Many apologies for not being around much, though this is hardly new. Apologies mostly for not having replied to comments left on my last couple of posts. I do read comments daily, but I have been remiss in answering. I do appreciate them, however, so please don't think they are ignored. As I am taking a long weekend this weekend I hope to get caught up on a few things finally. I thought I'd show my latest stash. I've not bought anything in ages, but as I'm afraid Carriage House Samplings charts will be quickly going OOP, I thought I'd better fill out my Hawk Run Hollow collection. Not that I've actually finished any of these designs yet. I have the first two on the go, the third one partially kitted up, and these two should round things out. Needless to say I will wait to buy fabric and most likely will use plain DMC floss to stitch them, but who knows, maybe when I finally get around to stitching them, I will be able to afford silks again!
I'm on the third house of the original Hawk Run Hollow, which I pulled out of my UFO bin and am contemplating working on again. Wouldn't it be nice to finish at least one of these by the end of the year? Not that I will, mind you, but it's nice to think about!
I've been thinking I'd like to stitch a nice, traditional sampler and pulled this out of my stash today. It is called "The Contented Mind Sampler" by The Sampler Company/Brenda Keyes. I think I must have seen someone stitching it and loved it, but I'm not sure what I think of it right now. It looks like I bought Lambswool and DMC for it. Has anyone stitched this?
But this Band Sampler, also by Brenda Keyes, also came to mind. It is in her book, Traditional Samplers, which I have owned for a long time but never stitched anything from it. I do like the look of it and am wondering if at some point I kitted it up. I will have to dig through bins once again, though maybe I've only thought of stitching it before.
I have worked a bit on another project, but will see if I can make some more progress and share a photo of it later.
Have a great weekend everyone and many thanks for your comments--they are always appreciated!