First I would like to wish you a Happy Memorial Day. I hope that you are having a warm, dry and safe Holiday weekend. Please remember all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, along with all the men and woman who are defending this great country of ours today and everyday. God bless you all and keep you out of harm's way.
A few weeks ago I had another birthday. The older I get the faster they seem to come around. I received some lovely gifts from my friends. One of those gifts came from Margaret in Spain.
Inside the package I found several wrapped goodies and a card that looked good enough to eat. I don't know if blogger is having a bad day or is just having a little tantrum!! Or heaven forbid is it me?? This is my first post since all the changes have made to improve blogger. So far I am not impressed. My pictures downloaded much faster but I am not sure what happened to all of them. They are among the missing. Anyway, I will try to continue. Is anyone else having these problems. Pictures and words just go where ever they want to!! I have lost control here too!!!
Below is a Couch Companion that Margaret made using French General fabric. Here it is closed.
And opened.
The outside.
Inside there are several little pockets to keep my treasures.
On the other end there are bigger pockets to slide your floss or ruler in.
There is a pincushion in the center. My family will really enjoy not getting stuck by needles that are left in the arms of chairs when I am stitching. They thank you Margaret!
Next is The Fancy Brown Sewing Pouch by Stacy Nash. I love this. I had the pattern and the supplies to make this one for myself. Isn't it lovely? Thank you so much Margaret. Here is the front.
Here is the back. There is a button on each side attaching the strap.
Below are some little pillows and pincushions that Margaret also made. The first one is for my birth month. I love Lily of the Valley. Now I have lost the the picture of the backside of the May pillow. OMGoodness I am not happy. I will get a picture of the back because I love the fabric that Margaret choose to finish it with .
This next on is by Shepherds Bush. I love SB!!!
The back side. It is as cute as the front. Now who could stick a pin in that little cutie?
Last but not least is the cutest little bunny. He is just the sweetest. I had also purchased this pattern and had the supplies ready for this project. I guess that Margaret really knows me well. I have told her that I believe we were friends in another life or maybe we were even related!
I have all my little cushions displayed in a small, old wooden drawer with a doily. I have them sitting right by my stitching cha
Thank you so much Margaret. I just love everything that you made and will treasure them always.
I have been spending way to much time on Pintrest of late. I find it so inspiring. Too inspiring maybe. If that is possible. Below are two projects that I found there and had to make. The first is a tall canning jar with a doily glued on the front of it. I added a couple of decorative things that I had on hand and some ribbon to dress it up a bit. I have a battery operated candle inside that lights up every nigh for five hours and then shuts off. I love it at night. I will have to take a picture of it this evening.
This next project I fell in love with. It is a photo holder. I saw it made in a silver creamer. I was unable to find a creamer but I did find this little old metal container. Now I just have to get new pictures of my two grandchildren and it will be finished. Cute isn't it?
Hubby has the grill fired up and the family is here so I should be off to put the finishing touches on our dinner. Take care. I will be back soon with some new purchases.
Hugs and Stitches,
Pat
I found the decorative pins on an ETSY shop. I thought that they matched so well I just had to purchase them.
Next I have a couple of small finishes to show . The first is a Homespun Elegance pattern Snippet's and Stitches I. I purchased this pattern last year. It came with a lovely piece of vintage lace. I put my lace in a very safe place so I wouldn't loose it. Well guess what? When the time came to sew in on I could not find it. So I used a piece of lace I had on hand. After I had it framed I found the lace. I put it in a small Ziploc bag and now it is among the missing again. Why didn't i just leave it with the pattern to begin with? Sometimes I do the most foolish things!! Anyway, I love the way it turned out. I love the little frame too. It's from Michael's.
I love them!! I could eat them year round.
It's been a long time since I participated in a Pay It Forward. This is the first time I have taken part in a cross stitch PIF. I have played along on quilting PIF's and had so much fun.
This is what I found when I opened the box. Every thing wrapped so pretty. A sweet little card and Chocolate.
But let me show you why I do it!
You can imagine what my book would look like! 
I will be back soon to show you a few finishes and some beautiful gifts that I received from my stitching friends. Enjoy your weekend. Here in the US it's a long one. I hope that you find time to do lots of whatever makes you happy. I am going to be putting the last of Christmas away and inside stitching. It's going to be very cold here this weekend. Take care.
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