A new winner

Hi everyone.  It will be a week tomorrow and I've had no response from the kit winner who is also no-reply.  I think it's enough time, so Random generated another winner.  When I enter the names, I have Random scramble them and then I print the list in case something like this would happen and I need it again.  So.  The new winner is Sharon Ruffner - also no-reply!   Sharon - email me with your address please!  The other winners' charts have been mailed, and after explaining to the postal clerk that Portugal is not in Brazil, I hope Mónica gets hers!

Edit - Krissy was the original winner and left a comment here that she did contact me.  I never received the email from her!  She replied to the new post email that is sent to followers and those are all noreply@blogger.com.  She didn't know it doesn't go to the blog owner and I had no way to contact her.  I guess I will be sending out two kits!!

 

Here's rocking Bud, and Nitzy watching Bud the raccoon eat a slice of bread in the background.

I'm working on Eliza and will be doing my first group of Lazy Daisy stitches.  They look easy enough.  I purchased a small finished reproduction sampler last night for the first time.  I would have liked to stitch it myself but it's from an old SANQ that I don't have, and it was really reasonable.  As soon as it comes I'll show you.

That's all.  Hopefully Sharon will contact me and I can mail this package before it gets misplaced in the upheaval!

Enjoy your weekend - stay safe.

Thanks for visiting.

 

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Pear XI - one more to go!

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Hi everyone.  This July pear has the start of the Declaration of Independence's most quoted line....

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.






 

I say, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all women are not created equal, that those endowed with menopause have unalienable rights, that among these are confusion, memory loss, unexpected emotions, girth growth, loss of eyebrows, new facial wires hairs, sweat, the right to bitch for no reason, limitless chocolate, and most of all, the unalienable right of indecisiveness.

Therefore....

 

 you have the right to choose your own 1776 design.

I cannot.

The chart is for the basic and you can easily modify to your preference.  It's under the Pears tab.

 

I mentioned a gift from Miss Shirlee and here it is.

How cool is this?  She added a slice of bread in her hand to feed the stag.  This is me!!!!  Without the bun and the boobs.

I have searched her seams, with magnifiers, and cannot find the hand stitched closure. Seriously.  How the heck she does this so perfectly is beyond my patience and skill.    Thank you again my friend ~ a treasure.

Here is what's happening after the storms in my backyard today.  Peace.  For now anyway!!  The new kid (#4) is an unneutered male, and my Bud may accept him, but #4 doesn't hang around after eating.  Typical unneutered male of any kind.

He eats more than my 100# Lab did.

That's it!  Gotta get moving.

Have a wonderful and safe day...

thank you for visiting!

 

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Checking in

Hi all.  I've been working on the pear for July and I'm sure you know by now that I continually change things.  I really thought this would not be the case for XI, but colors and placement took most of two days.  By the time I finished, we had heavy rains and darkness so I couldn't take a good photo of the fabulous birthday gift from Miss Shirlee.  Tomorrow for sure.  I will have a few tags then too. 

 

I do want to show you how close I came to the linen's left edge!  I stitched three pears all on the same piece of linen and didn't bother measuring.  Yes, I waste a lot of time but it's not until I see it finished that I realize a change is needed.  I used woven fusible facing this time, front and back.  Certainly helps prevent raveling.  I get a lot of emails about finishing the pears and using the template with the center line, held up against a light, is the best method.  This time I took a few photos of the seam pressing.  When you press the backing to the center, you can see where the bulk is and where the trimming should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will be posting the chart as soon as I get it in the computer file, but here's what it looks like.  I'm really anxious to get back to Eliza, but I will have an even bigger house mess soon.  I SO love the new floss hanger.  It's always there, in order, and I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner.

Hope you're having a good week.  Thank you for the birthday wishes.  Unfortunately, my cousin did not come home.  They are fitting her leg with a brace and maybe next month it will happen.  Be back tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting!

WINNER"S"

HIYA!!!  Thank you all so much for participating in this giveaway.  It took a while because after entering all the names earlier, I lost IE and it started over without the names!!!  Entered them all again and after Random.org mixed them up and pulled a number, Krissy G came out as the winner for the sack kit.  What I didn't tell you, is that I am also pulling two other names for the chart only.  They are Mónica Silva, and Debi.  So everyone, please send me your address and I will get this in the mail tomorrow.

Thank you all so much again!!!

Some women like jewelry...

and I prefer old wood and rust.   Patti knows this and that's exactly what she presented to me for my birthday.  She really knows how to decorate in a primitive style and has an old hook on her door which I love.  So she came to see my mess and brought this...

 a fabulous rusty hay/bale hook.  So I played for quite a while, hung it upside down over a door, and ended up with my rusty paint can on a post.  She also gave me a sock darner in the same shape as my mom's, which I rarely see.  Mom's is the top right and my gift is bottom right.

 

 Thank you thank you thank you Patti!  She such a great girl and could use your prayers once again.

 

No one commented that they have used the Alene fabric tape, so I will buy it, give it a try, and report. 

 

 

Here's Eliza - I'll be starting the big bottom soon and there are satin stitches and lazy daisy in that area.  Yes, that's a binder clip you see holding the excess linen.  Quicker and safer than a safety pin.

 

 

 

 

 

  And I have a perennial that was given to me by a friend who has passed, and I don't know the name.  It's the brightest, clearest yellow.  It makes new buds beneath the bloom and continues this way for a month.  At night, they close.

That's all I got.  I'll be back tonight with the winner of the kit.  I have all the names entered and will wait till the last minute to scramble and draw.  Just in case a hot flash disrupts my memory, I'm setting the timer.

Later!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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Sampler Sack

Hello everyone.  If you are interested in purchasing the Sampler Sack chart, here are the details.

 

Price is $10.00 including US shipping.  International price is $12.00 including shipping.

 

Please send payment through Paypal to samplersandsantas@gmail.com. 
Note added - it seems Paypal is not listing addresses when you pay - please type your address in the note section or email it to me.

 

For check or money order payment, contact me at the above email address and I will send instructions.

Approximate size of stitched area is 4 3/4" x 11 1/2" on 30 count linen.
Stitch count is 171 H x 69 W

 

Thanks for your interest!

 

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