Have A Joyous And Blessed Easter!

I'm still stitching...........

and crocheting...........and quilting...........

late at night................

but during the day........my fingers have been busy in the dirt......planting flowers. It is such a wonderful time of year where everywhere I turn, pots of blossoms beckon me to take them home ........and I do.

How about you? Have you brought home some pretty posies? 

I have put away my embroidery needle

just for a while..................and have picked up my crochet hook................

 to try something different. I love the texture of thread crochet, and I love the old fashioned charm it holds.I usually "play it safe in crochet" by choosing a simple pineapple or granny square design. However, I have been wanting to learn something new..................... 

This is supposed to be a good size doily.......about 18 inches,................. when I get through with it. I have enjoyed crocheting the late night hours away on this piece. Not sure what I will exactly use it for..............probably store it away .................. to be handed down years from now. I just enjoy the process of getting a piece like this done. How about you?

Do  you have any crocheted doilies in your possession? Were they created by some talented woman in your family and then handed down to you? Or were you lucky enough to rescue it from a shelf in a store? I would love to hear!

Morning glories seem to grow

 on just about every place there is here on the farm. If there is a place for the vine to crawl up.........it will. From the old weathered fence in the front walk, to way out back to the corrals. The seeds that I miss while gathering in the fall, scatter in the wind, and then sprout where they land in the spring.

I finally finished the other set of place mats that I started on weeks ago!

A set of 6. And off to my Etsy shop they will go!

I tried to capture the colors of the Heavenly Blue Morning Glory in this pattern.

In all fairness..........I must confess............I am so glad to be finished with this set, even with all of the love I hold for morning glories and embroidery. There is a new project waiting in my basket that I am anxious to get started on.

How about you? Are you in the middle of creating something and can't wait to get it done so that you can start something new?

How long do you enjoy working on one piece, before you grow tired of it........or do you actually grow tired of it?

I would love to hear!



There are times when I embroider for business.....................

and then there are times when I embroider for my home,

or for my family................this is a set of pillowcases, worked in white stitch......

my plan...........to embroider each of my children a set of these.........monogrammed.......... and given if they get married, or when they settle in their own lives.........which might be awhile, since they are all just leaving the nest and starting out on their own.

One of my dearest passions in hand embroidery is cut work. I am working this piece and, although cut work is traditionally done in white,

I am embroidering it in the colors I love the most.

Of course, I have to have one of my own roosters in my kitchen........

this is one of my embroidery designs that I created. The farm rooster. {:

I am still embroidering on the vintage tablecloth that I posted on a while back.

The wild rose worked in shades of pink..........

the forget me nots in blue and the wisteria in shades of lavender,

(I removed the previous thick embroidery that the previous owner had started, )

and  I am embroidering it in my style of embroidery................. Soft cream daisies, with soft yellow centers.......... I can't wait to see this on my dining room table!

How about you? Is there something that you are creating for your home..........or for a loved one perhaps?

I would love to hear!

My Etsy Shop

My fingers have been busily stitching away and I finally have some things placed in my Etsy shop!

It takes me forever it seems to get things stitched............and I still have a dozen other things,.........almost finished, but not quite.

This is a set of " large size" dinner napkins..............6 in all. The flowers are intricately stitched and the ribbon has little eyelets worked throughout.

They go with almost any china setting...........I think. {:

The pillow cases I embroidered have a vintage floral design,

and I added a calico print border to them.

I also have large size dish towels and guest towels, with intricate hand embroidery and a calico print bottom edge. If you would like to see more or are maybe interested in purchasing these...........my link to my etsy shop is on the upper right hand side of this blog and by clicking on the picture, you will be directed to my shop. Or feel free to email me........I can also send more up close and detailed photos of each item.  I don't want to make this a selling blog...........but many did not know that I have finally placed my items for sale. Have a great weekend!

I recently had a visit from a friend................

from way back in my childhood................we spend these times catching up on each other's busy lives, but also reflecting...............



 on the fun times we had and the dear people we knew back then. One dear person, was her grandmother,

Lila Josephine. This is a vintage dresser scarf that my friend found in her grandmother's things, and brought to me.

I love to look at vintage embroidered linens. It's wonderful to see the colors they chose...........and I wonder.........which colors would I have chose for this design?

These look perfect, don't you think?

My friend and I would spend just about every Saturday night in our teen years, with her grandmother. We would watch the Grand Ole Opry on television, and wake up the next morning to go to church together. To this day I am in search of a church and a pastor just like the one we went to back then.

As you can see, this has been dated. I am going to carefully get the rust stains out of this piece, but I am going to be careful to not wash out the date. I am just delighted to have this piece, not for the date, not just for the embroidery............but because of who it belonged to and who it is tied to.

Thank you, Jane.  I'll treasure it always.