Great Mail Day!

A wonderful package arrived in the mail today. I enjoy finishing my own stitching and I think I am fairly good at it, but sometimes even I struggle with finishing certain pieces. Thank goodness for excellent finishers who are willing to take our finished stitching and create magic.

Faye, aka Carolina Stitcher, recently accepted two of my stitched pieces for finishing. The first piece, is one of the La D Da name tags. Faye had finished this name tag for someone else and did such a nice job, so I was happy to send this one to her.

One of Faye's trademarks is extra little touches that she adds, like this little spool wrapped with coordinating thread.

And a collection of charms...

I look forward to wearing this name tag at my next stitching event!

I also sent Faye this petite huswife; the design is from Primitive Traditions. As you can tell, I finished the stitching back in 2014. It had been languishing in my finishing pile all this time. Faye to the rescue!

Three pockets on the inside to hold scissors, thread winders, and other stitching necessities. Note the pieces of wool at top and bottom for pins and needles.

And here's the outside. Faye added a button and a cord to hold it closed.

I'm very happy with Faye's work and would not hesitate sending her additional pieces in the future.

I'm a happy girl today!

 

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Miss America

This was a quick stitch. You'll have to check back later this weekend to see how this one gets finished!

 

 

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Attic of Dreams Souvenir Sampler

You might remember this finish from last year...

It's the Attic of Dreams Sampler designed by Jackie du Plessis.

Jackie also designed a teeny, tiny sampler called Attic of Dreams Souvenir Sampler. It fits inside this little metal locket-like metal box...

And inside, a little surprise...

When unfolded, it's a little sampler...about 3/4 inch wide by 4 1/2 inches long.

I just love it!

 

 

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Jackie Piece #3

Not "finished" finished, but the front is done. I still need to nun stitch a similar sized piece of linen for the back side.

This tiny sampler is just an inch wide and about five inches tall.

 

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Not Quite

I took Randje with me to the Needlework Guild meeting tonight. Easy to work on especially when there is lots of good conversation! This week's assignment has quite a bit of stitching to it. I'm not quite finished...

 

 

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The Great Minnesota Get Together

Today was a beautiful day and I decided to spend it at the fair!

My first stop and most favorite place to visit is the Creative Activities building. Are you ready for your picture tour of some of the highlights?

There was tatting...

Loved this quilt; the Plum Street Sampler design was stitched by Mama Joan.

This pillow was gorgeous. Wool applique...

This crocheted tablecloth reminded me of my Auntie Betty. She did beautiful work just like this.

Lots of Hardanger. Here in Minnesota we have lots of Norwegians don'tcha know.

Ukrainian Whitework...

Quilt Blocks on a stick (just about everything is on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair!)

This beautifully embroidered tablecloth was made by a friend of mine.

Another friend of mine took a Sweepstakes award for this counted cross stitch piece (I think there are specialty stitches in it too.)

Lots of beautiful needlework!

The Mad Tatter was at the fair too. She went to the Fair 9 out of 12 of the days. She loves talking to people and sharing her love of tatting.

So that does it. Another Minnesota State Fair is in the history books.

 

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Shaker Carrier and Counting Pins

Hurrah! Another small piece from Jackie du Plessis is done! The green vine that you saw in an earlier post became a band of flowers and it fit just inside this tiny shaker carrier made of cherry wood.

The design is repeated on the counting pins. They are stuck into a silk covered pincushion that fits snugly into the base of the carrier.

My banding was a wee bit short once I got it in place, so I stitched a small square with my initial on it. It finishes off the inside perfectly.

Now I need to decide which Jackie piece I will stitch and finish next!

 

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Please Excuse the Wrinkles

Garden Maiden from La D Da is almost finished. As you know, I struggled with this one quite a bit; Mr. Frog paid a few too many visits. As a result, I've run out of the thread needed to finish the maiden's skirt.

Despite having an over abundance of fibers in my stash, I do not have this particular color. Isn't that the way it usually goes? I'll pick up the right color when I am at Stitchville next week.

Hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend.

 

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Randje Week 35

These two rows were fun to stitch! I only have about two feet of banding left. Sadly, my project is coming to an end.

 

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Tonight's Stitching

This evening I returned to La D Da, Garden Maiden. The lower two thirds is now finished.

 

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Randje Week 34

There was not going to be any over one stitching tonight, not on a Monday! Instead, I pulled out Randje and stitched the two rows from Week 34. One more week (two rows) and I will be caught up.

Hard to believe that tomorrow is September 1.

 

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Sunday Stitching

I have just a paltry little bit of stitching to show for today. I'm working on another Jackie small. The stitching is over one and it's slow going.

Hopefully I have more to show tomorrow!

 

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Something Different

In October, Jackie du Plessis is coming to MN to teach two classes. I decided that before her visit, I would like to complete some of her projects from my stash.

Two years ago I took the Unplayed Piano Etui class at the Attic. I finished my piano last year. Jackie had given us a little gift at the class - the kit to complete a small pincushion that looks like a piece of sheet music. The small black-headed pins are meant to look like the notes on the page.

It's a small project. I stitched and finished it in just a couple of hours. I put my mother's initials at the top and the year 2014 since this is when I finished the piano.

Here's the piano. You might remember it from last year.

My protector was next to me in bed this morning. She was listening to the birds chirping in the tree just outside the window. Such a sweetie pie!

 

 

 

 

 

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