A stitchy Christmas card from last year

I received this as a Christmas card last year.  I finished making it into a little pillow this afternoon by finishing the blanket stitch.  I need to find a star for the top of one of the trees.  It must have gotten loose during the assembly of the pillow.  I really like the combination of green, burgundy and gold.

I think it will look nice on a bookcase or leaning up against 

something on a shelving unit.  

Shirley put an offer in on a house we looked at yesterday.  I hope things align and the offer gets accepted.  I honestly think her realtor is giving her some bad information.  We were told yesterday that there are 2 or 3 other people interested and he put in an offer $4,000.00 less than asking price.  I would have gone in $500.00 over asking just to made sure she gets it.  There is nothing else out there that she seems to be interested in.

Prairie Schooler - Button Up

I have wanted to stitch this for several years.  I finally found someone who was willing to lend the chart to me.  I want to get is stitched so I can return the chart to her ASAP.  After only a week of stitching this is what I have accomplished.

Stitched on 16CT Lambswool using DMC Floss

1st Stitch:  10/24/2017

I can't wait to get this finished.  I do think I am off to a good start.  I am going to rotate this piece with LHN Paul Revere and then hopefully Abigail Adams and then Patrick Henry.  I am still looking for backing fabric for the LHN American Patriots series since I am planning on finishing them as little pillows and displaying them in a basket.  I would also like to find a red, white and blue basket to display them in.

I did finally realize yesterday that I have a basket to display my Prairie Schooler Santas in.  It is a basket within a basket that I have had sitting in my dining room for years and I think it will be perfect for the 5 Santas I have finished.  I did sent another Santa to Vonna Pfeiffer, The Twisted Stitcher, to finish for me.  I have a couple of more stitched that need to be finished so I also need to get back to stitching the rest of them.  So much to stitch and so little time.  Makes it tough when I have to keep my stitching time curtailed because of  my sore finger on my left hand.  It does seem to hurt less since I have cut back on the amount of time I stitch.

I am off with Shirley later this morning to look at another house at Willow Run.  The one she really wants with a garage has been taken off the market.  No one seems to know what is going on there but every time there is an offer made the owner rejects the offer and then takes it off the market for a while.  Shirley has come to the conclusion that she will have to accept one that doesn't have a garage.  She doesn't have much time as settlement is scheduled for her log home on December 15.

I am off to get Bob up and have some breakfast.

Prairie Schooler 2007 Snowman Ornament

Designer:  Prairie Schooler

Project:  2007 Snowman Ornament

Fabric:  16CT Aida

Floss:  Called for DMC

First Stitch:  10/17/2017

Last Stitch:  10/20/2017

For:  Carlos - Emily's Fiancée 

They are coming home for Christmas and I couldn't give

Em and the rest of the family something and nog have

anything for Carlos.

Hope he likes it.

I strted stitching Prairie Schooler Button Up yesterday.  Got the 1st block stitched and that is the easiest block.  Now on to block 2.

Prairie Schooler 2015 Yearly Santa finished by Vonna Pfeiffer - The Twisted Stitcher

Beautiful finishing.  I have sent another Santa to her to finish.

These are the 2 PS Santas that Vonna has finished for me

this year.  I just sent her another on for finishing.

I really need to get busy and look for a basket I can use to

display them in.

I have started 2 more projects:  Little House of Needleworks - Patrick Henry and Prairie Schooler - 2007 Snowman ornament.  The ornament will be for Emily's Fiancé, Carlos, for Christmas since he and Em are coming to the States for the Holidays.  This morning I zig-zagged around the fabric for Prairie Schooler - Button Up and will start that as soon as I get the snowman finished.

Went to breakfast with the WOW gym group this morning.  We are suppose to go to dinner with Pete and Linda to an Indian restaurant.  Just don't know which one they want to go to yet.

Shirley's house is pending sale.  They are doing an inspection today so she should know soon.  She has also put an offer on a house in Willow Run.  Bob and I went through the Willow Run house on Monday.  It is nice but it is not perfect like Shirley had thought it was when she went through it a month or so ago.  She can make it nice but it does need a little work.

Joyful Expressioons - His Name is Jesus

I have stitched this for my oldest sister and will give it to her for her birthday next June,

Designer:  Joyful Expressions

Project:  His Name is Jesus

Fabric:  16CT Ice Blue Aida

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  08/02/2017

Last Stitch:  10/13/2017

For:  Barb on her 84th Birthday in June 2018

Halloween Stitching

I just finished the finishing on this little guy this afternoon.  Love this little guy,  Hopefully I will find some time to make more little fall/Halloween pillows to display in a basket at some point.

Designer:  Buzy Bobbins Blog

Project:  Ghost Coming Out of a Pumpkin

Fabric:  16CT White Aida

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  ?

Last Stitch:  10/07/2017

Made into a little pillow

For:  Me

Talked to my sister this afternoon and her house may be sold.  Actually there are 3 offers made but it sounds like one is really serious and she goes to talk the deal over with the realtor tomorrow morning.
And the unit she wants at Willow Run has not sold so we have an appointment to go look at it on Monday afternoon.  Looks like Bob and I may have a busy couple of months coming up.

Nathan Hale - Nathan Hale

This is my 28th finish for this year.  Now to be fair most of them have been smalls.

I have a big mistake in this but I don't think anyone but me would really notice.  This picture looks so washed out but the finished piece is really vibrant.

Designer:  Little House of Needleworks

Project:  Nathan Hale

Fabric:  16CT Dirty Auda

Floss:  Classic Colorworks

1st Stitch:   09/10/2017

Last Stitch:  10/04/2017

For:  Me

The next one will be Patrick Henry.  I would like to get His Name is Jesus finished before I start Patrick but I may not be able to wait.

Off to get the laundry done and to do a little cleaning.

The Cicket Collection - Boo For You

This is a freebie I got from their site.  I have stitched it twice and intend to give the little ornaments as gifts.

Designer:  The Cricket Collection

Project:  Boo Steps Out

http://www.cecricket.com/gift_design.html

Fabric:  16CT White Aida

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  09/29/2017

Last Stitch:  9/30/2017

For:  1 for Laura and 1 for Emily

There were a fun little stitch.  I just made them into simple little ornaments, nothing fancy.

His Name is Jesus WIP

I haven't posted about this WIP for a while so last night I took a picture and here it is.  Not a good picture but you get the idea.

This is a picture of how I am displaying some of my Fall/Autumn stitching.  I wish I I were as 

creative as some people are but while I am good at stitching I am not the best at decorating.

I have been decorating this morning.  I don't plan on getting everything out this year.  I have my left foot in a boot and it is hard to do a lot of things with east.  The reason for the boot is that I have had pain in my left foot for about 1.5 years now.  It doesn't get any better so the other day I went to the boot doctor.  There is a bone that goes across the top of the foot that has collapsed down towards the ou6tside of the foot and is now inflamed.  By wearing the boot and taking an ant-inflammatory medication he is hoping that the pain will go away. Bob and I are planning on going to France in September 2018 so I would like some relief from this pain for that trip.

OK off to do some more decorating.