Stitched with Love . . .

I just love vintage stitchery . . .

so warm, cozy, and stitched with love.

I love to imagine the dear, yet unknown lady

who spent so many, many hours carefully

designing and turning out her work

with needle and floss.

I wonder who she was?

Where did she live?

What was her life like?

This piece is very special - to me, anyway.

It hung for over forty years in my

grandparents farmhouse -

and was always a favorite of mine!

I don't know the dear soul who

made it, but I can tell you

(having worked on a large piece this size myself - 16" x 20")

that it probably took her several months

to complete it!

It now hangs in my livingroom -

a sweet reminder of happy days on their farm!

Busy Hands, Happy Heart ♥ ♥ ♥

It's really true . . . . .

busy hands do help keep our hearts happy!

I've been working on this sweet sampler off-&-on

for the past few years . . . . . (it's fairly large) . . . . .

am close to completing it now, and can hardly wait

to hang it in my livingroom!

It tells a story -

of all the things I love doing!

Gardening, cooking, baking, sewing, and yes,

stitching!

So what are you doing today?

Whatever it is, I hope it brings you JOY!!!

Sunflowers!

My beloved Kansas has a nick-name -

"The Sunflower State"!

It's our state flower,  and as you travel down the

highways and byways here, you will see millions of

them, in all sizes and shades of yellow and gold.

So what happier project for this Kansas gal

to make than this cheery

"Sassy Sunflower Afghan"!

The pattern was sent to me by one of my dear

"Sugar Pie Sistas"  (thank you much, Euna!!!)

Here is a link to the pattern at "Mom's Love of Crochet.com" -

http://www.momsloveofcrochet.com/SassySunflowerAfghan.html

Please stop by and say "hi"- you will love all the FREE patterns there!

I'm having a blast making it!

So what projects are you working on today???  Do tell!!

Spinning a yarn . . .

I love working with yarn!

Knitting, crochet, plastic canvas, etc. -

I love the feel, the texture as it moves through my hands

and becomes something useful before my eyes!

Some of my recent projects are pictured above -

a dishcloth, and two yarn trivets!

There is just something so relaxing and

soothing about creating with yarn.

So what hobbies do you have?

What helps you to relax?

Pull up a chair, and your latest project,

 and let's create and chat awhile!