A Stiticher's Finish

You know....it's been awhile since I received a finish 

to post.  This one is just wonderful.

Bonnie sent me this picture of the finish

she did on the Lancaster Co. Coverlet

pattern.  It was stitched on 48ct over 2 and

came out to be 5 1/2" w. x 3 1/4" h.

It sure looks sweet on that 48.

She now has a coverlet collection because she
had stitched these others by The Scarlett House.
All of 48ct so they'd be about the same size.

What a great collection you have going there Bonnie.
Thanks for stitching Lancaster Co and sharing it with us.

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My hubby, Bill and I took a little trip this weekend
to Baltimore Harbor to meet up with some friends, 
Ivonne of The Crackling Crows and her hubby Kevin.

Ivonne, Bill, and myself

We had the best time hanging out at this
open air pub called Leinenkugels. 

 Despite the heat we walked around afterwards and
took in the harbor sights.
(Need to get that shot of Kevin out of the camera):(

It was so wonderful to spend time with them
again.  We had lots of laughs and we hope
to do it again soon.
Spending time with good friend is really
great for the soul.
Wouldn't you agree?
Smiles, ~Nan

Oh My : )

I wanted to do a quick post today.

I didn't want to leave all of you hanging and

wondering about the Civil War needlebook.

First, WoW..... thank you so much for the

wonderful response.  You guys always make
  me so happy to be doing what I'm doing.

  I'm working on getting the kits together 
and ready for release.

I hope to release it this Friday

and I'll post all the information

about it then.

My good friends at Dyeing to Stitch

will have some kits at their shop too.

Remember, the amount of kits will be

  limited.  I only have so much 

of that sweet antique ribbon.
~*~*~~*~*~
 

By the way... Ivonne finally saw the

 Down Va. Way post and wrote me.  

I promised I'd share.  Here's some of what
she wrote.....

   

OMG Nan...you made me heart jump for joy and put a big smile on my face.  This is so sweet of you, thank you so very much!!  I'm so happy that we met, I feel really lucky to call you my dear friend and feel very special.  I love, love your new design...you go girl!!! 

Smiles Ivonne
   

Ain't she so sweet?  Love you Vonnie.

Safe travels home, my friend.

  

I guess this wasn't all that quick of a post ; )
  Until Friday. Enjoy the rest of your week
and happy stitching.
~Nan  

Down Virginia Way Pinkeep and Fob

Wow, what a busy day it's been.

Printing and stitching and

getting this release all ready

to go!

"Down Virginia Way"

   

 Both the pinkeep and fob

were stitched on R & R 

Reproductions 40ct Mink linen

and is available at their shop

Dyeing to Stitch.

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Using flosses from

  Crescent Colours - Pollywog

and Ye Olde Gold, Gentle Art -

Otter Creek and DMC 3021.

     A full DMC thread conversion

list is also provided.

The pattern is now available

in my Etsy Shop and will soon

be available at your LNS. 

x  x  x 

If you got to read my previous post 

you know that I've dedicated this

design to my dear friend Ivonne,

of The Crackling Crows.

She's still away in Germany and

hasn't seen the post, but she 

should be home soon and I will

let you know what she says.

I'm quite excited for her to see it and

hear her thoughts.

x  x  x  x

Thank you all for your patience and 

interest regarding this release.

You are all very special to me 

and keep me inspired and happy

to be doing what I love.....

Hugs, ~Nan

                  

Coming Next Week...

Good day all and what a beautiful 

one it is.  I had a little time

this morning, so I thought I'd

do a bit of blogging and show you 

the new finished design.  I decided

to add a little heart fob to go along

with the pinkeep.  It's really sweet.

  "Down Virginia Way"    

Dear Ivonne, friends like you are special and few.

x x x

This design is named and dedicated

to my dear friend Ivonne, of

The Crackling Crows

She is visiting her Mom

in Germany at the moment

and I'm not sure if she will

see this post or not, but I hope

when she returns home, to VA.

of course, she will be happy and 

surprised.  

Ivonne has always been such an

encouraging and supportive 

friend and I thought this a nice

way to show my thanks.  

x x x 

In other news, I'm working on 

another bee design :).  Sharon, from

Crescent Colours is sending me

some of her beautiful floss to use

in the next design and I'm quite 

excited about this one too.       

I'll keep you posted on the 

progress.

Until next week, have a wonderful

weekend, full of happy stitches!

~Nan 

     

 

Good Friends

and a new banner !
 I was so surprised to get 

this in the mail the other day.

 Yes, my dear sweet friend, 

Ivonne of The Crackling Crows 

gifted me

with another one of her wonderful

banners.  She thought it

appropriate since she says

I'm always creating.

I just love it!  Isn't it a beauty?

If you don't own one of Ivonne's

awesome banners already,

you'll have to check out her blog!  

I have it hanging in my studio 

on an antique quilt rack

where I keep some of my

favorite ticking.

~*~

Ivonne, I am so thankful to call you

my friend.  You are so sweet

and such a joy to have in my life.   

Girl, you know I love you,

right? : )

Thank you from the bottom of 

my ♥

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And today I was so excited to be all

  caught up on things,

that I stitched some of 

the morning away.  

( My most favorite thing to do : )

I fell in love with this prim little design

when Lori at Notforgotten Farm

posted the freebie on her blog 

a little while ago.

This is what I've stitched so far.

 Hope to have it finished soon.

Happy Weekend all.

~Nan

PS.  I'll be posting a sneak peek of

the Ladies Prim Society piece

soon, so stay tuned.  If you're interested

in signing up for this exclusive club,

which will also features

Blackbird Designs,

visit the Dyeing to Stitch website

for more information.