Spring has Sprung

I think Spring is officially here in NC! This week's weather has been absolutely beautiful - love 60's to 70's during the day. It's still getting chilly in the evening though. We spotted our first butterflies & bumblebees this past weekend while doing yard work. The pictures above are from last spring - I figured some of you that haven't seen the nice warm sunshine yet could feel it from the pictures :)

On the Stitching side of things, LeNouevau Sampler is completed - yeah!!! Sorry I don't have a picture yet. Things have been hectic here this week. I did spot one place that's missing a bead so once that's added I'll post a picture. It won't be too long :)

Thanks to all the PAL's ladies who are sending their prayers my way! My FIL is having surgery today. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers - I really do appreciate it!

Huggs to everyone!

Malinda

Stitching Completed - LeNouvaeu Sampler

I'm doing a partial happy dance tonight :) The stitching is complete on the LeNS! I can't wait to start the beading tomorrow night. It was very hard to stop and take these pictures - I just wanted to keep stitching away. I'm glad tomorrow's Friday, I might just stitch until I'm done. Some of you have asked what linen I've stitching LeNS on and honestly I can't remember. My LNS suggested the fabric so I went with it. I'll probably be taking into the shop soon so I'll ask and let you know soon.

I've kitted up my next project. Since I'll be traveling to the Bahamas the 1st week in May I decided that it would be a good time to start With My Needle's Alphabet Sampler Book. I'd love to use the silks the design calls for, but I need to save my pennies so I've decided to use the DMC conversion. My fabric choice is Lakeside Linen Vintage Luna. The colors looked really nice when I did a floss toss tonight. I'll try to post a picture of the floss toss this weekend.

Until next time - tootles :)

LeNouveau Sampler Update

It's been a long week! Work was busy which is a good thing. Other than work, I've been working mostly on LeNS so I'm happy to show my progress. The Krienik finally came in on Thursday which means the garden part of the sampler is complete. I've finished all of the backstitching in the garden except the outer border and Most of the week was spent stitching the butterflies on the right side.

Today I began stitching the alphabet which means I can see the end coming soon on this sampler. I'm hoping the beading goes quickly....

I love the detail of this piece. The backstitching on the lady in the center just brought out her beauty. I can't wait to get the pearls stitched around her neck.

Since I've started working on this piece I've had this temptation to visit Paris. I just love the thought of seeing all the artists on the sidewalks, eating the food, and seeing all the history.

I've already started plans for the trip. Picked the hotel and already found 3 cross stitch stores within a 30 min driving distance of the hotel. Once I have a thought like this in my head I tend to get obsessive. DH is so annoyed and I can understand. We have our first somewhat international trip coming up in May to the Bahamas and I'm already planning our next trip!! I not sure when I'll get the chance to visit Paris but I hope it's soon.

Well friends I hope to keep you posted more regularly on this piece. Hope all is well with you. Until next time, happy stitching.