A Special Meet and Greet

Earlier this spring I was fortunate to attend a Meet & Greet with Priscilla Blain and Chelsea Carter at Tomorrow’s Heirlooms in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Priscilla and Chelsea are the mother daughter duo, Stitching with the Housewives 

and they havea fun and addictive floss tube channel on YouTube.

They are prolific designers and brought an amazing trunk show with them

It was so much fun to see so many models in one place in person.

They were displayed beautifully by season along with lovely quilts that Priscilla has made.

I’ve collected many of their charts already and have several more that I need to collect 

after seeing them in person 😉

It was such a joy to meet them in person!

And this is the exclusive chart that was created just for the meet and greet.

Tomorrow’s Heirlooms did a fabulous job, 

And we each received a wonderful goodie bag

With the exclusive chart

Another Stitching with the Housewives chart, little travel scissors, 

and a sweet thread ring from Sampling of Memories.

While I was there I did a little shopping

Adding to my collection

It had been a bit since I had been in a cross stitch shop and it was a lot of fun.

It was hard to be good ;)

There is a favorite antique mall near by, so I stopped there as well.

I found these neat garden stakes.

And the tiniest sewing scissors and a thimble for my collection.

I have one more catch up post that I would like to share and then I’ll be up to date.

Stay tuned!

“God is our refuge and strength,

An ever-present help in trouble.”

Psalm 46:1

Blessings, Patti

A Perfect Pandemic Vacation

I don’t leave the house much, let alone go on vacation 

 But our week at the cabin in the north woods seemed perfect this year!

We spent many hours in our kayaks.

We love watching the loon families.

I love time spent in a kayak.

I saw a creature swimming quickly across the river at one point and had to follow it to see what it was

 We’ve seen muskrats, otters and mink in the past.

This time it was ...

A snake! I’m not sure what kind of snake, but it sure could swim fast!

I brought this tote bag filled with one EPP project, two wool appliqué projects, and countless cross stitch projects 😉

So what did I work on?

 I did some wool appliqué on the golf course as is tradition.

 I finished

 June Truckin Along

By Stitching with the Housewives 

(I was close to finishing before we left.)

And I finished an abbreviated version of

July Truckin Along

By Stitching with the Housewives

We didn’t go out for dinner as we usually would, but cooked at our cabin instead.

And we didn’t shop much but there were a few shops that we were comfortable going to as masks were required and social distancing and hand sanitizing enforced.

 I was so happy to find some treasures are River’s Edge Antiques & Quilt Loft.

This needle and pin book was destined to return to Chicago and the etched scissors are so sweet.

I found a few thimbles for my collection

When I got home I discovered a tiny note stuck in this thimble advertising Monarch Ranges - what a treasure!

And the find that made my heart skip a beat:

A baby shoe last with the unfinished baby shoe still on it.❤️

Look at the amazing sole

Size 2 - so tiny!

It does my heart and soul good to spend some time in nature!

Mom and I are hoping to go on a little adventure in a week.

Please keep your fingers crossed for us that it will be safe for us to do so.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”

The Lord Almighty is with us;

    the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Blessings, Patti

Peep!

“Peep”

By Priscilla Blain and Chelsea Carter

Of Stitching with the Housewives

You can’t see it well above,

But I thought the tiny yellow rick rack set if off :)

I decided I had to stitch it when I bought the Peep Peep plate by Rae Dunn.

Don’t they look so sweet together?

I started decorating for Easter

And it picks up my spirit.

Hippity Hop

from “Carrots and Cottontails Farm”

By Hands On Design 

And Priscilla Blain 

I finished stitching this last year, but never fully finished it.

I found this sweet orange gingham rickrack that I just had to use.

Priscilla and Chelsea inspired this finish as well.

And my little vignette.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, relying on his mighty strength. 

Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the Devil’s strategies.

~Ephesians 6:10-11

Blessings, Patti

Stitch from my Stash 2020

"Ready, Set, Snow'"

by Hands On Design

This has been on my "must stitch" pile for two years complete with the little clipboard!

I switched up the colors to match the buffalo plaid. 

The design was the perfect size for the clipboard stand!

I added some black rick rack to finish it off.

I am so happy with how it turned out!

It reminded me of a design that I stitched several years ago, 

but hadn't put it out as I no longer liked the finish. Time for  a redo!

"January: A Year in Chalk"

by Hands On Design

Now I love it!

I was inspired by Priscilla and Chelsea.

Priscilla had shown this tin for one of her finishes and I really liked it.

I picked it up on clearance at Hobby Lobby last year.

I added some white rick rack and 

the cute bow and snowman on the handle was on a gift from a friend!

I found the cute galvanized snowflakes on clearance at Hobby Lobby as well.

Thanks Priscilla & Chelsea for inspiring a few finishes! 

"Advent Candles"

by Heartstring Samplery

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw my Advent Sunday Stitching

I didn't finish them all by Christmas, so I just kept going each Sunday into the new year.

Now I'm ready for Advent 2020!

Here is a close up.

This December I plan to make a wreath for them to sit in.

I thought that this ribbon in my stash was a pretty good match.

And I backed them with a plaid homespun.

Now I've been working on:

"Trio of  Winter Houses"

by Waxing Moon Designs

I'm quickly running out of January days, so this may need to wait until next year to be finished...

Be completely humble and gentle; 

be patient, bearing with one another in love.

~Ephesians 4:2

Blessings, Patti