Did a "get in shape" walk with DD around the HS track, gardened, grilled dinner and even got about 10 stitches done after having to frog the dragon's tail (I was a row off and it mattered). Hope to repeat it again today with a little more stitching.

Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I spent the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which I'll have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies from 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I...

I was time-wastin' for a few minutes today and stumbled over this wonderful old sampler. Check out the third photo down on the right-hand side of the page: http://www.shakespearespeddler.com/ By a NINE year old! And it looks like the lettering is over one. sue

Cheryl is busy out in the yard. For the next week, I am going to be busy in the house. I have taken a week off, and rented a dumpster, and DD and I will be hauling out broken down furniture, moldy stuff from under the crawl space, and anything else we decide needs to go. My house has been...

I need some help from a Florida Gator fan in choosing DMC thread colors for a project that will approximate the school colors. My guess is 970 and 796, but someone with a sample of school colors will be better able to do this. Thanks, Rachel in Scottsdale

I had a nice little schedule down - house work type stuff until 11 - watch " The Price is Right" and stitch, have lunch, finish the need to be done today chores and then stitch to "Bizarre Foods" other such escapist dreck until the school buses started rolling home... Now - while I do get to sleep...

I emailed the link to Carolyn at the shop. If any more come in, I can send them to. She also liked Ellice's idea of pink hairdressing tape, so sent that on to her, too. Gill

DD and I had tea and a visit with Bobbie and her house full. DD got to hold the baby and played with the toddler. I'm off to play with a stash of prom and wedding gown cuts. I've grown more and more tempted by crazy quilting and may just have to try my hand at it. Cheryl

Altho' it's 45 mins. till your birthDAY, I want to wish Pat Porter a very Happy Birthday ... and if I have this date wrong, have a good day anyway Pat. :-) Sharon (N.B.)

A friend sent me tis, and as I do not quilt, nor do I play computer games, I thought I'd pass it along. www.deathbyquilting.com Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

So, we got a new toy. After my everyday printer stopped working about 2 months ago, and my many attempts to clean the heads, finally coming down to we'll have to take the machine apart (have instructions) and try to clean the tiny tubes with a syringe and solution, and then hope....we gave...

Hello everyone I am SO close to completing my collection of Lilliput Lane patterns! SO close! All I am missing right now is the backstitching instrucitons to the LL209 pattern Burley Street Garage. This was published as a kit by Anchor some time ago and is now OOP. It was also published in the...

Hi all. Does anyone have the floss list for this pattern- I've purchased it, but its caught in the holiday mail and Joannes has the floss on sale this weekend. Thanks, Andrea

I just got back from my LNS. She was asking me if I knew of any conversion from Crescent Colors to anything else. Some of her customers had asked for one. She figured that if anyone would know of one, it is probably me....................she knows how much time I twiddle away here. Otherwise...

Anyone one else having trouble the last few days? The error message I got today has me using news.eternal-september.org . I appear able to read now to try posting. Bobbie V.

Happy Dominion Day tomorrow to all my fellow Canadians. I'll be spending part of the day at Belleville in the park with a display and demo of needlework from our local Guild. We are taking shifts, but since I have the Guild banner, I have to be there early. Just keeping my fingers crossed that...

I've been stitching away at a baby dragon alphabet. I've also spent a little time on Bouquet for Cheryl in the DMC variation dark green. I've also got a purse project that hasn't been touched since lacrosse practices ended. But since DD is going to a lacrosse clinic, I guess I'll have the...

WooHoo! I did pretty well! "Chill" got a 2nd place (I was actually a bit disappointed with this, but didn't see what got 1st for a comparison), "Summer flower box" (the SAL piece) got a 2nd Crocheted bag got a 1st and Reserve champion Crocheted small doily got a 1st I also entered a few flowers...

I am so pleased to have found you. I have very much enjoyed reading appropriate gifts for chewing pupmitzvahs and the grammar peeves. At a happy and silly baby shower we were invited to suggest names for the little darling. I offered 'Polly Esther' and it has stayed with me since. I am...

To all - hope you all have a good day, spent exactly the way you want to.. Cheryl