I cannot remember

the name of this pattern. So if you

know who the maker is let me know.
Bev (located in my comments) has told me
that this beauty is the work of Luan Callery.
It comes from Johnson Creative Arts Leaflet
No. 84013 and that the leaflet is not dated. This bird
is so pretty that Bev probably stitched it also around the same
time that I did! It hangs in her entry.
Thank you Bev for the information! The only

thing I did remember about this pattern is that I stitched it
around 1985. And why that date sticks

into my mind beats me. It is about 16 inches

across & about 26 inches in length. It was

found in my attic rolled up in a

cardboard tube.

Thank you for visiting me!

by Hopblogger

I WON, I WON!!

I won the giveaway from DiamondC's blog!

The red hi-heel is much prettier than the

photo gives it credit. Take a look at all

of the other nice things that Catherine

sent along to me in that same box.

There's also a very nice glittery card!

Yum-yum on those M&M's.

This red hi-heel is so stunning.

It is shiny like patent leather!

Some cute magnets. The linen

is so soft & creamy!

So many nice leaflets. Take

a look at all of them.

If you havent skipped over to

my friend Catherine's blog - you

should.

Catherine has some cute things

over there!

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Dont you just

love an easy pincushion. These take only

a few minutes to stitch up. There isn't

any glueing involved. Most of these

shoe pincushions are made with stiffer

old walking baby shoes. Those are adoreable!

But what makes these shoes differ from

the others is that one of these sets is

just crochet baby booties. This white pair

with pink ribbons are for a baby about

6 months old. If your baby has a set of

these crochet booties - just trace

around the bootie & cut out a pattern

from white cardstock. If your sock does

not have any lace on it - just hand stitch

it quickly on with matching thread. Now

insert the pattern inside of the sock,

Put the sock inside of the bootie & start

stuffing. Stuff only up to the edge of the

baby bootie. Cut out a round ball - mine

was from white flannel. Its so soft.

Stuff the round ball hard & just insert it

inside of the sock. Do not push it far

down. Try to keep it soft looking.

For the cute little baby black dress-up

shoes. All you do is stitch up a

pillow from sweet pink thin cotton

& stuff it inside of the shoe. Just make

sure that all of the seams are

stuffed under where you cannot see

them. If for

any reason you want to do something

else with these booties & shoes

then just pull out the pillows &

the round balls. My little embroidery

scissors fit right inside of the shoe.

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I am making

slow progress on my 'Stitchers Sampler'.

Still so much more to stitch! Not enough

time to stitch on it. Thanks for stopping by!

by Hopblogger

Remember the Country Sampler

that I showed you a couple of postings ago.

Well, I did get the nerve to do what I wanted

to do with it. See, when I saw that Sampler -

my eyes saw alot of things! Ah - it took all

my strength to cut it! But let me tell you that I

am glad that I did it. If you decide to do

something like this make sure that you know

what you want to do with it so you do not

waste any part of that sampler. After all you

worked hard on it. I knew what I wanted

to make out of all of it but in the end the last

piece did not work out like I thought it would.

So I took that little piece & basically

stuck it to the inside of the fabric basket with

pins. When I do figure out what I want

to do with that piece then its still

there in the basket for when I need it.

This is what I saw out of that sampler.

I saw a nice pincushion just from the

center piece. It is backed with

soft red flannel. I could have used

matching thread but I didnt want

to. I zig-zagged all around the piece.

Talk about easy to stuff!

The sampler has greens, pinks,

yellow golds, purple & white. So

any color to stitch would be fine, plus

it helped give me the country effect

that I was after.

Pastel baby buttons of all colors

works very well embellishing it.

I was able to get 2 twin scissor cases.

Each of these pieces were on the left &

right sides of the centerpiece.

Here is the other twin

scissor case. Its identical,

except the button colors

differ. I have plenty of these

little buttons.

This is a little piece

that I wanted to wrap

around a small wooden

spool. Yea, I had planned

this also. It is a

bottlecap pincushion.

The bottlecap pincushion

has baby buttons around

the edges & a couple of

buttons going down the

one side of it.

It has the baby buttons

going around the top also.

And my small embroidery

scissors needed a wooden spool

to hold it. Yep I had planned

also to cover one of these large wooden

spools. The little design was only

about a half inch short of the wooden

spool but I knew that. Because I

had measured it before I even cut it.

I had to decide how I was going to

take care of that problem before I

cut any of the sampler.

Here is the photo going the

entire way around the spool.

The 3 dolls in the wagon was

so cute.

Here is some more of that

cute little design.

See how I attached it. All I did

was sew the little cross stitch

design onto some red flannel.

Then to finish it - I glued it

together. No, the glue is only

on the red flannel - not the wooden

spool. Then I embellished it with

2 cute little blue heart buttons.

Just to give that country touch.

So, this is what it looked like.

