T19:20:37.014-06:00WIP - Village of Hawk Run Hollow Update<p>Last weekend I finished up those two top blocks, center and right. Just three more blocks to go now!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNFgtoGnRBdAXOlSCkEyLlKK1QFjkzXu7T0qN5oAws4EpHL80R5M_d-NB3G9pB0twd8EqCT9Zu3qWweTwHX8gu5ifd41H8iNGwh0dVd6Y4GMk3dYL-ypZeQZkE1AoZTKZmkIt_fuaAKvWaAlRJgpcGZ8oe5F1ZBd7T30Gf5avHSXtXO4YJ7d1Hg/s4032/IMG_4843.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNFgtoGnRBdAXOlSCkEyLlKK1QFjkzXu7T0qN5oAws4EpHL80R5M_d-NB3G9pB0twd8EqCT9Zu3qWweTwHX8gu5ifd41H8iNGwh0dVd6Y4GMk3dYL-ypZeQZkE1AoZTKZmkIt_fuaAKvWaAlRJgpcGZ8oe5F1ZBd7T30Gf5avHSXtXO4YJ7d1Hg/s320/IMG_4843.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqirtzEyetTuWuxm2rFhV7Z08_Zeao1ItZdfIixUWg2vU-7URjEBp4wqvzAMHfvT3GMupQj_s4m-uMLq1JteiStGaFTCxZpsv0C13o7UKUQQVGkkddXrCln4UuAQT-7_XhIOo5PyRrFMxphgvcnQEmvSwXPaflHWP6eAab-UCycp-uu7oY11GpiQ/s4032/IMG_4844.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqirtzEyetTuWuxm2rFhV7Z08_Zeao1ItZdfIixUWg2vU-7URjEBp4wqvzAMHfvT3GMupQj_s4m-uMLq1JteiStGaFTCxZpsv0C13o7UKUQQVGkkddXrCln4UuAQT-7_XhIOo5PyRrFMxphgvcnQEmvSwXPaflHWP6eAab-UCycp-uu7oY11GpiQ/s320/IMG_4844.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-83540085905903231952024-01-21T21:18:00.004-06:002024-01-21T21:18:31.795-06:00WIP - Randje Progress<p>Tona’s Randje has been posted through week 17 and I’m all caught up!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_i0qwad3Mu_qasPZZsOehFHxzW1m-wsaJ4JonVbE8UHD35twsHwLOqEwZdE4B3W8LzPYlYI556MnAsc9N40WAn5QlgDrQ0l78fw80OAvtlxctuzmc6RXsDR4aCJ0_p5xl5rY0hkUAEv1lIiIHGtnGQ-mHpLzwlTPEeaGwtN1UeIXvYG3xIrZrA/s4032/IMG_3418.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_i0qwad3Mu_qasPZZsOehFHxzW1m-wsaJ4JonVbE8UHD35twsHwLOqEwZdE4B3W8LzPYlYI556MnAsc9N40WAn5QlgDrQ0l78fw80OAvtlxctuzmc6RXsDR4aCJ0_p5xl5rY0hkUAEv1lIiIHGtnGQ-mHpLzwlTPEeaGwtN1UeIXvYG3xIrZrA/s320/IMG_3418.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-4122613473459745322024-01-20T21:56:00.003-06:002024-01-20T21:56:56.710-06:00Brought to You by the Letters O and P<p>January has been a good month to me; regular stitching time every evening.</p><p>My latest finish are the letters O and P from the Erica Michaels Sampler Book of Stitches. I’m stitching on various colors of 32ct Belfast with two threads of DMC over two. The Periwinkle Stitch was fun; the Oblong Rice Stitch, not so much!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLzS-D7R2IcAlcdkwtV8lp0wpct_Bp_eBHyPBbYnbuynYZDsWXN6XAsCxNcpnwS9x3FAe3qa93eBT3JiY7XUMMClX9pfiaCLQlmT7yeKTAJj-PAD0-F4ytYn6FknCW41S-aQo-seEc-ixCKgej45jjRDHFzJhWqJeRMHUQJpyV4PiV1HSwv1NBA/s4032/IMG_4846.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLzS-D7R2IcAlcdkwtV8lp0wpct_Bp_eBHyPBbYnbuynYZDsWXN6XAsCxNcpnwS9x3FAe3qa93eBT3JiY7XUMMClX9pfiaCLQlmT7yeKTAJj-PAD0-F4ytYn6FknCW41S-aQo-seEc-ixCKgej45jjRDHFzJhWqJeRMHUQJpyV4PiV1HSwv1NBA/s320/IMG_4846.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hyJkDdtiAch3f1iF0njujolTQCKAf8t1DHpj_vhf35ISLLb5qPR1D3_EsgWMgudrETjWSYrbsiW376V2Kwl58Q240u5Csbb2j9XbWtjpFR-6GRH7umD8f05tB57erdSkgcVFw4xzn9WT-qG4Cp6UdSXSQVRiN8vZg5w5BCpFy0cTA-v4JiuRxw/s4032/IMG_4847.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hyJkDdtiAch3f1iF0njujolTQCKAf8t1DHpj_vhf35ISLLb5qPR1D3_EsgWMgudrETjWSYrbsiW376V2Kwl58Q240u5Csbb2j9XbWtjpFR-6GRH7umD8f05tB57erdSkgcVFw4xzn9WT-qG4Cp6UdSXSQVRiN8vZg5w5BCpFy0cTA-v4JiuRxw/s320/IMG_4847.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Posting pictures of M and N and of Savio E. Again - they are wrinkle free this time!</p><p>I’ve got a couple more finishes to share - next time!</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-84835098594824575432024-01-14T07:44:00.004-06:002024-01-14T07:44:36.579-06:00Stitching Up A StormMy friends and I are at “The Ranch,” our favorite getaway spot in the middle of nowhere, in Wisconsin. Not much snow here, but it is cold. It’s also peaceful and quiet. Perfect place to hideaway and stitch.<div><br /></div><div>On Friday, I finished the border on Savio E. Savio is now ready for finishing!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKL7hh05KqfOHDwNLeRrauO8EJ6DRcPtPDmB2Z_dIdAmPe3jFc7dx38VfYzRxxt6cpe3zxnUJWTUsmrKApREtcIQq5li_aHrIg69Aw1zogBgybINBtSDgOomeonkEFV5J55mt2olBMnV3vZNu4V2rWKnKpKh5tAmQpdy5Nrj2LGSfgF__HfH8kA/s4032/IMG_4834.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKL7hh05KqfOHDwNLeRrauO8EJ6DRcPtPDmB2Z_dIdAmPe3jFc7dx38VfYzRxxt6cpe3zxnUJWTUsmrKApREtcIQq5li_aHrIg69Aw1zogBgybINBtSDgOomeonkEFV5J55mt2olBMnV3vZNu4V2rWKnKpKh5tAmQpdy5Nrj2LGSfgF__HfH8kA/s320/IMG_4834.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Also on Friday, I finished up the over one “Mosaic Stitch” and I finished the lower border and over one “Norwich Stitch.” It’s been a productive weekend so far!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs8SsHnYfb-xDN2SY4uUzkgcTxsgQdJYCo41YlO34sL18bthjoy2tIrXUcjO1R-DYp5BepeWnRP3MSLHDUGX-CtkRJTEapEkXAiD_4C3HFVO417oBm3Kz-x9eORbdfhctUNMB9-mQS7ckroKrPH9tfv9D1dHgj19JjwSmQUr7DCfmgx4AnpElrw/s4032/IMG_4837.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs8SsHnYfb-xDN2SY4uUzkgcTxsgQdJYCo41YlO34sL18bthjoy2tIrXUcjO1R-DYp5BepeWnRP3MSLHDUGX-CtkRJTEapEkXAiD_4C3HFVO417oBm3Kz-x9eORbdfhctUNMB9-mQS7ckroKrPH9tfv9D1dHgj19JjwSmQUr7DCfmgx4AnpElrw/s320/IMG_4837.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>My favorite breakfast - french toast!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBCNgP172r42TK4FoLlsWhoMLoY97cPz5fbeMS6EcJvQFNaQZ8Lw9CnnkY_hTdqgkJtS4TYOwykbueit-An1UQ9srIg8UuOIbijC24S0Pwp9xM1v6ZOoYG5V7p6cC4BaiXH9Rm0R7pavGL-q5fGjNSZYqEGmmfUu_NGT3DmScoYgfaJBdRYZgaw/s4032/IMG_3404.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBCNgP172r42TK4FoLlsWhoMLoY97cPz5fbeMS6EcJvQFNaQZ8Lw9CnnkY_hTdqgkJtS4TYOwykbueit-An1UQ9srIg8UuOIbijC24S0Pwp9xM1v6ZOoYG5V7p6cC4BaiXH9Rm0R7pavGL-q5fGjNSZYqEGmmfUu_NGT3DmScoYgfaJBdRYZgaw/s320/IMG_3404.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-60243323877273267912024-01-09T20:41:00.001-06:002024-01-09T20:41:24.050-06:00Rovaris - Savio E. - Again<p> Working on that very boring border…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsi2wCccal1uYDil8kHhhDU-9Pf_ipY3NWSvOLU9PUCX4U17Ov00IYioxvMfOAOJMacBcV6GPZLC_hvblwVkmCyyiCWA01pi3etrUM3xSW9kzZVI69lE7IZXv9FO_YTR_WYIxIAupPdYuCgpXfY4EzQiahIcE4FFF4e-oqKVZdlSkh4_ussByFQ/s4032/IMG_4832.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsi2wCccal1uYDil8kHhhDU-9Pf_ipY3NWSvOLU9PUCX4U17Ov00IYioxvMfOAOJMacBcV6GPZLC_hvblwVkmCyyiCWA01pi3etrUM3xSW9kzZVI69lE7IZXv9FO_YTR_WYIxIAupPdYuCgpXfY4EzQiahIcE4FFF4e-oqKVZdlSkh4_ussByFQ/s320/IMG_4832.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Have to go around again in red. Not going to finish tonight.</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-41826244708639652542024-01-08T21:15:00.001-06:002024-01-08T21:15:42.711-06:00Rovaris - Savio E.<p>I started stitching this on December 29. My two Partners in Crime (PICs) and I bought the kits from Rovaris after seeing a Facebook post from her. The kit came with a beautiful spool, the buttons and the ribbon, the linen, and the pattern. When finished, the sampler will be attached to the spool with the ribbons.</p><p>Once I started stitching, I could not put this down. I’ve been working on it almost exclusively for the past week (after finishing Early Christmas Morning.) I’m not quite finished, I still need to stitch the border. Then I will wait for my two PICs to finish their stitching and we’ll fully finish them together.</p><p>Savio E - I believe this is an Italian sampler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJMQRJ6OOoIwWcM_gTVc567DoL2i4-jSTKce_opCRJ-o2gfm4exeARTLY9OV6NLZO6u7vMMlF7BDgm1nRjsIAH6usEVXkV_MPj8rNfYUQbdQaIWA60_upsfvIjfvUp-AsNvxouklGbUelt1nqgMX7WE8zi7UuKH9L2BTGM7-3C8TFlYkBz4tAMg/s4032/IMG_4828.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJMQRJ6OOoIwWcM_gTVc567DoL2i4-jSTKce_opCRJ-o2gfm4exeARTLY9OV6NLZO6u7vMMlF7BDgm1nRjsIAH6usEVXkV_MPj8rNfYUQbdQaIWA60_upsfvIjfvUp-AsNvxouklGbUelt1nqgMX7WE8zi7UuKH9L2BTGM7-3C8TFlYkBz4tAMg/s320/IMG_4828.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj499XbR-vSbYIBleD8zzOJQpi9W4MB2jN_Sv-9OPIY2nmnxM1OAY6La1NH41pZ7qHnaxzzkq8IqPmn5J2zG8KqL2hnm4oOvlLAIam8Cod0U2jeQdEBdWqRMGMMGBPIgkkIa3WkvI2G4uBSWo-CCEy6Blh2VsZGo_7HVD_u8lAcCYSUep9KgApq6w/s4032/IMG_4829.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj499XbR-vSbYIBleD8zzOJQpi9W4MB2jN_Sv-9OPIY2nmnxM1OAY6La1NH41pZ7qHnaxzzkq8IqPmn5J2zG8KqL2hnm4oOvlLAIam8Cod0U2jeQdEBdWqRMGMMGBPIgkkIa3WkvI2G4uBSWo-CCEy6Blh2VsZGo_7HVD_u8lAcCYSUep9KgApq6w/s320/IMG_4829.