It was not too hard to convince me, when Patti suggested I pull out my "Dainty Housewren" by Carriage House Samplings to try and finally finish it as she will be working on this soon as well. Perhaps she can help me stay motivated to actually complete it. I am very close to being done. The last time I pulled it out of the UFO bin, I stitched quite a bit of the wording on the bottom, but then I noticed a mistake that had to come out and had to frog quite a bit of my work. I guess that put me off, so it ended up back in the UFO bin. It is time to pull her out, though. I hope to start working on her again very soon. I am nearly finished stitching my friend, Catherine's, gift. After that I will have more time to devote to my own projects.
And what do you think of these Punch Needle designs by Buttermilk Basin? I love the little sheep and the rug that lays over his back. I am not sure this is the best place to start for someone who has never attempted this before, but I love these designs. And this would be a great way to display them. Looking at her website, it seems like most of her designs are for primitive stitchery (something else I want to try...). The Silver Needle has this page of punch needle designs and supplies. I better go study my book to see where to start all this! And have I mentioned that I am in the mood to work on my penny rugs/wool designs? Like I always say...if I just had a bit more free time.