Shout out to Faye (aka, Carolina Stitcher)

Well it has been far too long since I've posted here.  February ended up not being the best month for me, and March sure did seem to "come in like a lion" rearing his angry jaws.   But, now we're into double digits here already, and it's time I got out of this funky mood and back to my stitching!

First I really want to give a HUGE shout-out to Faye, whom many of you know as Carolina Stitcher from her wonderful blog.  If you haven't seen her blog, I encourage you to take a look!  (Better have some handkerchiefs ready, cause I promise you'll be drooling over her gorgeous finishing work!!)  

Here's a shot of the first project from Colonial Gathering Club.  This was suggested to be finished as a "Colonial Candle Pocket" by the designer, Plum Street Samplings.  However, I really knew I would probably not use it to carry candles, so I asked Faye if there might be a way to finish it as a pin keep. 

Well, she sure did not disappoint!   I absolutely love how she finished this for me - including a little pin all antiqued and rusted holding a little scrap of fabric.  I told Faye I think it's just too nice to risk keeping it next to my stitching spot where my Wheaten Terrier might mistake it as a TOY!  (He's not the gentlest of creatures when he has anything filled with stuffing in his teeth!)  So, for now, I have it sitting on a wall unit across from my stitching spot where I can see it and it's out of the grasp of Seamus.  

                                                 

And wait until you see Faye's work on the Little House sheep series! Or her Prairie Schooler Santa collection!  Honestly, her work speaks for itself, but I wanted to draw your attention to her blog in case you might have missed it before.  And if you happen to have any pieces that need finishing, you may just want to contact Faye yourself.  (Still can't believe I was actually toying with the idea of finishing this piece on my own - sans sewing machine or any finishing experience!) 

                             

Here's my latest "mini finish" of "A is for Anchor" by The Prairie Schooler.  I say "mini finish" because I now only need to stitch up B to Z to complete this project!  LOL!  I'm using DMC floss (one ply) on 36 count Fabric Flair Ivory evenweave for this project.  And tomorrow it's on to "B is for Blackbird" along with Jan and her group stitching this project over in Tasmania!  To give you an idea of the task ahead, take a look at the fabric I still need to fill! (Gulp) Time to get it back on the Q-snaps so I can pretend it's not that much stitching left.  ;-)  Happy Stitching! 

It's Hermit time again! Yahoo!

Here I was sulking earlier over a really Class-A CRUMMY week, 

when to my glee I happened to check out the blogosphere

and Bonnie so kindly reminded me... it's time for IHSW again!

Oh boy, do I need a nice weekend to crawl into my shell and just 

STITCH STITCH STITCH! 

For info on how YOU TOO can join in, check out Joysze's blog! 

I'm going to get started PRONTO!
Here's my very modest beginnings of The Prairie Schooler Alphabet series
I'm hoping to finish this first block during my hermitage!

"A is for Anchor"

The Prairie Schooler

DMC on Fabric Flair 36 ct Ivory

one ply over two

HAPPY STITCHING!

Big Haul o'Stash!

It's a dreary, rainy day here in South Florida, and I'm really hurting from my back, neck and hips. Plus, my friendly little kidney stones are still happy camping out inside me, it seems.  So what could be a better antidote to the crummy mood I'm in?  NEW STASH!  Today was a big haul. Almost feel like a mermaid who's found a shimmering shiny thingamajig to play with!

This is Mirabilia's newest design - Siren and the Shipwreck.  Now it's going to be extra hard to concentrate on my WIPs!  And what mermaid is complete without some BLING?

Lots of treasures and beads to embellish her! And if course shimmering Kreiniks as well. 

And what better way to chase away the gray rainy skies than to dream of a bright cheery Spring day? 

Hawk Run Hollow, take me away! 

Now if you just can't wait until next week, Marty over at www.stitchandfrog.com will

get these two new designs out in the mail to you if you catch her before she heads to Nashville! 

Tell her Kevin sent you! Ribbit!  

And I just can't seem to ever resist the charts from The Prairie Schooler. Four new designs just released, and I just had to get all four! Here they are: