Jack Dempsey Needle Art Embroidered birds

I've been taking a short break on knitting and crocheting and working on this:

It's part of a 12 square piece embroidery kit that I bought from Nine Patch quilt shop in Nevada, Missouri. She sells a wide range of other patterns too.

Each square is 9 inches and there are twelve different birds to embroider. I like this kit because it comes with a list of what colors you need. Perfect for me! I haven't decided yet what size quilt I will make with it when I get all the squares done. I wanted to use DMC thread, so I got some from her, some at our local Walmart and the rest from Country Cupboard in Fort Scott, KS. (One of my other favorite stores to visit!) They sell some of my favorite candy by the pound.

I started this on Monday and now working on the Blue Jay one. I find this work to be enjoyable and relaxing. No having to keep track of rows or worry about stitches falling off my needle. It's the perfect thing to pick up after a long day's work.

Until next time!

The journey

The journey from infertility to family, 
someone once said, 
is like taking a train ride; 
Never knowing whether 
you'll reach your desired destination.

There are plenty of stops along the ride.
And each of the passengers 
makes it's own decision 
when its time to get off.

Some never need to take the train. 
Others ride it for a lifetime.
But whether you reach your destination or not, 
pay attention to the journey. 
If you will, 
as painful as it is, 
it may reward you in unexpected ways.

New York, December 2000

(c) 2000 Ronen Divon, All Rights Reserved.

For sale- Knitting Needles and more!

I have a couple of items that I am looking at selling. I haven't done much knitting lately to want to keep these around.

(Prices does not include shipping. Shipping is based on how many you buy whether one or multiple sets. If you let me know which ones you are wanting, I can weigh them up at the post office. I would also add a $1 fee and add a tracking number to it.

Here is what I have for sale: The needles are in used condition and come in their original packaging. The cable needles are new, unopened.

Qty- 2
Size 6 Clover circular needle 16 inch length for hats, sleeves, collars, and baby items) $6 ea

Size 7 Hiya Hiya circular needle 16 inch length (for hats, sleeves, collars and baby items) $5

picture to come...

Size 1 Hiya Hiya circular needle 9 inch length  (socks, collars, doll and baby items) $6 These are tiny! :-0

Size 1 Addi Turbo circular needle 47 inch length (I bought this to attempt making TAAT socks with) $9 I'll just stick with my dpn's for socks. lol!

I loaned these to a friend and she said they measured between a 1 and a 1.5 needle, but the packaging says size 1.


I also have a cable needle set by Boye. You get three cable needles in the bag, which is unopened. $5

Leave a comment if you are interested in purchasing any of these. Or you can find my email under the "View my complete profile" link under my picture.

Thanks!

More crayon rolls

I sewed these last weekend to take to the quilt shop. They have a craft room in the back to buy and sell handmade things. Check it out if you are in Nevada, Missouri. 

Embroidered felted pouches

This past week I have taken a break on knitting and crocheting and working on hand embroidering some felted pouches that I made awhile back. Here is one that I've been working on. I just did it free style so the petals aren't all the same size. At first it bothered me but looking to nature for an example, I see that flower petals aren't all perfect looking either. Perhaps a bug came along and had a snack. :-)

The crochet hook and thread is just to show some size comparison. I used embroidery floss. I recommend DMC floss. I tried some generic floss and it just made a mess of things. 

I haven't done hand embroidery for years and was sort of happy with the way it turned out.  I have this book and have been learning lots! I picked it up at the thrift store for only 10 cents! What a deal!!

I have two other felted pouches that I'm working on and will post up pictures when I get them done. Not sure what I will do with them when they are done. 

The embroidery floss used in this was shared by a friend. Thanks, "K" for sharing with me. I love the colors you helped me pick!