Billy Monday Doily

I took a little break from stitching to crochet this lovely doily. It's in Crochet Traditions magazine Fall 2011. It appeared originally in The Modern Priscilla
Feb 1914. I used no.10 thread by South Maid in Ecru and a 7 hook. It's appx 16" round.

Birthday Mail Art

Got this wonderful piece in the mail yesterday from Leigh for our Sampler Guild's annual birthday mailart exchange. Such a wonderful little cake design on the front. The back has a beautiful floral border with matching lining. She sewed two pockets and stashed me some wonderful needles inside. I was so delighted to receive such a lovely piece.

Vote for Belinda Karls-Nace of Blue Ribbon Designs Quilt Blocks

This is her note:
Here is how to vote: Go to

AccuQuilt Barn Quilt Design Contest

My finalist blocks are #50 and #97

Click on the boxes ABOVE my blocks. You can vote for up to five entries per e-mail address...and I hope my two blocks will be on your ballot...

Her blog to enjoy:

Samplings From A Blue Ribbon Girl

Paradise Lost by With My Needle Designs

A design by Ellen Chester

A & E by The Primitive Needle

A & E by The Primitive Needle. I added my name and the designers initials for a tribute to Lisa Roswell

Blackbird Designs Easter Parade

Shepherds Bush March

A Year in Stitches

Lady Love framed

Little Sheep Virtue: Hope

A Little House Needleworks design. Thank you to Vonna at Twisted Stitcher for great finishing instructions.Vonnas finishing tutorial

Mail Art for Sampler Guild exchange

Made the needlebook to go inside. I used a design by Pineberry Lane.

With My Needle Box lid



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Sorting my threads by colour on rings

Tired of digging.

A Schoolgirls Book of Needle Worke February

Island Cottage NeedleArts

Sheepish Designs Lady Love

With Thy Needle and Thread Valentine Sampler Thimble box

Halloween Town framed

Margaret Cottam framed

With Thy Needle and Thread Valentine

February Word Play

Shepherds Bush Alphabet Fold "X"



Letter X from the Alphabet Fold Series kit.

Added motif 4 of pt 1 Berlin Woolwork

Berlin Woolwork Blog



tent stitch over 1 using 2 strand NIP silk thread



Finished A School Girls Book of Needle Worke by Island CottageNeedlearts January

January Word Play by With Thy Needle Designs

I used a natural muslin for the backing.

Finished ruffle scarf using Amazing yarn

Pattern is here
http://Scarf pattern

Faith Charity and Love

Faith 1708 by Chartmakers

Loara Standish Sampler framed.

Sachay scarves: difference between crocheting and knitting

The crochet on the right is a swirly style ribbon where the knitted one on the left is a layered ruffle.

Another scarf for my daughter using Sachay Ballet

Purple scarf using Sachay yarn

For my niece

Love Filled Heart by With Thy Needle and Thread.

Me in my mothers arms, my dad, and my brother Jim. Stitched on 40 ct Vintage Wood Smoke linen.

Be My Valentine by With Thy Needle and Thread

Here they all are tucked away in their nice little box..



It called to stitch the small heart and add to sheet music but I decided to just use linen.

Thread holder: this wasn't part of the pattern book but I wanted one.



needlebook opened

Needlebook

pincushion sack



The stitched pincushion. I stitched it on 35 Ct Abecaderian  linen using DMC. I
found the beautiful chenille trim here.Victorian Motto Sampler Blog

I found the music print in the scrapbooking section



This is the box i used. It calls for a Whitman 3 oz chocolate heart box but couldn't find one yet and it fit in here perfectly.