It's Still Hot in the South!

The mail has been delivering some fun goodies to the house lately. Let me share! I received another order from MyVintageNeedleArts over at Etsy! I just love love love her Aida fabrics! Such a wonderful selection and beautiful colors! I still order my stand by Aidas but these fabrics give me the choice of linens without the headaches of stitching on linen! LOL.

I decided to splurge and spoil my feminine side by ordering several pairs of earrings at AutumnEquinox and NaturallySterling over at Etsy. I know I can wear their earring without concern. It's always nice to find a company you can trust.

I got a package full of DMC in various shades of blues for the restart of Faith by Heartstring Samplery. I was hoping to start on this one while at this infusion but it looks like it may wait for my last infusion of this year.

I got some more stitching done on Creation Sampler while at infusion #2 but not enough to share. I will post an update next time.Two more infusions to go.

Here is the recent update on Catharine Dickenson by Scattered Seed Samplers. Isn't she full of character!

I like to mix my family history and stitching. There were many women in my family that stitched in one form or another. Needlepoint, quilting, embroidery, knitting, crochet, plain ol sewing and so much more!  I am so proud to be a part of that legacy and carry it on with my stitching! I like to look through designs and wonder if it looks like something one of my ancestors might have stitched! Of course, all samplers are someone's family history!  My cousin found a new family picture for me to put out on the shelf. This is my Grandma's aunt Cindy. What a great find and treasure! I can't help but wonder what kind of needlework she did, if any.

Until next time may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.

Summer Rolls On

I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th with lots of good food, fun games, family and friends! It was fairly quite around here except for the fireworks that would go off usually at night. I just stayed up till all the noise calmed down enough to fall asleep!

I am still stitching away on Catharine Dickenson 1840. She seems to take on more personality with each line. Right now I am close to stitching a line and half of initials. I am guessing they are the initials of her family members since most of them end with a D letter. The last two end with E so they could be her maternal grandparents. Just a guess. Many designers include some history of the original sampler and stitcher but it is fun to try to look beyond that.

I don't buy much jewlery for myself especially earrings. My ears are so sensitive, my earrings must be made of quality materials. There are only a few places I will buy my earrings from. I found a pair last week in my birth stone. I prefer the turquoise stone to the gem stone. I found these at NaturallySterling at Etsy.

Ann Pegg 1877 by The Scarlett House finally arrived! I had bought the threads but could not find the chart anywhere! Tanya assured me that none of her charts ever went OOP and it could be ordered. Just knowing that she is kitted up and among friends in my stash makes me feel happy.

Even though I tell myself that I won't buy anymore designs until I get my stash down, it just doesn't happen! I have a nice handful of samplers in my shopping cart! Someone once said that cross stitching and buying the supplies were two separate hobbies! How true! So my Stitching Bucket List just gets bigger and bigger! What the heck! It makes me happy.

I had mentioned that I was going to hold off completing Creation Sampler until my infusion but I would be able to finish before my 4 rounds were complete. I have re-kitted Faith by Heartstring Samplery to take in for the rest of the infusions I have chosen 18ct Aida Irish Cream Hand Dyed by My Vintage Needlearts on Etsy. She has added a lot of new colors too. I will be using a variation of blues through out the design.

Until next time may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.