Sunny Sunday

Hello dear friends!  Thank you for your wonderful comments on my last post.  I am woefully behind on email responses so please forgive me if I didn't reply.  I do appreciate each and every visit.

Our North Carolina weather has been crazy with a capital C.  It was 60 degrees here and beautiful Friday.  Almost like an early spring day.  This is the view outside my door yesterday morning:


It snowed all day long.  The temperature rose a bit so all of it melted but it sure made for a great day to stay inside and stitch.  Today dawns bright and sunny but very windy and cold.

I managed to finish up this little beauty:

With Thy Needle
Valentine Sampler - Pin Pillow
I used 40 count LL Vintage Tundra as it is the only other 40 ct fabric I own.  (Thank you again Catherine!) It has lovely blue undertones and since I was a bit weary of the red I substituted GAST Blue Jay floss.  I think it makes for a more spring like finish.

Now I hope you all know with your encouragement you may have created a monster.  I don't know what the problem was before but now I absolutely love stitching on 40 count fabric.  Of course I discover this just when I have built up a little stash of 28 and 32 count fabrics.  :o)

I hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable Sunday.  I can't believe the season finale of Downton Abbey is tonight.  Whatever will we find to amuse ourselves until it returns?

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