tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61258141058686739982024-03-14T05:02:54.632-04:00Kathy's Sit and StitchKathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-5194090544724963272015-04-02T01:37:00.003-04:002015-04-02T01:37:57.903-04:00South Africa here I comeMadane Muriel is off to South Africa. Cucki please send me your mailing info as soon as you can.Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-57644739782301894622015-03-27T15:15:00.000-04:002015-03-27T15:15:39.701-04:00Madame Muriels Final Adventures with me.Oh my! Madame is not happy with me. I have sadly neglected her and my blog. I have not shared her wonderful fall adventure.<div>
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We started with a trip to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. We joined good friends and spent a week at a lovely condo on the golf course.</div>
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Here are some shots of Madam enjoying her time. However, she is not impressed when I stick her in a tree but they make the best shots.</div>
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Here she is in the palm tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tanning by the pool</div>
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And touring the Hilton Head lighthouse</div>
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Then, I took the ever-grumbling granny on a Caribbean cruise. For once the little darling was very happy.</div>
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Here she is with our cruise ship - Holland America's MS Westerdam</div>
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Relaxing in her king size bed</div>
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Cuddling with the towel elephant</div>
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Enjoying two-for-one happy hour on board - Pina Colada</div>
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At dinner in the dining room</div>
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Here she is in Grand Turk - Turks and Caicos</div>
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And hanging at the bar checking out the liquor.</div>
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Relaxing at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas.</div>
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Her footprints in the sand</div>
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Swimming in the turquoise water</div>
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We went from there to Arizona with a stop in Naples, Florida to visit with my SIL Jeannette.</div>
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Miss Muriel has her bags packed and is ready to travel. She is very annoyed with me for neglecting her this past few months. I have left her sitting on my stitching trunk while I have been very busy.<br />
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Please comment on this post. I will choose a name on April 1st and send her on her way.<br />
You must have a working blog to enter.Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-69076570999875097292015-01-20T13:41:00.000-05:002015-01-20T13:41:59.450-05:00Madame Muriel goes to Niagara on the LakeI sure have some catching up to do. I have some updates from Madame Muriel.<br />
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<i>I am a little unhappy with my hostess these days. She brought me to Arizona, popped me on her stitching trunk and there I have stayed. Grant it the weather is beautiful and sunny and I have a great view of her life, but really! Either spend time with me or send me on!</i><br />
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<i>Since my hostess has been so neglectful, I have decided to fill you in on my trip to Niagara on the Lake in late September. What a beautiful little town!</i><br />
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<i>Miss Kathy and two of her friends took me on a tour of this lovely old town. Niagara on the Lake is the home of the painter<a href="http://www.trisharomance.com/"> Trisha Romance</a> (an American born Canadian) who paints the most wonderful paintings using the town as its back drop.</i><br />
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<i>Walking along the street we saw The Owl and The Pussycat - the oldest building in town and featured in Ms Romance's painting. </i><br />
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<i>Our next stop was the Trisha Romance Gallery. Oh my! What a gorgeous Victorian home and the paintings were remarkable.</i><br />
<i>Here I am in front of the Gallery</i><br />
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<i>Kathy's friends on the porch</i><br />
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<i>We hopped in the car and drove a short distance out of town to Ms. Romance beautiful home..</i><br />
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<i>Here I am in front of the house </i><br />
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Until then, may you find joy in your stitches.Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-49004135717117963052015-01-01T08:18:00.000-05:002015-01-01T08:18:50.341-05:002015 here I come!I may not have blogged in 2014 but I sure did stitch. Here are my finishes for the year.<br />
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Mirabilia's Giggles for a surprise baby RR</div>
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Dragon Dreams Be Mine for an exchange</div>
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Drawn Thread Sampler Gameboard</div>
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Cherished Stitches Etui</div>
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Erik Shipley Stitching is my one Weakness</div>
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Aury TM Mystery Stitch Chicago GTG 2013</div>
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Joan Elliot Swirling Peacock</div>
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Bent Creek Stitching Row SAL</div>
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DMC Lighthouse for RCMP Memorial Quilt</div>
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Just Nan Oakley Owelet - made 2</div>
