Styling your self!

I have been stitching a bit off & on all month while listening to "The Fiery Cross" (Outlander Series) by Diana Gabaldon.  (GREAT book btw - it's much better than #4 was!).  It appears January is to be Monochrome Month for me.  Actually, it appears that 2012 is going to be Monochrome Year  by looking at my "to stitch" list!  I finished this about a week & a half ago - it's "Let's Sew" by Imaginating.  It's stitched on 32 ct Antique Ivory or Light Sand (it wasn't labeled!) with black DMC.  I think it's adorable!   It was a super quick stitch & when I showed it to my mom a week ago Sunday she liked it so much that she wanted to stitch it too!  I have finishing plans for this one - so stay tuned! Next up is my "revised" Personalized Sampler by Stephanie at Nouveau Encore Designs.  She designed the sampler in 2007 (I think?) and I had a fairly decent amount done on it (not quite 1/3, but a good bit).  I picked...

I decided to enter a contest via Quokka Quilts Blog for the Fat Quarter Shops Bloggers Choice Bundle - click the link for more details. I know what colors I would love to buy if I could just go & spend whatever I wanted - these are my choices.  We were to pick 12 prints & 3 solids.  I didn't want a solid white, so I choose the one with the little red dots, it's "close" to solid.  I love the reds/aquas together and think these would be really fun to work with.  I don't have a chance in the world of winning, but it was a fun way to spend some time on a Friday night - now I want to buy a ton of fabric. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit Quokka's blog - and visit the Fat Quarter Shop as well! :-)

Happy New Year to everyone!  I hope 2012 is the best year ever - for all of us!  I finished up a stitching project last night. I started it on Dec. 10th but just didn't have a lot of free time to stitch in December, but I did finish it last night. This is "Naughty or Nice" by Lavender Wings. I've had this in my stash for a few years & I've always thought he was so cute. There is a Mill Hill Gold Star treasure that goes at the end of the gold at his hat, but I can't find it. I'll get one ordered next week. I think he's cute....  (though he does need to be ironed, this is straight off the q-snaps!)... And these are the contents of my Secret Santa Sack from Carol !  Isn't everything just wonderful?  She made the cutest little zipper bag and pincushion and stitched/framed LHN's Blossoms & Blackbirds and sent all of those goodies (pre-cuts, buttons, scissors, needles, patterns, a die for my GO! Baby, etc) from Sept. through Dec.  I love it a...