My Last Finish for 2009

I have finished my heart for Mom's Carriage House Samplings Friendship Sampler.

Here it is, started on Tuesday.

And finished Christmas Eve.

Stitched with DMC 3041, and 861.

Now I am taking a stitching break until the end of the year!  Mom doesn't think I can go a whole week without stitching.  Maybe I should bet her some more of her stash to see who would win!  Mwaaaa Haaa haaa (evil laugh).


Merry Christmas to you and yours. May you be blessed with joy and laughter during the holidays. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

A Significant Stash Enhancing Experience!

My mom has PAS (pattern acquisition syndrome) really bad.  In fact, there is no cure.  She buys patterns and stash a lot.  She has definitely reached SABLE- stash acquisition beyond life expectancy!

So today, after I helped her clean out a closet, I was rewarded by being able to scrounge through her stash.  She was feeling in a very generous mood. 

I picked up a pink Yazzii! (Mom had 2 so she gave me 1!)

A list of my new stash:

Shepherd's Bush: Land That I Love
Lizzie Kate: Children are People
Something in Common: Cabin Fever (I'll give this one to her when I am done)
M Designs: Floral Fun #1
Three Blessings: Pumpkin Tower
Glory Bee: Cabin Sweet Cabin
The Sweetheart Tree: Chili Pepper Fob
Bent Creek: Snappers Happy Thanksgiving
Banar Designs: Welcome Amigos
Hillside Samplings: Jack's Bat
Heart in Hand: Wee One Blessings
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Gather a Harvest
Sisters and Best Friends: button borders pumpkins
Heart in Hand: Wee One Favorite Hearts
Sisters in Stitches: The Bunnies
Bent Creek: Bad Hare Day
Ewe & Eye & Friends: Be Mine, Valentine
Pegasus Originals: Country Cluckin'
Angel Stitchin: doodle Doo
Maggie Bonanomi: Grand Old Flag
Sam Sarah Design: Full Moon Pumpkin Farm
Heart in Hand: Wee One Flags
Twisted Threads: Itty Bitty America
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Land That I Love
Lizzie Kate: Celebrate!
Lizzie Kate: A Slice of Freedom!
Hinzeit: Charmed Old Glory
Bent Creek: Cat-o-Lantern
Lizzie Kate: Snippet: Winter Wishes
4 My Boys: If  I Only Had  A Brain!
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Housework Never Killed Anyone
Little House Needleworks: Music and Books
Little House Needleworks: Plant Kindness
Waxing Moon Designs: Boo Spider (freebie)
Bent Creek: The Black Cat
Lizzie Kate: Halloween Flip It
JBW Designs: French Country IV Pumpkin
My Big Toe Designs: Housework
Erica Michaels: Hospitality
Bent Creek: Snow
JBW Designs: Christmas Tree Collection II and IV
Stone and Thread: Snowed In!
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Happy New Year!
Lizzie Kate: Snippet By Golly Be Jolly Santa 2000
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Winter ABC's
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Just Be Claus! Santa '06
Heart in Hand: Wee One Little Snowman in the Drifts
Bent Creek: Joyous Noel
Lizzie Kate: Snippet Wanted! Santa '02
Cedar Hill: Shaker/Country
Hizeit: Charmed Peace on Earth
Plum Street Samplers: Fruit of the Spirit
The Drawn Thread: There's No Place Like Home
Blackbird Designs: Home of the Brave
Midsummer Night Designs: A Patriot's Sampler
Bucilla: Blue Jean Bear Birth Record

Wow-that's a huge list!  I think I will have plenty of stuff to stitch for the next few years!  Plus I have a bunch of patterns at home.  Nothing better than free stash enhancing! 

(c) 2009 There A Stitch

Got a Quick One Done

At the beginning of the week, I decided I was bored and needed something to stitch.  So I raided my mom's stash to find something.  You will note, I do actually have 2 patterns to work on, but I am choosing not to do them.  LOL

This was my start on Monday afternoon.

I finished it Wednesday morning. 

Turkey on an Egg kit, by Bent Creek

stitched on 28 ct flax linen,

using STs Nutmeg, Brandy, Maple Syrup, and Harvest Basket,

WDWs Brick, Caper, and Beige

Buttons by Just Another Button Co.

Mom said I don't get to keep this one.  Oh well, I had fun stitching it anyway.
Finish 31!  Woo Hoo!

Some Other Old Finishes

Hanging around my parents' house for the holidays I have spotted several items that I stitched for my mom.  Here are 2 more Christmas stitches. 

I don't have any idea when I stitched this one.  I seem to remember doing it when I was in graduate school in Louisiana.

Merry Merry Christmas was stitched in 2000. 

(c) 2009 There A Stitch

Mom's Pilgrims and Indians

We are on the mainland for the holidays this year.  Thanksgiving dinner was at my parents' house.  Here is my mom's Thanksgiving arrangement.

 

Isn't that turkey cute? What a great set!

 

A Hospital Finish

We are still hanging around here at the hospital. My Dad's primary doctor is finally back. This was the first time I got to meet her. She's pretty straight forward about his options. There is a possibility for a clinical trial, or there are a couple different chemo drugs he can still try. There are some options but we all recognize that there are limited choices.

On the plus side, I did get another finish- number 16 for the year.

Hinzeit Charmed Mini Block Easter

Don't know the name of the fabric.

Floss: Carnival from Wildflowers by Caron

Mom wasn't too thrilled with the charms that were included so we are going to try to pick up some Easter buttons. Maybe we will be able to get out to our LNS tomorrow and find some.

My Mother's Day Present

My mom stitched a lovely gift for me. Isn't it beautiful? Thanks, Mom!

A Finish by My Mom

This is one of my favorite pieces my mom has given to me. Of course, I am a purple girl, so I love the flowers and the purple frame!