SUNDAY MUSINGS AND TREASURES

Today was just so beautiful - got to 60! But here I am inside at the computer and sewing orders.
One of these free days I’ll have to get upstairs to my craft space, shut the door and create new designs. I most always have at least 4-5 new each season….I’m way behind but I’m attributing it to a busy business and for that I say YEAHHHHH!

I had some free time this morning so decide to take a few more pictures of things I love - some of them I changed around and some I just purchased. I have so much packed in the basement so when I get out my Spring things I’ll try taking some more pictures but for now, here’s a few!
Oh, maybe one of these days I’ll have a surprise photo to show you….there has been a partially white deer roaming our neighborhood the past several months.

One morning I saw large (LARGE) tracks through the yard and so we went to investigate where they came from and it was from way out back, through the fence/garden area, across the yard, to the boat and then across the driveway and onto our courtyard and down the side of the house, around the front yard and then the tracks went across the street.

We’ve seen these tracks often in the snow but just thought it was a very large dog…NOT!
Yesterday it came through again and this time the neighbor man was outside and asked us if we saw it…we didn’t, he said he saw it that morning and that it had been around a lot….and some neighbors a few blocks away said it likes to sleep in their yard….can you imagine! Well let’s hope I get a picture of it….my camera is always out and ready.

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I had a wall shelf with pegs that I took down in the bathroom when I put up the cupboard and thought it might look nice by our back door in the kitchen and wanted to get the Prairie apron and bonnet out of the hallway and now I really like it there better.

I completely forgot I bought these bags of Llama wool when we were at Market in February!

Just decided to take a picture of this Counted Cross Stitch of Central Market Lancaster, PA

I stitched it in 1988 - I could NEVER do this small stitch anymore but I'm glad I have it now as a reminder - we go there everytime we go to Lancaster and buy from the wonderful food stands, this is where I get that wonderful loaf of Cinnamon Bread there for our grandson (his circle toast!)

Yesterday morning I got in the crafting mood and dearly needed to make the things I was putting off. So I wrapped FLAX around some grubby candles and wrapped rusty wire around them to secure it and added a bell. You can find these on my website.

I also filled these cute llittle bags with some flax - on my website as well

4 Years ago I did my first Craft Show in Lancaster, PA and did so well there and for over 25 years (at that point) we had been going to that area and always wanted an Amish Quilt but never had the extra cash to pay the price for one and I am so particular with color….I like to ADD color, not have it be the focal point so I never really found one until that weekend - I made a good amount of money from the show and said if I don’t buy a quilt now I never will. So we went on the hunt for the perfect quilt…and found it!

It’s just IVORY with a Pineapple motif and totally hand stitched - the back looks just like the front - call me impressed!!!!So here’s the beautiful quilt I bought with some of my FIRST EARNINGS!

Now our entire bedroom set and quilt is purely AMISH MADE!

The design is even on the end that flips up over the pillows!


Each corner has the design as well as around the scalloped edge all around the quilt.


Close-up of stitching

Close-up of design

I hope you enjoyed my post today!

Karen