tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post6925428404109226302..comments2024-03-28T22:36:51.516-04:00Comments on Stitching Dreams: One bunny, two sheep, and something newCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368237913096460512noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-54656017506037145012018-03-28T05:49:44.925-04:002018-03-28T05:49:44.925-04:00Wow, so much to comment on. First and foremost ...Wow, so much to comment on. First and foremost I hope you enjoyed the visit with your sons. Love love love the Blackbird Designs bunny and your finish. The Barn! OMGosh what a beautiful barn that is. And your Hexies.....I have started and stopped a hexie quilt so many times. I have moved it to a 'when I retire' project. Your baking looks awesome and I feel like I am gaining weight just looking at how scrumptious they love. <br /><br />Oh, and for your "No Vacancy" Marjolien Bastin piece I suggest, "Welcome Home"<br /><br />Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852055825470914421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-31940283492238308612018-03-24T08:50:33.611-04:002018-03-24T08:50:33.611-04:00I'm so late posting on this!! I'm sure yo...I'm so late posting on this!! I'm sure you visit with your sons is over by now, I hope you had a lovely visit with both of them. Your family barn is gorgeous!! I'm sure it does your heart well to see it so lovingly cared for. Easter Parade is such a sweet stitch, it's one on my to find list. Your finishing is so cheerful, dots and Easter stitches are made for each other. I love how you placed it on the wire frame with the yo yo embellishment. Little REd barn is finished perfectly too!!! I love checks and they go so well with a barn theme. <br />You know I love all your St.Patrick's Day stitches!! I have to add to my one that RJ made me. Such a great post!!!! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352862154860070329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-63442718114164424892018-03-23T19:24:55.243-04:002018-03-23T19:24:55.243-04:00Liebe Carol,
ich bin das erste mal hier auf Deinem...Liebe Carol,<br />ich bin das erste mal hier auf Deinem wunderschönen Blog und ich kann nur sagen, ich bin begeistert. Ich finde es so großartig, wenn man solche herrlichen Dinge selbst nähen und sticken kann. Das muss ein sehr erhebendes Gefühl sein!<br />Alles Liebe <br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428699633074096315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-54988170948776779842018-03-22T17:05:46.171-04:002018-03-22T17:05:46.171-04:00Maybe you could add a couple of feathers in place ...Maybe you could add a couple of feathers in place of "No Vacancy"?<br /><br />Your finish turned out beautiful! And those baby bundt cakes look so yummy and cute. Did they taste as good as they look?<br /><br />I can see why you have fond memories of the barn. It's quite nice!<br />Mearihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080474930910254503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-26281882020056077972018-03-22T09:29:32.872-04:002018-03-22T09:29:32.872-04:00I love Easter Parade--it looks wonderful! I have n...I love Easter Parade--it looks wonderful! I have never made a 'yo-yo' but I should really try! Great finishing job with ALL of your stitches! You always do a stupendous job with the finishing! I have NOT been seeing chicken wired frames around here... sad face! But I shall keep looking! Love the Birds piece! 'Welcome' might work in that space... Thanks for sharing again! Hugs!Maggeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262320911020514649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-78096586931958125322018-03-21T16:17:34.130-04:002018-03-21T16:17:34.130-04:00I love how you finished the Easter parade....it...I love how you finished the Easter parade....it's so unusual and absolutely perfect!<br />What a great blog post....love the barn!Rhonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774540090030286613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-48486084110126262962018-03-21T10:38:42.286-04:002018-03-21T10:38:42.286-04:00Hi Carol,
this is my first visit here on your grea...Hi Carol,<br />this is my first visit here on your great blog, wow, your photos are really wonderful!!!!!<br />But my favourites are your easter works, I love your "Easter Parade" and your "Pretty in Pink Bunnies".<br />Thank you for visiting my blog, Carol,<br />happy stitchting, Jutta<br />Juttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398653842340550573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-13358140178669148432018-03-19T19:24:33.139-04:002018-03-19T19:24:33.139-04:00Your Easter Parade finish is just too perfect. Lov...Your Easter Parade finish is just too perfect. Love it. The yo-yo and vine make it just that much more fantastic. The barn is beautiful. Thanks for sharing the memory. Nice to know the new owners are honoring the memory you have. You could always put the date you think you finished it in the spot where the No Vacancy is. Love your Spring and March decorations. We are going to work on putting our snowmen away this week too. Your hexies are sure cute. Good luck with them.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255369612614393695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-8042657057147034842018-03-19T04:06:55.784-04:002018-03-19T04:06:55.784-04:00Oh Carol quanti bei lavori e che casa meravigliosa...Oh Carol quanti bei lavori e che casa meravigliosa avevi!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177806566579236355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-71617404407909663302018-03-18T17:17:22.430-04:002018-03-18T17:17:22.430-04:00You are such a lovely finisher.
