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Stitching at the Beach 2011 One month - and counting.... wooohooo!!! Guess who will be joining us????  :-) :-) :-) Paulette AND Tanya AND Marie of Blackberry Lane Designs Don't you want to join us too?  :-)

I have been stitching - FINALLY!  I went to the eye doc (again & again) and this past Thursday he put a contact in my left (and "new") eye for me to see close up!  NOW I can see to stitch, sew, and anything else close up.  The only issue is then that I can't see a thing past 5 or 6 feet.  Oh well, I'm not going to complain about that - it's much better to be able to see the computer screen, my stitching & sewing, my food, etc. than seeing the TV or a car driving by! ;-)  All I have to do is take the contact out & then I can see at a distance.  Amazing how ridiculous all of this has been really.....  but I'm happy at the moment, so we'll leave it at that for now.  I have been stitching and sewing a little - this is parts 1 & 2 of the MSAL going on from dear Carol at iStitch - she's so talented & I love so many of her samplers.  I have parts 3 & 4 done now too - will update with a new picture later.  :-)...

I'm in the Santa Sack Swap 2  that's being run by Carol at Carol's Crafty Creations (she's SO talented!) and Carol & I are partners (woohooo!).  If the  "sack" looks familiar, it's because it's her blog button that you see in my sidebar.  Now let me tell you, the "sack" is more cute in person than in the pics, and that's saying a lot.  :-)  My sister thinks I should use it as a Christmas purse & she's right, it's perfect for that!!  Problem is, we're supposed to leave all the wrapped gifts in it until we open them at Christmas.  Hmmm.... I think I can leave the gifts wrapped until then (though it won't be easy and my sister swears I can't do it! LOL) but I think I might just have to put them in something else, because that "sack" purse is going to be going with me when I go Christmas shopping and anywhere else! Do you ever find it hard to follow the rules too?  lol  Thank you again Carol - LOV...

YES!  I am still here - and I have a few things to share with you..... First, back in July I won a contest (imagine that, *I* won something!!) on Simone's blog . I received 2 patterns from Loft Creations right away (the Oak Park & Haliee bags - they're great btw - highly recommend them both!!) and also a charm pack that Simone had to mail to me. And look at those little shoes and the "Love" tag she included - Simone is from the Netherlands and I love to get something so adorable from another country, don't you??? Thank you again Simone, you are very kind! :-) Back in June (I think), I signed up for a PIF  with Terry at Terry's Treasures - and it just came!!  When I opened the pkg, this is what I saw....!  And this is what was inside of the fat quarter "wrapping" - what a lovely Table Topper!  She also sent along a handful of DMC floss too - thank you again Terry - everything is just wonderful!!! :-)  And now I need to host my own PIF......

A Fabric Floozie or a Floss Floozie that is?  ;-)  If so, one (or both) of these might be for you... Who wouldn't want a shirt to proclaim their addiction love of fabric or floss??  ;-)  If you're interested in having a "floozie" t-shirt, tote bag, market bag, etc. monogrammed, contact Carol at cjackson136@sc.rr.com and she will fix you right up!  I'm sure she's able to monogram other things on these items for you as well, but what's better than being a fabric and/or floss floozie?   Have a great weekend one & all.... happy stitching, sewing and collecting!

Would anyone be willing to sign up for the AccuQuilt free quilt patterns & newletter via my blog? This link is "special" for me & gives me points, which in turn gives me credit towards msde. They have a sale on something I really want through the end of the week & with enough help, I can earn enough to help cover a good bit of the cost. Pretty Please? You will get 22 free patterns & they have some great ideas and some fantastic products - take a look at them if you aren't familiar with them!! I would sincerely appreciate it your help! The "button" is on the top left - it says Get 22 free patterns......

Hi - how are you - remember me?  I've been so busy the past couple of weeks I feel like the world bas been passing me by!  I had cataract surgery (left eye) this past Thursday a.m.  It's amazing how BAD that eye was and how bad my right eye still is.  Long story, but I can already see better and hope that once I get new glasses in a week or so, that I will be able to see even better!   We aren't going to do anything on the right eye for awhile - we'll see how it goes.  It's actually worse, but as I said, long story that I'm sure no one is interested in hearing. Yesterday we had a stitching gtg at The French Hens here in town.  I met several new friends and got to spend time with a lot of "old" friends too.  :-)  I wasn't able to stitch (still can't see well enough), but it was fun watching & chatting the day away.  Here are a few pictures..... Myra  & Chris from NC were here for the first time and also Beverly fro...