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I did substitute my own linen - 36ct Vintage Light Examplar with DMC threads.</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-19285907605347591712024-01-07T21:00:00.002-06:002024-01-07T21:00:21.963-06:00WIP - Erica Michael’s Sampler Book<p>The end of the weekend; it went by too fast. </p><p>Another WIP that I worked on in November - I stitched the M and N blocks. Hope to finish them this week and then move on to the letter “O.” </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuQCehcqKo5KkrsL-pf09NXxM_r1QSdq18rUb8MOjz7OM1VH1jEga018Ngj2Huhwz6PirxeCYgsg3FXp_BTsSgBcKwsl9bcV4Bw9izcgky0NepVpA2Aisy6YJUHGnfFGNEb2yjIceRsxfj98pL0c4_Ls1ng_ZLdRCSzs5k9kvYZ5P4BCSq5Je2A/s4032/IMG_4826.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuQCehcqKo5KkrsL-pf09NXxM_r1QSdq18rUb8MOjz7OM1VH1jEga018Ngj2Huhwz6PirxeCYgsg3FXp_BTsSgBcKwsl9bcV4Bw9izcgky0NepVpA2Aisy6YJUHGnfFGNEb2yjIceRsxfj98pL0c4_Ls1ng_ZLdRCSzs5k9kvYZ5P4BCSq5Je2A/s320/IMG_4826.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-85788302072750399562024-01-06T22:00:00.003-06:002024-01-06T22:00:35.934-06:00WIP - Randje ProgressToday was stitching day in Woodbury. We meet at the Jerry’s grocery store in their community room. Anyone can come. Dates and times are posted on the Minnesota Cross Stitchers Facebook page.<div><br /></div><div>While I was there, I worked on Randje. I stitched the last two assignments; four lines of stitching. So happy that I’ve been able to keep up with this SAL!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPShA2YklQzvdyva0wLaExykasugUG7jGz3i-t618__mANRLjMPyr0MnphdWHIqy1_72am1YSu_P0oZ3V9xkxm-fQ0z1SLmYdmpMNl0ezA4CDJXAOz10V6-q6646RRDizYAgdy8hyphenhyphenbBINxogpMQqLjylVlUhQE3LZ3NaCeydNMHcN8-j1sg1xyIw/s4032/IMG_3398.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPShA2YklQzvdyva0wLaExykasugUG7jGz3i-t618__mANRLjMPyr0MnphdWHIqy1_72am1YSu_P0oZ3V9xkxm-fQ0z1SLmYdmpMNl0ezA4CDJXAOz10V6-q6646RRDizYAgdy8hyphenhyphenbBINxogpMQqLjylVlUhQE3LZ3NaCeydNMHcN8-j1sg1xyIw/s320/IMG_3398.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-12725610347240769892024-01-05T22:24:00.000-06:002024-01-05T22:24:10.458-06:00Rescued Cross Stitch<p>I did not stitch this piece, I rescued it! It was abandoned in an empty cube at my office several years ago. No one knew where it came from or who had stitched it. It was destined for the garbage bin. I brought it home with me. It’s beautifully stitched. Someday I might take it out of the frame and stretch it properly, but for now, it’s just fine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwxs9S_CzKfqLCX7Y453ytoxUnC3vdon2H8WGlrv2c_xcM5EixypExIVnoa0o1eoobqznOBRMHV0HMbsUzrlNZBjhu67F0LaJgUfc_cXWF0a0buj981wZVQEYfdmaMbMsjxdIoZiq8p2UsHf6N9kgROIIn1PL7uwY1oLAYCagWGMAQroeHTDpgA/s4032/IMG_4825.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwxs9S_CzKfqLCX7Y453ytoxUnC3vdon2H8WGlrv2c_xcM5EixypExIVnoa0o1eoobqznOBRMHV0HMbsUzrlNZBjhu67F0LaJgUfc_cXWF0a0buj981wZVQEYfdmaMbMsjxdIoZiq8p2UsHf6N9kgROIIn1PL7uwY1oLAYCagWGMAQroeHTDpgA/s320/IMG_4825.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The puppers were all cuddled up together on the couch this morning after they returned from their walk!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15PCMxFoHvowA7q6vX2-ASWoO4KCF2-6oOOGUR4FGSaro4Cg_KT1JjUpdShuW_3Z8-V1jBHS1Vb1hyMskrCHQw5plb5ysYHMhsRz6UiJHGtuJu-pma28tClncxVKRHh_-IBxdVNM1-t4FzcztIxwWjGyFeBXNDg6XS17CWNhb8yK8vX7i51IIOA/s4032/IMG_3397.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15PCMxFoHvowA7q6vX2-ASWoO4KCF2-6oOOGUR4FGSaro4Cg_KT1JjUpdShuW_3Z8-V1jBHS1Vb1hyMskrCHQw5plb5ysYHMhsRz6UiJHGtuJu-pma28tClncxVKRHh_-IBxdVNM1-t4FzcztIxwWjGyFeBXNDg6XS17CWNhb8yK8vX7i51IIOA/s320/IMG_3397.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Have a great weekend!</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-26612481693912047902024-01-04T22:34:00.003-06:002024-01-04T22:34:57.320-06:00WIP - Village of HRH<p>Yes, I pulled this one out last month too. It’s been a WIP for far too long. I’ve got two blocks in progress and three more that haven’t been started yet. If you’ve stitched any of the HRH designs, you know those blocks are stitch intensive. I hope to finish these two started blocks sometimes this month!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPsH7SQa2CX7UASnu1qY4nirMgnqsEGEETbTg6OpN7MUu1WaMWb21db9iJYX8j83PAPt8AuHfqAxafP6FS-2U1zRdfMpcj9unfZx3r3DJ0-lK0ElqvPH8SNRomcEnc6Gi-pDtlqego8UchnESmzpveEetbPbl2L14lFJDFzj91xr0mwu4CwgA2g/s4032/IMG_4823.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPsH7SQa2CX7UASnu1qY4nirMgnqsEGEETbTg6OpN7MUu1WaMWb21db9iJYX8j83PAPt8AuHfqAxafP6FS-2U1zRdfMpcj9unfZx3r3DJ0-lK0ElqvPH8SNRomcEnc6Gi-pDtlqego8UchnESmzpveEetbPbl2L14lFJDFzj91xr0mwu4CwgA2g/s320/IMG_4823.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Village of Hawk Run Hollow</p><p>36 ct Vintage Buttercream / Lakeside</p><p>DMC</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfxmpsOeDqDbg-ANqUSzPDnXQacH-CB8Admnl3VPaF6EQMh6husLuUtduIMgTFWplD_ERmYlvdoGCztA2sxacR-g6tlwQCcEB6-N-8qKyWMpCJb7ToMbdcUdAw6kQPVHLytgwIryCJ9jg9K0gRUGzNR8Tzxr9mEkP_C7d9ESu-9X9Os_YjnPtDw/s4032/IMG_3483.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfxmpsOeDqDbg-ANqUSzPDnXQacH-CB8Admnl3VPaF6EQMh6husLuUtduIMgTFWplD_ERmYlvdoGCztA2sxacR-g6tlwQCcEB6-N-8qKyWMpCJb7ToMbdcUdAw6kQPVHLytgwIryCJ9jg9K0gRUGzNR8Tzxr9mEkP_C7d9ESu-9X9Os_YjnPtDw/s320/IMG_3483.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Isn’t he just the cutest little cheese curd?<p></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-34631448358695709562024-01-03T21:36:00.003-06:002024-01-03T21:36:58.466-06:00Christmas Start - Christmas Garden<p>I’ve wanted to stitch this for such a long time. Just couldn’t decide on linen and thread choices. Admired all the various versions on Flosstube. Finally settled on linen and threads and on Christmas Eve stitching commenced. It’s a modest start, and I haven’t worked on it since, but I will get back to it real soon. Stitched enough to confirm that the colors were just right!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGHP3yE8mKZEaH9ftsuzZY-fdGkK211LNfNEO_73-_tbHIXKHMvzOIyiZLgVzQqpUnarsbzqv_nJJzH4TnkgL3iwwwHsPnDBXEZiSKIm4vMIrEYPbuYhTgU39gpzLhsCuRozKDCI93DA8_fR1dZLkVaB8NY4deDc74Rv6iJ-WTynkIy9-UevNiQ/s4032/IMG_3363.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGHP3yE8mKZEaH9ftsuzZY-fdGkK211LNfNEO_73-_tbHIXKHMvzOIyiZLgVzQqpUnarsbzqv_nJJzH4TnkgL3iwwwHsPnDBXEZiSKIm4vMIrEYPbuYhTgU39gpzLhsCuRozKDCI93DA8_fR1dZLkVaB8NY4deDc74Rv6iJ-WTynkIy9-UevNiQ/s320/IMG_3363.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Christmas Garden from Blackbird Designs. Stitched on 40 ct Vintage Lentil from Lakeside. Gloriana Old Gold and Dutch Red, Belle Soie Weathered Vine and Mud Pie.</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-25291726658724304342024-01-02T18:59:00.003-06:002024-01-02T18:59:57.563-06:00A Recent Start - Tona’s Randje<p>I started this lovely band sampler in October. Years ago, maybe 2015, I stitched the very first Randje and I really enjoyed stitching it. My finished Randje is about six feet long. I expect this one will be just as long. </p><p>Tona’s Randje is a complimentary pattern that can be found here: <a href="https://www.soedidee.nl/Tonas-Randjes?iPageNum=0&iElementId=16582440">https://www.soedidee.nl/Tonas-Randjes?iPageNum=0&iElementId=16582440</a>. Every week, the pattern for a new band is posted. The first 14 bands have been posted. I am caught up through band 13.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcDloAUArhlBo5ZnUbjt4qUCW3IIcA6hb8X5w0q2gWIWKUNjwX7tTpIKbJdk3z9T-pLSOSosi7h8_16ahV36xw0iQ_czDDHONYCNIRLOmp8SyljGnHdkNTmHUtiodLkUn49ZN-RhzRHxjfnWjQH3o7ervdQ73WFoI8YmC2kXnQ_S4N3GXi4djjg/s4032/IMG_3359.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcDloAUArhlBo5ZnUbjt4qUCW3IIcA6hb8X5w0q2gWIWKUNjwX7tTpIKbJdk3z9T-pLSOSosi7h8_16ahV36xw0iQ_czDDHONYCNIRLOmp8SyljGnHdkNTmHUtiodLkUn49ZN-RhzRHxjfnWjQH3o7ervdQ73WFoI8YmC2kXnQ_S4N3GXi4djjg/s320/IMG_3359.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I’m stitching on some 32ct banding that I had in my stash, over two, with one strand of DMC 221. It’s a fun stitch!</p><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-46622317375905672892024-01-01T22:02:00.003-06:002024-01-01T22:02:59.345-06:00First Finish 2024 - Early Christmas Morning<p>Starting out the New Year with a finish! If I could have finished it last night I would have, but I needed several more hours of stitching to finish it. So, it’s a 2024 finish!