Does anyone know of a web site I can purchase a 'nice' sewing box?

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Years ago I ruined a piece of linen doing this so doing it again with aida was a gamble but it was so awful to stitch on I had no choice but it turned out perfectly. Conclusion?? You have to consider your options. There was no way I was going to enjoy stitching on this aida as it was. Had it turned out spaghetti limp I’d have taken some fabric from my stash.

A great help to keen readers

This my latest project finished. A picture for a friend that has her family's Irish Coat of Arms and her husband family's Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation.

Fantastic film. I just watched the DVD. I’m not the least bit interested in NASA or numbers but found it spell binding.

The only room with a heater...you stitch, watch tv, and shop. Forgot, talk to yourself...I should vacuum, too cold...I should do laundry, too cold...I should stay here and stitch, okay...and shop. I just ordered this, and some floss....

...arrived today. The photo had what look like big flowers machine embroidered on them here and there. When they arrived the flowers were not machine embroidered they are stamped. That's okay but it's giving me an idea that I want to cross stitch flowers on my other coveralls. When do I have time to do that well I don't. But I do have time to stitch one tiny flower here and another day I could add another. I'll work on that and just do it every now and then. So many wonderful uses for cross stitch.

I am pleased that its allowed/normal to have more then one project on the go at once! Just curious what everyone is stitching?

Hi just came across my book of Dreamy designs I want to do 90% of them. Some are definitely Blue Ribbons. A girl can dream can't she. There is one called the Spanish sampler it's a mix of stitches of course. There's an amish 3 piece which is nice too.,but done on 25 count.😛😳if I do this might on 14 or 18. Had anybody done these patterns. TFL-CHRIS

and I think the pitch of my voice has gotten lower...

Here we are..at the Elsa Williams needlework school. Morning session was needlepoint (all different stitches) that’s me in the little orphan Annie sweater, and the giant glasses, my mother to my left...afternoon classes were crewel embroidery...the teachers name was Grace, we affectionately referred to her as “Grace the ripper”...one of our classmates swore Grace made her take out more stitches than she put in. A week of nothing but stitching, and pampering, we weren’t even allowed to make our beds.

I'm looking for Fall Cat (full kit, or graph only) published by Bernat in 1992. I would love to stitch this. Thank you for your help.

I would like to order the counted cross stitch fabric for the project. The fabric is 28 ct. Antique white Jobelan. Can I order it from you and how much is it?

Well, we had an exciting day today. We had to call the fire department! We purchased some tree seedlings from the WI DNR and they arrived on Tuesday. So, with today looking like the last dry day for a while, DH decided to mow along the driveway so we could start planting some of the seedlings. He had barely started when he hit a rock with the mower and sparked the grass on fire. I had been getting my work boots on and happened to look out the window to see him whip off his hoodie and start beating down flames behind the mower! So I immediately ran outside, grabbed a bucket and filled it with water. He saw me and drove the mower down and picked it up, and went back and dumped it on the fire, but it was pretty windy and didn't do much. So I ran into the garage and got another bucket. He kept running back and forth on the mower between the house and the fire with buckets of water, but couldn't keep up. So I called 911 and by the time they got here, it was getting closer to the pine trees and our tractor, which was sitting out there. They finally arrived, and had it out in no time. Luckily the wind was blowing away from the house. The fire was about 100 feet from the house, so if the wind had been from the south we would have been in real trouble. DH is fine, but tired out. He said the fire was pretty hot and he feels a little singed. I'm just glad he's okay. I can do without that kind of excitement, thank you!