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Ursula Michaels Canada</div>
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Just Nan Peacock Alphabet Sampler</div>
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Hands on Design Mystery Chicago GTG 2014</div>
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Cross Stitch Christmas Book - Nutcracker Stocking</div>
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Needlebook with Travelling Chart</div>
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Raise the Roof Love Laundry</div>
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2014 JCS Ornament Issue - Beagles </div>
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Alessandra Adelaide - Christmas Ornament 2014</div>
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My SanMan 12 month Blackwork RR</div>
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RR#1 - charts included</div>
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Sweetheart Tree Bands</div>
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My Just Nan Bands</div>
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Sweetheart Tree Alphabet</div>
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Sweetheart Tree Alphabet</div>
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Just Nan Oriental Lady</div>
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<i>My Ribbons</i></div>
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My ribbons from the Yuma County Fair 2014</div>
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Chatelaine's Desert Mandala</div>
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Not a finish but each section has been a finish for me.</div>
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Ursula Michaels Let's Sew</div>
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And one missing one. I stitched Bent Creek's American Flag Sampler but can't find the photo anywhere.</div>
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Not a bad year at all. </div>
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Next post will be my goals for 2015.</div>
Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-23232858429058426452014-12-24T23:25:00.000-05:002014-12-24T23:25:00.082-05:00Merry Christmas from Madame MurielMadame Muriel is stopping by to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2015.<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-48525571169290529492014-12-15T11:48:00.000-05:002014-12-15T11:48:37.856-05:00and the winner is .......Clare. Please send me your mailing address to drewsgrands@hotmail.com and I will get the pattern and goodies off to you right away!Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-85780765398925491212014-12-09T16:30:00.001-05:002014-12-09T16:30:08.982-05:00FLAGI received this pattern back in September. It was my intention to stitch it and pass it on right away.<br />
Life got away with me and it did not happen.<br />
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It is ready to be passed on. There is something extra with this one.<br />
The person who received this pattern will receive a package from me containing gifts starting with the letters F, L, A and G. You must agree to do the same thing when you are ready to pass it on.<br />
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In late August, Beatrice and I took Muriel and off we went quilt shop hopping. We spend the day in the Kingston area. We visited with our sweet friend,<a href="http://rebelinontario.blogspot.com/"> Rebecca</a> and went for lunch at a great deli. Rebecca and Muriel get acquainted.<br />
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We visited three lovely quilt shops. All of the owners were delighted to meet Muriel and happy to have her photographed in their shops while we browsed the fabrics and bought more stash.<br />
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<a href="http://stitchbystitchkingston.ca/">Stitch By Stitch</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wiltoncreekfabrics.com/">Wilton Creek Fabrics</a><br />
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Shortly after, my youngest son and his family came for a visit to Trenton. Our DIL and grandkids had never seen the view of our city from the top of Mount Pelion. We took the morning and did the tour. Of course, Muriel had to come along. I wanted to introduce her to our beautiful waterfront city.<br />
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This cannon has been there since the 1800's. When I was a junior in high school, I belonged to the History Club and one of our projects was to scrape and refresh the paint on this cannon. I wonder how many coats of paint have been added since then.<br />
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Muriel on the Cannon<br />
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Playing with Mom<br />
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Playing with Dad<br />
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Overlook with the kids and grandkids<br />
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View of the Trent River to the north<br />
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View of the Bay of Quinte to the south.<br />
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View of the streets from the Mount.<br />
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View of the paper mill and the Trent River.<br />
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Muriel on the post with the Bay of Quinte in the background. The bay leads to Lake Ontario.<br />
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Muriel on the commemorative sign<br />
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Family in front of the sign<br />
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Our next stop was the Bleasdell Boulder. There is not another rock any where near this size for 26 miles but this monster is in the bush all by itself. It had apparently been rolled there by a glacier.<br />
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Muriel on the boulder<br />
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Grandkids acting like cave men at the boulder<br />
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3 generations strolling down the path.<br />
