Pumpkin and Blue

Anna Prims

sampler pattern by The Pinkeep

rug is my latest design in progress

My 3 Pumpkins

available as a pattern on linen

Penny Tree Farm

 a photo from earlier today

stitching much farther along

of course I'm changing colors

and the rabbit will be a cat

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Hope you're all having a great day

grateful my sisters in Florida and North Carolina are fine

I could never live on the coast

would much rather deal with cold and snow

Lots of Stitching

Old Crow by La D Da

I changed the colors due to the darker linen

Sunflower something or other by

SubRosa designs on etsy

there will be a piece of wool appliqued above the word

design by Shelly Auen on etsy

Stitched this one for Sampler September

started it on the first

not sure where it's at in my sewing room

I changed a lot of the colors

will share when it turns up

 Totally unplanned stitching

after Robin saying this was her unicorn chart

I had to look it up since I didn't remember it...

fell in love with it too

There is a unicorn chart group on Facebook

someone kindly lent it to me

Will stitch it quickly as someone else will borrow it next

The cross stitch community is amazing~

Can't Stop Stitching

stitching finished on Walk the Old Paths

by The Pinkeep

a few changes to the name row

I added my Grandmother's first name

year of birth and an extra bird

 CROW

by Folk Art Sampler

from 2006

I stitched many of these for sale and gifts in the long ago

came across the chart going through the last

container from the wool room

there were also half a dozen Stacy Nash booklets and charts

another from the 

Old Cats and Friends

by Pineberry Lane

just fun!!!

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I have two recommendations for flosstube

after watching many videos from different stitchers

they aren't going to make you crazy to go buy things

I have learned much from both and enjoy their personalities

far and above is Kitten Stitcher

Theresa is a designer and has an online shop

start with her first flosstube and keep on going

her love of cats certainly helps too

Mountain Crafts Studio is presented

by Christine, she is a master of many things

her collection of antiques is a joy to see

A nice break from murder mysteries and CSI

Hope you're having a good week.

I got my car back from the shop today

so very glad I have a 0% credit card

Walk the Old Path

 another sampler by 

The Pinkeep

am doing this one with called for threads

on Old New England 35 count from The Primitive Hare

I am rebuilding my floss stash a little at a time

stopped in Joanne's today and forgot one

it's in the roof

so will pick it up tomorrow

when I mail some packages

Have I ever told you how many places there are to buy DMC

near me?

2 Michaels 

Joannes

Hobby Lobby (I will NEVER shop there)

and

Walmart (haven't been there in years)

within 3 miles

it seems excessive to me

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finished my summer X Files marathon tonight

11 seasons

probably saw only the first two when they came out

not as fun as Dexter, but that's me

Now 

YouTube is my companion when stitching

FlossTube for the most part

lately it's been 

The Kitten Stitcher

I like having lots of episodes to catch up on

totally in love with her rescue cat Zero

 as for Melrose getting chicken

of course, I cook it mostly for them

which is why I get the expensive Bell & Evans breast

and cook without my favorite Cajun seasoning

he even ate his first dish warm which he never does

he prefers room temp or cold

Olivia has no preference, just hand it over thank you

I really need to hook

there is so much wool in this house

or I could hire someone to sell it for me (best option)

Stitching Away

the other day 

chicken was baking so he put his grumpy coat on

hoping it would earn my pity

What a little poser!

 Old Flag Station

by The Pinkeep

there is nothing I don't love about this pattern

and this designer

I started on my third of her designs yesterday

Stitched on 32 count Marble Hazelnut by xju designs

that stained looking background is perfectly prim

As always, I changed a few things, floss and threads at bit

looks so much better in person

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I was wrong a little bit ago

saying "hell no" to designing my own patterns...

been looking for some Halloween smalls

there are no cats

to my liking for the most part

shall I draw them on graph paper

or purchase a program to design them to sell

decisions await

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!