sight unseen, must have ...

EDITED: I just noticed, Anita has pictures from both of these publications .... check out Anita's Stitching Blog!!!

When I heard about the A Schoolgirl's Work from the Blackbird Designs blog, I wanted it. 
 Picked it up last week + have enjoyed it --- as for the patterns, I liked Hannah's basket .... then, I saw Rosebud Sachets and think if I ever get around to needlework --- that would be my first choice from the book.
After I get some tatting done ; )
 And, the Ornaments 2011 magazine is out ... picked my copy us this afternoon - and a copy for Mom.
 (Good to see you Kathy H! - w/o blog, who needs one to showcase her awesome Halloween stitching!)
 Back to orn mag ....I'm happy w/this issue. 
 Esp interesting - Shepherd's Bush, Janie Hubble Designs and Mosey n Me. Fun snowflakes + snow people. 
 Baffling to me - a coin purse, an Easter egg?

Doll and Bear Show

Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club
are sponsoring

Doll & Bear Show

Sunday, September 11, 2011

9am - 3pm


Porter County Expo Center
North East Corner of U.S. 49
and Division Road

Four miles South of U.WS. 30 on Rt. 49

Valparaiso, Indiana

Quilts on exhibit

If you get the chance, stop by Lockport, IL
and see the quilts on display.

It is four miles from 355 in Lockport, Illinois.

I visited Sunday afternoon + caught the presentation, too.

NANI friend, Lynn, had gone and said some nice things about the information + quilts in the gallery. I headed out there (oh my, they really need to fix 80).

The display is up thru September 16, 2011 ....

Did I mention the Yarn + Tea store next door to the gallery?

Or the Quilt Store on the Corner? Oh yes, visited those, too.

Found this perfect size
Art Bin at the Yarn Store.

Yes, the size 20 fibers
fit well!!!

People who knit have the best stuff!

Japanese Kimono

Web Site
LINK HERE

Japanese Kimono, 1915–1940: From Tradition to Ready-to-Wear
June 16–November 13, 2011
Galleries 57–59

The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404

Gifts from the Stitch Bitch

Anna, who blogs as
the Stitch Bitch,
recently posted:
At Long Last.

I was thrilled to be the recipient of her Souvenir de France project.

Anna has flawless stitches.
Oh my, I'm green with envy!
In her post, she said the fiber was
Rainbow Gallery's cashmere (I think it's violet).
The color is just beautiful.

This is the reverse side:

it has a pocket in the back
for scissors - and, the magnetic pin is so
kewl!
I've arranged the tiles a few times. Nice toy for this old fossil.

In addition to the beautiful eiffel tower + MoMA Pin,
she tucked in more gifts:

I know!
I'm so spoiled, I stink!

The quilted rectangle is awesome. I want to put it in my kitchen. Check out the beehive card! And The basket chart from BBD - will be a fun stitch. She even enclosed a few pins and trim for embellishments.

Thx Anna! Your pkg made my day!