The Peacock's Feather

Fevrier

Before February slips away, I better post this photo!  My friend Laurence C. in France made me this lovely redwork pillow and the little fabric container to its left for my birthday last week.  It came as a lovely surprise.  I hadn't expected anything at all from my stitching friends as I haven't been stitching much lately.  She also sent along two skeins of L'atelier floss in the colors India and Epices.  I can't wait to use them.  Perhaps I'll look for a Quaker medallion and use one of the colors!  She also sent along "Quatre Miniatures" by Un Rien de Fil Rouge.  There are four designs (over one stitching) with the floss and fabric included.  Merci Laurence!

Nashville?

This is how out of it I've been when it comes to stitching this year.  Did Nashville just happen last weekend?  It's probably better not to look too much...then again maybe I will read Elegant Stitch's market report...I already know I want the new Hawk Run design, and I am being tempted by a few of the new Just Nan designs.  I love that little tin in "Hop"--and I've never tried finishing anything like that.  And "When Barnabee Met Bella" biscornu is a must have for me.   Any other favorites?  I plan on choosing carefully.  Aside from not stitching as much lately than in the past couple of years, I am still working hard to whittle down my credit card bill.  Why doesn it never seem to decrease very much?

So I might just splurge on a very few items.  Otherwise I can keep working from my stash.  At the rate I'm going I'll never get through it all anyway.  I am still working on Trilogy's "Secret Flower Bed".  I have mostly been spending my stitching time working on a project that I am stitching for a lady who will give it as a gift to a friend.  I'll share a photo of it soon!