I had grand plans of posting every week or so this year but life and a bit of slump got in the way!!!!! Not that I haven't stitched anything, I have, mostly gifts which I will share in another post :-).
I learned to frame my own needlework, Natalia taught me. My first attempt was Blackbird Designs Christmas Garden!!!!
I also framed Primitive Needle's A&E!!!! I learned that the Weeks Dye Works 40 count linen is very stretchy and harder to pin. I really had to work with the A&E to get it pinned straight, I think overall I did well. The first picture is deceiving, it's actually even on both sides.
One of the things that has kept me very busy is my Sampler Guild, I am the Assistant to the VP of Programs so I spent the summer assisting and planning for our 2012-2013 program. Our major project this year is a sewing box, that can be personalized. A big thank you to Paulette from Plum Street Samplers for changing the verse on one of her free designs. Here is my box so far!!!!!
I've worked a little bit on a lot of different projects, BBD Sarah's House, WTHT M.J. Gardner, PPS Paradise Lost, EFTH Dames Boarding School, I will share pictures in another post!!! I have to save something for later ;-)!!!!!!
We've had a very busy year. My DH and I have traveled a lot this year, DC, California, Germany and we are celebrating our anniversary next month in Hawaii. I also went to Chicago to go to the Inspired Needle Retreat. We got the happy news that we are going to be grandparents for the first time. Our DS and his wife are expecting a baby in March. We celebrated my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Life is good and I am thankful but sometimes my hobby has to take a backseat to everything else that is going on :-(. I am hoping to do better and stitch more. I have a huge list of projects I want to stitch!!!! I hope you all are happy and healthy and finding lots of stitching time!!!!!
Happy Stitches,
Katrina
