Ancient and Primitive Embroidery

The other day I was listening to Craft Sanity and Kristin Nicholas was being interviewed. The topic was embroidary. As I listened, I recalled that once upon a time back in the dark ages (the early 70's) in college, I used to try to embroider.I then remembered that I had tucked away in a back closet a blue jean jacket I had embroidered for my husband. (At the time we were dating.)
Cuff wear and tear - ugh!


And now for the creative piece of art - RIGHT! Notice the various stitches - chain stitch, chain stitch and some more chain stitch. At the time I thought it was cool and much larger than it really is.



Sewing update:
I have been working on a small quilted table topper. I machined stitched the pieces together but hand sewing the quilting.




I am also participating in the Sassy Spring Apron swap. I am mailing it in the morning. And as usual, I wish I had made one like this for me. Oh, well....




Mary Ann - as soon as I can find a small box, your "sweet" gift will be mailed. Hope you'll like it. :)

Picture Update

After posting this picture,
and wondering about what was going on with this man, our newspaper had a brief article about him. He is Poor Penny Carson and is a man on a mission.

Picture Taking

As I have mentioned, I have been trying to photograph something interesting every day. So far, I haven't missed but a few days. There have been some unusal things I have seen in this small town that I live in. Here are a couple:

This is the "heavy" traffic in front of the highway department. This gentleman actually pulled up next to me in the parking lot just as if it were a "real" car.

Is that one or two people? Wish I had gotten a better angle but the traffic light changed and I had to move on. I have no clue what was going on here.

Ever seen the Julia Roberts' movie, Sleeping with the Enemy? Part of the movie was filmed in a neighboring town. This is the house her character lived in after she faked her death. Love this house.

Too Cute and Yummy

Now, aren't these the cutest? And just in time for Valentine's Day.... I participated in a dishcloth swap on Ravelry and this is what was sent to me from Slayermel. Too cute!

Last night I started a new project... hee, hee


I completed the project last night...hee, hee...
Isn't this the cutest? And it has absolutely no calories.

Speaking of calories.....

I recently won/purchased this square bundt pan on Ebay. I had never seen a square bundt pan before. Once it arrived, I immediately baked a chocolate pound cake with chocolate icing. My husband and I enjoyed every single calorie.

Shout Out To Mary Ann

Here's to one of the bestest bloggers! Thanks Mary Ann for the cards. They were patiently waiting for me in my mail box this afternoon.

She had a give away and I won! Yay for me and hip hip hooray for Mary Ann!

Hired to Knit

Remember this bag? Well, I had been asked to knit three of these bags but smaller and pink. A friend of mine wants them for her granddaughters. I have knitted two so far....



and I am almost through knitting the third one. Each one has a different arrangement of cables. Here is the problem - I can't find small handles for these small bags. Does anyone out in blogland have any ideas of what I could use or where I could find some small round handles????

Longing For Spring Swap Questionnaire

If you have been thinking about spring and love swaps, check out this swap - Longing For Spring - I think there might still be some spaces available.

My responses to the questionnaire:

Do you knit or crochet? knit How long have you been at your craft? I was taught how to knit when I was little but until a couple of years ago never knitted consistantly.
What are your favorite yarns/fibers? wools and cottons What are your least favorite yarns/fibers? funky yarns
What are your favorite colors? earth tones, blues, greens What are your least favorite colors? pinks, bright flashy colors
What ‘warm weather’ project are you looking forward to making this year? have not decided yet
What are you favorite scents? clean, fresh scents Least favorite? fruity
What is your favorite flower? love flowers - all flowers
What are you favorite spring time hobbies/activities? gardening
Do you have a garden? yes If you do, tell us a little about it. flower beds throughput the yard - wish I had space for a vegetable garden. Do you like to plant flowers or vegetables? flowers, flowers, flowers - love 'em
What are your favorite sweets? baked goods, chocolates
Do you collect anything? no
Do you have any allergies? no
Do you have any pets? no