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Oh and stitching. Yes I did a bit of stitching.<br />
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Here is my finished Ursula Michael "Let's Visit Canada" on 32 count white lugana with DMC 321.<br />
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I am not sure if I will frame it or quilt it.Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-57308289913751042182014-09-04T12:18:00.001-04:002014-09-04T12:18:32.356-04:00Muriel and the Stitching WeekendWARNING PHOTO INTENSIVE!!!!!<br />
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Muriel has finally been able to attend a stitching get together. She was starting to complain about how many quilt shops she had been to and after all, SHE is a stitcher.<br />
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Before I show you the fun of the weekend, here is a photo of Muriel actually getting some stitching done. <br />
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She is sitting in a very quiet spot on my antique sewing machine nestled amit the scissor frogs and their scissors.<br />
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What a fun weekend we had! The most wonderful women comprise my stitching friends.<br />
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Angie, Christin, Bonnie, Barb, Clare, Judie<br />
Beatrice, Sheila, myself, Muriel and Dani<br />
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Fran has slipped into the photo and Dani is taking the photo.<br />
Missing from the photos were Ann, Beth, Kim, Pat and Bernie.<br />
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We laughed and talked and ate and stitched for 4 days.<br />
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There were the most wonderful treats. My coffee table was full at all times. Someone sneaked in a basket of grapes so we could pretend we did eat healthy too.<br />
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Muriel had her share of treats.<br />
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During one meal time, I went downstairs to get some things from the fridge. Look where I found Madame Muriel - nestled between a bottle of Steam Whistle, a bottle of Reisling and some of my DH's home made beer.<br />
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I guess the place got too noisy or she got thirsty and I forgot to give her a drink. She was unusally mum about her trip to the downstairs fridge.<br />
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Modelling the quilted table topper I am working on.<br />
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Dani and <a href="http://christinramblings.blogspot.com/">Christin</a> celebrated their 20 year friendship on the weekend. Great excuse for cake!<br />
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Several of us had matching t-shirts.<br />
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The comment has been made that Madame Muriel (in the photo) should have a t-shirt too. I think that is beyond my capabilities! I have been asked where we got the T-shirts. They came from our LNS. The link is below.<br />
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Sheila<br />
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Judie<br />
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Sheila and Judie<br />
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Barb<br />
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Barb, Sheila and Beatrice<br />
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Angie, Clare and me looking at my Desert Mandala<br />
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<a href="http://www.knowledgeandneedles.blogspot.com/">Ann McDonald</a> (our LNS owner and friend)<br />
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All of this stitching and eating and talking and hosting exhausted me. Dani caught me having a little afternoon nap!<br />
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Till the next adventure from Muriel and I, keep on stitching.Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-652446222636270092014-08-26T15:10:00.001-04:002014-08-26T15:13:23.906-04:00Muriel takes a road tripIt was a beautiful sunny day. Beatrice and I decided it was the perfect time for a road trip. We headed west to Port Hope. We remembered a lovely quilt shop <a href="http://www.cozyquilts.ca/">Cozy Quilts</a> that we had stopped at a couple of years ago and decided to stop in. The shop has been relocated. What a lovely setup she has.The shop was beautiful and the fabrics and finished quilts were amazing. The owne r(Shahena Fredricks) was the sweetest, friendliest person. We chatted with her for a considerable amount of time and she never made us feel unwelcome.<br />
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While Beatrice and I shopped, Muriel wandered the shop. When I checked my camera at the end of the day I found several shots of Madame. Here she is in the threads.<br />
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Next, I find she was in the pile of fat quarters admiring the wonderful colors.<br />
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On the sculpture outside<br />
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On top of the angel sculpture<br />
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On the Spode tea set<br />
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In the crystal Christmas tree<br />
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Amongst all the glittery jewelry<br />
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I insisted that she have her photo taken with the Canadian Maple Syrup.<br />
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Our next stop was Primitive Design. What a unique and interesting store this was.<br />
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Here is Muriel on the carved dragon<br />
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On the carved Indian<br />
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Resting with me on the awesome throne<br />
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Along with Optimus Prime, they had BumbleBee and Megatron. I was very excited to see these artworks and they did not disappoint.My grandsons were very impressed that I had my photo taking with the Prime.<br />
