Monthly Mania: April

I finished it. I used 32-count lambswool linen. WDW Cocoa; WDW Beige; WDW Onyx for bsing; WDW Chablis; WDW Kudzu [border]; WDW Juniper [lettering].

c.2000 Heart in Hand



Stitching bunnies is quite fun!!!

She keeps me entertained!

Walked into my kitched & see she is tired of her Clementine Box : )
"Leave me alone"

I am nearly done with an older Bent Creek pattern. Maybe get a pic up tomorrow.

Needlework Show

The Needlework Show opens at 1pm -- and, I'm staying off line waiting for call-backs.

Alex had a job interview yesterday - supposed to hear back in the next couple of days.

Nick did ok in his interview, was hired & starts on Thursday. YAY!

So, keeping off the computer ... keeping the phone lines open.

The Needlework Show Link
http://needleworkshow.com/

No Stitching . . . been reading

I have been enjoying these Elm Creek Quilts Novels. I'm not sure how many there are in the series; however, I know the new one is on the NYTimes Best Seller's List.

There is a very nice web site with quilt block patterns, book news, blog by author, block-of-the-week, etc. Web Site Here. I enjoyed reading the Sugar Camp Quilt book best. The other two I read were very good, too.

No complaints with the weather this week-end. It is perfect!!! Nice breeze, sunny, 70s, how awesome!

queen stitch

Sue, stitcherw said she was "looking forward to seeing your queen stitches. Those are so lovely looking, however, they are the one stitch (in addition to french knots) that I can never seem to get to look right."

Sue, I've got a photo to share with you of some stitch samples I made up a couple years ago. I was practicing the queen stitches & was using strawberry motifs I found in sampler books. IMO - using ONE strand of silk or perle cotton creates a more even stitch than cotton floss. I like using silk. The coverage is very good!



There may be other bloggers with more tips. I practice them before adding them to a sampler.

BEFORE I FORGET TO ASK .... Does anybody have a good recipe for corn bread??? I am a terrible baker & would like to give up using mixes all the time. I tried a recipe this morning & ended up with a brick. See link here. My son, Nick & daughter, Tori seem to get the knack of baking. Why can't I??