Recently there was a posting on a different site by someone who wanted to give away her huge collection of cross-stitch patterns. I responded. Last Saturday my husband and I went for a drive to see what we could see. It took about an hour to get there.

Some of the stuff was already boxed up. We had brought along empty boxes and filled them. The car was stuffed. Not sure if we could have fit one more pattern box.

It was unbelievable! I wish that some of you were there to share with me.

Not only were there patterns, there were also some kits, some beautiful books, and a lot of old cross stitch magazines.

AND THE FLOSS -- that is a different posting.

The picture shows you part of the cross stitch stuff. Not show is the four large loose leaf notebooks filled with patterns. Not show is the quilting, knitting and crochet patterns.

I have spent most of the past week sorting these wonderful patterns. I tried to start a spread sheet listing everything but that job was overwhelming. I did go back the postings for the past month or so to see if I had anything that someone was looking for but didn't come up with any matches.

The woman told me that she and her husband were moving. She was giving up stitching due to her eyesight. If I hadn't taken the stuff she was going to put it in the trash!

If you are looking for something just let me know!