</p><p>I originally planned to stitch this over one on 28 ct., but had a serious talk with myself and decided that I would rather have it finished (LOL). So, I started it over a couple weeks ago. Stitched on 40ct. Vintage Meadow Rue on Lakeside with the called for threads. Now, to get it finished, finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLTM4FYinPjgvQbKDh7WnswxMb77TOZAN9juiOcdVRMJERg0lVXc0ftnu-4-PBmBxfYqGAaPIiwe8VMOcDEdTfNo0PF5kXECsyyl8V2INVuHEtEh_MmYBCs4laKpLK2VWFejOyzv5uIkg3ni8WpYjlJ4iN7p3SNGTbHQS1nrH97wpP_jJeGGOOg/s4032/IMG_4820.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLTM4FYinPjgvQbKDh7WnswxMb77TOZAN9juiOcdVRMJERg0lVXc0ftnu-4-PBmBxfYqGAaPIiwe8VMOcDEdTfNo0PF5kXECsyyl8V2INVuHEtEh_MmYBCs4laKpLK2VWFejOyzv5uIkg3ni8WpYjlJ4iN7p3SNGTbHQS1nrH97wpP_jJeGGOOg/s320/IMG_4820.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Happy New Year!<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-47269740091591422342023-12-06T18:20:00.000-06:002023-12-06T18:20:22.788-06:00November at the Attic<p>I’m back! Had to come back and tell you about my trip to the Attic in November. It was my third stitching weekend in a row, but I wasn’t going to miss it! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Wr8r6-bLrOEJq5LvZVTH3zRshoO1XpXO0AgPSlJf-4FYdUvGkwP-W5mujhxVeeue3dKit0pcWyJfzW-PYiz5_iTXFWo-k2jZajhe0APdscy35kEBD9jkmKy5Brw8NCR-E4BvH1lyt8rGNtbh8Sz8W4nPt_GQwsZNr2g7Cx9O-mgpAW2FXua3HA/s4032/IMG_3270.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Wr8r6-bLrOEJq5LvZVTH3zRshoO1XpXO0AgPSlJf-4FYdUvGkwP-W5mujhxVeeue3dKit0pcWyJfzW-PYiz5_iTXFWo-k2jZajhe0APdscy35kEBD9jkmKy5Brw8NCR-E4BvH1lyt8rGNtbh8Sz8W4nPt_GQwsZNr2g7Cx9O-mgpAW2FXua3HA/s320/IMG_3270.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7jaFD3y4WTh11c2u1IoLbgBH1RXyYn8Riz34xCWOJJZGARUAk3qnQMdmUvYXiJ9upMwceAaJmM0YgjffBTFyNPU0VrxeeK71uyfgvG0LTlkcnXtr5VF96j7jhKX6Czm3XC4CfGabpBgDP0RcgAjNQHXXoNwNCHz2Eo6s08W3dHq1kzli_ff-mw/s4032/IMG_3264.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7jaFD3y4WTh11c2u1IoLbgBH1RXyYn8Riz34xCWOJJZGARUAk3qnQMdmUvYXiJ9upMwceAaJmM0YgjffBTFyNPU0VrxeeK71uyfgvG0LTlkcnXtr5VF96j7jhKX6Czm3XC4CfGabpBgDP0RcgAjNQHXXoNwNCHz2Eo6s08W3dHq1kzli_ff-mw/s320/IMG_3264.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueRiOxU02BlS_ahsjqCsZLwUNt-axu4387l8fySZ_fPuQomvmSTD4P5eVxu6NUh7Dwj7bAA8QdYByWxeTpQPrs9od0BNb6zWzi814eYHg2nNrHtTj8JxmkmbYZczvqGiIMNrF91UxXCN4OdcHvFN3TL-w_X2Ik66ml4lT96FOj9VauchsVKBuvg/s4032/IMG_3259.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueRiOxU02BlS_ahsjqCsZLwUNt-axu4387l8fySZ_fPuQomvmSTD4P5eVxu6NUh7Dwj7bAA8QdYByWxeTpQPrs9od0BNb6zWzi814eYHg2nNrHtTj8JxmkmbYZczvqGiIMNrF91UxXCN4OdcHvFN3TL-w_X2Ik66ml4lT96FOj9VauchsVKBuvg/s320/IMG_3259.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG057sxa6undZou_5lgxh0Zj3zwa54BNEyPB3xprn4BVHBoDeTl2JcZQzfe6ZY44mDIG06n8rxULVRNqSXUv9bPVyJsnt-DvkDI_yZoNub5X9Q0yrjJ4zjxPMTmjpfLHSFSs29oOkV96YesQLaOvX2SpW0YjaWdlfA7rSI6X38lh59MBrEnuqtg/s4032/IMG_3262.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG057sxa6undZou_5lgxh0Zj3zwa54BNEyPB3xprn4BVHBoDeTl2JcZQzfe6ZY44mDIG06n8rxULVRNqSXUv9bPVyJsnt-DvkDI_yZoNub5X9Q0yrjJ4zjxPMTmjpfLHSFSs29oOkV96YesQLaOvX2SpW0YjaWdlfA7rSI6X38lh59MBrEnuqtg/s320/IMG_3262.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We were there for Jean’s Autumn Abundance retreat featuring Paulette Stewart (Plum Street Samplers), Dawn Cook Ronningen, and Alma from Blackbird Designs. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I’m a huge Blackbird fan and Alma has announced that she will be retiring from doing retreats. She has one more left in 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As a special gift, Jean worked with Robin Shappell to design a couple of coordinating fall designs for us. I look forward to stitching these sweet pieces!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYxbfPjkZLO5YjZ7byovoGtcVvkF-HZ1ER4q2ds5tCr4NbU6antWt2d2vKp7QufcRWhIxlNMYJqebcCe8gGyw60onQdYT59Iq8YDWzCLPW9LcWnADH25GKyM0-t3jB0Mjc-yprCHqbkPkMPxX8S7I3qIsZlhFzzZfycSZsHif7U4JR8ex9ThxDQ/s4032/IMG_3289.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYxbfPjkZLO5YjZ7byovoGtcVvkF-HZ1ER4q2ds5tCr4NbU6antWt2d2vKp7QufcRWhIxlNMYJqebcCe8gGyw60onQdYT59Iq8YDWzCLPW9LcWnADH25GKyM0-t3jB0Mjc-yprCHqbkPkMPxX8S7I3qIsZlhFzzZfycSZsHif7U4JR8ex9ThxDQ/s320/IMG_3289.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Paulette always designs something wonderful. It’s a big house! Looking forward to stitching this one day. Paulette announced that she will be taking some time off from retreats, so I’m glad I was here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOZdf97Nx_vZxN5Xe_yRxbmUVcXMa8SnVueA4OOxLi3O_5YINMlKZFCFFEhu20o1DHrNO9SG2DaByrRvRCVbel-HLFE0zKYpIYfWktDP7oIONAqCkLvM4SYtpknpiKiq0PAHE7f6j3Kz1EAe5cxK3_vfP-Zjcn2F95wVnDb8oi7WwbwZnqbHkTA/s4032/IMG_3284.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOZdf97Nx_vZxN5Xe_yRxbmUVcXMa8SnVueA4OOxLi3O_5YINMlKZFCFFEhu20o1DHrNO9SG2DaByrRvRCVbel-HLFE0zKYpIYfWktDP7oIONAqCkLvM4SYtpknpiKiq0PAHE7f6j3Kz1EAe5cxK3_vfP-Zjcn2F95wVnDb8oi7WwbwZnqbHkTA/s320/IMG_3284.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywca9yBqnppdiLfP8QUWogBGo7p1AyUyHGGmjf9gqy8HQyhsZoTFTks4Fu68M5nW58BZY6obkxC8fVTAr5WbPPCcXdCiaj-_KNlNqvRWNdhdhmC8eRFobGpl8a4FaHSUrIhX_AK9swkgiGOYjt4GJ4L_fNZqNd9UNBf2v5uhv7W1VfiyUy6rb3Q/s4032/IMG_3297.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywca9yBqnppdiLfP8QUWogBGo7p1AyUyHGGmjf9gqy8HQyhsZoTFTks4Fu68M5nW58BZY6obkxC8fVTAr5WbPPCcXdCiaj-_KNlNqvRWNdhdhmC8eRFobGpl8a4FaHSUrIhX_AK9swkgiGOYjt4GJ4L_fNZqNd9UNBf2v5uhv7W1VfiyUy6rb3Q/s320/IMG_3297.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dawn Ronningen was our speaker on Saturday and she spoke about orphanages and the children in them that learned to stitch. Our project from Dawn was a huswife!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj693Bwx1wT4K7HnLj_FJRULXJpSXN_4I6lfMlLk9i6fZumuE8J7FTUt-nmY9gxyUokOU_crXeVBH1XytO5OIczoX4BmhduW-VFLajivK6ba3rkvPCm8Iw1_vqbF_vInU_yjtrREDd5F_z1b-6RrsydLBfcJ8M1UqiQfbZSrEMfjK1r-LxfmIeLYQ/s4032/IMG_3301.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj693Bwx1wT4K7HnLj_FJRULXJpSXN_4I6lfMlLk9i6fZumuE8J7FTUt-nmY9gxyUokOU_crXeVBH1XytO5OIczoX4BmhduW-VFLajivK6ba3rkvPCm8Iw1_vqbF_vInU_yjtrREDd5F_z1b-6RrsydLBfcJ8M1UqiQfbZSrEMfjK1r-LxfmIeLYQ/s320/IMG_3301.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I thought I had a picture of the project, but I guess I forgot to take one. :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Alma was up last. She presented her retreat project on Sunday morning. It did not disappoint. The sampler is beautiful! There were two coordinating smaller designs as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxU7fIw6PMxvJRS5P5wc5OMQO8Oy_mtMHC6uzaZnOcnQM-Z18gUDYS5xE57cKiK1aZNcGfhTMH6jbIoDGjekg4LgVPrgAUzpHEdBZqPOHjK_2AR-OUmYs3olJr1OiclEazkwhoW-bLfr4NPyuIRwyhjuA6G8OrXKNPngR82YKenfEqgqFw_ohNw/s4032/IMG_3306.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxU7fIw6PMxvJRS5P5wc5OMQO8Oy_mtMHC6uzaZnOcnQM-Z18gUDYS5xE57cKiK1aZNcGfhTMH6jbIoDGjekg4LgVPrgAUzpHEdBZqPOHjK_2AR-OUmYs3olJr1OiclEazkwhoW-bLfr4NPyuIRwyhjuA6G8OrXKNPngR82YKenfEqgqFw_ohNw/s320/IMG_3306.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAV0OoaCmcF8obalX8kBMUMmBPqkKeKftONc91ALl6yplwyCZl6xsA3r9ok_KqusYlLX1IGacmOTtZyB83S3CiZZgRjRCsRvbSk1HTBitIrk0xysvLFTkE9HtKpo1nGXSWxYHpwUEPr0_H9deaFvPTe_ld4NHMegY3QvmqR064CkTIWKgBqWT0g/s4032/IMG_3309.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: justify;">Take note of who got to assist Alma at one point….</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_RFUkEBHFrQge_Y_T7UPzUHiLevwi93Vs4uGo3jBwK0YiVjYWb6HUlq-RMaCubIWqO91ktUkiDfzKEHpoAymj0FnA4Bug0BFX-Ms07QWaP1hoF5nI1Hewkwzh6nykxQELagQ8KRBApSzkgmlmjNLi4Cy8v3r4NYB3CVe_Zx2PoguTT9Nf-kymg/s2048/IMG_7957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_RFUkEBHFrQge_Y_T7UPzUHiLevwi93Vs4uGo3jBwK0YiVjYWb6HUlq-RMaCubIWqO91ktUkiDfzKEHpoAymj0FnA4Bug0BFX-Ms07QWaP1hoF5nI1Hewkwzh6nykxQELagQ8KRBApSzkgmlmjNLi4Cy8v3r4NYB3CVe_Zx2PoguTT9Nf-kymg/s320/IMG_7957.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was a wonderful weekend and I treasure the time spent with old and new friends and especially Jean!