I'm Famous!

I haven't done much blogging or much stitching lately as you already know. It has been breaking my heart that I have not had the will to pick up a needle and thread. Then, the day before I left for Nashville I saw the most darling little sampler freebie "Now I Know My ABC's" on the Blackbird Designs blog.  I knew that this was the sampler that would help me gain the strength to start stitching again.

Before I began packing for my Nashville trip I dug deep into my floss and fabric stash and came up with an alternative to the listed threads and fabric.  I grabbed my favorite Dovo's that I use when flying and I put my "kit" into my carry-on bag with the idea that I was going to have this started and finished before I got home. 

Once I arrived at the airport I became a little anxious since I was flying alone.  I'm not a "big traveler" and this was only the third time that I had ever flown by myself.  I calmed myself down by reading and once I got settled with that I decided it was time to pull out my stitching. 

I dug into my kit and pulled out all the necessary starting items.  I threaded my needle with the first color and then I determined my starting point.  I pulled that needle and thread through the fabic and experienced the most wonderful feeling in the world!  It was as if all my worries and stress floated up into space.  I felt free and alive again!  I should have just skipped the book and started with the stitching, but who knew?

Now, my weekend in Nashville was extremely busy, but whenever I had a free second alone I would pick up my sampler and add a stitch or two.  Once I was about halfway through I decided that it was time to show my progress to Barb & Alma (in the Blackbird Designs booth).  I took it to them and told them what an inspiration their designs were to me and how they (as designers) have helped me through the stress of life that I am dealing with right now. (Btw, this was not their design....in fact it was a charting of a sampler that Barb found, but that doesn't matter to me in the least.  Had they not reproduced it, I would never have seen it or started stitching again.)

Next thing I knew it was time to head home.  I continued to stitch on my sampler all the way home, but I did not fulfill my goal of finishing it.  In fact, it took me another few days to get it done due to my work schedule and the issues that I am dealing with.  The good news is that I haven't abandoned my stitching after all.  In fact, once I finished it up I decided to share it with Alma and I attached it to an email so that she could see it.  I was quite excited with the picture since the colors were very true to life on my screen.

Want to see it?  Well, here is the part where "I'm Famous!" comes in........check out Blackbird's Feburary 27th post ! (Scroll all the way to the bottom and mine is the last one.)

Happy Stitching!