Autumn Red

Although not a fall design, these bright colors make me feel autumn-ish.  The design is from a Cross Country Stitching magazine a few years ago.  I really love a lot of  Linda Coleman's designs.  She is so talented!

Most of the time I prefer colors such as mauve and pink, but sometimes a jolt of brilliant red is good for the soul!  I stitched this with DMC threads.

Patchwork Purse Again

I decided that I didn't like the lace that was around the top edge of the bag.  I like it better now, what do you think, does it look better, or not?

UFO Patchwork Purse

I took some old UFO's that went well together; in this case some Berlinwork projects and cut them into squares.  I knew that I wouldn't be finishing them as they were, so why not make something different out of them?   And I used a more odd shaped piece on the back.

Close ups.

I have some sampler UFO's that I'm thinking about using for a sampler themed purse next time. 

Thanks for looking at my pictures!

Treat Time, A Finish and Uncle Sam

Treat time for the kitties!  Every day 5 kitties share a can of treat food, it's the highlight of their day.  Only 5 kitties because one of them {Tigger} doesn't eat anything except his dry food.

Here's one of Carol's charts at http://istitchcharts.blogspot.com/ , it's called Sew The Sampler Guild.  I stitched it with a new to me thread called Rainbow Tweed.  I believe it is mostly used for needlepoint, but when I tried it, it was really nice to stitch with, and I like the way it looks.

This is my favorite cereal.  It has crispy wheat flakes and flaxseeds in it.  This is what happens when you plant the flaxseeds.  I now have my very own flax plants.  Today two pretty blue flowers bloomed out, can you see them?  Theoretically, I could make my own linen out of this plant if only I knew how.  But never mind, I will just keep eating the cereal instead!