Patriotic Finishes...

I have been quite busy with stitching and finishing.  

Here are just a couple of my most recent Finishes.

 La-D-Da--I pledge stitched on 28 count antique ivory with DMC threads.

I have had this in my stash for a long time.  It was a quick stitch.  I had this old frame in my 

stash.  It needed a little bit of love to fix it as it was a very loose frame.  Thank goodness

that I have a hubby who is very handy as he fixed it right up.  I think this frame was perfect.

Started 5-8-2016

Finished 5-15-2016

 Next is Plum Street Samplers- Betsy's Tart.  Now I saw this idea on FB.  Reflections Framing and Stitching shop in Papillion, Nebraska took this clock from Hobby Lobby and sprayed it and changed up the thread colors.  So I did go out and buy the clock and my hubby sprayed it for me and I used DMC threads to stitch it.  I love this idea and the way it turned out.

Started 5-18-2016

Finished 5-20-2016

Lastly I stitched Plum Street Samplers-John and Abigail.

This was stitched on 32 count linen I coffee dyed with DMC.

I just finished it into a pillow today.

Started 5-21-2016

Finished 5-26-2016

I have been finishing a lot of stitching projects that have been in totes for a long time.

I hope to post a picture of all the things I have been finishing.

Have a safe and fun Memorial weekend, remember all those who have served and died for us to enjoy our freedom.

Patriotic Finish...

Last Friday my stitching bud Jackie and I made a trip to our LNS--Stitchville and I picked up Blackbird Designs book Sweet Land of Liberty.

I couldn't wait to start this project:

 This design is called Sweet Land of Liberty.  I stitched it on

32 count Clay with DMC Threads.

Started 5-15-2016

Finished 5-18-2016

I did tweak this a bit.  I should have cut the mounting board a bit larger so that it

would have maybe covered the top of the candlestick more.  So my modification was a twisted

cord to put around the edge.  

 Another view.  Thanks to my hubby for spray painting the candlestick.

I love how it turned out.  

One thing I would like to mention is that the design is bigger than the top of

this candlestick, which I guessed surprised me.  So a bit of the design is under

the edge of the mounting board.  Which worked out fine, I just thought in my little head

more of the design would show.

My grandson Silas wanted a checkerboard that he could fold up for traveling, so 

a quick trip to JoAnn's grandma found some checkerboard fleece.

Then I cut out some felt circles.  

Traveling checkerboard!!!

Needless to say I am a hero in his eyes:)

Now a quick plug for Olfa cutters.  I bought this cutter awhile ago to cut circles.

Let me tell you it worked great for the felt circles I needed for the checkerboard

and for the circle I needed for my candlestick project which was cut out of

mat board.  I would highly recommend this handy tool.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Famous or infamous---A quick post

A few months ago I was contacted by Cross Stitch Collection magazine.

They were interested in featuring me in their Online Stitching Stars!!!

Well I am featured in the May issue!!

 Here it is.

This is the article--well at least a glimpse.

Kind of fun being in a magazine.

My small brush with fame!!!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to be posting about a few finishes I've

completed recently.