Wind snow dancing outside the window, Sandra Lee Chocolate on the TV, soup in the crockpot, laundry in the dryer, needlework in my lap (for a few minutes!) Life is good!
Feb13
Feb12
Cross-stitch site is back up and running!
Feb10
Wack-a-Noodle!
That’s mine and PJ’s made up word for crazy! And that is what I’ve gone! I am obsessed with finding old cross-stitch patterns I’ve always wanted to stitch, but never had the time.
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This is my latest purchase, “At Home with Paula Vaughan, Book Sixty-Eight.”
I have loved her work for years, and you can see, in a recent post, one of her earlier designs I purchased on eBay.
This book was in a rack, along with about 100 others, in the back corner of Michaels on Park Road in Charlotte, NC. I spotted it several months ago, when I 
was looking for yarn.
was looking for yarn. 
It has 29 projects that are all gorgeous, but this one is the one I wanted:
This looks just like my wedding dress from 1984 (Jessica McClintock, remember?) and the sewing machine looks like my granny’s!Feb9
Cross-stitch site is down
The cross-stitcher’s club website appears to have been down for several days. Here is a link to the French club: http://club-point-de-croix.com/club/
Feb6
Carried Away
When I was looking for that Stoney Creek church pattern on eBay, I came across a few other patterns I liked. I placed $.99 bids on three of them and won all three! Now, that’s something I need more of, cross-stitch leaflets! I’ll bet I have 200 packed away upstairs!
Feb5
Another Birdie!
I think it’s a robin. Two down and 2 to go! I also adjusted my camera settings to get a better close-up. Learning to do that was an added bonus!
Feb4
PJ in Pixels!
I took one of my favorite photos of my grandson, Peter James, and uploaded it to Pixel Hobby. The original pallette called for 100 colors, but I reduced it to 52. Will I ever stitch this or make a mosaic? I don’t know, but the software sure is cool and it’s FREE! Get it at www.pixelhobby-usa.com.
Feb4
Cardinal is Done!
I changed the reds in this pattern to DMC 312 and 814. I wanted the cardinal to be a vivid crayon red like he is in real life! The pattern is, “Four Birds,” from the Cross-stitcher’s Club.
Feb3
I found it! I bought it!
I always wanted to stitch the church covered in snow that said, “Silent Night,” from Stoney Creek. When I first saw it, I was teaching and had a little one to boot. I knew I’d never finish it, so I didn’t bother buying the pattern or the materials. (My mom also assured me I’d go blind stitching on black!) Now that I’m retired, and despite the fact that now I watch my little one’s little one, I’m back into cross-stitching. I decided to see if I could find that old pattern, and I did, on eBay! I just paid for it! It’s in Washington State, so it should be here in a week or so! ‘Gotta get busy on my gazebo in the snow so I can start that one when it gets here!
Feb2
Hand-Dyed Cross-Stitch Fabric
at Silkweavers.