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On the Road Again

My Partner In Crime and I are on the road again. It’s so nice to be attending retreats and other needlework events again.

This weekend, we are in the “land of roundabouts!” (They drive us nuts.) we are in southeastern Wisconsin.

Our first stop was at Lynn’s of Madison. Lynn’s always has a excellent selection of linen and she has wonderful models on display.

Second stop was Witchery Stitchery in Mt. Horeb. This is a good place to stop for old treasures. I remember visiting this shop 20 years ago.

After a lovely day of shopping we headed to our hotel. Thunderstorms rolled through this area last night. We were safely tucked away in our room watching Flosstube!

Looking forward to more adventures today!

Big Celebration

We celebrated this weekend. The Mad Tatter’s turning 90 on June 14 - Flag Day, and 90 is most definitely worth celebrating! Lots of food, family, and friends - beautiful flowers. We were blessed with great weather.

Lizzie says “hello!”

Weekend in Amana

We had a great time this past weekend in Amana at the Farm Girl Gatherings Retreat. Got to visit with many old friends and made some new friends. Lots of good food and fun shopping.

The guest designer was Teresa Kogut and she designed three special pieces just for us. They came packaged in this wonderful box. (The box alone is a collector’s item!)

Here’s the sampler:

Here’s the needlebook front and back:

I don’t have a photo of the third small design.

This was my workspace. That little puppy dog pincushion was made out of vintage feed-sack fabric.

And what’s a weekend without a delicious piece of pie?

Teaser

My Partner In Crime and I are on a road trip again. We left home on Thursday morning. Our first stop was the red barn in Iowa. Stopping for ice cream is mandatory. We reached our destination Thursday night! Stitching all weekend!

Elizabeth Hancock 1831

Finally a finish! I started this sampler back in October and have been working on it off and on ever since. I thought it might help me re-ignite my interest in stitching. The linen was a joy to stitch on - 36ct Vintage Sand Dune from Lakeside. I had it all kitted up with the called for Belle Soie silks and the colors were luscious! It took forever to stitch that border! 

This is not a true reproduction, but rather an adaptation and it was charted by Little House Needleworks. I’ve had it in my stash for a few years!

Here’s a recent Lizzie shot; she was all tucked in and taking a nap.

Her friend Nala (my daughter’s dog) is staying with us this week; they are besties.

Finishing Day

Greetings Stitchy Friends! My last post was a month ago; I’m so sorry. Life has been extremely busy.

I haven’t been stitching as much as I would like, but I have been stitching. In January, I spent a long weekend at “The Ranch” and accomplished quite a lot that weekend.

Yesterday, I had time to do some finishing. Enjoy the pictures!

This first project is a Blackbird Designs piece from the last in person Stitchville Spring Fling (2019). I finished the box and the small pinkeep. The fabulous Joy finished the bag and the needleroll for me. I can’t remember the names of these pieces, but I’m quite sure they are in the Sewing Club book.

Next up, is Acorns and Crows Stitch House from Chessie and Me. This was the project offered at Quilter’s Station last September. We painted the house in class (it’s distressed looking).

Last up, I Rest Thy Needle from With Thy Needle and Thread. The Lone Elm Lane clamp on stitching box was made for this project. I need to find the right place to display this. The strawberry was made by Five Times Blessed.

That’s all I’ve got for today. Hope your needles are humming!

Almost forgot, I snapped a photo of Miss Lizzie yesterday, also know as “the Queen of the Castle!”