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10vhvozomd-j6qurNv8g-_sB3sdCayFbB0Sn-E_vlmrkofJmgML0IOhQYSaP7ndwbYp0cCzEXx3O-QdybWXO3Fdh40flJj2LwvcC-Sw9t84y60RhVP3jRy4LzjTCHIjOJx0yt4NtAol936emMdfDtL8z2PA19FT5ZDqUdDlZ310O0LimQQsntXA/s4032/IMG_3273.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10vhvozomd-j6qurNv8g-_sB3sdCayFbB0Sn-E_vlmrkofJmgML0IOhQYSaP7ndwbYp0cCzEXx3O-QdybWXO3Fdh40flJj2LwvcC-Sw9t84y60RhVP3jRy4LzjTCHIjOJx0yt4NtAol936emMdfDtL8z2PA19FT5ZDqUdDlZ310O0LimQQsntXA/s320/IMG_3273.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-47719671209993605592023-11-25T08:11:00.003-06:002023-11-25T08:11:23.250-06:00November - Lucy BeamThe rest of October flew by. Our little Griffin had surgery on his cleft lip in October and we were busy packing up the Mad Tatter as she decided it was time to move out of her home and into a smaller senior apartment. At the end of October I enjoyed a weekend with stitching friends at the Ranch.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeFw_DfN4M9quk4C0BcjmrVMbhtL6cXv13VXoladZmgsDMj4XhSk9seC5-gf0aLvxy0pvmW2PTjRrSTdBDiknXSskWLVv74y8Q-z-jY1znFBDT2pV_w6vX1o6elZnHeGDSG0BhOH1_96hW0JO7SyqNFjSSicVVriCO3_EUYxv_Sr3qFWbDpqEsg/s4032/IMG_3003.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeFw_DfN4M9quk4C0BcjmrVMbhtL6cXv13VXoladZmgsDMj4XhSk9seC5-gf0aLvxy0pvmW2PTjRrSTdBDiknXSskWLVv74y8Q-z-jY1znFBDT2pV_w6vX1o6elZnHeGDSG0BhOH1_96hW0JO7SyqNFjSSicVVriCO3_EUYxv_Sr3qFWbDpqEsg/s320/IMG_3003.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>In November we traveled to Blue Earth for a weekend with Becky Noland of Lucy Beam. We stayed at an Airbnb located above the shops on Main Street, just a few doors down from Welcome Stitchery. Our weekend project included cross stitch and embroidery stitches and we received kits for two pockets and a needleroll!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzK9zBQPW_jkVYMTJ6M17a0WbKkoTW98TysBp7yB-C1Pd3Qc_XyCKi3r9OSoralKV_gns7g5EjWXCeQIs5qDy0P4j2-DKb7-gUh6TgUqk7afQXt6EWkHce9TpbECKALpFzUSFVGEuFzgDA5Da7lUHIxl1XpDwktrfWLKW6HW4DYbg-_X4pnLB2nw/s4032/IMG_3239.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzK9zBQPW_jkVYMTJ6M17a0WbKkoTW98TysBp7yB-C1Pd3Qc_XyCKi3r9OSoralKV_gns7g5EjWXCeQIs5qDy0P4j2-DKb7-gUh6TgUqk7afQXt6EWkHce9TpbECKALpFzUSFVGEuFzgDA5Da7lUHIxl1XpDwktrfWLKW6HW4DYbg-_X4pnLB2nw/s320/IMG_3239.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Had to stop and visit some of the Blue Earth residents while we were there!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUvZpUyJX0neFXmuCHz172nCBVyfU6DypvmLI7i3p2fLP4YybXTtMMFgZS0_9o9RBRsxU31jh7xAgWMkEsMV6bsLV8QZf9lZxmeKB7MtJH1Bguv8vKFifmf3HSPpCwtBNBKKWtIfidEXaTlTQq-ffd8XTpXys-lL0ZHjNT9Gf41d7R1IZjwcvxg/s4032/IMG_3231.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUvZpUyJX0neFXmuCHz172nCBVyfU6DypvmLI7i3p2fLP4YybXTtMMFgZS0_9o9RBRsxU31jh7xAgWMkEsMV6bsLV8QZf9lZxmeKB7MtJH1Bguv8vKFifmf3HSPpCwtBNBKKWtIfidEXaTlTQq-ffd8XTpXys-lL0ZHjNT9Gf41d7R1IZjwcvxg/s320/IMG_3231.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKhXcN-jRG9H66Q8pR-c4J89NGCsBi3qorlay0D6RRR_aTG9stN94kU1F-yyK6v1Mc7qHZdzJJDSygHnhnC_ICRCtC10a5wXvlEG7MUYBYaLMsnSBlc1bF3AYxv6zFdwc8Y3a3kPThVCn0N7PmDIxpAF1ojzFvWx6Li-s5JfHby1FrIRHzzFWkQ/s4032/IMG_3227.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKhXcN-jRG9H66Q8pR-c4J89NGCsBi3qorlay0D6RRR_aTG9stN94kU1F-yyK6v1Mc7qHZdzJJDSygHnhnC_ICRCtC10a5wXvlEG7MUYBYaLMsnSBlc1bF3AYxv6zFdwc8Y3a3kPThVCn0N7PmDIxpAF1ojzFvWx6Li-s5JfHby1FrIRHzzFWkQ/s320/IMG_3227.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVw3JLeff6YZJLEpGL7eKfbPHZqCdIaWNyj3Rb48KsHAMecN5h2NfpKO1ReMDl7o6Ng2dYSqvgOOpVR1BC3U4hlM6-NqQNCmMVLKKp_RNGHRj2PIIn9l1ns1YFpgxETLId7msb2FLbg91LPQTYA5dIdpgBTyo29MYYhPna_Qp5AmbCMolw7RIftw/s4032/IMG_0572.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVw3JLeff6YZJLEpGL7eKfbPHZqCdIaWNyj3Rb48KsHAMecN5h2NfpKO1ReMDl7o6Ng2dYSqvgOOpVR1BC3U4hlM6-NqQNCmMVLKKp_RNGHRj2PIIn9l1ns1YFpgxETLId7msb2FLbg91LPQTYA5dIdpgBTyo29MYYhPna_Qp5AmbCMolw7RIftw/s320/IMG_0572.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Fun weekend with Welcome Stitchery and Lucy Beam!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGgWeNhSG5bVq5lCqV7_a2kDdzJKrMO-fAX-eW4v7BeF3v25wKXhOGT1Iw0V-ETe1z5MGsikeXfEHgJa_yHT7Ho-H_6EZ38FjiAKtUBZYcUjltP4usUegdPIpSGnGkP4G72zRLP_qLG1OMOCU658R6yBX9Df2tYIRAofIYJuaQDkbv7uIcw0krw/s4032/IMG_0578.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGgWeNhSG5bVq5lCqV7_a2kDdzJKrMO-fAX-eW4v7BeF3v25wKXhOGT1Iw0V-ETe1z5MGsikeXfEHgJa_yHT7Ho-H_6EZ38FjiAKtUBZYcUjltP4usUegdPIpSGnGkP4G72zRLP_qLG1OMOCU658R6yBX9Df2tYIRAofIYJuaQDkbv7uIcw0krw/s320/IMG_0578.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-16066094989575447932023-11-24T20:00:00.001-06:002023-11-24T23:12:07.555-06:00October - Jacob Palooza!<p>In October, we traveled to London, Ontario for Jacob Palooza! The event was hosted be Evertote. Jacob was amazing. So knowledgeable! He brought several antique samplers with to share with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBvVAXQ2frW50iQ6za39rDBSk532Y_BvokyDweQxYHcGQLnLmGnIauNjjqJhPRDTftScku6aJzLwYKkwJMnRYsQTsjYGQMY358acH3zNO-1r6YBBM17vM89rEd4Fto1V6_yJ41X53XX4wujW-wzl8izyj-5SJR0EhyphenhyphenTiOFpMc2c96xqYrecM6Gg/s4032/IMG_3119.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBvVAXQ2frW50iQ6za39rDBSk532Y_BvokyDweQxYHcGQLnLmGnIauNjjqJhPRDTftScku6aJzLwYKkwJMnRYsQTsjYGQMY358acH3zNO-1r6YBBM17vM89rEd4Fto1V6_yJ41X53XX4wujW-wzl8izyj-5SJR0EhyphenhyphenTiOFpMc2c96xqYrecM6Gg/s320/IMG_3119.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB60YnKEU_qBnUmc8lBGTCP-uqCA_fMcaAyXEpU-j7qq5vbGP8W9cEI5uEHrNB7sAsw0DtDhLvym3IC4wG0oBzTd9fwHJDTtqLRQkWy-Wkg86wxFifD_OrUqxQcFyNTYbd0O_axhUPeKG-sZWGs-AFHm6kOrQAafL_iQuDFyYXQPcYWsXtY-Ixw/s4032/IMG_3111.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB60YnKEU_qBnUmc8lBGTCP-uqCA_fMcaAyXEpU-j7qq5vbGP8W9cEI5uEHrNB7sAsw0DtDhLvym3IC4wG0oBzTd9fwHJDTtqLRQkWy-Wkg86wxFifD_OrUqxQcFyNTYbd0O_axhUPeKG-sZWGs-AFHm6kOrQAafL_iQuDFyYXQPcYWsXtY-Ixw/s320/IMG_3111.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt5azKxXp9xxHkkk_3RkNPfqEFAsamPTotNtZiFqCDm0wMWbF9azibThtGYR2slpjMx3508uAkDqPPr42x3t7Hph9Y1Y42cd0Uts1W3SbeeWzfs1_QUGXqS9JaSyug_gzV5eJRnjjPG1ub5mk4__bk2HsN6vpv-lHJRs9Nv_K9j5DR8pmhbspdQ/s4032/IMG_3112.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt5azKxXp9xxHkkk_3RkNPfqEFAsamPTotNtZiFqCDm0wMWbF9azibThtGYR2slpjMx3508uAkDqPPr42x3t7Hph9Y1Y42cd0Uts1W3SbeeWzfs1_QUGXqS9JaSyug_gzV5eJRnjjPG1ub5mk4__bk2HsN6vpv-lHJRs9Nv_K9j5DR8pmhbspdQ/s320/IMG_3112.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTg7mzHpDiIAl8QN9f-Nyso2ou-AZ-PFEVyK9283-Yf1JG6ux0k75Vk0G7fwnciJY1MRzR__C-CKrzXOI_BNETM8zI6ztO-4VUAE5yLERlMGpzL-7SC03_uKI6hUBzEKVuRvJxJn_ScQcdivbgpiO3y0rxp0G_opVSOg0gTnSPxau3rjZgYDWdA/s4032/IMG_3113.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTg7mzHpDiIAl8QN9f-Nyso2ou-AZ-PFEVyK9283-Yf1JG6ux0k75Vk0G7fwnciJY1MRzR__C-CKrzXOI_BNETM8zI6ztO-4VUAE5yLERlMGpzL-7SC03_uKI6hUBzEKVuRvJxJn_ScQcdivbgpiO3y0rxp0G_opVSOg0gTnSPxau3rjZgYDWdA/s320/IMG_3113.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7oAGNy8L33IPpSdiskVd-yNCOwo5NlB9o_9ZVTZ0ktfozC-aUpQXXGkKAGdHrWdoFjcZiqN6Xk8vPYZHzGa9RUQBVhtVhfLy2YOM8s7xZzz7NjsaRHG_E1fqXIA1nBX__uJSrAcFHZFKJr3kaI2ZxEedCx5AzU5Pg1p0XAQbHHiHBF2QPqLxQ/s4032/IMG_3115.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7oAGNy8L33IPpSdiskVd-yNCOwo5NlB9o_9ZVTZ0ktfozC-aUpQXXGkKAGdHrWdoFjcZiqN6Xk8vPYZHzGa9RUQBVhtVhfLy2YOM8s7xZzz7NjsaRHG_E1fqXIA1nBX__uJSrAcFHZFKJr3kaI2ZxEedCx5AzU5Pg1p0XAQbHHiHBF2QPqLxQ/s320/IMG_3115.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcEGptZ2MDjc_8HvOSsk3gg7NsVVK1wKcaaNJDfUCjNHsocJQ-7Lwm6JrD8e2P7Sz4Ro_atXe2QlhYSwBwxPK02l4rP8q2zbMxk10LwQgSNkNl7tAjn-6S9-E5Lt4T-ymkNM3xEM-j2rHNZ_H0oedht5sUfkxIRyL_wGZwYURc4EP2kKpAXqs3w/s4032/IMG_3116.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcEGptZ2MDjc_8HvOSsk3gg7NsVVK1wKcaaNJDfUCjNHsocJQ-7Lwm6JrD8e2P7Sz4Ro_atXe2QlhYSwBwxPK02l4rP8q2zbMxk10LwQgSNkNl7tAjn-6S9-E5Lt4T-ymkNM3xEM-j2rHNZ_H0oedht5sUfkxIRyL_wGZwYURc4EP2kKpAXqs3w/s320/IMG_3116.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>Jacob taught us how to do an open hemstitch and we also talked about Frisian letters. Our project for the retreat was a sampler that was stitched by both a mother and daughter. It’s a big one. “Go big or go home!” </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXgzBcfgwpBnN8HgcsnWwIlJC2YoW7MmAJ4kW-eYGpXHHcqH-lv-qD4zOIqysBrXJI09Fha-PTo7e0IqYe77WK9kXDQQBfcWXBGBFdDuFEbSZYBArGrxX7qQsv7IQUVOEcDwFQYh2PsYo3rZ8SCW1QJSUUY5_6zkNO3n_hwJVdRG0DzPkeML80g/s4032/IMG_3136.