Snow Days!

Hey, Friends!

Did you enjoy the snow day?  It was nice to stay home and stitch the day away.  We had a two-hour delay on Thursday, but I had another problem.  I was running a bath, and it stopped after about three inches of water in the tub!  Frozen pipe?  There was a tiny drip in the kitchen sink, but must not have been enough.  Thank goodness I hadn’t jumped in for a shower with hair soaked and soaped!!  May have been pipes to the water heater… anyway I turned it off.  Now I need to get home early to see if the water is thawed, and if I can relight it.  Hopefully!!  Everything turned out fine.  Pipes were thawed and the water heater lighting was a breeze! 

I started drafting this two weeks ago so the paragraph above was written January 21, I think.

We’ve had another snow event!  It snowed all day Tuesday, February 11, most of the day Wednesday, and they say Thursday - yes, it did, until after noon. Almost looks like my car is fully covered, doesn't it?  It has been some great stitching time for me! Also made some snow cream yesterday– yum! 

Did you happen to see This over at My Heartstring blog?  She’s describing the process of selecting for a new sampler.  Got me thinking about how much I love the colors of fibers in cotton and silk, the varying shades of linen, and even the combinations of fabric prints and solids.  Just as we stitchers love to scan and organize our charts, don’t we also love the other pieces of the project?  Many of you ‘would never’ make a change to the colors the designer chooses for a design, and it not be their perfection, but it makes the finished piece feel so much more my own when I do.   

I haven’t made any changes to the colors of Paulette’s Eliza Scattergood, but I did make a little change to the verse.  As you can see, I’m a little more than two thirds finished with this one, that I started on January 1, 2014.  Here's a little close up of some sweet motifs!

Pax really cut a wide path of cold and precipitation from the gulf up through Georgia, South and North Carolina, Virginia, and further north .  Many of you have already had more than your share of snowy weather.  I hope everyone in the path of this storm is safe and warm!

Happy Valentine’s Day, friends!  Sending hugs and blowing kisses!

 May 2014 be filled with Happy Stitching!

Peace♥Love♥Joy

Charlene♥SC

February should mean snow...

Hey, Friends!

I would like to collect the address and birth date of my cyber friends, so if you would, please email with Full Name, birthday, and postal mailing address.  I promise it’s only for my personal use – not to be sold or used for blackmail.  LOL 

 

To all my red loving friends, have you been to Modern Folk etsy shop?  They offer pdf cross stitch patterns there, and there are some beautiful ones.  

For the first time I noticed a consignment shop next door to the salon after getting my hair trimmed  Saturday.  There really wasn’t anything I had to have there, but the curtain to the dressing room was quite different.  I’d really love to show you, but why don’t I think to take pictures while out and about?  So many of you share your finds, but my mind goes blank!

I’ve been having fun stitching since we last talked.  First was “Endless Hearts” by ThreadworkPrimitives.   Doesn’t Nan design beautiful projects?  It is stitched on 36ct Toasted Coconut from the Tree of Life Samplings linens. This was the first time I stitched on this linen, and I do love it!  Great job, Jan!  If you want to try some, I believe you’ll have to email Jan.

Next is Lizzie*Kates “A Little Love.”  Again it’s stitched on 36ct Toasted Coconut using the recommended over-dyed fibers.  Fun stitching it was! 

Off to run errands, but there’s a little Birds of a Feather piece in the Q (snaps) to be shared next time.  

I’m excited that we’re having a little cool weather this weekend – there has really been NO winter, and I miss it.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you're having the kind of weekend you love!

  I'm grateful for the designing talents of others!

PeaceëLoveëJoy
and Happy Stitching
Charlene♥SC