See Serena and I Sew

Serena from See Serena Sew...with Spirit and I are going to start stitching a quilt in 2010...

...this quilt!

A quilt designed by Lori Smith from "From My Heart to Your Hands". The pattern is called Floral Delight: A Celebration of Applique. (Click on the picture for a closer look)

I purchased this pattern a few years ago and just haven't taken the time to make it....I still love this quilt even after all these years and am excited to be finally stitching it and better yet with friends!
We will be starting this quilt on Jan. 20, 2010, (my birthday) and plan to hand stitch an applique block and a star block per month, until the quilt is completed.

Debbie, one of the Chix in Stix is going to join Serena and I in making this quilt and I would like to invite anyone else out there in blogland to join us.
It will be fun to share pictures of our blocks, share our stitching techniques (either hand or machine), our fabric choices and keep each other motivated through this quilt making process....maybe we can even swap some fabric :)

Please email me or leave a comment here or over on Serena's blog if you plan to make this quilt also. You don't need to have a blog to join in.

On Saturday, hubby and I went to a family birthday party but before arriving at the party we stopped at Where Victoria's Angels Stitch in Clifton, NJ.
WVAS is a cross-stitch shop and I shopped!
This shop is fantastic and has everything a stitcher could possibly want or need.
This is what I bought.....



This is my absolute favorite chart! A sheep in disguise!

I am so excited I found this frame at the shop....this is a "fanny frame"!
(available from the shop or Hardwicke Manor Hoops)

I usually like to "hold" my linen fabric or baste it to a scroll frame while stitching, but lately I am having pain in my hands, and am finding it difficult to stitch for any length of time.
This frame is placed on your seat and then under your leg or (ahem!) "seat" then the height of the frame is adjusted and you stitch away, without the need to hold fabric or a frame.
Awesome!
The hoop band on this frame is wide and hardly leaves a mark on the fabric...although the stitchery should still not be left in the frame while not stitching.

If you click on the picture you can also see the nifty, pretty little magnetic needle holder I like to use for stitching or hand quilting....I always know where my needle is with this little gadget :)


This is the latest progress I have made on the Grand ABC Sampler...one and a half sections to go!


Today was another Chix in the Stix fun day Monday :)
Dolly finally came to her senses and came home from Europe last night....at last she has her priorities back in order ;)
Seriously though, she had a great trip and we are very happy to have her back home!

Here's the Chix show and tell....

Debbie's version of "Pumpkins for Sale" (not yet quilted)

A table runner that Audrey made

A quilt that Debbie pieced and I quilted today, for her Grandson.

And this is Dolly who snatched and wrapped herself in the quilt as soon as it came off the frame....Dolly was suffering from just a "tad" bit of jet lag and just wanted to sleep!


This is another wall-hanging I just finished from Cottage Creek Quilts.

I hope you enjoyed the "Show and Tell" :)

I would like to wish everyone the Happiest of Thanksgivings.
I am so thankful for all of you who read my blog.
I am also so thankful for my family and friends.
God Bless you all!

And "The Boys" are thankful we don't like to eat wild turkey!


Best wishes and stitches everyone!