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Beatrice is posing with an elephant made from driftwood.<br />
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What a fun day we had. All three of us were tired and ready to go home. A stop at a local ice cream shop ended our adventure.<br />
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Muriel says she is happy to rest for a few days.<br />
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I've been working on my nutcracker stocking with little show as it's all backstitching. I have decided to concentrate on it for a while as I would love to have it done for my grandson at Christmas this year.<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-52722639982817538492014-08-17T09:48:00.002-04:002014-08-17T09:49:58.208-04:00Summer StitchingThe nicest thing about the cottage, besides the peace and quiet, is the amount of stitching time I have.<br />
There are few obligations other than a mandatory bathroom clean and floor sweep that need to be done.<br />
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My stitching progresses<br />
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Rahenna's Band Sampler RR. This was a quick and very satisfying stitch. I loved how it came together.<br />
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My Desert Mandala. I have completed the top two borders and the two corners except for the specialty stitches and the beads. I can now see an end in sight for this 5 year WIP.<br />
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I stitched up Oakley Owelet from <a href="http://justnan.com/">Just Nan</a>.<br />
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From the Chicago Retreat by Cathy of <a href="http://handsondesign.biz/">Hands on Design</a> I stitched this.<br />
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When I returned from the cottage, I had a very full mailbox. These are some of the things in the box.<br />
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I have joined <a href="http://stephsfabbys.com/">Stephanie's</a> Fabric of the Month Club. My first fabric is Bewitched 32 count lugana. I ordered two special dyed pieces Melody (for the 2014 Passione Ricamo 20th anniversary Mystery) and Red (for a Raise the Roof design). Here are my beautiful fabrics.<br />
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I belong to a Facebook exchange group and I won this lovely giveaway from Marie and stitched it up.<br />
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My Birthday Floss Exchange group on Facebook has a Secret Stitcher Sister exchange running right now. Here is my gift from my SSS. Pretty, pretty threads and a girl can never have too many pairs of scissors.<br />
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From my dear friend Ginny - this lovely project bag made by Karen and other goodies. I had stitched a piece on Ginny's Joan Elliott RR that was blank.<br />
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I so enjoyed stitching it and did not expect such a lovely gift in return. <br />
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On my way home from Arizona this winter during those long hours in the car I wove this afghan for a dear family member who has moved into their beautiful new home. It was well received. <br />
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If those of you out there in blog land are still reading my blog, please leave me a comment so that I can say hello to you.<br />
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Madame Muriel's adventures are in the post below. <br />
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and now, since the Laundry fairy has not arrived for her regular shift, I will say goodbye and get on with my laundry.Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-28422519983044712762014-08-13T15:45:00.000-04:002014-08-17T09:49:25.503-04:00Madame Muriel goes to the cottageI will let Muriel tell her story of visiting my family cottage.<br />
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<i>Hello Everyone. I had a very adventurous trip to the Ayotte family cottage for 2 weeks. The drive there was quite long - over 7 hours. The cottage is way off the beaten path as in gravel roads (not liking those) and trees. I have seen more evergreen trees than I could ever imagine.</i><br />
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<i>We finally arrived late afternoon. Here is my view of the cottage when we pulled in.</i><br />
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<i>Hmm - I think I can handle this for two weeks.</i><br />
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<i>What a busy two weeks it was. I spent a lot of time on the card table in front of the window. My view from there was spectacular.</i><br />
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<i>There were gorgeous sunsets!</i><br />
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<i>I even tried my hand at fishing.</i><br />
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<i>I learned very quickly that I am a better stitcher than fisherwoman. I will leave the fishing to the young folks. </i><br />
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<i>Thank goodness she didn't hand me either a dish towel or dish rag. I would have been exhausted and had dishpan hands in no time. I have never seen a sink so busy. The nice thing that I noticed while perched here was the women did the cooking and the men did most of the dishes. I like that plan!</i><br />
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<i>And the food - OH HEAVENS! There was pork tenderloin, turkey and all the trimmings, steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, spaghetti and meatballs, fresh corn on the cob, bbq sausages and salads galore. </i><i>They caught enough fish - walleye and smallmouth bass that one night we had a fish fry with coleslaw and homemade french fries. I can still taste that wonderful fish.</i><br />
<i>My hostess is quite the baker and there were coconut macaroons, peanut butter cookies, gingersnaps, birthday cake (for the BIL) blueberry cobbler and twice - blueberry pie. </i><br />
