Happy 4th Birthday TDIPT Mercantile!

March has arrived and the artists at TDIPT Mercantile have updated their offerings.

This is a special month as we celebrate TDIPT's 4th Birthday!

And it is you who can receive the presents!

Stop by the TDIPT Mercantile Blog to see all the lovely gifts and learn how to win!

The more you purchase, the better your chance to win ;)


If you stop by my page, you'll see a spring time windowsill pillow

and several sweet needle books.

Be sure to take a look at all the other wonderful offerings as well!

I feel so blessed to be a part of this wonderful supportive group of artists!

Happy March to you!

Hopefully Spring is almost here!

Blessings, Patti

Stitching Getaway Finishes

Every year I bring more projects to Galena than I could ever possibly do, but there is nothing wrong with wishful thinking :)

I finished up a few pinkeep gifts that I can't share yet...

And I put in another row and a half on this Heartstring Samplery piece...

I stitched up my Stacy Nash club piece and put it together after I arrived home.

I decided to use this piece to celebrate the upcoming 25th wedding anniversary of my dear husband and I. So I changed the date to reflect the year we were married.

The inside of this needlebook features a velvet heart that I aged, although it is showing up rather bright in this photo.

On the other side I added a muslin tag to commemorate our anniversary and added some antique buttons and a rusty old safety pin.

It was late and I was tired, but I wanted to finish this piece so I decided to use ribbon for the ties rather than make the cording.

Once I returned from our stitching trip, I started this piece on my daily train commute. We started March with over a foot of snow on the ground, so I started by stitching the lion. We've had several days over freezing now and the snow is finally starting to melt. I guess I can start stitching the lamb now :) These aren't my usual colors, so I think that I will gently age it when I am all done.

Do you have any happy dance finishes to share??

Blessings, Patti

These are a few of my favorite...

Patriotic finishes from over the years.

I find that I stitch a lot of patriotic cross stitch and wool applique designs during the summer. It's hard to believe that this summer is coming to a close. School starts on Monday and so I decided that it was time to pack away my patriotic decorations until next summer. But before I did, I thought I would share some of my favorites with you...

This was my finish for this summer - a wool applique kit by Maggie Bonanomi. This piece went on both vacations this summer - what a great souvenir :)

I always add a ticking tag on the back of my wool mats to remind me of when and where I made them.

Isn't it interesting? Some pieces you stitch and love forever - the one above is from 1999.

This mat is from the very first class that I took with Maggie Bonanomi many years ago and was my first mat finish.

This piece (or actually three) was stitched on 32 count over one and won a ribbon at the National Counted Cross Stitch Show in Rockome Gardens many years ago.

Another Maggie Bonanomi class - can you tell I'm a fan ;)

Oops - another favorite, but hard to see from the flash.

Has it really been 11 years since I stitched this piece? Oh my stars!

This one took quite some time to stitch. But was certainly worth it! I love the combed frame.

I finished this Maggie Bonanomi piece this year as well and made it into a bell pull.

Well, it is time to pack these items away. Tomorrow I will pull out my early fall decorations - maybe I can share those next week...

Blessings, Patti