Back from the framer

I went to my LNS last Wednesday for the monthly Wednesday stitch group and she had the two stitched pieces I took in last month all framed.  The Map of France is for Bob and will hang in our office with all the other Paris/France pictures.  Fall Y'all is for us.  I have been trying to get more Fall instead of Halloween in my house so this will fit in just fine.

Map of France by Sue Hillis

Fall Y'all by Lizzie Kate

Lizzie Kate - December Stamp

Just finished making this into an ornament this morning.  It is my 32nd finish for 2016.  You must understand that I do lots of ornament sized projects.

Designer:  Lizzie Kate

Project:  December Stamp

Floss:  GAST, WDE, DMC

Fabric:  16CT Antique Ivory

Started:  11/04/2016

Finished:  11/13/2016

For:  Me - It will hang on my ornament tree

Em gets her Map of Spain

My Great-niece Emily spent her Junior year of college in Spain as an exchange student in Spain.  Then after she graduated from college she went back to Spain and spent 3 years there getting her Masters Degree in Linguistics.  She came back home in August and has been looking for a job.  Well she got one and will be leaving for Barcelona, Spain next Monday to start her new job the following Monday.  This past year I stitched The Map of Spain for Em for Christmas this year.  Since she was here over the weekend to see her Grandmother her Mom and I decided it would be a good time to give her the present.  She loved it.

Me and Em with The Map of Spain

Some more finished projects.

I finished stitching 2 more projects this week.

Designer:  Lizzie Kate

Project:  Fall Y'all

Fabric:  16CT Orange Sherbet from Sassy's Fabric

(I wish she would start dying and selling her fabric again, I love stitching on it)

Floss:  GAST

Started 10/2/2016

Finished:  10/14/2016

For:  Me

I will take it to Just Cross Stitch on Wednesday to get it framed.

Designer:  The Cricket Collection (freebie)

Project:  Kiss of  the Mummy

Fabric:  14CT White Aida

Floss:  DMC

Started:  10/12/2016

Finished:  10/19/2016

For:  Finished into an ornament and sent to Jessi in Scotland

I have been sick for the past week.  I got up last Sunday morning in Lancaster coughing.  I just thought it was allergies.  By Monday morning I felt horrible.  I ploughed through the day because Susan was here and she had some things she had to do and asked me to go along with her.  I did but by the end of the day I felt miserable.  She was suppose to stay until Wednesday morning but I told her it would be better for both of us if she left Tuesday morning .  I didn't want her to get sick.  I am finally starting to feel better but I am still coughing.  Today is a rainy, blustery day here so I am spending the day reading and playing on the computer.  Talked to Barb for a little while.  She has finally decided that it is time for her to give up cutting her own lawn and plans on hiring someone to do it for her next spring. After all she is 82 years old.

2 Small Finishes

I finished 2 small ornaments for my Fall/Halloween tree.

Designer:  Blueladie Designs

Project:  September 2015 Doodle from her Newsletter

Fabric:  14CT White Aida

Floss:  DMC

Started:  10/10/2015

Finished:  10/11/2015

For:  my Fall/Halloween ornament tree

Designer:  Lizzie Kate

Project:  October Stamp

Floss:  16CT Lambswool Aida

Floss:  DMC

Started:  10/03/2016

Finished:  10/11/2016

For:  my Fall/Halloween ornament tree

I can't believe that these are the 29th and 30th completions I have had this year.  Honestly most of them were ornament size but still that is a lot of stitching.

Sisters at the beach in Ocean City, NJ

A couple of weeks ago my sisters and one niece went to Ocean City, NJ for a girls long weekend.

Here is a picture of me and my sisters.

Barbara, Shirley and Iris

The Prairie Schooler - 2006 Yearly Santa

Designer:  The Prairie Schooler

Project:  2006 Yearly Santa

Fabric:  14CT Tea-dyed Aida

Floss:  DMC

Started"  07/16/2016

Finished:  08/30/2016

For:  Me

I am now working on Lizzie Kate's Fall Y'All. I also have a Lizzie Kate October Flip-It Stamp kitted up and ready to start.