Betsy Ross by LHN

Designer:  LHN

Project: Betsy Ross

Fabric:  16CT Lite Oatmeal from Charles Craft

Floss:  called for  Classic Colorworks

First Stitch:  ?

Last Stitch:  06/19/2017

For:  Me - I want to finish the entire series into little

pillows and display in a  basket

Purple Dataram

We have a white Matura plant in the same pot as this purple one and as of today it has about 12 buds.  Luckily they won't all come out at the same time but we have never had a Datura  this big or with so many buts.    We had a disaster over the weekend.  We plant pots of Gerber Daisies and put one on either side of the bench at the end of our patio.  They were absolutely last week and over the weekend the deer ate every flower off of both pots.  The dam dear.  There is plenty to eat they don't have to eat our flowers.  They reached right over the marigolds, which the won't eat, and ate the Gerber Daisies.

My sister has decided to sell her house and move into an over 55 community.  I have been helping her go through stuff start packing things like her holiday decorations.  I had to laugh on Friday when we went through her Christmas decorations and she ended up with 5 boxes she can't part with. 

I started stitching The Map of New York by Sue Hillis the other night.  I also finished the June Doodle from Blueladie Designs from her monthly newsletter.  I finished the stitching and have started the final finishing.  Unfortunately I need a certain blue sewing thread so I will have to take a run to JoAnn's in the next couple of days. This is a new finishing technique I am trying so I won't take a picture until I see how it turns out.   I want to finish it so I can then take my sewing machine in for its yearly service before I start finishing the Christmas ornaments.

Another Prairie Schooler Santa stitched.

I finished another PS Santa last night.  I just realized the other day that I have several of these I stitched in 2015 that need to be finished into pillows.  Sooooo, what did I do?  I sent one to Vonna, The Twisted Stitcher, to finish.  I may just send this one also since it is my favorite so far.

Designer:  Prairie Schooler

Design:  2015 Schooler Santa

Fabric:  16CT Sage Green

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  5/20/2017

Last Stitch:  06/02/2016

For:  Me - I want it finished into a small pillow

to be displayed with all his brothers I have

stitched and want to stitch.

Did you see that Prairie Schooler has come out with a 2017 Schooler Santa.  Not my favorite  but I may just have to buy him.


Now I will start stitching LHN's Betsy Ross.  I have purchased the first 3 of this series so I need to get busy stitching them.

My Doctor told me the other day that I should stop stitching because of the pain I am having in my left index finger.  I told him that it wasn't an option so he suggested that I cut my stitching time.  Alas, I have given up stitching in the afternoons and stitch no more than 1.5 hours in the evening.  It is going to be slow finishing my projects.