Bound and Determined to get this finished...

Good morning! I started Sunflower Inn by Little House Needlework last summer...and then put it down when the summer past, it wasn't finished and I was itching to do some fall stitching... But, I love this piece and the colors in it to me are the EXACT colors of August. So, I am determined to get this finished this August. Actually, I'd like to finish it in the next week so I can have it framed and hanging by the end of August but that may be a pie in the sky dream. I haven't had anything framed since I started doing my own pin keeps, pin pillows and pillows a year ago. But, this one is calling for a frame I think. I love the deep mahogany one that they show with the picture on the pattern cover.

If you're wondering why I'm not making much progress it's because of this - our backyard project...

We've made great progress on it but it's taken up every spare minute and by the time I sit down on the couch at night I usually read for a minute and then hit the bed by 9 pm... The above picture is of our first dinner outside in our new patio area. The kids love it as much as we do.

Well, that's it around here. I have to get stitching on Sunflower Inn because I have several LHN Ornaments kitted up and ready to stitch and several of the ornaments in the JCS Ornament Preview are calling my name already... Plus, I have 5 stitched ornaments that I have to finish-finish... I do want it to stay summer a little while longer!!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

Meredith

Thanks and One More Patriotic Finish

Thank you SO much for birthday wishes!! I really appreciate them all! We had a nice weekend - went to dinner and saw Eclipse for our 11 year anniversary (I know my husband must really love me ;-), worked in the backyard, b-b-qued with family and generally just had a fantastic, productive family weekend.

On the stitching front...I had stitched this pattern for my son's teacher but had to make one for our home as well. I put the last stitch in on the morning of the 4th but just got it finished into a little hanging pillow last night.

And, here is a picture of the wall/patio area that my husband has been working SO diligently on. This is straight off the back of our house. I plan on putting our outdoor table/chairs here when it's finished and we'll get so much use of this new area. It will be filled with pea gravel and then blue stone pavers. When the pavers happen will depend on where we are in the budget - we may just have a gravel "patio" for a while. Behind the wall will be all grass.

So, that's it for today. I temp at a law firm occassionally so I'm off to work in a little bit. Have a great day and thanks again for visiting!!!

Meredith