Week one Mary's Mystery Sampler Finish!

I have finished week one of Mary's Mystery sampler being offered by Plum Street Samplers. See post below if you would like to join in the fun to get the link to the blog!

I have decided to use antique white jobelan with DMC threads. I am using the colors called for the black material although I am not using black. I like the muted tones of the threads. I really like how it looks so far and look forward to each new week as each part is unveiled for our stitching pleasure. How very generous of this designer to do this for us! Thank you so much!

Here is my piece so far:

I have also been stitching on my AOY design and here are the updates on that also;

I have also finished a pretty wool scarf in my favorite colors of plum!

Baked an apple pie!

Baked some yummy peanut butter cookies too....

Loved on one adorable bunny named Charleston (my baby!)

Did some shopping....some pretty yarn in more colors of plum!

An armchair caddy for my stitching supplies...I always wanted one of these!

Someone turned 18!

My sweet daughter!!

I talked to my sailor Son on the phone today.

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My husband made dinner while I stitched...I am blessed indeed!

Louise xx

Crazy For AOY!

I have discovered AOY designs! (All Our Yesterday's) beautiful designs by artist Faye Whitaker. Adorable designs which picture little girls and boys of days gone by. What attracted me to these designs were the sweet little Sailors , reminds me of when my Son was little. I have started stitching a chart called Hand in Hand. It reminds me of my Sailor Son and my daughter, together on the beach! I am going to work on this as much as I can so I can finish it and frame it. I want to hang it in the hall bathroom which has a beach theme. Here it is so far, backstitching will be done at the end :)

Louise