Spring Birdies, Fa La La, Blackstone Fantasy Garden and Quaker Diamonds

This is one of the patterns I saw at the

retreat I attend every year in Belton.

One of my friends was doing it

the

colors are spectacular and the

thread comes in little balls.

It is

Valdani threads, which I don't

care much for but the three

that it calls for

works very nicely.

It is a big pattern

and I got this much done the first night.

Got lots to go.

It will keep me

busy for a long time.

I got this pattern in Copperas Cove at Nedlewerkes

when I took Knee ~ Hi to be looked at

by the Vet there.

It is called

Blackstone Fantasy Garden

by

Ink Circles.

Tracy designed it, as usual, and used Carries Threads

to stitch it up and it is so gorgeous.

Tracy is a wonderful designer.

When I first saw it I

said to myself that I would never do this piece.

When I saw Lois' at her shop

I fell in love with it and had to have it.

I had to take out the right side and bottom

about 6 times

and I thought I would never get it

correct.

That @#*& FROG!!!

I finally decided I would tackle it from

a different angle and it matched up.

Whew!!!

What a relief to finally get it done

correctly!

I got this finished last night.

I put in Fa La La and just have

to add one bead to the lamp.

Now I only have four more to go and one

of those is the Pear one.

UGH!!!

It's Ugly ~ need I say more?

I got this cute pattern in a magazine

at the retreat I go to every year in Belton Tx.

We have a trash and treasure table

and this magazine had my

name on it.

Aren't they the cutest?

They are hatching out of

their eggs and I love

the look on their little faces.

I got all of the eggs done tonight.

It takes Six Strand Sweets and

have I had a time tracking those

non colors down.

I finally found a place that

carries most of the colors.

What I couldn't find I am

using GAST and WDW and

Crescent Colors to fill

in the gap!

It will be

close enough on a galloping horse.

Thank you so very much for stopping by and leaving a comment or two.

Let's not be greedy!

God Bless your stitching fingers.

Lenna

Good-bye my Sweet Knee ~ Hi

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must say good-bye

to Knee ~ Hi who

died last night at the hospital at the vet's office.

She did die peacefully I am told and for that

I am soooooooo grateful.

She lived a good life and I did go see her twice

yesterday and the last time I went

she climbed out of her box

and came to me so I could love

on her and give her lots of kisses.

Which I did.

In my heart I knew she would never

come home again.

After the autopsy, the vet said her heart,

intestines, lungs and liver looked good.

She had some infection and water type foam

around the outside of her lungs. The vets

think it came from the tumor in her nose.

The tube was in the right place

but she

just couldn't get over being nauseated.

She did not bleed or throw up but looked

like she just went to sleep.

Thank You God!

I will miss her dearly but I know she is

in heaven with

Gizmo and Fleabag.

They are sharping their claws, cause now

they have them, getting a wild hair

running around and

having a great time together.

Because they can and they are CATS!

Isn't that what cats do?

They are

all healthy and happy.

I know they were happy to see her.

After all they have been

by themselves much too long.

I fell asleep about 10 in my chair,

and I saw Knee-Hi without the feeding tube

and she was fat and happy.

Just like she used to be before she got sick.

It woke me up

and I wondered why I had seen her.

Now I know.

Rest in Peace my Sweet Knee ~ Hi

I love you and will miss you dearly!

My dear friends I thank you from the

bottom of my sad heart for your kind thoughts

and loving prayers for us both.

You will never know how much it means to me.

Take care, happy stitching and God Bless ~

Lenna