Color Play ...

DONE!!!

I just saw The Southpaw Stitcher

has photo up, with details on the class.

Lucky

He is lucky to still be in the house.

He has a quick paw!

He was sitting on the desk for about an hour

before he grabbed the linen.

See how innocent he looks

right before he grabbed my needlework?

Maybe he just didn't like the camera.

Mr. Katt keeping me company while

I was choosing colors.

No damage done (whew)

This is Color Play, Part One

for the NANI class.

Not much stitching left to accomplish.

A Winner ....

My name was selected for

Lilla's Giveaway.   The tag she

creative arrived in today's mail.

Treat yourself by visiting

her blog, Just Lilla --- 

La vie en Rose by Lilla on Etsy ---

and/or, viewing her Pinterest boards.

Per Lilla's blog:

"Made the key or bag tag from old French paper"

to be used as a key tag or to adorn a back pack.

For now, I have the bag + 

tag hanging on my wall!

Here is what the back looks like:

Thank you Lilla!!!

Color Play

Not must needlework - here is the

current project ...

Color Play - Part One

for the May NANI Class.

It is apx 3" square

The four rectangles are not supposed

to be the same.

This is where I'm at .... 

This is where I was

This is how I started!!!   

Using DMC 722, 743, 798 and Old Willow Meloncholy overdye

on 30 or 32ct linen scrap.

Color Play, Part One .... etc.

Do you read (follow) Mary Corbet's Needle N Thread?    Did you see her post about the Embroidery Thread Storage .... how neat and organized she is?   And, she wanted comments .... well, I looked at my project

and didn't think commenting that my threads were housed in an empty stationery box would be appropriate ( + were a knotted up mess.)  Guess I'll never have the 'neat stitcher' award.   Most of my projects, that are tossed in a bag or box, look the same - kinda messy.   At the end of the day, I toss everything back to keep things safe from the fur babies.

(pictured above:  

Blackbird Designs - Reward of Merit Buttons + Pins.

The bird is just suspended in mid-air,

should look better when the flowers are

stitched in....   )

Above - my start on Color Play.

Pre (work) stitching for NANI's

class.   It is apx 3" square.   Needs more

diagonal rows added in all the colors.

Maybe this week-end ...

Giveaway Winner

.... is Gwen,

blogging at Shuttle, Needle + Paper.

You will also find Gwen's projects on

many group blogs (BBD, LHN, Quaker, Brightneedle)

and the 25 Motif Challenge blog.

Thank you for the comments + private e-mails.   Here is

my 'found' Blackbird Designs, WIP

Buttons + Pins

c.2008

(one of the Reward of Merit patterns).

It has been in the back of my closet for a very long time.

I blame it on the cat.   I am pretty

happy to find the bag, tho.   I knew I put it someplace!

Hoppy Easter!

 "The Bunny Hop" designed by Judy Whitman

JBW Designs c.1999

990th Post GIVEAWAY

We have a winner!

Gwen, blogging at

Shuttle, Needle + Paper

congrats - book will be mailed this week ; )

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I know!  How could I have 990 posts?

Thx for stopping by.

Somehow, I have TWO copies of 

The Union Quilters,

one of the fabulous books in the

Elm Creek series.

This is paperback, never read,

brand new, non-smoking home --

ready to travel.

Interested?  Leave a comment with a 

way to reach you via e-mail.

Drawing on Tuesday, April 10th

String-A-Long Quilt Show

String-a-Long Guild

put on quite a show!

Don't miss the 

photo album.

In addition to the fantastic quilts, the group had a 

wonderful flea market:

I bought a bag of Sunbonnet Sue notepapers + this charming softie.  

Bags of buttons for $1.  

And, imagine my delight to find Dillmont's Encyclopedia, brand new, $2.

I visited the SAL Member Boutique:

Found a charming angel softie for MIL.

The blue fabric bag for coupons (keeping in my vehicle).

And they had a few sizes of these awesome zipper bags --

I bought a small one + once home, was delighted it was the

perfect size for a ball of tatting fiber and a shuttle.

April First is ....

International Tatting Day.

Traditionally celebrated by

eating chocolates

and creating tatted lace.

I use a shuttle; however, there are

some beautiful tatted laces created with needles and hooks.

My tatted motifs can be found on

Stitches of Life II blog
L.A.C.E. Member Gallery  (photo album),

and

25 Motif Challenge blog.

And, seriously, my friend, Marianne and I are in the

planning stages for a Beginning Tatting and Kanzashi Flower

(with Kanzashi Clover-brand Templates) class

for the L.A.C.E. group.

I am grateful for those with blogs,

yahoo groups, e-classes, who take the time

to share their tatting knowledge.   

Enjoy tatting today.