is it time to stitch yet?

  i am not suppose to stitch, my wrist is still healing but i must admit i have cheated a little. who can sit for 2 months and not pick up a needle or create something with thread. not me.
 i made 3 bookmarks for my sisters and niece. we are a family of crazy avid readers.
not much hand stitching mostly machine.
the little cat you see i stitched long ago. (just in case my doctor is reading)
i made the Beatle book marker for my sister Bobbie who is 16 months older than me and she loves the Beatles as much as i do.
then my next older sister Terrie received the one with the stitched kitty since she is a total cat lover.
last but never least is Terrie's daughter Jill, i made her a machine stitched piece with her initials. i wanted Jill's to be as free and lively as she is. it also gave me an opportunity to play with some stitches on my Pfaff machine.

it was great fun and i hope to make more for my other 2 sisters.

then i made a "huswife" my first. it is made out of material i had and an old flower stitched napkin. it was a challenge to find fabrics that i already had that looked good together but yet also had a little contrast or interest. i think this must be what quilters go thru on a much grander scale. i have a long way to go before i can pick out fabric for a whole bed quilt much less stitch it.
 i plan on making many more. it may even be the giveaway when i reach 50 bloggers. just think you could win one of my unique huswife and maybe something else. 
when i visit other blogs and see that they have 241 or 887 i am most amazed but i love that i have such a small group of blog friends. i am a beginner and we all have to start somewhere and it was so exciting when  over 6 new followers join just from the "one world one heart "challenge.
each time i got a new follower i would yell to my hubby "ONE MORE, I HAVE ONE MORE FOLLOWER" if someone who didn't know me heard me they would have thought i was forming a cult.
 little did they know it is a stitching crafting cult, well kinda.
so thank you all for signing up and sharing with me, it means allot.
it is always more fun to share than to keep it just for yourself.

i love the little flower that my hubby's great aunt stitched long ago.

each pocket can hold scissors, needles and thread plus anything else you may need.

till next time keep stitching.

Your name was picked??

I am so amazed 166 new people visited my blog the most i have ever had, i am a newbie at this.
plus i also got quite a few new blog followers. Makes me happy to share my craft with all of you. thank you.
i have decided that when i hit "50" bloggers i will send out a goodie bag with a cute acorn in it of course to one of my new blog followers so join in and stay tuned you may be next!
i must admit i wish i could send everyone a little something but i did decide to pick 2 names
 so here goes... hand in the hat the name is...
my hubby picked  ....Michelle L at mlinla.blogspot.com from Southern California will receive all that was pictured.
and i picked ... Janine from Germany at joinjanin.blogspot.com
Janine will receive a little acorn and some extra goodies.

get in touch with me as i will you
thank you all again i had such a great time reading all your comments.
till next blog

just back from SF,California it was beautiful and what made it even better was that i spent it with a great friend.
it was her Birthday surprise from her hubby. how sweet. more later.

One World One Heart 2011

time is running out so please leave a comment! only a few days left and then the WINNERS!
i can't believe how many have stopped by to say hello, join my blog or leave a comment in hopes that they may win the goodies i have listed below. thank you everyone what a great way to start my year.

i am so happy that i can share my creative side with you. i have been stitching and crafting since high school. i love to cross stitch and have been studying and stitching School Girl Samplers for many years. i enjoy the history of each beautiful stitched piece. i also love playing with new crafts of any kind.
  i live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest almost on the Canadian border in a town called Bellingham. it is perfect place for me, my hubby, cat Ali, bird Willy and our daughters two dogs Dougal and Stellina, ones a german shephard mix and Mr. D is a bird dog of some sort. we are watching them for her.
 i look forward to meeting you all and hope that we can share our creative ideas. 
Please leave a comment and your contact info, you  could be the lucky winner of the free giveaways i have made for one lucky person.  take a look below at all the goodies
i will announce the winner on Feb 17th. stay tuned and who knows your name could be the one.








here are the things i made for one lucky winner

i stitched the eye glass holder, made the pin cushion and the cute little acorn.

i also decide to give away what all of the goodies are sitting on top of, a pillow top that can be stitched on and 3 beautiful silk threads to give you a start on your project, plus an old needle book.

here is a close up of the acorn and the little tin the pin cushion sits in.

good luck. i am thinking i may have to make a few more things and have 2 winners!!!

join the fun

WELCOME TO MY BLOG
the "One World One Heart" blog fest will be starting the 30th. you can go to the picture on my sidebar and it will take you to the sight to join up.
join in the fun it is a great way to meet new blogger's. i hope to meet a ton of you and i also hope many stop by and visit my blog. what is creating if you can't share it. the link is below.
 i will have a drawing for a free goodies on Feb12th for all those who stop by and leave a comment and  the winner will be announced on Feb.17. stay tune a leave tons of comments. looking forward to meeting all of you.
i will post a picture of my free giveaway on Jan 30th so please come back.

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