ALTWL WIP

Yay, I have finished all 50 states! 
I changed the rightmost square on the bottom row to a Washington DC square.  I think I will put a flag in the leftmost square on the bottom row with my initials and the year.
All that's left will then be "Land that we love" on the very last row.
It's time to start thinking about what my next cross stitch project will be.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

America Land That We Love WIP

I have been so busy stitching this WIP that time has gotten away from me.  I was stitching Michigan the last time I took a picture which was posted over a year ago (May 23, 2014).  When I finish the row I am stitching there are only 4 more states to stitch on the final row.  This pattern by Jean Farish is available in her Etsy shop (CLICK HERE) for a pdf download of the pattern.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Easter Cross Finish

I have finished the cross stitching on my Easter Cross.  Now I want to make a banner out of this with some green fabric in my quilting stash - but not today.
I must say thank you to the clever lady on the 123 Stitch message board who posted a tip about working with the metallic threads...I was having fits with the thread until I read about putting a slip knot with the short end right up near the eye of the needle.  Prior to that after about every 5 or 6 stitches the metallic thread would slip out of the needle and have to be re-threaded.
I really felt like I was the "boss of the floss" once I put a slip knot every time I threaded the needle with the metallic thread.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Easter Cross Progress

For those who observe Memorial Day, I hope you had a very nice holiday weekend.
I am stitching away on  my Easter Cross and this is such a very enjoyable project for me.
However, I am constantly distracted by other shiny things that my eyes land on - so once again I am in a bit of a hurry to finish this WIP.

There is another quilt that is calling to me now.
I saw a video of a quilt that reminds me of "Hidden Wells", which I had forgotten about for many years.  CLICK HERE to watch a beautiful 3 Dudes Quilt top come together with  with Rob Appell of Man Sewing and Jenny Doan of the Missouri Quilt Company.
Happy Stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Easter WIP

I just can't seem to keep up with the holidays.  I am working on my Easter WIP today.  This cross is in the Cross Stitcher magazine dated April 2005.  I saw a picture of this finished as a banner on the 123 Stitch message board and I knew that I had to stitch it some day and recreate the banner.  I really am such a copy cat but I can't help myself when I see how someone gets a finish exactly right.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

DGD couldn't find her Hook

My 9 year old grand daughter could not find a crochet hook so she started crocheting this afghan with her fingers.  She is such a clever little girl to be able to deal with the problem of not being able to find what she needs when she needs it.
Can you see her tennis shoe under her hip?  Do you remember those days of not giving a second thought to being able to contort your body into that position?

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Finally Finished a Finish

I am so pleased with myself :).
My Laundry Room cross stitch is hanging in my laundry room and it puts a smile on my face each time I see it - and it really is hanging straighter  than it looks in the picture.
Many thanks to my dh for attaching a hanger on the back and finding the perfect nail to put in the wall.
I hope everyone is stitching something this weekend.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Quilt WIP

This is the quilt top that I felt so motivated to make this week.  The picture is maybe upside down but you get the idea.
I am still trying to decide about adding a 4" red border.  That would make the top 60" x 80" which is such a nice size.  I do like the top without the border a lot though so I don't want to change the look too much.
The inspiration for this quilt top was a picture on facebook of a beautiful quilt by Kelly Cline in We The Quilters Share Click here to see her quilt with some wonderful quilting.
Have a great week.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Singer Sphinx Yard Sale Find

Edit:  I think Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville has the answer to what this machine is.  CLICK HERE to read an article on her blog.  Thank you to everyone.

 
DH found this Singer with Sphinx decals at a yard sale.  It was $10 so when he called to tell me about it, we decided it should be mine, even if it's only a shelf decoration.  It does not have a motor.  I cannot tell what parts are missing.  I can turn the hand wheel and the mechanics are not seized but I have no idea how it's supposed to work or if it's even a real Singer.  Here are a bunch of pictures we took after I applied a dust rag to it.  Does anybody know anything about it?  The number underneath looks like 546815.

Any and all information you can share about this machine would be most appreciated.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Singer 221 Update

Today I received the cabinet for the Singer 221 Featherweight my dh got me for my birthday. 

I ordered a Maple cabinet from B&D Design. 

DH has replaced the light socket and I need to install new feet and a new drip pan liner.  With the new feet installed it will sit perfectly in the cabinet since it wobbles a little bit with some missing feet.

One more cleaning and then I can start a new quilt for the first project with it.

Following are some more pictures of my 221 in her new home.

Here is a picture of the scrollwork on the door of the featherweight.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Rest Stop Finish

I am so excited to be finished stitching Rest Stop.
I have a new quilting project that has completely distracted me so I must get back to it.
More later

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Rest Stop WIP

I actually did some cross stitching this week!
This is a very fun stitch but I hope to finish it very soon as I have another chart calling my name.  There is some metallic thread that will need to be done but I am hoping it won't be too stressful to work with.
My last update was late January on this wip and I can't believe I let it sit for so long.
Happy Easter

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]