Tiara Stitch-in

I thought I'd pop in today and share the wonderful show and tell we saw at the Tiara Club's stitch-in last Saturday.  I know I always enjoy seeing goodies when others post.  Let's have a peek!

One of the peeps just got back a huge bunch of finishing from the super talented Faye over at Carolina Stitcher!  You may even recognize some of these pieces from Faye's posts.  She does wonderful work if you aren't familiar. 

So much goodness to drool over!  I love how Faye perfectly matched the calico to the stitching in the BBD piece in the upper left corner.   Everything is so pretty.  It's hard to pick a favorite.  Which one do you like best?

This one is so pretty in person.  My picture definitely doesn't do it justice.  Love that border and kuddos for stitching that house.  Wow!  I get bored with houses.  It's just a me thing.

This is one of the guild's anniversary pieces that is not only finished but framed!  You go girl!  This stitcher really customized and personalized the design.  It's been interesting to see how everyone is making this design their own.  It is going to be so much fun to see them all together as a group! 

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I ended up working on "Heaven Above" at the stitch-in.  I really didn't make enough progress to be all that noticeable.  I kinda did more laughing and socializing than stitching.  Ahem!  I am getting closer to finishing the first page of the chart so there's that.

I worked on it again this past Monday when my "quilting" group and I got together.  This group has been getting together once a month since 1986!  We don't always quilt but we do always get together.  LOL!

I hope you all enjoyed the pictures today.  Thanks for stopping in for a visit and welcome to anyone who is new to my corner of the blog-o-sphere!  Have a great rest of the week.

Until next time,

The Inspired Stitcher

TUSAL - August

It's TUSAL Day!

(For those not familiar, click on the word TUSAL above or the link to the right.)

It's hard to believe we are right smack dab in the middle of August already.  Back to school in these parts is only a little more than a week away.  Seriously, just where did the summer go?!

This past month has been odd for me stitching-wise.  I feel like I haven't put needle to linen much.  It's almost as though a slump is coming on or something.  Not sure what is up with that.  Here's a look at what I have been working on, although you'll find it isn't much.  LOL!

This month's contributors were:

"Speak to the Earth" by Donna Kooler Designs (In Progress)
"Heaven Above" by Midsummer Night Designs (In Progress)
"Butterfly Needle Case & Fob" by JBW Designs (Needle case Done! Fob in Progress)

I know this won't come as any surprise to some of you but I just discovered Stoney Creek's online store. What led me there was a Google search to find the companion pre-finished needlework book that goes with the needle case I got in the Russellville Exchange last month.

My peep, Patti, had made the "Butterfly Needle Case & Fob" set for the exchange and I fell in love with it too.  Stoney Creek had both of them!  You know what happened next.  Yep, stash enhancement!  I had actually wanted the JBW "Antique Vases" set when it first came out but hesitated and then it was gone from the LNS.  I imagined it was sold out everywhere until that Google search.

I need some advice on the fob portion of the "Butterfly"set.  I've gone through some of my sampler charts and looked in my file of online freebies I've saved looking for inspiration.  I'd like to put either a pretty "L" or my initials or something on the back.  It just doesn't feel right to me to leave the reverse side of the fob naked.  What do you all think would look nice?  Can you point me in the direction of something pretty?  I'll do a post when I get it all sorted and finish finished!

Thanks for stopping in for a quick visit today.  I hope all is well with you.  Tomorrow is an all day stitch with the Tiara Club.  I'm hoping to be inspired by all the goodness the peeps will be working on when we see each other.  It will be fun to get together and catch up too.

Happy World Cross Stitch Day everyone!

The Inspired Stitcher