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXgzBcfgwpBnN8HgcsnWwIlJC2YoW7MmAJ4kW-eYGpXHHcqH-lv-qD4zOIqysBrXJI09Fha-PTo7e0IqYe77WK9kXDQQBfcWXBGBFdDuFEbSZYBArGrxX7qQsv7IQUVOEcDwFQYh2PsYo3rZ8SCW1QJSUUY5_6zkNO3n_hwJVdRG0DzPkeML80g/s320/IMG_3136.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We had wonderful tablemates. Christine from Mountain Crafts Studio brought her beautiful box entirely stitched on the outside. Thanks to the box, we met everyone at the retreat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvadbVDRHzCpXBqYibQksN17TAfc6Re51foTQNvOk7xFAPTcqO2Od95N9Z2fxcBQoG_8BByT7C5FmKsC2o1Nzet-wCGRNAMEGxEOMvT3oj0abaXbJEnwW_Fuc9DOFoUHGIT2DJcpQYQWBer0m1A9HW6dNYZAa_VR4oqrBSqjU8_pSZTVpqF6mHWA/s4032/IMG_3133.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvadbVDRHzCpXBqYibQksN17TAfc6Re51foTQNvOk7xFAPTcqO2Od95N9Z2fxcBQoG_8BByT7C5FmKsC2o1Nzet-wCGRNAMEGxEOMvT3oj0abaXbJEnwW_Fuc9DOFoUHGIT2DJcpQYQWBer0m1A9HW6dNYZAa_VR4oqrBSqjU8_pSZTVpqF6mHWA/s320/IMG_3133.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbnofpEv8Tm6Yu1yHOP8b7QiE73JL2gApm8WCQp7CkbRKx9wH7qggfcDto9h8pGCAh69YuDX4_4yroUOxI8NpvZmfWicP7epPxiI3icwh-sSwMmfo1ijWAN7HfxDhYrrFwK4HxPy1KLH2NQioXtYgiV9tBRCWGn3vMhy4YLIysNr0rNE3KE10ug/s4032/IMG_3129.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbnofpEv8Tm6Yu1yHOP8b7QiE73JL2gApm8WCQp7CkbRKx9wH7qggfcDto9h8pGCAh69YuDX4_4yroUOxI8NpvZmfWicP7epPxiI3icwh-sSwMmfo1ijWAN7HfxDhYrrFwK4HxPy1KLH2NQioXtYgiV9tBRCWGn3vMhy4YLIysNr0rNE3KE10ug/s320/IMG_3129.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here are a few more pictures of Jacob’s samplers!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MG6BIiTEyyN9-hOktulPKfAY_bDUFxAc06pP_W20vEXsbJEUJ4vRpoYsMvmDXRv3otSAX0mZC5zmWfpNSH5KXBbnOk0mZrXFV8ISYNxfKvyADYEI77Bo1jxhBPVOIGlCnSbiILrEwCB8RndmsV5IygvW2OtXKy9-WBgZK3VpZITHvYDH47bOKw/s4032/IMG_3140.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MG6BIiTEyyN9-hOktulPKfAY_bDUFxAc06pP_W20vEXsbJEUJ4vRpoYsMvmDXRv3otSAX0mZC5zmWfpNSH5KXBbnOk0mZrXFV8ISYNxfKvyADYEI77Bo1jxhBPVOIGlCnSbiILrEwCB8RndmsV5IygvW2OtXKy9-WBgZK3VpZITHvYDH47bOKw/s320/IMG_3140.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m7H5bhV_MmnwrkjDq6jjOpDkcmvUDXAOSJrZtTijMqOKF0NGyWZl-LLpB2KRY_sK_NSPM0G5En24KdMjFSQtnEvmKCCGNcWZp4_R4cPWYAN3GfAB3Hmpr1S4cfkBomP-nZpC5McSS4leFqcrAuOP084MBT_fJH1LwseUKuVWN0th-rWWaxUtxQ/s4032/IMG_3139.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m7H5bhV_MmnwrkjDq6jjOpDkcmvUDXAOSJrZtTijMqOKF0NGyWZl-LLpB2KRY_sK_NSPM0G5En24KdMjFSQtnEvmKCCGNcWZp4_R4cPWYAN3GfAB3Hmpr1S4cfkBomP-nZpC5McSS4leFqcrAuOP084MBT_fJH1LwseUKuVWN0th-rWWaxUtxQ/s320/IMG_3139.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_CJZAVv9BbFXOrFCKb4IaQQ_yTdvTGBjOsgkb2gXOHmNhz4K0ocqZ8QWwR-U0qYTWeyLUNmgbySmcvwMjFOY0a9BLnQLHVlDNCevv7oVTkt9wcRiVZIsJvlOwqP-6-wNJNuKusFFkD4w5eMT9MZNen6Ry-093EQHnO-buoXjAog1-F1AMfO5cw/s4032/IMG_3137.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_CJZAVv9BbFXOrFCKb4IaQQ_yTdvTGBjOsgkb2gXOHmNhz4K0ocqZ8QWwR-U0qYTWeyLUNmgbySmcvwMjFOY0a9BLnQLHVlDNCevv7oVTkt9wcRiVZIsJvlOwqP-6-wNJNuKusFFkD4w5eMT9MZNen6Ry-093EQHnO-buoXjAog1-F1AMfO5cw/s320/IMG_3137.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I seem to be having trouble with my photos, but if I can figure it out, I will be back soon!</p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-41344334216164126962023-10-01T03:34:00.001-05:002023-10-01T03:34:05.531-05:00Day Two - Quilter’s StationThere was more fun waiting for us on Day Two of the Quilter’s Station retreat! In the morning, Lady Dot (Lois) led us through the construction of a needlebook made with vintage Blackbird fabrics.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcK1M8CyPnXV1rDJchtshfGssgv0m7fzejMv-3rhAkNAkQS5vuUho2O8CAtIcfzLLV4IcV9NrSjt_2wFTmqhsIkh-NQdDeYr8pWY-AF-D2db8op1OW1RsVCPKkT3V3BfKKAmulOOpLISffKcCLd4eXqXVpIUIiRHCcVkktjftFZfULCUO42X1Dw/s4032/IMG_2980.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcK1M8CyPnXV1rDJchtshfGssgv0m7fzejMv-3rhAkNAkQS5vuUho2O8CAtIcfzLLV4IcV9NrSjt_2wFTmqhsIkh-NQdDeYr8pWY-AF-D2db8op1OW1RsVCPKkT3V3BfKKAmulOOpLISffKcCLd4eXqXVpIUIiRHCcVkktjftFZfULCUO42X1Dw/s320/IMG_2980.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_rcu0bvr9S8xnKW0q_JiSjFux-yvYWnQjbrKhKR4GagcWP-YOSNr64SVNReaj7gqYXjFYZcuKixhb4pOmV7mnCiUVHX4mRIJxtXyJlC_EOZFvJDp07pSFmUqg8hHmFC3A2Eq1T71x0ssJX0mcSbBMfe3C2F6TiuiOpPqGGZe4Xy-qDbwNNNV3Q/s4032/IMG_2982.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_rcu0bvr9S8xnKW0q_JiSjFux-yvYWnQjbrKhKR4GagcWP-YOSNr64SVNReaj7gqYXjFYZcuKixhb4pOmV7mnCiUVHX4mRIJxtXyJlC_EOZFvJDp07pSFmUqg8hHmFC3A2Eq1T71x0ssJX0mcSbBMfe3C2F6TiuiOpPqGGZe4Xy-qDbwNNNV3Q/s320/IMG_2982.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of us were able to have a good amount of it done by the end of the morning session. I just have a little bit more finishing yet to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last but not least, Beth Twist from Heartstring Samplery shared her project with us. It was titled “The Americana Mamas” - paying homage to three ladies in American history - Lady Columbia, Lady Liberty, and Rosie the Riveter. All three could be stitched on one piece of linen or we could stitch them as three individual pin pillows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l3ntKsEWXUh8BTwRC_RTJQ71qOk7EqTdAmE2UFy_o7ScJLPDq6BN085h9CqSKlYiBUtJHnXieC1tm2LyNj3HyRBbNOzchWi86yFLxaq9Ew3vbu604nBJOBDEo3wpkyv5lXL-tOYQgQ36tYgYUkzxFQSkRs_9R5sPS-dEf3PTPNSMo9HMF7LXew/s4032/IMG_2990.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l3ntKsEWXUh8BTwRC_RTJQ71qOk7EqTdAmE2UFy_o7ScJLPDq6BN085h9CqSKlYiBUtJHnXieC1tm2LyNj3HyRBbNOzchWi86yFLxaq9Ew3vbu604nBJOBDEo3wpkyv5lXL-tOYQgQ36tYgYUkzxFQSkRs_9R5sPS-dEf3PTPNSMo9HMF7LXew/s320/IMG_2990.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3xCe6F-BBQrrArNYWxsdAABGWXJ69EO3m5cpF5E27OdSQz2fOWFCOHssjgMcHb0J7Dqr00QsfvqCEGiu9Bpo6aojScB7-Tmj4bIUx9K-OdNuf4ECI9RaGt_GNroSspK67oZEmSuCv5Oe99TdQWKRsuxQVdDoo_ApXQZQtwY8nNvN2W5lvpokaw/s4032/IMG_3005.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3xCe6F-BBQrrArNYWxsdAABGWXJ69EO3m5cpF5E27OdSQz2fOWFCOHssjgMcHb0J7Dqr00QsfvqCEGiu9Bpo6aojScB7-Tmj4bIUx9K-OdNuf4ECI9RaGt_GNroSspK67oZEmSuCv5Oe99TdQWKRsuxQVdDoo_ApXQZQtwY8nNvN2W5lvpokaw/s320/IMG_3005.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4R66aGO6nm6mk6bmshOK9GzZjyVMG_0JnDiKCpI72lukK4JEOvFEu0IHWor9S1GJpiHHoOMLCQfRmm6zubXN1elBNPGtm0FO2PuO9zbte1M8ztuLAbqhhtFT1xwbma3HjDygpl4ECrjlAzVzS-GNNUE5aNHzTd9F6mO5hgmVg1CTbSQ7keiljA/s4032/IMG_3001.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4R66aGO6nm6mk6bmshOK9GzZjyVMG_0JnDiKCpI72lukK4JEOvFEu0IHWor9S1GJpiHHoOMLCQfRmm6zubXN1elBNPGtm0FO2PuO9zbte1M8ztuLAbqhhtFT1xwbma3HjDygpl4ECrjlAzVzS-GNNUE5aNHzTd9F6mO5hgmVg1CTbSQ7keiljA/s320/IMG_3001.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSL5bPhT-_pwcKFhJBRC1p7oQS5UhENanuIQBZLURgp8-tcXzip8LJ6DbJ-MHPy66zT4DKD-xrkrZd7H3N9xcINvjfx3hZQQoJMDqf_na_qZw2YOS0b43fNeagwq3oepJixT5EpcBLrMcp5vB_IJZPuQnwjn6gM54y0TXTUMRxOk7irYzEvamYw/s4032/IMG_3003.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSL5bPhT-_pwcKFhJBRC1p7oQS5UhENanuIQBZLURgp8-tcXzip8LJ6DbJ-MHPy66zT4DKD-xrkrZd7H3N9xcINvjfx3hZQQoJMDqf_na_qZw2YOS0b43fNeagwq3oepJixT5EpcBLrMcp5vB_IJZPuQnwjn6gM54y0TXTUMRxOk7irYzEvamYw/s320/IMG_3003.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tRqFbgc9oJpXzujHwD3R_rKNweBW4dolVfYMO1MzgcmnU4g76TvvufMP-puJDaHX11ZPFcepDkLtzedgD9OpfLox4wpbWYoShjGrkOIQ5DrQt_45hEiEr9CrCich6DQ4gdfNC6Z7yOUu5UXnDKrO-AvTuYrklQ2eXFLc4KdB_WgaLb1Yu2RTUQ/s4032/IMG_3002.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tRqFbgc9oJpXzujHwD3R_rKNweBW4dolVfYMO1MzgcmnU4g76TvvufMP-puJDaHX11ZPFcepDkLtzedgD9OpfLox4wpbWYoShjGrkOIQ5DrQt_45hEiEr9CrCich6DQ4gdfNC6Z7yOUu5UXnDKrO-AvTuYrklQ2eXFLc4KdB_WgaLb1Yu2RTUQ/s320/IMG_3002.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>And just like that, it was over. This was a fantastic group of teachers and we had the best time!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP7KhjaRSaTSWmgyV2F5lzfxU0LYz31F3uYKmA1X_8XVK2HVsexn1SgiquzvZxNvQKb4bzp_f3SP-bBTsoRTPKO_vcSwogxGF7oelSi5geFuNkv2-vuu4V0o0ZEMVXdrgFIyClMuZ1KP5wU31O892SGu0CSag7h_OLCUZK64_zL5hYFunuBlvjQ/s4032/IMG_2999.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP7KhjaRSaTSWmgyV2F5lzfxU0LYz31F3uYKmA1X_8XVK2HVsexn1SgiquzvZxNvQKb4bzp_f3SP-bBTsoRTPKO_vcSwogxGF7oelSi5geFuNkv2-vuu4V0o0ZEMVXdrgFIyClMuZ1KP5wU31O892SGu0CSag7h_OLCUZK64_zL5hYFunuBlvjQ/s320/IMG_2999.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the way home, we stopped in Lemoni, Iowa to grab a picture with our most favorite cows at the Amish Country Store.