Ann Grimshaw finish!

Finished her in December and framed in January.


32 ct Navy Bean (because I can't see 40 or 36 ct as well!) and Vikki Clayton Silks (what else??!!) Indigo Ocean. This has to be the most enjoyable stitching I have ever done.






A close up of the frame which is amazing! This picture doesn't do it justice.

Stash! Again!

Lovely week for stash....I bought some Lakeside Linen from another stitcher off of Vikki Clayton's forum. It arrived Wednesday. Another order from Holland arrived with the Sarah Moon chart. And then yesterday, the silks for the Sarah Moon arrived. The spools are also from Vikki Clayton. I have been stitching alot this summer, and that will change with the beginning of school. Let's hope I continue to make stitching a priority. Quilting will need to occur this fall as well, cutting into the free time that I have.

What a beautiful weekend this has been. No humidity! Love it. Unfortunatly, we had planned a girl scout trip today...to the movies!! We truly anticipated the heat and humidity to be present and seeing Hairspray was the way to keep cool. At least the girls will have fun! They really haven't seen each other all summer as a group.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Stash!!

This is the order of Vikki Clayton silks I received in the mail today. This is for the Houses of Hawk Run Hollow. I have many of the silks, but need to round out my colors. I think I have most of the colors now, not that I going to have time to stitch the thing. I really love the design and wish I could spend an hour each night on just that. But alas, sleep, eating, laundry, work, all those pesky things that get in the way keep me from finding my bliss.





These are the mystery spools sent to me by Vikki. She has "bbo boo " spools that she lets you buy at very reduced prices. They are typically wonderful. She spends many hours trying to get the right "recipe" for a particular color. Right now she is working on batches of overdyed and variagated flosses. So, I reap the benefits. I see lots of quakers in my future with several of these colors. Aren't they great?

I have started my Beatrix Potter a couple of days ago. Here is the progress. (Remember I am a serial starter...)

More stash arriving yesterday.....if you can't stitch...buy stash!

Mail call yesterday

This is a haul from the mail lady yesterday. They are all vikki clayton hand-dyed silks. You can check her out at her web site, hand-dyedfibers.com Her silks are wonderful.

Enjoy!
Karen