Emma parties and a new baby quilt~~~

Greetings from North Carolina!~

I have a little news to report about Ms Emma Rose Freedom and her great Memorial Day weekend!

Emma Rose Freedom

Tree of Life Samplings

40 ct Confederate Gray linen~specified GAST threads

Emma showed up for the party....

The grass had been planted and trimmed nicely....

She even brought her flag for the patriotic holiday festivities.....

She even practiced her alphabet.....

We reminded ourselves that it truly "tis a gift to be free..."

(Check out the Symrna cross stitch surrounding the banner...)

Emma Rose Freedom just may be completed this week....She still needs a quilt star, a bird and her banner to be filled in.....so, soon, she may be done and ready for a finishing technique..

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Today after school, we honored one of the sweetest teachers you'd ever meet....She is getting ready to welcome the arrival of her baby boy this summer....Once she had decided to have a race car themed nursery, I knew I would need to get myself busy! I searched high and low and found just the right fabrics with that checkered flag theme.... Here is the finished product, it all its glory~~~

I had the best fun putting this baby quilt together....

The colors are fun and vibrant...The black and white check is the backing fabric....



And I stitched his initials along with 2012 and sewed it in one of the quilt squares to wish this darling child many blessings.....

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Come Sunday, I will have my Adam and Eve Sampler update.... Until then, here's hoping the last 2 days of your workweek are wonderful!~~~~

Many blessings,

Faye

Adam and Eve update....and more!

Greetings everyone on this fine and absolutely gorgeous Sunday morning~~~

I must apologize for my slackness in posting of late....Let's just say, it is mega-crazy at school these days..we are winding down the year and words just can't tell you how tired I am by the time I get home each day.... Bring on June 8th~~~~

I do have an update on my beloved A&E sampler... This SAL is turning out to be so much fun as it keeps me on track, knowing I will be posting an update every other Sunday....Terri and Marylin were gracious enough to invite me in on the fun....So, I have gotton this far....

Adam and Eve

May 2009 issue

Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine

(the pinkish shade is really "Cherry Tomato" which has more pale red than pink..)

I fell in love with this little ship and the funky colored bird this week..

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I also found time to complete the May Cottage by CCN....I chosse to tone down the turquoise house by using Dinky Dyes Coral Sea.... Its a "milder" blue....

May Cottage

Country Cottage Needleworks

40 ct vintage pearled barley

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And, I also wanted to experiment with one of the luscious threads I won last month from Nina....

Old Jeans is a special shade of blue with tons of shading in it....I love Nina's colorways, and the thread was a joy to work with!

Blackbird Designs

Nina Threads

Old Jeans

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I am also happy to say that I stepped a little out of my comfort zone yesterday, by taking a quickie quilting class at my local quilt shop Linderella's.... A few of us gathered and had the best fun! Linda makes it easy to learn and we just cut up and had fun! I was the beginner in the class, so I am on a VERY steep learning curve when it comes to large projects like quilts....Luckily this is a smaller lap quilt called "Americana Star"...Here are yesterday's results....

I hope to get the pinning, quilting and binding done this week as I plan on using it as a table topper this summer on the breakfast room table....

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I leave you with pictures of  *what I hope to be* my next sampler project after I complete Adam and Eve.... I am narrowing down my conversion process and hope to make final decisions on those npi's soon.....Meet Threads of Gold's Sarah Munday Sampler....

Sarah Munday Sampler

Threads of Gold

40 vintage buttercream LL

..silk conversion is in process..

Here's hoping everyone has a fantastic day and wonderful week!

Blessings,

Faye