Vintage Friday

This weeks vintage Friday is a pillow I made from a embroidered sampler Jen found at an estate sale. I simple stitched it to a piece of  hand dyed wool from my stash and made it into a pillow for my bed.  I am also linking up to a pillow party here.

Vintage Friday and a new finish

My friend Jan gave me this mending kit with handmade pouch. She found when she was going through her mother's sewing box. I have no idea how old they are however I'm pretty sure her mom made the little pouch.

I finished this Sisters and Best Friends pattern this morning. I had started it in 2003 with Gloriana thread. I pulled out the little I had done and started over with the threads listed on the pattern. It went very quickly, I really enjoyed the beading. It is from the "old stash" and I've already started something new.

Peppermint Bark

This year I bought two boxes of candy canes to hang on our tree. The girls thought if was odd that we put candy on the tree so they did not want to eat any. I think I was the only one that had any. I still have over a dozen left so Britt suggested we make peppermint bark for Valentine's Day. Perfect! I found a simple recipe here. I just need to make some toppers and I'll have a nice gift for friends.

First finish in 2011

This crocheted scarf is my first finish in 2011. I started two of these a few months ago and had planned to give them to Kylie and Abbie for Christmas this year. That did not happen! I hope to have the second one finished by the end of the week and they will go in the box for next year. I would like to complete at least one gift every month, hopefully from projects I've already started and never finished.

A Christmas finish

 

 

Square 3

This is the top left corner of my sampler. I stitched this candle free hand while looking at a pin cushion I made last year
 

Jesus said," I am the light".