IHSW Recap

What a fabulous weekend. I love when I have nothing else going on and I can just do what I want. Such as stitching! So, here is what I worked on:

My February Cottage - Finished!



Monthly Cottage - February
Country Cottage Needleworks
32 Count Lambswool Linen & called for Threads


After that I moved on to Elizabeth Hancock. Ahh, Elizabeth and I have had a rough go of it. In my last post I talked about my issued with the WDW Straw Linen. The piece that I got was so dark that for a little bit I actually thought I had the wrong color. I stitched on that piece a little while longer, but it was really bugging me. I just didn't think the beautiful colors were showing up well enough, so I headed up to my stash to see what else I had that was big enough. I ended up starting over on 35 Count R & R Sheep Straw Linen. I'm MUCH happier now. All this putzing around though cost me most of Sunday so I didn't get as far as I would have liked, but I'm liking the way it looks. Here is picture of my progress on that:

The Elizabeth Hancock Sampler ~ Little House Needleworks
35 Count R & R Sheep Straw Linen
Called for Belle Soie threads

So, that's all folks! I have my very first IHSW under my belt!  It was back to work today. Ugh - tough to do after such a nice weekend! I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. Stitch on....

ThreadBasket SAL - Part 1

So, I joined the second round of the ThreadBasket SAL. I've joined my first two SAL's ever in the last two weeks. I'm not sure what has come over me. Here is a photo of part one, which I have completed just under the Sunday deadline. Oh, the pressure! :)

A La Belle Etoile
By: The ThreadBasket/C Mon Monde
30 Count Weeks Dye Works Straw Linen
Called for DMC threads

That's about all I have right now. It was a busy week at work, so I didn't really get a chance to stitch on anything else. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Thanks again for the nice comments. I appreciate every one!