Spring Blizzard - Stitch Time!

Well, here is a few pictures of what it looks like outside my window this morning! I am supposed to be heading out to the lake tomorrow for my summer job at the campsite and this morning I woke up to a severe winter storm warning and this outside! Look at my trailer - doesn't that look cold?! DD had a final exam today and neither she nor DH could get to the city. The roads this morning were covered with about six inches of slush and driving was impossible. The winds are from 60 to 90 kilometers per hour and the snow is still coming down and expected to last all day. The weather channel says we will be getting upwards of 30 cm! So, since I am basically all packed up and ready to go - nothing to do today but stitch and play! I'm a little disappointed as DD and I were heading to the city and after her exam we were going shopping and DS and family were taking me out to Red Lobster tonight after I had spent a few hours trailing through the Quilt Canada 2010 quilt show and merchant mall. Ahhh... the best laid plans of mice and men....

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Annie said…

Mother Nature seems very confused. Doesn't she know it's almost May? Hope it melts quickly.

April 29, 2010 at 1:41 PM

Giveaway Day! (CLOSED)

I am very happy to be joining in the Giveaway Day through Sew, Momma, Sew . I have chosen to share one of my finds from a shopping trip, or treasure hunts as I think of them. This is an antique sewing box - I could not resist it when I saw it for sale! Were you able to guess the item from the sneak peek earlier in the week? The box itself is fairly small, 8 inchs X 6 inchs and 4 inches high (20 cm X 15 cm and 10 cm high). From my research it is of Asian origin. Inside the sewing box is lined with hand-painted silk. The inside of the lid features a neat little needlebook. In the bottom of the sewing box there are more beautiful hand-painted blossoms and an attached pincushion. I hope you are as charmed by this little box as I was when I found it and that you will enter my giveaway. I will be pleased to mail internationally so everyone is invited to enter. To enter, visit my Etsy shop and then come back and leave me a comment telling me which item you like best. Feel fr

Save the Stitches Finished!

I finally finished my "Covid Project"! I worked on Elizabeth Almond's beautiful blackwork sampler design, "Save the Stitches" for much longer than I would like to admit... I have to say though that it was very satisfying every step of the way. I have not been able to concentrate on stitching in any significant way for some time now due to chronic pain and the dullness that the pain meds cause but having finished this piece gives me hope for my stitching future. I also love the framing which was lovingly done by MJ of "Art Effects" in High River, Alberta.

BAS Week 35 - Bullion Stitch

This time the BAS Challenge is a stitch that can be used in either seams or motifs. It is an incredibly versatile stitch once you learn it. I put off learning the bullion stitch because I found it very intimidating, but I have to say that once I got the hang of it I have had a lot of fun with it. The possibilities are almost endless..... bullion roses... ... figures like watering cans... ...Christmas puddings... ... this little robin and worm - my personal favourite!... ....romantic hearts filled with roses... ... even a beehive and little bees.... ... or baby rattles! See, the possibilities really are endless! Now that I hope I have you inspired with ideas, here is the scoop on this stitch. It is simply a glorified french knot! There is an excellent video tutorial on Mary Corbet's Needle'nThread blog in her Video Library of Stitches. Mary has also written very good information and tips in this post. You can also check out Sharon B's Dictionary of Stitches

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