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQamMfuwXGaA0So2dZl8hGLJ9YkSeHZDOepG-s99qw5jN1KhVd696KXaik97PEVhofYDafiPof3vKASAF6AwyVpBm3m9A0Feyp2qa0W8rSH6mWaBas5bJHajlAl9FsPf02kS-fmNzfVSFVM-p3jiINd8vdb-0qcBrnbag6N-WETVjFfQiv3GF-w/s4032/IMG_3010.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQamMfuwXGaA0So2dZl8hGLJ9YkSeHZDOepG-s99qw5jN1KhVd696KXaik97PEVhofYDafiPof3vKASAF6AwyVpBm3m9A0Feyp2qa0W8rSH6mWaBas5bJHajlAl9FsPf02kS-fmNzfVSFVM-p3jiINd8vdb-0qcBrnbag6N-WETVjFfQiv3GF-w/s320/IMG_3010.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Good times! Already looking forward to the next Quilter’s Station retreat in April!</div></div>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-8127313734137691792023-09-24T09:00:00.000-05:002023-09-24T09:00:30.169-05:00Quilter’s Station Retreat<p>Time for an update! Shortly after my last post, my stitching buds and I headed south to Lee’s Summit, MO for the Quilter’s Station Retreat. This was the fifth QS retreat for my PIC and I, fourth for others, and a couple of our friends were attending for the first time.</p><p>We went early so that we could do some shopping the day before the retreat started. Our first stop was at C.C. & Company, another cross stitch shop in the area. I wish I had taken photos of some of their models. Many pieces were stitched over one. Stunning to say the least.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EmXSdqePzqLZ5HT-30OUsBg4nu_kRhmHfIPgilWX-KvVjU2denXOS_cpJPClORCLldzRqJi9NlPBlyJrEF226e9PKtVXBjPrYxSYX-UmdqshS-kKMtoCSjRNLE9qxywDNV_Wg7-bbqKVEfWDMaWt3JSP3jWkeLoSfOTYNq1c3qVdSE5RwTrAOQ/s4032/IMG_2937.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EmXSdqePzqLZ5HT-30OUsBg4nu_kRhmHfIPgilWX-KvVjU2denXOS_cpJPClORCLldzRqJi9NlPBlyJrEF226e9PKtVXBjPrYxSYX-UmdqshS-kKMtoCSjRNLE9qxywDNV_Wg7-bbqKVEfWDMaWt3JSP3jWkeLoSfOTYNq1c3qVdSE5RwTrAOQ/s320/IMG_2937.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We also shopped at Quilter’s Station. They always have a nice selection of needlework linen. Of course, lots of beautiful fabric for quilting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnpRx2zwteXNq9M5LzTVVikf1MibvWGZSrS5s4Fh-szr768FL4aA7Zyv33ZFGq_rCSuWHPxkaIbxgcl66plojnQRBdrGc_FiyXMBmx7yyYmTH6-R18lkfC3NYqgLo1hz232hE0GS4XPPORRGBvISGkEwUJOFlClHkmme7YPMR9hxMmyDECDO_Ow/s4032/IMG_2938.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnpRx2zwteXNq9M5LzTVVikf1MibvWGZSrS5s4Fh-szr768FL4aA7Zyv33ZFGq_rCSuWHPxkaIbxgcl66plojnQRBdrGc_FiyXMBmx7yyYmTH6-R18lkfC3NYqgLo1hz232hE0GS4XPPORRGBvISGkEwUJOFlClHkmme7YPMR9hxMmyDECDO_Ow/s320/IMG_2938.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>And then we headed to the antique shops in Greenwood, MO. One of them has the most delightful tea shops and that’s where we had lunch. I have to share a photo of my chicken salad on croissant and chopped beets. And for dessert, one of my friends and I split a delicious peach bread pudding with caramel sauce.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzo29AQbQi20pkUD6KDJVCpA-nDq7DgV9c2oOUX1Ic7-8zCZo5K-oSwbpxrn1qbf1VDGmNf8Ni42Gl0qzK5SmOKh7IDZyi-RFMlSE-4JIiOVhzIyCENYF3pWuD9dYS_G6SLTMbDGHpmBuWit8iPTeP6j_0-d1mhVB_UmmYnVw-B690H1Gz62Arw/s4032/IMG_2939.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzo29AQbQi20pkUD6KDJVCpA-nDq7DgV9c2oOUX1Ic7-8zCZo5K-oSwbpxrn1qbf1VDGmNf8Ni42Gl0qzK5SmOKh7IDZyi-RFMlSE-4JIiOVhzIyCENYF3pWuD9dYS_G6SLTMbDGHpmBuWit8iPTeP6j_0-d1mhVB_UmmYnVw-B690H1Gz62Arw/s320/IMG_2939.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw99UXyV6toRLSKRe9LIzJ2R6jupfPYdQCf27UtObIgLSk_j_ac-tgE2caVejV7on1yUS1S-jMEs1-Wj5RXrqNxL3350ql_wqdBXKZ5tD1O7wpQ7sYlRfXQ2emLnZZQUI33D66fSWOZ1H-vOdQ0csYfJ_hrukJt-7I5oPb3Cy0ooK9OVaqx9o03g/s4032/IMG_2940.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw99UXyV6toRLSKRe9LIzJ2R6jupfPYdQCf27UtObIgLSk_j_ac-tgE2caVejV7on1yUS1S-jMEs1-Wj5RXrqNxL3350ql_wqdBXKZ5tD1O7wpQ7sYlRfXQ2emLnZZQUI33D66fSWOZ1H-vOdQ0csYfJ_hrukJt-7I5oPb3Cy0ooK9OVaqx9o03g/s320/IMG_2940.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Now for the retreat! Our designers on Day One were Alma from Blackbird Designs and Linda from Chessie and Me. Great projects!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8-OV0xHUU2q9l_N9iigpS2YT1h2izjyRNoZHznDEIMJmXykRSSKxVT5hhpbTSCweS8hJ9x2HO6mgJ4eoxJ8kgo7swoTPGKOqZmGN6WnaRPJBsSnQW5myuXwu4fvKPBE7HjDFUARHbUwWn6itvt7IOsqmPpRZMG2HiWnmrF9tvo_kQKfdHNjxRw/s4032/IMG_2955.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8-OV0xHUU2q9l_N9iigpS2YT1h2izjyRNoZHznDEIMJmXykRSSKxVT5hhpbTSCweS8hJ9x2HO6mgJ4eoxJ8kgo7swoTPGKOqZmGN6WnaRPJBsSnQW5myuXwu4fvKPBE7HjDFUARHbUwWn6itvt7IOsqmPpRZMG2HiWnmrF9tvo_kQKfdHNjxRw/s320/IMG_2955.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0FZMeYYHoAqZ5vV-oUMKGfQ1c-zYiGcSrp_pDvSNQTmx4EEJvp2ufZl-2q2p1A3HvSy5ALHabIu_gQpES8-4Yx8Lb6BAxHp8M13keGbeFqZSnWvyR0NZYC3PiQJ5s1pxyCnaNYTLQ_qtCUE_XdJ0_hklZ6V9XSJXzMs-_-iBAcR0R0ndlAEcHA/s4032/IMG_2961.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0FZMeYYHoAqZ5vV-oUMKGfQ1c-zYiGcSrp_pDvSNQTmx4EEJvp2ufZl-2q2p1A3HvSy5ALHabIu_gQpES8-4Yx8Lb6BAxHp8M13keGbeFqZSnWvyR0NZYC3PiQJ5s1pxyCnaNYTLQ_qtCUE_XdJ0_hklZ6V9XSJXzMs-_-iBAcR0R0ndlAEcHA/s320/IMG_2961.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR29Si7Ph0MLuylFpjmYTvZB5zxJdlIs2qKCoUogCbH7ZBs2_esBRgb7jLjEijUo4AZHC7xANwTJlixBvF3YoNlNVXxDuVmx2Mtn6uHV428PNrGniMAdLpYOBVmWzm-3SaIK8E5xQTzDbvmBsY-Daiv1FFsbJQSv0WVz3uJScSxi9cbL_rzs65Aw/s4032/IMG_2964.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR29Si7Ph0MLuylFpjmYTvZB5zxJdlIs2qKCoUogCbH7ZBs2_esBRgb7jLjEijUo4AZHC7xANwTJlixBvF3YoNlNVXxDuVmx2Mtn6uHV428PNrGniMAdLpYOBVmWzm-3SaIK8E5xQTzDbvmBsY-Daiv1FFsbJQSv0WVz3uJScSxi9cbL_rzs65Aw/s320/IMG_2964.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguicKtvh4KgGeZdp7L5SbPiIp8H89S8GozCGkUi8HUTDU2Nh01DT17ZHXK4K-DeccmlC2GyZ6spBJBCVWb9a13EcvCvRxfOBiZXybijbeyD_FuDdERLXp9vtecMfrWUFY9GEcqYTgxti7uEpbHX8SxAXm3QLDZCCZna281t1AuVyEWFtCxW27UZg/s4032/IMG_2969.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguicKtvh4KgGeZdp7L5SbPiIp8H89S8GozCGkUi8HUTDU2Nh01DT17ZHXK4K-DeccmlC2GyZ6spBJBCVWb9a13EcvCvRxfOBiZXybijbeyD_FuDdERLXp9vtecMfrWUFY9GEcqYTgxti7uEpbHX8SxAXm3QLDZCCZna281t1AuVyEWFtCxW27UZg/s320/IMG_2969.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsvUH4NJQsRM4zbVmB4f66e_FlxIStBDqJzFHsiqZa1cGrCxKxXvjcwP_5nmmJU3Dtt8JeGsH9W4rTVxyLz2HW5Je-4XKm-6xAuVrPG68YJ71RQePJ2qLYQM-QqN8sQSN9yAD_8QidBkvPkmxewYFkhGyb9Ao-6D4oXxk5DRxA1YJup_nY28FuQ/s4032/IMG_2970.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsvUH4NJQsRM4zbVmB4f66e_FlxIStBDqJzFHsiqZa1cGrCxKxXvjcwP_5nmmJU3Dtt8JeGsH9W4rTVxyLz2HW5Je-4XKm-6xAuVrPG68YJ71RQePJ2qLYQM-QqN8sQSN9yAD_8QidBkvPkmxewYFkhGyb9Ao-6D4oXxk5DRxA1YJup_nY28FuQ/s320/IMG_2970.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3paEmk2YgK7BCEDgXT2PWmL_FwB6hGoiOrfNj2v3Eg9wjrZr5AtSb5_lvqBAd4K1TH9MHMTLocwyGA1M1vsKPFlr0fUT8Z-kYShbTcxcrQ7VocROasr-uYe-nA5LhYriBmYZ-WYm70R0KZy12e710gTSXuIW9My-qEqIoebJe4Tb-9rd6pfrU-A/s4032/IMG_2974.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3paEmk2YgK7BCEDgXT2PWmL_FwB6hGoiOrfNj2v3Eg9wjrZr5AtSb5_lvqBAd4K1TH9MHMTLocwyGA1M1vsKPFlr0fUT8Z-kYShbTcxcrQ7VocROasr-uYe-nA5LhYriBmYZ-WYm70R0KZy12e710gTSXuIW9My-qEqIoebJe4Tb-9rd6pfrU-A/s320/IMG_2974.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Alma designed a sweet little huswif based on motifs from a Welsh sampler she has in her collection. Linda designed a Christmas pillow for us. Both will be so fun to stitch!</p><p>All of the designers brought trunk shows - here are some snap shots of Alma’s and Linda’s…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86XfhLSRrI6PCQr4D4Zhy67l5hf86H7N3IkLWlgKjy6D38u5HMn6nbisok8MXLykhZWOKV-oTFUab8OruR9BD8spWcix3d9Zh4nYVipbsHaUQA2lbVbRokwmOIyvv_HNghAHJSoqa-7TvdW0AUIHpgJRRx3HPBzlILPSz1NNUv_w8KKpZ5pkWCg/s4032/IMG_2942.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86XfhLSRrI6PCQr4D4Zhy67l5hf86H7N3IkLWlgKjy6D38u5HMn6nbisok8MXLykhZWOKV-oTFUab8OruR9BD8spWcix3d9Zh4nYVipbsHaUQA2lbVbRokwmOIyvv_HNghAHJSoqa-7TvdW0AUIHpgJRRx3HPBzlILPSz1NNUv_w8KKpZ5pkWCg/s320/IMG_2942.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5iIG1OfrIQQr4DlRHguHjOtDHcmomqq1mc5Fy99PWJOQdqEFJWMIClyh8blBbomzPBa9E63lMmxAHbR_LYWunX0dKhtoBboskzLPxuUcJixq1owza5xOSLpLPwQZFYjDrUwb4--BKCM9iaH9VruZ_fjKPgDwx5pY2NcaGQcHZ3MNejwMHgS_YA/s4032/IMG_2945.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Three of us in our group had finished the project!