Beautiful Thanksgiving

The weather has been much as our typical fall - in November - cold in the morning, warm in the afternoon, chilly in the evening! 

Here's my framed Anniversaries of the Heart by Blackbird Designs. It was framed by Stitch and Frame Shop.  I think it is beautiful, and I love it.  Started in 2011, and finished stitching in September 2016. 

32 ct Autumn Fields
finished size is about 23x30 

November 11 # 41

In the Garden
Heartstring Samplery

November posting

Here we are again...   

November 1 # 40

Your Treasure
Lori Markovic
PN&PS Winter

September 27 #39

Halloween Menagerie
Threadwork Primitives

September 24 #38

Add c

Autumn Keeper Pinkeep
Barbara Ana Designs
PN&PS (Fall 2016)

Behind Again

I've gotten behind again with the posting of finished pieces.  Let's catch up... 

August 15 #34

Pumpkin Farm #10
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

August 22 #35

Evergreen Lane #11
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

August 27 #36

Elizabeth Jane #12
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

September 9 #37

Bonus - Recorded Here from Elizabeth Jane
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

September 9, 2016 was the finish of the final chart in the Anniversaries of the Heart series.  With a little break, a few changes and revisions, here is the completed finish. 

Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields
finished stitched size is about 16 x 24

Sorrow

It is with great sorrow that I share my sweet Moma passed away on Monday, September 12.  Moma had a fall in November after which she retired from Walmart as a greeter.  In August she had another, less serious fall, but with her declining health she was not able to recover.  Her glaucoma had become so severe that she could barely see, and her osteoporosis greatly limited her mobility.  We were able to spend the last month together, with her teasing me about my constant stitching - still working on the same one?  I love her, will miss her, but am relieved that she is at peace.  On September 28, it will have been five years since my Daddy's passing.

Dog Days

This second week of August has been rainy and humid.  Just what the dog days of summer (July 3 - August 11) should be!

Happy that the new season of football is back!  The preseason may show us what's coming.

August 9 #33

Moonlight Visitor #9
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

August 2 #32

Clara Ellen #8
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

Peace * Love * Joy

Charlene in SC

Stitching in the Heat

Here we are, coming up to the end of July.  We celebrated my mom's birthday last weekend with dinner at a local Chinese food buffet.  She really seemed to enjoy it.  

Last year I said my focus this year would be completing Blackbird Designs, Anniversaries of the Heart.  It hasn't worked out that way, but at least one has been done, and another is on the q-snaps.  For anyone who isn't familiar, this was a 12-part series started in 2010 that was designed to recognize and honor various family members.  I chose to stitch each of them on one piece of 32ct Autumn Fields linen. I believe 30ct was recommended, but if  I were starting it now, it would be on 40ct...

July 24 #31

Swan Lake
Blackbird Designs
Anniversaries of the Heart
32ct Autumn Fields

I received this little angel - Christmas variety - from Sara this week.  Isn't she adorable - just stepped out of the choir.  Hop over to Sara's Facebook page, Triple S Crafts , to see more of her cute designs.  She is such a talented crochet artist.  

Hope you're having a great summer, getting a bit of rain once in a while, and staying cool.

Peace * Love * Joy
Charlene in SC

Mid-July Catch Up

Trying to keep up with my stitched pieces, so here we are again.

July 11 #28

1927 Henriette Barrat Sampler
Just Cross Stitch - April 2016
40ct Gretchen's Gray
Hand-Dyed Fibers by Dixie Samplar

July 16 #29

Quaker Berry - Berry Collection
Erica Michaels
40ct Whispering Mist
Hand-Dyed Fabrics by Dixie Samplar

July 18 #30

From Me to Thee
Scattered Seed Samplers
32ct Dirty Khaki
Dames of the Needle

Last year my friend Sara had a witch in tiny crochet.  She had lingered on my mind... Then recently she showed a tiny mermaid.  Couldn't stand it any longer!  I placed my order, and within days see what was in my mailbox! Link over to her facebook page Triple S Crafts, to see this and other things she does.  

 

Today is my DS birthday.  Our family tradition is that the person gets to choose their favorite meal.  We're having what we lovingly dubbed, A Pot.  It already has multiple names... Seafood Boil, Low-Country Boil, Frogmore Stew, and on and on.  Ours has crab legs, shrimp, red potatoes, corn, with spices and hot sauce.  Yummmm - getting hungry just thinking about it.  And his cake of choice - Pumpkin Bundt.  

Hope everyone is staying cool and getting in a lot of stitching, sewing, punching, or any of your other favorite things to do.  

Peace * Love * Joy
Charlene in SC