This past week, Ayden went to school Monday. That is it. The rest of the week he was on SNOW days!! Perfect time to do a little homework every day. Get a science experiment in. Have a snow ball fight! Be silly as a family!! Loved. it. to. pieces.
A few posts or more back I told ya'll about the
Daisychain ABCs Sampler from Alicia Paulson. Well, I started her up and these are some progress shots.
I used Warm and Natural batting on the back of the Kona to help stabilize my stitching and also to hide the thread on the back. Works like a charm. Instead of crewel wool, I dug into my
Presencia perle cotton thread.
Alica Paulson's pattern calls for a variety of stitches to not only, keep you on your toes, but to keep it interesting!
Color is key here and I love being able to play with all my perle cotton in one sampler. The threaded back stitch for the letter "C" is one that I have not participated in thus far. I like it more and more!
Lots and lots of good practice with detailed instructions for each letter makes it all the more relaxing.
Last night I was able to create the stitches needed for "D" and "E."
Two letters a day is a pleasant pace for me. Satin stitch galore for the "e" but so bold in cyclamen pink! "D" is in lavender.
Somehow I had forgotten about a fabric designer that is dear to me. A fellow blogger had mentioned her on her blog the other day and i felt the need to go check out her new blog.
Sandi Henderson's to be exact. Then I joined her over on
Instagram. Yep you can find me over there too. Anyway, while over at Sandi's neck of the woods, I discovered some free valentine envelope print offs!! They are SEW darn cute and dainty! They make you want to celebrate! I printed off a few and decided that one will be designated to a friend and the other two are for teacher's of Ayden. So go get your free envelopes!
Maybe while you are cutting out your Valentines, you can head on over to
qnntv.com for a sneak peaky at
Katy Jones of ginger Monkey new
Quilt Monkey program?!! She is doing a fantastic job!!! As soon as I knew she was going to have a show on QNNTV, I went right over and signed up for the year! Tons of quilting shows to view whenever you want!!!! Just wanted to share with ya'll!!!!
***Looks like I have 2 more weeks to go before Jade gets here!!!!! The waiting game begins!!!!
May your week be filled with joy and stitching!
Sara