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8NQdXiJmjOSrAx5gjQ2xSTWrreE1MaNjinAB_Qn-MQqx9pCFoNvTBTRMvoF5m9KLLD8c_D5SXDq_FUy_DpHZnESci3MY4sjnxgVMAtcmgsLkMuU4erbWagUK9l9zaYhsHAVasiqEkOodMiI3UCnJIeGFDwE9pH4BOvL-njS3fsO9fPu4joXs_Q/s4032/IMG_2972.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8NQdXiJmjOSrAx5gjQ2xSTWrreE1MaNjinAB_Qn-MQqx9pCFoNvTBTRMvoF5m9KLLD8c_D5SXDq_FUy_DpHZnESci3MY4sjnxgVMAtcmgsLkMuU4erbWagUK9l9zaYhsHAVasiqEkOodMiI3UCnJIeGFDwE9pH4BOvL-njS3fsO9fPu4joXs_Q/s320/IMG_2972.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Last but not least, a Griffin and Rosie update - both are growing fast! Griffin is four months now and Rosie will be turning six months soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs6spy1m9-Ai7x7H7Qq6lFU4AHDPMPCihVpY9ckJyieq4Y6yj6ovLX3LUSj6A0QB84zsMZ6MLAwI8clCQ9JpD9nI8IAwkCtyVM225vVV03wmUfqHUT7CeeHrp0loVDenS_GDSEZRwfhziNqyrUPBHj5zT4xw3busHKanLOn5_LGiIrDp5XLoVig/s4032/FullSizeRender.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs6spy1m9-Ai7x7H7Qq6lFU4AHDPMPCihVpY9ckJyieq4Y6yj6ovLX3LUSj6A0QB84zsMZ6MLAwI8clCQ9JpD9nI8IAwkCtyVM225vVV03wmUfqHUT7CeeHrp0loVDenS_GDSEZRwfhziNqyrUPBHj5zT4xw3busHKanLOn5_LGiIrDp5XLoVig/s320/FullSizeRender.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9wEyY7HsJ1mKTz3pEaY46jmi1UPoO4hPK6DaNnOcuxwnVpcXLP38DWo6agb2rDMSDqjnDV5mjRMWmEgr8h8sGUHoJWFxN2lk_obp_7Pty0G7kL-hnRv1_roxQn8MIxHYFj8JZnb_PvxSO5XF4GhnhHrdLj0OoSlVNQIBrrDtGwHXaoEC6BIoWQ/s4032/IMG_4711.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9wEyY7HsJ1mKTz3pEaY46jmi1UPoO4hPK6DaNnOcuxwnVpcXLP38DWo6agb2rDMSDqjnDV5mjRMWmEgr8h8sGUHoJWFxN2lk_obp_7Pty0G7kL-hnRv1_roxQn8MIxHYFj8JZnb_PvxSO5XF4GhnhHrdLj0OoSlVNQIBrrDtGwHXaoEC6BIoWQ/s320/IMG_4711.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-11367883294428741932023-08-29T20:17:00.001-05:002023-08-29T20:17:51.708-05:00Catching Up<p>It’s been a busy summer! My last post was in July. Holy smokes!</p><p>I spent a good part of July stitching on an Amy Mitten reproduction sampler: Forgery #14 Sarah Verrier 1737 Sampler. It was supposed to be a Sunday stitch, but truth be told, I was enjoying it so much, I worked on it most of July. The sampler is The Lord’s Prayer in French. I have put it away for a bit and will come back to it in a few months.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvylmES-izbul8vQ5j4CnE0KyOQvKSwxn42f9i0r8BbiyThXuVPNscyFdelW75pc9Q57afY54lnKcesFW2BPDn7x3hro-SoYKidgxh58SrnyQU8wAuDl00TZZbCDG0klu4rd4O6WyeH1HQufEUoRaqB75nRTbTif0isy-SB_dCSi-VWd_ZpiwTw/s4032/IMG_4658.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvylmES-izbul8vQ5j4CnE0KyOQvKSwxn42f9i0r8BbiyThXuVPNscyFdelW75pc9Q57afY54lnKcesFW2BPDn7x3hro-SoYKidgxh58SrnyQU8wAuDl00TZZbCDG0klu4rd4O6WyeH1HQufEUoRaqB75nRTbTif0isy-SB_dCSi-VWd_ZpiwTw/s320/IMG_4658.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>More recently, I’ve been on a finishing kick. My PIC and other stitchy friends and I will be heading to Quilter’s Station next week and I wanted to finish last year’s Chessie and Me piece before we went. Linda from Chessie and Me will be there again this year. Appropriately titled: Harvest Huswife.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGe8gKLNYhTKO7UFfxoB5P8tLbRKidxoZTEBbKfXR1LXUJn7UHVIGhJdEIVpXptKpjCDaNE_gQh0G_6inY94WBcHmS6LYNx97000_QcsJbZoYtX1tBGAzrcbknPrIl48LMLx7LCSRM8-jZ6jlgL6rVZQaIVi7aN6w-7SraI5vwSnLNU_o7OMzGmQ/s4032/IMG_0555.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGe8gKLNYhTKO7UFfxoB5P8tLbRKidxoZTEBbKfXR1LXUJn7UHVIGhJdEIVpXptKpjCDaNE_gQh0G_6inY94WBcHmS6LYNx97000_QcsJbZoYtX1tBGAzrcbknPrIl48LMLx7LCSRM8-jZ6jlgL6rVZQaIVi7aN6w-7SraI5vwSnLNU_o7OMzGmQ/s320/IMG_0555.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUr60BJmd7A2bl5Qeka7JoDFAw9XmWXxK-X3iOS2POCCHstrNZkrXn0pVWigWFfhFYyp4rmD0822iV-EIq8ymyhUDOlogCDnRapXyb9iu-j-Fvcs3QdTRJj1gc4VrAsScFBIAv-5fYGxJWK0lXP_S8kzAz00dCnT7Cj_lTm160aPBiDDYpwvTRQ/s4032/IMG_0556.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUr60BJmd7A2bl5Qeka7JoDFAw9XmWXxK-X3iOS2POCCHstrNZkrXn0pVWigWFfhFYyp4rmD0822iV-EIq8ymyhUDOlogCDnRapXyb9iu-j-Fvcs3QdTRJj1gc4VrAsScFBIAv-5fYGxJWK0lXP_S8kzAz00dCnT7Cj_lTm160aPBiDDYpwvTRQ/s320/IMG_0556.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p>Do you watch Lady Huzzah on Flosstube? After seeing her episode dedicated to Merry Cox finishes, I was motivated to finish one of my own Merry Cox pieces. This was a class I took through the Orange Coast Sampler Guild. The design is called 1871 Sewing Set. I stitched 1889 on mine; the year my maternal grandmother was born.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa_eKm1P9B5GoE_1uTpo22P5WbPWoULMrr0EM2GC7qPKRV9w57U9WQidSwQuNxq_yUryTaAgoOQYQNVzsxFXmMvup6PcL0xhcHrpo-me-GMe7rYYw1e8tSPMJilJraOTLqMP0GTPapP_mUA4jbLu9IB4M9g8bU872ILhvzFUtgqiZKTfwpTKc4w/s4032/IMG_2896.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa_eKm1P9B5GoE_1uTpo22P5WbPWoULMrr0EM2GC7qPKRV9w57U9WQidSwQuNxq_yUryTaAgoOQYQNVzsxFXmMvup6PcL0xhcHrpo-me-GMe7rYYw1e8tSPMJilJraOTLqMP0GTPapP_mUA4jbLu9IB4M9g8bU872ILhvzFUtgqiZKTfwpTKc4w/s320/IMG_2896.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>This past weekend I finished some smalls that go with the Birds and Bees Sewing Roll from Stacy Nash. Joy finished the sewing roll for me. I finished the biscornu and the scissor fob. The set is now complete!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW20TS7HCeBY3yERWsWg_aWvVIv1Lr5-jpTPNyneXZfnuhorC1QJu7EAWgJ9zbzvlV5bYLlxzRs9N3z0SWDEqCRPWJGRblWhiDrGo_Hh61VzFwTur2PZR0hpQ283n-bFZ-ttDhnsjA2nFjWm9YpfL4KsIQMYGA9URQ-Ke3y17yt-DlB_4IJ-IRw/s4032/IMG_4704.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW20TS7HCeBY3yERWsWg_aWvVIv1Lr5-jpTPNyneXZfnuhorC1QJu7EAWgJ9zbzvlV5bYLlxzRs9N3z0SWDEqCRPWJGRblWhiDrGo_Hh61VzFwTur2PZR0hpQ283n-bFZ-ttDhnsjA2nFjWm9YpfL4KsIQMYGA9URQ-Ke3y17yt-DlB_4IJ-IRw/s320/IMG_4704.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH3Zr3G2l7GXvdLwES4O92ovyEnkmLGjdlWLFM8k_zwpZxp0dxIp-lhA-jLuR7izsLM1MPCFHuhPJlUaYwfllC3Gb22Em10ibw7-SGPWNMCEwxRaZksVRiFeD8MOzTnYCnLgXMHEV60wbY6Z2tXONm837CyP_AKOOqofGTOAPJ3NoOgI4lD6jCQ/s4032/IMG_4702.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH3Zr3G2l7GXvdLwES4O92ovyEnkmLGjdlWLFM8k_zwpZxp0dxIp-lhA-jLuR7izsLM1MPCFHuhPJlUaYwfllC3Gb22Em10ibw7-SGPWNMCEwxRaZksVRiFeD8MOzTnYCnLgXMHEV60wbY6Z2tXONm837CyP_AKOOqofGTOAPJ3NoOgI4lD6jCQ/s320/IMG_4702.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLZSpTt4FbULbD8B-zpSWlUgq2kSwliVE9sgH37Ljfjo_KPd8TxJsn7olKiB3XfWUGw9fFBHN4M2EvVjir2w_VG05LURMVIYB-1lcLoVsBxi77N_Hq_t9f1YqG-A8cQgxx2FGmRCeYYtfT_diBry4-057bStFJo-7_N-zHjh_7XCpl-MqSTJT3g/s4032/IMG_4701.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLZSpTt4FbULbD8B-zpSWlUgq2kSwliVE9sgH37Ljfjo_KPd8TxJsn7olKiB3XfWUGw9fFBHN4M2EvVjir2w_VG05LURMVIYB-1lcLoVsBxi77N_Hq_t9f1YqG-A8cQgxx2FGmRCeYYtfT_diBry4-057bStFJo-7_N-zHjh_7XCpl-MqSTJT3g/s320/IMG_4701.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>My final finish - I popped this Prairie Schooler design into this simple frame! (I don’t remember the chart number, the name of it might be Autumn Leaves.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO3GThcRhg0JJhjXQlZFsRu4tcw-Il8CjU4eO_NStzgPzELFJF177NLMdtJuqWDjoqIGMpZu55rQkJhq7gakIycQAtbbqEV4ykIJniImNtH9XpyROWWbtT4z7qsLSECkq_KqBKtvmP7WMTigDNJrpUcjPO0cyE_JmEytHkbxGd24ya5WH2l_RNg/s4032/IMG_2925.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO3GThcRhg0JJhjXQlZFsRu4tcw-Il8CjU4eO_NStzgPzELFJF177NLMdtJuqWDjoqIGMpZu55rQkJhq7gakIycQAtbbqEV4ykIJniImNtH9XpyROWWbtT4z7qsLSECkq_KqBKtvmP7WMTigDNJrpUcjPO0cyE_JmEytHkbxGd24ya5WH2l_RNg/s320/IMG_2925.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p>Our two babies are getting big! Rosie is about a week shy of five months old and weighed in today at 36 pounds. She’s a happy pup and makes my smile every day. Lizzie has adjusted to having another puppy in the house too. They love their walks, they watch for the mailman every day (he has treats!), and they love to play in the yard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhakDMSVCYe1kkbU_KKwYsbWR3Uw1M1qeWahwKNOZG_s0C2OW8SesbsxFRk_Gb1_8Q7aMo3YhZgNcqYAnli9zJbvzZnljGcAlLRmzIxTVt0VEPrB98LqnbbmIhBylcYwW1pyLU_7TgYf9xgpryT9q0ufMYsydLh3a_NXO0DjHjA6DU5AxWWK2UQ/s4032/IMG_4680.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhakDMSVCYe1kkbU_KKwYsbWR3Uw1M1qeWahwKNOZG_s0C2OW8SesbsxFRk_Gb1_8Q7aMo3YhZgNcqYAnli9zJbvzZnljGcAlLRmzIxTVt0VEPrB98LqnbbmIhBylcYwW1pyLU_7TgYf9xgpryT9q0ufMYsydLh3a_NXO0DjHjA6DU5AxWWK2UQ/s320/IMG_4680.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAIf8Op192lPYsHch4Y27HHTNkWRupEO4dM930nCysK_M6LU0QQ7QDbLV-wVvl_tE-Uw-wW8AryZ-oNIKr7Z0mIkHy4L0DTo-5_7asDsfVO97FjD1err6akFCUVung2l65h2O5bveiM-VQPIbKtWDvZUsJY1D0y-TO2qXIe2Ir9fEk1P5SWtrYw/s4032/IMG_2841.