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<i>And visitors - Wow these people like guests!</i><br />
<i>My hostess BIL and his wife were there for the two weeks as were the two grandsons Jack and Hunter. Those boys were busy. They were swimming, fishing, taking apart an old dock,</i><br />
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<i>And then it was Friday evening. People started pulling in. The boys parents arrived to lots of hugs and kisses. In came the cousins and more cousins and again more cousins. There was a big travel trailer, a tent trailer, a tent and numerous cars and trucks. Soon the place was filled with hugs, kisses and lots of laughter. There were children - more cousins. We were all introducted to baby Ella who is 4 months old. You should have heard the fuss they made over that baby. These people LOVE to laugh and talk.</i><br />
<i>There is a sauna here and it was well used on the weekend when all the relatives were about. </i><br />
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<i>I heard the ring of horseshoes, the clinking of ice in glasses, the pop of the beer caps, the crackle of the bonfires and the late night hooting in the sauna and the lake. </i><br />
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<i>Other family and friends dropped in and out for the two weeks. That old screen door slammed a lot.</i><br />
<i>I heard my hostess warn the grandchildren "Slam that door again and you will be going home tomorrow". I wonder if she meant it. </i><br />
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<i>The blueberries - let me tell you about the blueberries. It was a very plentiful year. The DH and BIL picked and picked lots. The grandchildren pretended to pick (as did I). </i><br />
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<i>There was enough for that cobbler and those two delicious pies. The family all took some home to freeze.</i><br />
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<i>All in all, it was a wonderful time. We are back in Trenton now and I must say it is quiet and restful here. This will be my resting spot until our next adventure. My hostess is not giving me a clue as to when or where. </i><br />
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<i>My hostess has informed me that she will post her stitching progresses in a later post.</i><br />
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<i>Madame Muriel signing off! </i><br />
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This is the lovely bag that they chose. Erin knows that I am a lighthouse collector.<br />
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To make up for my earlier neglect, I have kept Madame Muriel very busy the last few days.<br />
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My BFF Beatrice came for a quilt afternoon. We included Muriel in our afternoon. <br />
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She seems to like our finished block. My block will be one of many that will be put together to make a raffle quilt. My quilt group raffles a quilt at our annual quilt show and the funds are donated to local charities. Last year, we raised $1100 that went to Amberley's Place (battered people shelter) and Crossroads Mission.<br />
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The next day, I took Muriel to my stitching group. We get together every Thursday either at one of our houses or Knowledge and Needles.<br />
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Here is Muriel with the group.<br />
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Muriel stitching with us and beside her is an ort holder. <br />
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Muriel informs me that she had quite the educational afternoon. She learned about orts, Gingher scissors and their compatriots, Halloween and Christmas Ornament magazines that all seem to be hunting for and quilt blocks for a special series of quilts.<br />
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Myself and several other Canadian stitchers are stitching blocks for quilts that will be made and donated to the families of the 3 RCMP officers that were killed a short time ago. If you are interested in contributing you can contact Ann at Knowledge and Needles. This is my contribution from a DMC freebie chart.<br />
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She oohed and ahhed over my finished Joan Elliot Swirling Peacock stitched on 32 count Lugana called Silvermist from Stephanie at <a href="http://stephsfabbys.com/">Steph's Fabbys</a>.<br />
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And this lovely ? I was talking about the fabric for my finished Bent Creek Stitching Row.<br />
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The fabric is called Chocolate Vanilla Swirl and Madame Muriel thought it was ice cream ROFL!<br />
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Then she and I went off to Knowledge and Needles. I had to pick up a chart that I had won. She had a browse around the shop and met our lovely owner Ann.<br />
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She had her picture taken on top of the sign. Now don't you think I didn't hear about that one. "What do you think you are doing perching me way up here!"<br />
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This morning Madame Muriel and I are all packed up for our trip to the cottage. There is no phone or internet there so posting will not happen again until our return on August 10th.<br />
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In the meantime, please take care. Offer up a little prayer for me that I can keep Madame Muriel happy on our next adventure. Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-60067522564574772042014-07-22T11:18:00.001-04:002014-07-22T11:18:48.553-04:00 Muriel Arlene Myrtle Ethel Adelaine "Flat Flossie" St. Claire, the travelling Grandma comes to visit.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Please say hello to Madame Muriel, the Stitching Granny. Madame Muriel is a world traveller and Erin from Fairy Tales and French Knots <a href="http://www.ftnfk.blogspot.com/">www.ftnfk.blogspot.com</a> has sent her to me. For the next few months she will be travelling throughout my home area and country. Madame Muriel comes with a journal in which to write of her adventures. She will be posting to this blog on occasion to fill you in on her stay. I will let her speak for herself. <br />
