May 12, 2012:

I have been working on Madonna of the Garden for the past couple of days.  I love her on this fabric.

Today I went to a few lawn sales looking for chapter books for my son and I picked up 16 boxes of Iris thread (24 skeins in each box) for $5.00.  Not sure what I'll stitch with them, but couldn't pass them up for the price.

I think I've decided to put The Bead Fairy by Nora Corbett on the scroll rod I freed up.  This will be the 4th of the stitching fairies that I've done in the series of 6.  I plan on stitching all of them.  The Stitching Fairies are quick easy patterns and will be a good one to tackle when I need a break from Madonna of the Garden.

These are the three that I've finished - one I even managed to get framed.  I hope to eventually have all 6 framed and hung in a grouping by my fireplace.

May 10, 2012:

Miss Valentine is done.  She was fun to stitch, very pretty.  I wished I could have done her on some of my over dyed fabrics, but I stitched the rest of the series before I discovered the over dyed's and I need her to match... oh well.  She is beautiful.  Now I just need to get my hands on Miss New Year's and Miss Easter and I can finish up the series.

Now what other project to put on the scroll rods that I have freed up.  I'm going to have to think about it for a couple of days.  Maybe one of the stitching fairies I have remaining, I have three to go.  I could start the muses.  I have Bloom and Panoply of Pods and Puffs ready to go.  I could go with something a little more complicated like Heaven Above (done on 40ct).  A lot to think about it.  For tonight I am going back to Madonna of the Garden.  Can't wait to finish this one.

May 6, 2012:

It's been awhile since my last post.  I've had a week of migraines and not much stitching.  This weekend I felt a lot better though and was able to get some work done on Miss Valentine.  She is almost done, two more colors, backstitching and beads.  I hope to have her finished this week.  Now I just need to get Miss New Years and Miss Easter and I will have stitched the whole holiday series.

Received some new stash this week as well.  Two new patterns from the online Needlework show:  Bloom by Art to Heart with a button pack from Just Another Button Company and Panoply of Pods 'N' Puffs by Tempting Tangles Designs.  They are both on my wish to do list.

 I also received a shipment of fabric and floss for a variety of patterns:

I've started my summer count down:  26 days until summer break (23 with students), then the summer stitching may begin.  It's been a long very hard school year and I'm looking forward to getting my house in order, spending some time with my boys, and stitching and relaxing.  My Mom will be coming for a visit over the summer which we are really looking forward to.  She hasn't visited us since we moved to North Carolina so we have a lot to show her.  Toward the end of the summer I'll be traveling to Memphis for a stitching class with Susan Greening Davis, really looking forward to that as well.