Stitched With Love Exchange - Birds, Bees and Butterflies

Last month I participated in a Bird, Bees and Butterflies themed exchanges with the ladies on the  Stitched With Love Exchanges blog.  You could focus on one, two or all three creatures. I chose birds to send to Judith in Germany because I love Prairie Schooler Prairie Birds. It has always been one of my favorite pattern sources for birds and that is what I used for this exchange.  I threw in a few skeins of floss, some colorful felt, fabric, bird house note pad and note cards, metallic floss, needles, etc. 

To Judith in Germany

My package from Melanie in the UK was fabulous.  She chose to stitch up a lovely bird pillow (my DD adores it), sweet heart cushion, bee tape measure, butterfly buttons, fabric, beads, bird ribbon.  Just a super exchange!!

From Melanie in UK

Enjoy!!

CJ

Stitching News

October is turning out to be a great month for stitching and finishing.  It has been forever since I have stitched and finished a project having it ready to display or present to someone.  I usually stitch it, then store it or ship it out.  Not so this month I have two finishes to share, yes, I said two--even I can't believe it. 

First up,  way back in 2008 or maybe it was 2007,  I joined a little Round Robin group--actually my first ever RR.  For this adventure I choose Prairie Birds (booklet 24) from Prairie Schooler. The RR was a success and everyone got their pieces back and mine went into the cupboard.  So here comes Thursday morning (10/13), I take the kids to school and now it is time to put together the scissor fob for Ms H. that I had stitched up in the spring. It had to be done by 1pm, because I needed to be at school for a meeting and two parties.  Well, ninety minutes later I had totally given up on the fob, it just was not working out.  Panic!!  What to do?  Hmmm.  I pulled out my storage box of stitched pieces and voila, there are those lovely stitched birds.   I pick put a bird, do a little ironing, throw it on a block, add dark green and cream checked fabric and a lovely fall colored wire ribbon.  Done!!  Now I am ready to wrap.  How easy was that--very easy. 

Prairie Birds, Booklet 24, Humming Bird

Stitched on 14ct Ivory Aida with DMC floss

Next, another Prairie Schooler creation in a block for the Rotating Designer Exchange.  For this project I selected the pumpkin from A Prairie Year, booklet 6, which I believe is retired. I really like how this turned out and I am truly enjoying making blocks.  Now it is all wrapped and boxed in the hands of the postman on the way to it's new home.

A Prairie Year, Booklet 6, October Pumpkin,
Stitching on 28ct Evenweave with DMC Floss



Lastly, I received my Rotating Designer Exchange from Conny.  It is from Prairie Schooler Booklet 90, Spring and Fall.  It is so well made, I love it and I am very thankful.  This was a fun  and very well organized exchange and I look forward to the next round.

Prairie Schooler, Spring and Fall, Booklet 90
Rotating Designer Exchange from Conny


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CJ