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<i>Hello to all my fellow stitchers. After a very uncomfortable trip stuffed in a plastic container and a cardboard box, I have arrived in Canada. Now, I don't know much about this country so I am hoping to learn lots. My new hostess brought me out of the box, plunked me down on her sewing machine and started snapping pictures. I gather that is the Canadian flag that I am holding. It is bigger then me. After taking the photos, she plunked me back in the plastic container and promptly forgot about me. Apparently, she was busy entertaining guests. I did see a lot of beer cans, wine bottles and a great deal of laughter. This morning she finally remembered I am here and is now introducing me to you. I understand we are leaving on Friday for a 2 week trip to the "cottage". I'm not sure what that entails but I will fill you in. I hope I am better treated from here on in. </i><br />
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Hmm, I can see that Madame Muriel is going to be a demanding guest. I will try to be a better hostess from here on.<br />
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Bent Creek's Stitching Row on Zweigart's 32 count Lugana -Vanilla Chocolate Swirl. This was a quick stitch and I am very happy with it. I will make it into a small roll pillow later.<br />
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My next finish is Joan Elliott's Swirling Peacock on 32 Count Lugana - Silvermist (custom dyed paler) from Stephanie<a href="http://stephsfabbys.com/"> Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie</a>. I loved this one. It is so sparkly and there were lots of beads and Kreinik. The entire moon is Kreinik! I will finish this into a pillow. I will be on the hunt for some peacock feather fabric to use.<br />
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A fellow stitcher stitched this lovely piece - Nora Corbett's Letter M. She is not a beading fan and she sent it to me and I beaded it for her. She was so happy she added my initials to the piece when she had it framed. I was thrilled. <br />
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My BFF Beatrice and I quilted these fun wallhangings together. <br />
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I will be posting much more now that Madame Muriel is visiting. I am sure she will keep me motivated. LOL<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-58579476884039257762014-01-13T12:06:00.000-05:002014-01-13T12:06:12.704-05:00A new Round Robin.Oh my goodness, you all blew me away with your kind words. Thank you so much for all the lovely posts about the mermaid. <br />
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I have been stitching but cannot show much. I worked on a secret stitch that has been passed on now.<br />
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I stitched a block for my newest Band Sampler RR. I really struggled with a theme for this RR and then ran across these charts in my search.<br />
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These are blocks from SanMan 2006. I decided to stretch the rules a bit and consider 3 rows of 4 bands lol.<br />
I stitched August because it is my birth month and it has lighthouses! I loved this stitch.<br />
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I sent and received a package for the Winter Exchange on the Stitch Create Exchange blog.<br />
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And here is the lovely package I received from Janet. The little mouse is so very sweet!<br />
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I am currently working on a Valentine stitch for that exchange so photos will have to wait there too.<br />
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I am trying, really trying to revive my blog. I hope to do better this year. I was surprised when I saw that I had only done 14 posts last year.I also found that I did not keep a very good record of the pieces I stitched last year. I have been hunting for several days to try and find the photos and information. Hopefully, it will come together soon.<br />
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And good news! I am off to Las Vegas for 4 days for a stitching get together. My BFF Beatrice is flying to Phoenix and we will meet and then head to Vegas. Looking forward to some quality time with some fellow stitchers.<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-58962723191877068252013-12-28T12:25:00.000-05:002013-12-28T12:25:00.485-05:00Why have I been so quiet?I haven't blogged. I haven't Facebooked. I haven't "chatted". I have barely stuck my nose out the door of my house.<br />
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Passione Ricamo 2013 Mystery on 32 count Mermaid's Sea lugana from Under the Sea Fabrics. I think there are almost 2000 beads on this piece and I didn't do them until all the stitching was done. My hands and elbows are very sore. But, SHE IS DONE!<br />
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I hope to have a review of this years finishes in my next post.<br />
<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-43814266609543615682013-12-25T11:11:00.001-05:002013-12-25T11:11:33.582-05:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014Wishing you all the merriest of Christmases and the Happiest New Year in 2014<br />
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I received a PM from Kathleen Guillory letting me know she had these little treasures for sale. How could I say no?<br />
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I did an ornament exchange just before I left Canada for the winter.<br />
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Here is the ornament I stitched from the 2013 JCS Christmas Ornament Issue.<br />
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And here is the ornament I received from Bernie!<br />
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That was just too funny! I loved the design when I stitched it and am thrilled that I do not have to stitch it for myself.<br />