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAIf8Op192lPYsHch4Y27HHTNkWRupEO4dM930nCysK_M6LU0QQ7QDbLV-wVvl_tE-Uw-wW8AryZ-oNIKr7Z0mIkHy4L0DTo-5_7asDsfVO97FjD1err6akFCUVung2l65h2O5bveiM-VQPIbKtWDvZUsJY1D0y-TO2qXIe2Ir9fEk1P5SWtrYw/s320/IMG_2841.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>Last but not least, and perhaps the most important of all, is Baby Griffin! Griff just turned three months and he is developing quite the personality. His mom and dad are going to be in trouble when he gets older!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO-eSPolzjppVwqHchgIKYFWo7f_OaSXqp-7iRzD4jYa71lXKmHBlU_0CIWMtIG9Pmx41QMllb4zrywjutViZ1ZfQTDIUPifer-UbjdBC6VrRNW9boa1A-ajXRarLecAjsNHZN9dPdw52XTRYkGTGMAlvGejJBhPKhcNc7iSlU0cO31VfOaUlMA/s4032/IMG_1928.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO-eSPolzjppVwqHchgIKYFWo7f_OaSXqp-7iRzD4jYa71lXKmHBlU_0CIWMtIG9Pmx41QMllb4zrywjutViZ1ZfQTDIUPifer-UbjdBC6VrRNW9boa1A-ajXRarLecAjsNHZN9dPdw52XTRYkGTGMAlvGejJBhPKhcNc7iSlU0cO31VfOaUlMA/s320/IMG_1928.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtsYKRyUstTDBpc9PPuAwl1j1QpxLY-YjviVMXJs57TtheX11TDVPZPN7RR6OwNI4lTSFJM-PUoM-O83zyjv_MVhJvTIo_G9vmim2_jK82q1sq9meJ67lfiJZr5lV4pmu1HsuwWQUK3FmuDjPeve-R5IGE05CpD4p0DjXM1QWBykabDBV9DYh6w/s4032/IMG_1896.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtsYKRyUstTDBpc9PPuAwl1j1QpxLY-YjviVMXJs57TtheX11TDVPZPN7RR6OwNI4lTSFJM-PUoM-O83zyjv_MVhJvTIo_G9vmim2_jK82q1sq9meJ67lfiJZr5lV4pmu1HsuwWQUK3FmuDjPeve-R5IGE05CpD4p0DjXM1QWBykabDBV9DYh6w/s320/IMG_1896.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br />That’s an update on what’s been going on in my world! Hope you are well and stitching to your heart’s content.<p></p><p><br /></p>Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14773636.post-45876513494390143732023-07-08T07:06:00.001-05:002023-07-08T07:06:20.271-05:00Floss Friends Retreat<p>What happened to June? Before I can talk about July, I have to finish telling you about June. My PIC and I squeezed in one more stitching weekend. We attended the Floss Friends Retreat held in Waverly, IA.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6S54s7QZUiZWN5vd26PobVhWedxXU8kOOwtErtBMV5SShPhmrYqa8YsMwTllon0-LG6eVWR4pF2HHdDLAegF91GZbfzXbIZCJWMcqx49E5PcvqUTkKRk_Ynn4zTSraN27bYQ5AWrggPxe1B3PulZ8f7X1AuANyIKy2hUIdwnmtVSBHScFHYfpQ/s4032/IMG_2729.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6S54s7QZUiZWN5vd26PobVhWedxXU8kOOwtErtBMV5SShPhmrYqa8YsMwTllon0-LG6eVWR4pF2HHdDLAegF91GZbfzXbIZCJWMcqx49E5PcvqUTkKRk_Ynn4zTSraN27bYQ5AWrggPxe1B3PulZ8f7X1AuANyIKy2hUIdwnmtVSBHScFHYfpQ/s320/IMG_2729.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It was held in a community room in their City Office building right in the heart of downtown Waverly. In fact, we were just a block away from Fiberworks, the needlework store in Waverly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHsteogslrj5ESI0CCpDGnpU8o7qD1tldX8ZM0z7IRGhezLmtzLAgkcqPBKQZGPPycHxHQBlf4mpXFEAda45prOkCPaLLWkSTKFu3EbFrfFspD_0nypy0B0rAU95_uMnBv2fVP4GUT1k8Saw-6O4CaPoop-2Uxn-fbmBEfkSUruj9PM8GwNZ-VA/s4032/IMG_2727.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHsteogslrj5ESI0CCpDGnpU8o7qD1tldX8ZM0z7IRGhezLmtzLAgkcqPBKQZGPPycHxHQBlf4mpXFEAda45prOkCPaLLWkSTKFu3EbFrfFspD_0nypy0B0rAU95_uMnBv2fVP4GUT1k8Saw-6O4CaPoop-2Uxn-fbmBEfkSUruj9PM8GwNZ-VA/s320/IMG_2727.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a great retreat - comfortable seating, great lighting, excellent food (we had some great lasagna one night made at the local hospital cafeteria!) Two local stitchers had hosted the event and they put in a ton of effort to ensure we all had a great time!</p><p>The highlight of the weekend was meeting Jacquelyn Fox from Waxing Moon Designs. She is a local designer, based in Osage, IA. We’re always up for meeting a cross stitch designer that we haven’t met before!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yrfnqzosF959FBqpqXs7g7R74vUV8xLqB_JK0yVq2CFYHvfSagBRwbnn-62HEksMnp9o8bKkswaP5PvRWI-Y2ylmDAb4pz-Yly5mhdZqWqNt7a4lIJB1tC8Xyyw-_9z54raqHxh_aCdEnTLGyyey2PL6L3DBx8MnMKOylFSGf5h0X8JKTQsVNQ/s4032/IMG_2734.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yrfnqzosF959FBqpqXs7g7R74vUV8xLqB_JK0yVq2CFYHvfSagBRwbnn-62HEksMnp9o8bKkswaP5PvRWI-Y2ylmDAb4pz-Yly5mhdZqWqNt7a4lIJB1tC8Xyyw-_9z54raqHxh_aCdEnTLGyyey2PL6L3DBx8MnMKOylFSGf5h0X8JKTQsVNQ/s320/IMG_2734.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>She brought a trunk show with of her designs…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWDLdDmDup6sr7U6CR1pKiwRaZ2C3eHnuIJJdFxK4k0l4yDbPwvnmNV_RiIels2B9v8pzYygl435gQ9YstWvsbZW7SM049PcBptpJSiSad6y4ngOeA3fKypWu95l7B9VgC7rmw7N0ikbZihOwiQAAtWiQyTH-OeHr2qnlICZ6TWI2i6wCmV67tA/s4032/IMG_2739.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PPnitQJ-Ef44WoxbLwEWId_gCJuE0-h2AUXrEnv99TkBCvJk0UnyIQoeMXSQSpQDGVGE-9USsPUMGpFCld_KraeCIjwXFWE_u8GaeHP45FcN1JdtYmoor8E0UCg_9yBKD7uXMMtgFs3XEC9mlvewSQi-gE0sY-ITapRLIyPgie6lGiBMdVpYAQ/s320/IMG_2735.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>And she designed a patriotic piece just for us!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEPAPBbJoTMe8IpVMlf6kpfF_GyHUpyKTT3q7DEl8p3SxtMSqynVAwGOmLnPo7ZPmlNJfH4oABPGok6vxENsvtSHA-BtNF22GWr-opB0Um8iqWLN5xlZF_aAuDVbRqbGcpeZ961ATGfHF2ZyU-dZuzSWHX_RPm84MK7kt57ljSiz2e1fjQXfmcw/s4032/IMG_2740.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEPAPBbJoTMe8IpVMlf6kpfF_GyHUpyKTT3q7DEl8p3SxtMSqynVAwGOmLnPo7ZPmlNJfH4oABPGok6vxENsvtSHA-BtNF22GWr-opB0Um8iqWLN5xlZF_aAuDVbRqbGcpeZ961ATGfHF2ZyU-dZuzSWHX_RPm84MK7kt57ljSiz2e1fjQXfmcw/s320/IMG_2740.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We had a great time with old friends and new friends!</p><p>Before I sign off, let me share a couple photos of Griffin and Rosie. Griffin is our grandson. He was born at the end of May and is just a little over six weeks old now. In the last week or two his personality has really started to show. He loves to have his hands up!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR0qN8yQFpXTrpDthyWVB_h7m2wBpak8F78a-syEHWOEBXiCIDMH09204-bzcR5F0tnezk-p1oOorvWOqyWGAhEOglqsHjitfUntaliMvfLe8kdz6LFGJ-tvkXKeWASuzzRFPTgfywKiaP09pE2kkrML3QrsU7PzCdHIN9Qyhuu2oKle_tOVM-A/s4032/IMG_1241.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR0qN8yQFpXTrpDthyWVB_h7m2wBpak8F78a-syEHWOEBXiCIDMH09204-bzcR5F0tnezk-p1oOorvWOqyWGAhEOglqsHjitfUntaliMvfLe8kdz6LFGJ-tvkXKeWASuzzRFPTgfywKiaP09pE2kkrML3QrsU7PzCdHIN9Qyhuu2oKle_tOVM-A/s320/IMG_1241.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHFPGy3xbzTj9yzfLoekxoOwWGEQsrG_koiMv4CJ5mn0rYXume-FIqWtmWBo9ZnksKTfoT1OrNpVv0RabkAXGZvnumnekx11ie5194wzE0rnCvRXvCbA28USCDiNoQ1-z4fObQBgIikUQO80zQ5X4iRsBctmqO5jP60POvNUv3pQE-PWJr9e4Qg/s4032/IMG_1264.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHFPGy3xbzTj9yzfLoekxoOwWGEQsrG_koiMv4CJ5mn0rYXume-FIqWtmWBo9ZnksKTfoT1OrNpVv0RabkAXGZvnumnekx11ie5194wzE0rnCvRXvCbA28USCDiNoQ1-z4fObQBgIikUQO80zQ5X4iRsBctmqO5jP60POvNUv3pQE-PWJr9e4Qg/s320/IMG_1264.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>And Rosie is our new lab. She is 13 weeks old. We decided that Lizzie needed a companion. They are getting along famously.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiF6NA-RwjFpHIzNkFIH0ejFPNQGjvvSkE5bXs5KYPCS25Ia94AtM-UH93RhkegzoQklXYC2bxYtbVudcyr3ZvJS--ab50guvp5R_4OYp7TDB09lf55CJOu8IQWIR-VxBzB0Y3yzVFgJDgoTPoLkgzDnfUy7Z7LXSwdlttX-gwZhFYHYmzIAAEaA/s4032/IMG_2760.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiF6NA-RwjFpHIzNkFIH0ejFPNQGjvvSkE5bXs5KYPCS25Ia94AtM-UH93RhkegzoQklXYC2bxYtbVudcyr3ZvJS--ab50guvp5R_4OYp7TDB09lf55CJOu8IQWIR-VxBzB0Y3yzVFgJDgoTPoLkgzDnfUy7Z7LXSwdlttX-gwZhFYHYmzIAAEaA/s320/IMG_2760.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOWJyNatPF81z4DSVgKbUi-mWGomk0e5juDpsjNR7t6H7de80cmqwPMP2_6uZiIl6paF631qRKoFqrBEeahqzU1ykVR0gtrFEy3vwrQvkiQCN3sR6PxJOyPHBvWYUNXFWSbHpKz15En8RJ6hfQMi9fF_0ABaxF-tnOAUifFOyu2loH6P3bI--HA/s4032/IMG_2791.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOWJyNatPF81z4DSVgKbUi-mWGomk0e5juDpsjNR7t6H7de80cmqwPMP2_6uZiIl6paF631qRKoFqrBEeahqzU1ykVR0gtrFEy3vwrQvkiQCN3sR6PxJOyPHBvWYUNXFWSbHpKz15En8RJ6hfQMi9fF_0ABaxF-tnOAUifFOyu2loH6P3bI--HA/s320/IMG_2791.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Have a great weekend! Keep on stitching!Cathy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393543239345670736noreply@blogger.com5