Just Nan

YAYAY! I'm excited I got my Just Nan Bluebird kit and Bellemeade. Now if she had just packaged a little time along with that so that I could get them stitched, LOL.. I am working away on exchanges. I've gotten all but the beads and treasure on my Little critters Exch and am about 1/2 way done with the freebie. I think both will be pin keeps. I found some wonderful fabrics to use with them, now to go ribbon hunting!!! Since both the exchanges need to be secret I can't post until they receive them, but I am stitching..PROMISE!!

AMAP Victoria's Sampler - June

I got a little more completed on my AMAP, it is really a lot of fun to stitch I just have a lot of exchanges, etc right now going on that I haven't taken much time to get very far on it. but I did get some stitching on it done, on my way to Iowa last week.

CCRS Round Robin - countries

I decided on the design for my countries RR. I wanted something Egyptian so I kinda of pieced together a design, cutting out the center part and make something like a tomb wall or papyrus type design. this is it started on 28ct Antique White lugana. The first mailing date isn't until August but I need to stitch the center column before I send it out.

My Fair and Square

pieces were received by Peg today so I can post them to the journal today. I am glad she liked them. The design is a freebie from http://pages.infinit.net/stitcher/freebies.html.

It was stitched on a very pretty piece of 32ct cream colored linen. Peg said she liked LHN and trees. Well it isn't an LHN but it is a very similar design and it does have a tree, LOL. I am glad she liked it and really am enjoying this exchange!!! Can't wait for the next one!

Received this square

from Peg from the Fair and Square Group. It is a Drawn thread design. Can't wait to see them all put together in a book. She also sent a siqnature piece with her name, location and date on it stitched in a very pretty backstitch alphabet. I have not posted it because it does have some personal info on it.. Thank you Peg, it is beautiful and you did fantastic stitching!

I fell in Love

with this design from Needlemania. It is Jardin d'jour. Looks like I'll have to dent the budget again.

Monday and back

Well my vacation time ended and I am back to work, but I did get some stitching done during my vacation. Both the bookmarks went out, I got one RR done, I stitched most of my fair and square piece and got a nice piece of the AMAP Victoria's sampler done and I got started on the W. Sampler.. Pictures in the next few days.

I plan on finishing the fair and square tonight and mailing it to Peg tomorrow. I also need to send fibers to Louise to start the fiber pass around package on Needle Nook. I plan on starting on my countries RR and try to get it done, asap..LOl.. It is going to be ancient Egyptian.. I have really scheduled myself the next couple of months for exchanges, rrs, etc, but I think it is good for me once and awhile, LOL.

Louise's Round Robin

from the Needle Nook. I finished my three squares on Louise's Round Robin. Here is the current picture of it. I am now working on my fair and square piece. I hope to get it done today..

Bookmarks finished

The above bookmark was stitched for Lin at the Needle Nook. It is stitched on 40ct graziano linen. I love the fabric. The very pretty dainty flowers made me think of Lin immediately. It is from a cross stitch book and was originally part of a design for a serving tray. This bookmark is for Robin's Nest Bookmark Exchange. It is stitched on 28ct opalescent Enchanted Fabrics Lugana. It is currently making it's way to Canada.

Lots of stitching

I received Louise's RR and I got the first 1 1/2 square done. This picture is what she has done on it.

I am working on it today and hope to have it done. I am also working on several exchanges and since they are a secret I can't post them here :)....

I hope to get a lot of stitching done this week since I took a vacation from work and our kids are at camp..!!

I Received

my bookmark from Christina yesterday from the Needle Nook. It is really cute and will work well when I get the new Harry Potter book!!