And to further country-fi it, if

you look at the first photo you will

see that I popped on a piece of red

flannel with a small green crochet

to top it off. Hope you like the little

scissor fob. This fob has now been

changed because I was able to get

4 scissor fobs out of that sampler.

The little rabbit fob & the little

pie are on the large scissors that

are in the scissor cases. These are

lightly stuffed. Since this photo was

taken, this little scissor fob was taken

off & the little house fob was put on.

It also was lightly stuffed.

This little heart fob is the

only fob left that is not

on a pair of scissors. I might

find a use for it later. It is

not stuffed. I think I like

the stuffed better. So if you

do this - lightly stuff your fobs.

Well, I didnt stop there. I had

to take it further. I had another

small 4 inch doily so I decided

to make me one of those

pincushion-needleminders. The

top is the pincushion. It holds a

little pink heart to keep in with the

country theme.

And just under the coat button is the

magnet for the needleminder.
And no - I didnt make a biscornu

for this set!

I had some small threads so

I placed them in a bag & glued

on just a couple of buttons. I didnt

want to go overboard with them.

Maybe it could use a few more buttons

but I am happy with just a couple

on it.

Well, as you can see I didnt stop

there! I threaded 6 little thread spools

onto some small chocolate brown

rick-rack. And I tied the rick-rack

onto those bows. All 4 sides of this

fabric basket are done this way.

Below is another photo of the

inside of the basket.

The last photo shows you the only

little piece that I have left. The

cow is pin stuck onto the basket.

If you have cross stitch that

you are no longer using or you

have outgrown it. Think about

cutting it. It is better to use it

then not. Yea sure its gonna hurt

your feelings but you will be able

to look at it every day & enjoy

a piece of your heart - that is

after you get over the fear of

FIRST CUTTING IT! That is

the hardest part of it all!

I have just now realized that the

little basket does not have a needlebk

so I guess that little leftover piece will

come in handy for that. I will leave

it there & just stick the needles to it.

Maybe I will glue a magnet underneath

the cow to hold those needles!

Keep stitching!

by Hopblogger

And the Winner is....

Marlene!

Hubby is out of town so I had

to do it myself. I picked one with my

eyes shut.

Email me your address so

I can snail mail it to ya.

by Hopblogger

Look at what Catherine sent me...

I had admired the clothespin angels

at christmastime on her blog.

The snowman dress on the

angel is adorable. And I just love the

halloween witches!! She also sent me

snowmen leaflets. When I finish the mice

then I am going to start on these!

I hopes she likes what I sent her.

Thank you so much Catherine!

by Hopblogger

A VALENTINE'S GIVEAWAY

Hello friends & fellow bloggers.

About time - isnt it! Just about

everyone is having a giveaway.

So there isnt any better time for me

to start one - than like right now.

Its not easy trying to figure out

what to do for these things.

Sometimes I construct stuff at the last minute.

Do you do that!

This will be my first giveaway & its not a bad

prize.

If everything goes well with this

giveaway then I will hold another

different one for Christmas.

I went looking on the internet & couldnt

find a free pattern for a felt hat. Better Homes

& Gardens has one - but I cannot never seem

to access it. So I gave up on that one.

What I am going to give away is

a hat pincushion that I made from a

small old doily. The hat is a little

over 2 inches across. This makes the

pincushion which is the head part

just a tad over 1 inch. This is so cute!

Now its not just a pincushion - its

also a needleminder. The magnet is under

the coat button on the bottom. This is my own

design. Use it as a needleminder or a pincushion

or both. This pincushion-needleminder

is valued $10 to $15.

To enter there are 2 requirements. One is - you must

be a follower. And the second is - you must leave

a comment! I will put those names that leave a

comment in a hat & have my hubby draw one

on the 14th. Whoever wins will be notified on

the 15th & at that time I will get your address.

To all that enter - GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

by Hopblogger

I found more stuff

in my attic. Apparently I kept more than what

I thought I did. Funny how some boxes get

mislabeled when you are moving. Some things

get misplaced into other boxes. This comes

from the 1990 Better Homes & Gardens

magazine called Cross Stitch Country.

The title of the sampler is as you have

now guessed it - Happiness in a Country

Collection. It still is a cute sampler. Can

you see the yellowing around the edges.

Boy I sure was into country

stuff back then. And wasnt it still alot

of work to stitch this! Yes it was.

Well, at this time in my life

I view things differently. And I am definitely

viewing this in a new light. So cute - how can

I ever get up the courage! I just have to!

I just have to!

by Hopblogger

Just an update

on my sewing mice. I am getting there!

Just recently I finished their cheeks, noses,

eyes & their tail bows. Some of the scissors

will have to be restitched

because some of the glitter has

flaked off. See it on the right side of the handle.

Besides that - it is still looking so cute.

Hey guys - this is a rare pattern by Lois

Thompson. This pattern was started more

than 13 years ago and stopped because

of our moving. I sure do hope that I can finish

it in the next couple of months. Wish me luck!

by Hopblogger