Just thought I'd remind everyone about Shawkl's blog of 12 Dozen Stitches in 12 Months. She's on stitch 95, and the last few have been embellishing Rick Rack. If you are anything like me, that can be a real challenge. I love what she's doing with it! Go check it out. I might even get inspired to make a stitch or two if I keep looking at the ones I've missed recently.

Sentimental Stitches is posting a series of blocks from the early 1900s for you to download. These are a variety of designs including flowers, little girls, cats, and miscellaneous. The downloads are fast and in .pdf format. Suitable for 9" blocks, most designs are simplistic and easily accomplished. There are some good beginner blocks.

A new Redwork BOM is starting this month at Raspberry Rabbits. These are sayings of hope. Be sure to download the pattern, and then save the instructions in a word doc, or something similar, with it.

"Please join me for "A Sentimental Journey Through the Months." Each month will be a New, Happy, and Positive "sentiment" for you to stitch! The new design will be available on the 1st of every month." Michelle May.

Seasons Stitch Along still has several months to go. In addition, there is another Quilt Happy, Quilt Often BOM beginning - 2 blocks per month, actually. Love Is ... which I'm putting in the sidebar.

12 Days of Christmas Alex Anderson style. These wonderful heart & flower patterns should work up quickly. You might not make it for Valentine's Day this year, but it would be a great take-along project to plan to finish for next year!

Wall hanging finishes at 30" x 39". All instructions and patterns are up now. I don't know how long they will stay, so get them now if you want them. I think it would be pretty with the flowers in natural colors over the red hearts, too.


Alex Anderson's Quilt Photo

My friend, Moira has given me the Lovely Lady Award.

The rules are simple -

1. Thank the person who gave the award
2. Copy the award
3. Post it on your blog
4. Tell seven things about yourself that your readers don't know.
5. Link recipient bloggers.
6. Notify the winners with comments on their blogs.
7. Keep being awesome!

7 things that my readers don't know -

1. I was a tomboy growing up and often fell out of trees, but never broke a bone.
2. I spent 18 months living on Okinawa.
3. I was a PFC in the Army while I went to school.
4. I went to a prom with the captain of the football team at a rival high school.
5. I spent a year in Washington, D.C.
6. I walk between 3 and 4 miles a day.
7. I write poetry under another name.

Here are the bloggers I'd like to link in. You may enjoy visiting their blogs:

1. Jan
2. ReneaCJ

I have another award and will do it in a few days, and post some more blogs you might not know.

Saturday is my birthday. Paul came home with this lovely bouquet for me today. It has wonderful scent! It almost smells like cinnamon when I come inside from outdoors. Click three times to enlarge.




Still not doing any CQ ... or much else.

Don't forget the Ten Two Studios free downloads! See my last post for the link. Dec. 1 starts them, and they are only up for a short time. Don't miss out! Images and ideas for using them.

Two Ten Studios countdown has started to their Christmas images posting. It's free. They just ask that you post a link in your blog or e-mail, and then click it to let them know about it.

Last year, the images were wonderful and quite a few were good for CQ silkies.