International Incoming

This Birdhouses card is from Bobbie in Australia. The daisies are dimensional and there is lots of sparkles on the card.

This crazy Christmas card is from Anne in France. Lots of shiny trims and what an interesting way to do the edging. I'm going to have to copy that technique.

K is for Koi is from Anne in the UK. Say, I had some of that fabric and used it in my Oriental Madness quilt. Machine embroidered Koi and lilly pads.

K is for Kiwi is from Debbie in New Zealand, of course. Gee, I thought kiwi was a fruit. Well, what do I know?

Incoming

A postcard from Beth in New Jersey. It's always nice to get pictures of fall leaves because it' s always green in Florida.

Here is a Crazy Christmas card from Brigitte in France. Tres Jolie, n'est pas?

And another block from the F8 Christmas block swap. This one is from Ely.

Mystery Solved

I bought this pattern a few years ago..............................

And so I made this.............................

But this purse (more like a large sack) has been looking kind of sad lately, so I made this............

TaDah! Did you guess a purse? Don't fib, no you didn't. I did cut the pattern down a bit this time and added lots more pockets inside and out. Oh, and in case you might be wondering, it did shrink and pucker like crazy.

The last Cross Stitch, The last Swap Blocks

I promised someone, (don't remember who) that I would post a picture of my last cross stitch piece. It is a ring bearer's pillow I made for my son's wedding. It was done on 32 count linen. There were 6 shades of blue in the ribbon. There was a satin ribbon attached about where the hearts are, so that the rings could be tied to the pillow. The back is satin and there is a heavy satin ruffle under the lace (because the lace was too floppy). I really love this piece andI am glad I made it but I nearly went blind doing it. It is the reason I don't do cross stitch anymore.

The last three Christmas F8 swap blocks are done and gone in the mail. I have to admit that I kind of lost my enthusiasm the last two weeks and I am glad my blocks are done.The very last block is for Donna in Ontario. I never did get any fabric from her, so she said to use some of my own. So that ought to confuse you when you look at these.........you might think I don't know coming from going.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving bloggers.