Just A Quickie

Saturday night was our quarterly "Stitch Into The Night" at the LNS. I was going to be a good girl and work on the piece that I started last year for the MIL. It was a piece that hubby (and I) picked out while on our honeymoon last year in Arizona. Now, don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful piece, but I just can't get into it anymore. There is just too much confetti stitching I think. Of course, being at the LNS didn't help my concentration. Maybe I just need to sit down on Friday evenings when hubby is at work and strive towards a finish before Christmas.

Instead, I pulled out "A Garden Gentle" by Shepherd's Bush. This is a shop exclusive kit that I picked up while I was at the retreat in 2008. It came with the mat and I picked up the frame at Jill Rensel's studio. After a couple of hours I had all of the flowers finished. So, after arriving back home I dug it out of my bag and finished it before heading off to bed.



I just love those quick finishes. Now all I have to do is iron it and sew on the cute little ladybug button. Of course, then there is the lacing/framing issue. Do I try to do this one myself? I really want to puff the piece a little and I don't really know how to do that.....guess I'll have to talk to the framer on Thursday when I head back to the LNS for stitch night!

Happy Stitching!