Black Friday...

I am going to post one of my oldest, most wanted, coolest, 1988 patterns that I never gave up on starting.  It is called Pumpkins at Dawn, and had so many 3/4 and 1/4 stitches with mixed thread ever!!  Only 3"x 4" mounted on foamcore paper, I display it on an tiny easel.  Why didn't I use overdyed thread?  I just didn't think about it at the time.  Next time, oh yes.  Anyway, I finished it, and still love it.  So it will be my Black Friday contribution. The magazine was The Country Stitch monthly Oct. 1988 and does not give a designer's name for this pattern.
Now I actually did purchase a few pieces of floss today, but mainly visited with my girlfriend and baked a few goodies.  I want to show you my new Christmas ornaments that are cross stitched themed.  They are empty plastic pieces, that you can fill with anything that fits.  I am putting my ORTS (old ragged threads) and some other sewing bits.

 I also collect vintage salt cellers, so this is where some of my threads end....

That's all for today, will chat more later.  Off to stitch again, Kathy

It is nearly Thanksgiving, and I am so thankful....

Thankful that I have a new blog and one follower...(grin)  Thankful for all of you who take the time to look and read this. Thankful that I have a few finished pieces to show.  Thankful that I made out at Michael's 25% off everything sale...and I still have a few numbers of floss they didn't have...(grin)
Guess what I will be doing on Thanksgiving besides eating.  Yes, winding those new flosses onto cards.  Wonder if I can get the guys to help me.  Son is cooking turkey, I just have to bring the pies.

So here's a few photos...Cheetah top and bottom finished...sewing it together took a few hours.

Got buttons at JoAnn's and have to decide which ones...then make a few tassels, and one gift finished...Yeah!

Starting the next project...pulled threads, chart all ready....here are the photos I took in progress.

Happy Stitching....Kathy

Moving along down the road....

I am going to show off some of the miniatures that I bought years ago... It is always fun to see what I have tucked away since I stored most of my miniature items.  My big doll house was collecting dust faster that I could say "Jackrabbit"...  So here are a few more.

Annelle Ferguson is a great miniature crossstitcher and I was thrilled to be able to purchase two of her fabulous samplers.  Since black is so hard to stitch on, these are extra special to me.  They measure 1 3/4" by 2" including the frames.  She did not date her
s but I bought them in 1993.  I wish I had asked her more about these.  She has numbers, but I don't know what they mean.

Here is another mini, only 1" square including the frame...Caren Garfen from London...dated 1993.

Now I must include a few old samplers that I had a few friends make for me.  One is by my daughter aged 6 at the time in 1988, and my sister, Jerri, who died from Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS. 

She did cross stitch all her life, even with only one eye.  I am so glad I have her sampler!  Sad to say, my daughter has not done any more cross stitching...Perhaps one day!

Happy stitching and I'll see you later, Kathy