Are You Kidding?

Pardon me for asking, but this IS the last day of Febrrrruary,2014?

That's what I thought, until I saw this! Check out the wind chills (feels like)

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I guess I'll be doing a little of cross stitching this evening

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I'm working on the second "block" of my

LMS Quilty Stitches Sampler Along this week.

I'm drawn

to rich gem colours.

Have you considered cross stitching along with us?

Nooooooo

-37C this morning and no reprieve in sight this week!

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In the Hoop Thursday

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Here she is!

Another bit of freehand! 

I'm rather proud of the way Penelope turned out.

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If you like cats, 

happiness is cross stitching 

has a series of felines for all seasons.

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I added a fourth leaf to the clover. This fellow's name will be Karl, for my Dad!

His birthday is on St. Patrick's Day ;)

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Finally,

here what's in the hoop Thursday.

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I've joined  Little Miss Shabby to stitch an adorable sampler.

Check it out :)

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Until we meet again,

HAPPY STITCHING :)

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This week's peek as to what's going on in my embroidery hoop is a snippet

of an original, freehand piece from my own mind's eye.

 I hope to be finished with all the i's dotted and t's crossed this evening.

Cross stitch has given me another outlet to create beyond borders what I want to see on the aida cloth. I'm having quite a lot of fun with it.

What's in your embroidery hoop?

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HAPPY STITCHING  :)

I should have known better

This is what happens when you forget to clean your machine

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No wonder my machine wasn't liking me too much the first time I'd taken it out in months.

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My head is hanging and my face is beet red :(

Can you believe the herd of dust bunnies corralled in there?!

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After a small paintbrush, cotton swabs and tweezers.

I solemnly promise to clean my machine on a regular basis.

Happy Machine = Happy Stitching

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Another bee in my bonnet

No, I'm not miffed about anything. 

I've just been keeping busy as a bee ;) in the evenings, that's all.

This is a snippet from a chart by Paul Brent entitled "Gossamer Wings".

It's a tiny piece measuring 1" x 1 1/2".

I've been playing with more freehand stitching,

pop back Thursday for a peek or maybe a possible finish.

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HAPPY STITCHING :)

Really? How did that happen?

When did you become a Pre~teen?

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HAPPY STITCHING :)

In the Hoop Thursday!

This week's finish

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New start

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See you next Thursday :)

HAPPY STITCHING!

Hmmmm!?

These were baked up for a Telemiracle Bake Sale for school

but

wouldn't they make cute pincushions?

New additions!

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This sweetheart arrived at 6:35 am much to the surprise of her parents.

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