Off to state we go!

The OM team placed third yesterday and therefore on going on to state. While this is great for the kids, it does mean that I will have a little less time to stitch and a lot more housework and cleanup to do! ( I have a giant cheese grater living in the basement - complete with cheese that can easily be "shredded" with each performance!)



Last weekend I was at a stitcher's retreat and absolutely fell in love with the Bent Creek Red Thread piece. So, I did a bit of stashing and picked up the patterns and the linen for it. I intend on doing them together in a single piece. While at retreat I also took a class from Catherine Strickler of Indigo Rose. The piece she taught was Kate's necessarie. The piece is a needlework necessities book with pockets to hold your laying tool, scissors, and a little box for your needles. I can not wait to get this piece finished as it will be a great to only have to carry this one piece with all my supplies for class. I also picked up a large piece of linen and all of the current double flips. I intend on doing this as a single piece as well. Now I just need to find the time, LOL! My SIL got a Just Nan piece back from the framer that is just gorgeous. We round robined it for a special someone so will not be posting pictures until the gift is given.



I hope the sun is starting to show its face where you live. It is starting to show its face around here and is doing a lot to lift the winter time blahs. Enjoy your stitching!