Carmie's Update..

Hi everyone, 

Carmie has  again asked me to post a progress pic on her behalf as she is still in the process of entering the exciting new world of owning a tablet and hopes to be able to post pics herself soon.

This is the latest news on her tablet purchasing:

"Sun [day] I went to teach my grand daughter Jazmin how to make apple pies. She's the one helping me with the tablet. She has it narrowed down for me I should be picking one up next week-end if nothing comes up."

That is great news, Carmie.  Here is her previous progress pic...

Sampler from the cover of Cross Quick premier issue. Aug/Sept 1988, Carmie told me that she has been waiting a very long time to start this sampler!

... and here is her latest progress pic...

This is one very cute Americana design, Carmie.

hugs, Kaye

I have photos of an original design in the works (copyrighted by me) (bottom photo)  as well as somethings that I had finished this year (but stitched a while ago).  First photo is something that I stitched (and adapted) for my DAR chapter.  The next two photos were things for me and were finished items as flat folds.

Carmie's update...

Hi everyone, Carmie has asked me to post a progress pic on her behalf as she is in the process of entering the exciting new world of owning a tablet and hopes to be able to post pics herself soon.

Sampler from the cover of Cross Quick premier issue. Aug/Sept 1988, Carmie told me that she has been waiting a very long time to start this sampler!

Great progress so far, Carmie,

hugs, Kaye

Liberty Starburst....

Hi fellow Americana Afficianados,

I thought it was about time that I showed you my latest patriotic start...  .... It is called "Liberty Starburst" by Summer House stitche workes ...

While I am finding the fine count of linen a bit tricky to stitch on at times (I know, I know, I am being a wimp complaining about 32 ct linen when so many of you stitch on far higher counts but you must remember that I often stitch smalls like this on the train during my commute to and from work!) I am loving the way it is stitching up.  I am over three-quarters done and I hope to have it finished over next weekend.

Have a great week, everyone,

hugs,

Americana Sampler

Found my magazine with the sampler I wanted to do, yeah! Started it on the fabric I thought I wanted didn't care for it so now I'm on my 3rd start, LOL! They say the third time is the charm so I hope I like this fabric. It's not as dark as the one shown but I'm trying to work from my stash. Next week-end I will be at my daughter Erica's to babysit hope she can post some pics for me.
I was looking at tablets last night the salesperson said I could take pics and post with it. The pic one of my other daughters took last week-end never showed up in my e-mail. It was of my Santa.
Stitch on friends!

Hello friends,

I can't believe it myself but I actually pulled out one of the projects I want to stitch for this SAL and stitched on it. It's the America Sampler by Jean Farish. Meanwhile I looked it up in my stitching diary and it says that I last stitched on it back in 2005. That's quite a while, even for me, lol. And I completed five new states.

This SAL thing definitely seems to work :) And I just hope that the motivation lasts.

Happy stitching!