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I am just wrapping up a Christmas exchange and am working steadily at my PR mermaid. I hope to have her finished in the next few weeks. This is a photo from last week. The photo is not the greatest and the color is not very good. When I am done I will work to get the best photo. I have made some progress but the frogs came to visit last night and that caused some headache.<br />
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And speaking of mermaid. I met a lady online from the Passione Ricamo mystery who is from Yuma. YEAH!<br />
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And Nancy at <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/">victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com</a> is having a wonderful giveaway. Check it out and let her know I sent you!<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-51985155827683894342013-11-12T12:47:00.003-05:002013-11-12T12:49:08.261-05:00Adriana ValksIt is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I write this post.<br />
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My dearest friend and stitching teacher Adriana Valks has died at the age of 97.<br />
Adriana was at stitching Thursday stitching away on a piece and three weeks later she is gone. My head is spinning and I am so very, very sad. I loved her so much. Here she is smiling, sitting at my dining room table with Christin and Judie during a stitching get together.<br />
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The very first piece of stitching that I ever attempted was Lavender and Lace Nantucket Rose. It was beyond my capabilities at that time. Adriana said to me "Give it to me and I will stitch it for you. But I will not stitch another. I will teach you to stitch." And she did.<br />
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Here is Nantucket Rose.<br />
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We have stitched and shared our lives for many, many years.<br />
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She and her husband Martine were part of my early life with my first husband. Martine had cancer at the same time as my husband and he was so very sad that he was going to live and my husband was not. My husband was 22 and Martine was in his 60s.They consoled me many times as I dealt with the sickness and death of my husband. We drifted apart.<br />
Several years later I met them again and they introduced me to my BFF Beatrice (Their daughter).Beatrice and I have been best friends for 33 years and I could not imagine my life without her. What a gift her parents gave me!<br />
Adriana and I have stayed good friends and we have shared much these past years. But, most of all, we shared our love of cross stitch. We have stitched and stitched and talked forever. She has become like a second mother to me. I will never put a stitch into a piece of fabric without thinking of her and thanking her for her precious gift.This is one of her very recent stitched pieces.<br />
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I hope the good Lord has a large stash of fabric, charts and threads because Adriana is going to burn through it all.I am sure she is in Heaven teaching the angels to stitch.<br />
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I will miss her terribly. <br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-74231204316639418832013-10-21T15:42:00.000-04:002013-10-21T15:42:59.968-04:00Sampler Gameboard and Nutcrackers and ChristmasHere is my Sampler Gameboard. I am sure you haven't seen it for a while. I am about 2/3 done. I stitch 4 days at a time on each piece. I figure 3 more rounds will give me a happy dance.<br />
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I also joined a stitch called Torah Stitch by Stitch. Each stitcher signs up and is sent a section of the Torah to stitch. This is my contribution. Genesis 16 Verse 15-17. It has been sent back to the group to be added to their work.They are now at 420 stitchers from 12 countries. If you are interested you can find more information<a href="http://torahstitchbystitch.temmagentles.com/"> here</a>. <br />
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And, because we winter in Arizona we had an early Christmas with my parents, our children and grandchildren. The tree was up and the house was decorated for Christmas. All of my nutcrackers made an appearance. I am only putting a photo of a very few. I think last count was 200 or so. I had such fun. The grandkids were a little confused but very happy with their early Christmas gifts.<br />
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Of the gifts I received this was, by far, the best gift ever.<br />
A Jim Shore Nutcracker. Isn't he a handsome fella! and he is all mine!<br />
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I have tried to do a fair amount of stitching in the last 6 months. This is my ort jar after that time frame. Either I stitched a lot or I made lots of errors. You chose lol.<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-54481125798693239572013-10-11T08:33:00.002-04:002013-10-11T08:33:29.432-04:00Cathey and her Pumpkin PatchIt is with great sadness that I am writing this.<br />
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I received word last night that our wonderful, courageous fellow stitcher has lost her battle with cancer.<br />
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Cathey has passed away.<br />
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For more information you can go here www.kscott77@blogspot.com<br />
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My heart goes out to her husband, young son, entire family and her wide circle of friends both live and internet.<br />
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Heaven has gained an exceptional angel and the stitching community has lost a true treasure.<br />
<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-42331673864370804782013-10-01T14:43:00.000-04:002013-10-01T14:43:15.704-04:00Desert Mandala Update and a little baking.I have been working on my Desert Mandala. After 8 days I have stitched the bottom landscape and the Jessica stitches in the bottom right cactus. I am not happy with some of my Jessica stitches so may pull them out later and redo.<br />
