Stitching Through Time...

Last weekend was a bevy of excitement as I headed off to Celebrations of Needlework,  in Nashua, New Hampshire, to share in every stitcher's joy of needlework classes and a fabulous stitcher's mall of vendors from around the country.

I was a very spoiled girl indeed, having the priviledge of going with two of my stitching girlfriends on Friday, and then again on Saturday with my dear husband, Bruce, who is also a needlwork enthusiast, and another stitching girlfriend.  Oh joy of joys!  It was such fun, pouring over all of the newest designs and stitching goodies from a multitude of vendors from around the country, in attendance there, and so much fun meeting up with several other stitching friends there too!

Here is some of my newly acquired stitching stash.  The photo doesn't do justice to these wonderful designs, but I am very excited about deciding which one will be first to be stitched!


Then, this week, much to my surprise, look at the wonderful gifts that arrived in the mail from Penny!  I had admired her finished 'Clara Pritchard's Posies' pillow, and she very kindly offered to send it to me.  I was so overwhelmed by her generosity to, send me the design, these beautiful Simply Shaker threads, as well as these little packages of my favorite teas, and a really unique Plant-It Chamomile seeds card!  Thank you so much, Penny!

This handmade 'Chamomile' Plant-It herb card, has Chamomile seeds, embedded within the paper. After thoroughly soaking the  paper in water, you tear it up and plant the bits of paper in the ground or a pot, out of direct sunlight, water it regularly and watch the little seedlings begin to germinate!  This is truly so unique!  Love it!

More progress this week on 'May' Wordplay, by With Thy Needle.  I think that my favorite part is o the little woman with her watering can behind the white picket fence.  Hope to finish it up this weekend, and assembly next week:)


And now, for my most daring pursuit......  My dear friend, Janet, who was vending at Celebrations, urged me to consider trying one of Teresa Layman's "knotty" designs.  Janet is very enthusiastic about her "knotty" works, and convinced me to purchase a design and give it a go, with her help, of course:)

Yes, I know..... Call me 'crazy' to want to stitch all of those teeny tiny little knots, but this design just captured my heart and I just had to have it.

Here is my progress so far.  I'm so proud of all my little neatly placed knots:)  Of course, I have 'miles to go' before this little beauty is finished, but that is all part of the fun, after all.
So, as you can see, I have lots to keep me busy for quite a while.  


The sun is starting to peek from behind the cloudy skies, and maybe it will be a nice day after all, though the temps are still in the 40's here.  So typical of our New England spring weather though.  Tomorrow promises to be a sunny, blue sky kind of day and a little warmer.


Blessings in abundance to you wherever you are today, until next time, dear friends.  Thank you for all of your wonderful visits and comments.  They really do mean so much to me!