Quilty Neighborhood together, so far...

Here are the 2 houses together. There will be 7 houses in all. They all have the pretty sunset sky in the background. 

Quilt and Vine and Dark Star

I am beginning house #3 now. It is called "Flag Day"  :^)

Quilty Neighborhood, my new series!

I have just published 2 new charts! They the first installment of a 7 part series of houses featuring quilted designs, that you can stitch alone or all together to create a quilty neighborhood! Here are the first 2 houses:

NW~16a Quilt and Vine

NW~16b Dark Star

Each chart is sold individually and comes with a chart of the border design for the entire neighborhood. Available in shops within the next 2 weeks and from my website TODAY!

And they sinned update

A little more on the cloud. This is one big honkin' cloud, but once its done there are so many spot motifs below it the stitching will go much faster.

And here is a picture of my daily studio companion! Her name is Mew-mew. She is a cat of very little brain, more like a bunny really. She is very skittish, so thats why the picture is blurry. But she is very sweet. She wants to be affectionate but she is afraid of her own fur! We love her anyways around here-she always makes us laugh because she is so rediculous!

Mew-mew, a cat of very little brain!

And They Sinned...

The start of the cloud

And They Sinned...

A little more progress!

I'm just starting the huge cloud up beneath the left snake! Whoop-do! This is fun!

Crow and Pears

Crow and Pears

Model stitched on 28 ct. Heatherfield linen

Original Design

Some works in progress

 This is my progress on And They Sinned... I really love this sampler, I love how cute and primitive it is and I can't wait to finish it because it will make a HUGE statement where ever I hang it! For those of you not familiar with this sampler, the finished piece is over 5 feet tall!

 This is my oldest WIP. It is a sampler designed by Nancy Sturgeon (Threads Through Time) for a guild I used to belong to called Fox Valley Embroiderers guild. It was an anniversary sampler, designed way back in 1992!! So ok, this WIP is at least 18 years old!! LOL! The verse reads: With needle and thread we create patterns of friendship in our lives. I still really like this sampler and want to finish it in 2011!! I will probably change some of the greens in it to a more prim look.

I'm getting my stitching mojo back!

Those of you out there who are cross stitchers know exactly what I mean! He he he....