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I have also started my Christmas baking. We are having Christmas at Thanksgiving as we will stay in Arizona for the winter. I will fully decorate the house and provide a Christmas meal and gifts for all. It is such fun.<br />
All of my nutcrackers will be out on display!<br />
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I made 8 tourtiere pies and 24 tourtiere tartlets in two days. Boy, does my house smell yummy!<br />
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I would like to thank those of you who have come back to my blog and/or left wonderful comments after my long hiatus. I am visiting your blogs and reading your posts but I cannot comment from my Samsung tablet. I love all the work done and how your lives are progressing. Thank you for sharing!<br />
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<br />I am currently stitching on a verse from the Torah for Torah Stitch by Stitch but it has been a frog-infested progress. Hopefully, they will depart soon and I will have something to show other than a mess of ripped out threads.<br />
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<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-55074901391314861502013-09-27T09:48:00.005-04:002013-09-27T09:54:59.756-04:00Pumpkins for CatheyToday's post is for my very dear friend Cathey.<br />
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Happy Blogaversary Cathey.<br />
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Sending hugs and lots of love.<br />
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If you would like to post a pumpkin for Cathey please do.<br />
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If you would like to visit her blog and wish her a happy Blogaversary - here is the link<br />
<a href="http://pumpkinpatchandco.blogspot.ca/">pumpkinpatchandco.blogspot.ca</a> <br />
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If you wish to understand more of what's up you can check out here <a href="http://itsdaffycat.blogspot.com/">itsdaffycat.blogspot.com</a><br />
<br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125814105868673998.post-34425934631730550272013-09-18T11:08:00.000-04:002013-09-19T14:30:30.104-04:00Long overdue postJust a quick post to show you what I've been stitching.<br /><br />CCN Santa's Village<br />4 of 12 done<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xJaP7pvmxW8/Ujm-yVHTevI/AAAAAAAAEX0/LSU1gnkhrbE/s1600/2013-09-16+12.01.05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xJaP7pvmxW8/Ujm-yVHTevI/AAAAAAAAEX0/LSU1gnkhrbE/s320/2013-09-16+12.01.05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Chatelaine's Desert Mandala<br />Page 6 of 12<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rgwwZPiFa2U/Ujm-o08O43I/AAAAAAAAEXc/bKR3yE3gQCI/s1600/2013-08-25+08.43.15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rgwwZPiFa2U/Ujm-o08O43I/AAAAAAAAEXc/bKR3yE3gQCI/s320/2013-08-25+08.43.15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Joan Elliott's Flamboyant Peacock<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Usp8gYIReTc/Ujm-uMnG6HI/AAAAAAAAEXs/DwD9iRNaryA/s1600/2013-09-18+09.38.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Usp8gYIReTc/Ujm-uMnG6HI/AAAAAAAAEXs/DwD9iRNaryA/s320/2013-09-18+09.38.11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Cherished Stitches Etui<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dB4_sWUafsE/Ujm-8u9Z3NI/AAAAAAAAEX8/ZDVnPc_2A7g/s1600/2013-09-08+17.56.05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dB4_sWUafsE/Ujm-8u9Z3NI/AAAAAAAAEX8/ZDVnPc_2A7g/s320/2013-09-08+17.56.05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Page 3 completed. I nicknamed this pair "The Ugly Stepsisters" The over one stitching for the lettering was a trial!<br /><br />Just Nan's Mouse, Bee and Bunny<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua31ke0410Y/Ujm-r4uWhZI/AAAAAAAAEXk/GWwQwAHCHK8/s1600/2013-07-13+17.12.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua31ke0410Y/Ujm-r4uWhZI/AAAAAAAAEXk/GWwQwAHCHK8/s320/2013-07-13+17.12.59.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Just Nan's Angel Box<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qBRnlpJRfJk/UjnACuCNodI/AAAAAAAAEYY/neGJHiBFqCk/s1600/2013-07-09+13.06.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qBRnlpJRfJk/UjnACuCNodI/AAAAAAAAEYY/neGJHiBFqCk/s320/2013-07-09+13.06.16.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>My completed Mirabilia Round Robin from 2012 ready for framing.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gfy-RaVGwXg/Ujm_HXf4y-I/AAAAAAAAEYM/0DUQ8Y7PW50/s1600/2013-07-01+09.46.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gfy-RaVGwXg/Ujm_HXf4y-I/AAAAAAAAEYM/0DUQ8Y7PW50/s320/2013-07-01+09.46.01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Drawn Threads Sampler Gameboard at the halfway mark<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_jgAq5-7VXU/UjnAFTqBHdI/AAAAAAAAEYg/suwY9aefWlI/s1600/2013-06-21+23.31.25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_jgAq5-7VXU/UjnAFTqBHdI/AAAAAAAAEYg/suwY9aefWlI/s320/2013-06-21+23.31.25.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Passione Ricamo Mystery - Part 3<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n0Vw01WwF_E/UjnBCdm2_pI/AAAAAAAAEY0/IV3CsUrnrRA/s1600/2013-09-06+10.45.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n0Vw01WwF_E/UjnBCdm2_pI/AAAAAAAAEY0/IV3CsUrnrRA/s320/2013-09-06+10.45.30.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />My grandson decided he wanted to learn to stitch.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUc6e3j2c6M/UjnA9Gr2bGI/AAAAAAAAEYs/S_0tFgti5AY/s1600/2013-08-23+13.22.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUc6e3j2c6M/UjnA9Gr2bGI/AAAAAAAAEYs/S_0tFgti5AY/s320/2013-08-23+13.22.09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a bunch of finished finishes!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IG_o7lVDbV8/Ujm_A1TJ6LI/AAAAAAAAEYE/qZO_hxyO9-A/s1600/2013-09-10+11.42.56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IG_o7lVDbV8/Ujm_A1TJ6LI/AAAAAAAAEYE/qZO_hxyO9-A/s320/2013-09-10+11.42.56.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Kathy A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11666697296593621015noreply@blogger.com23