The barn story i...You are such a lovely finisher. <br /><br />The barn story is lovely. I would have loved that barn. I would still love a barn on our property!<br /><br />Maybe stitch a feather?Rachel S-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107389853919180602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-66044893486972897062018-03-18T10:23:57.108-04:002018-03-18T10:23:57.108-04:00Love the Easter Parade piece. The finishing is won...Love the Easter Parade piece. The finishing is wonderful. The St Patrick's Day and bunny décor are so pretty. <br /><br />I loved the story of your childhood home. It was so good to hear the current owners are still looking after it well. Looks a beautiful property.<br /><br />Hope you had a fun time with your sons.<br /><br />Have a good week.<br />Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599278077250469132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-17967043967884113622018-03-17T21:46:43.534-04:002018-03-17T21:46:43.534-04:00I just love your stitching! It is beautiful and th...I just love your stitching! It is beautiful and that bunny is to cute!! I love your holiday designs also. I have a thing for bunnies so I really love the Easter display. And your baking looks delicious. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I am very happy to add yours to my list of must reads!! Faith...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03976453272696296938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-56988252015710462802018-03-17T09:16:36.024-04:002018-03-17T09:16:36.024-04:00Wow Carol, what a great post! Looks like you are s...Wow Carol, what a great post! Looks like you are starting to settle into retirement and finding some good ways to use your time. Love all the stitching (as always) and the finishing. I continue to remain so impressed with how you finish so many projects right after you stitch them! For the birdhouse piece, what about the corny phrase Home Tweet Home? Love your story about the barn - I’d have cried leaving that house too! No wonder your parents lived there over 50 years. Love your hexies - especially the teeny tiny ones - and can’t wait to see what you make with them! Hope you have a nice weekend 😊Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011158260769958981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-25443858073138651292018-03-17T09:08:05.910-04:002018-03-17T09:08:05.910-04:00Hey, Care. I love the variety of all the pieces t...Hey, Care. I love the variety of all the pieces that you've created! The bunny themed pieces are adorable. They remind me of the bunnies that used to gather on the side lawn at 32 Maple! The memories of playing in the barn and putting on "productions" (Miss Frankenstein) with my friends are very powerful as well. Ah, yes...this post made me a bit misty eyed. <br />Much love,<br />JubaMs. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619675611702726343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-60561762012131513582018-03-17T04:32:19.676-04:002018-03-17T04:32:19.676-04:00Your new finished project looks gorgeous, Carol. I...Your new finished project looks gorgeous, Carol. I have always loved Easter Parade a lot but have never managed to stitch it. Your finishing idea is fantastic, with the wire in the frame and the yoyo and the other embellishments. So creative.<br />I also love your new ornament and yes, your are on track this year. But of course this easier than the years before as you don't work anymore now - although people say that you have less time once you are retired, lol.<br /><br />It must have been great to make the detour after visiting your mom to go and have a look at the old family home. It's sometimes a bit bittersweet to walk down memory lane but seeing that the new owner takes good care of your parents' home is certainly very reassuring.<br /><br />Oh my, this Marjolein Bastin piece looks wonderful. I also have this kit in my stash and it's ages ago that I bought it. I should really stitch it as it just is beautiful. I sometimes take out my big "roll" where I roll up all my finished projects that are too big for being stored in a box. And when I look at them again I'M so surprised to see pieces that I had totally forgotten about. My stitching of the last twenty years.<br />If you don't like the words you could just repeat the leaves or stitch two or three eggs.<br /><br />So lovely, your new pink-ish spring decoration. And also the green St. Patrick's Day decoration.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922122091202289138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-13217709124738365202018-03-17T00:53:31.719-04:002018-03-17T00:53:31.719-04:00I've come to visit via Jo's Blogger of the...I've come to visit via Jo's Blogger of the Week feature. I had a lovely time, and I'll be back! I'm forever stitching Christmas ornaments (around 50 each year), but most of them are given to visiting children as Christmas gifts. Elfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547408590413899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-30692585076135341892018-03-16T23:57:32.161-04:002018-03-16T23:57:32.161-04:00I love M. Bastin's designs - I hope you can up...I love M. Bastin's designs - I hope you can update your stitch so that it resonates with you. I like your bowl of St Pat designs.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433260552425620150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-13882331848574430612018-03-16T17:01:41.436-04:002018-03-16T17:01:41.436-04:00There is so much to read about Carol,I enjoyed eve...There is so much to read about Carol,I enjoyed every bit of your post.How lovely to hear you are seeing your eldest son and news of your visit to your mom with your middle son with a trip to see your old home..lovely photos and memories.<br />How about Full House instead of No Vacancy,or could you fit in Home Sweet Home.<br />Easter Parade is just lovely,a breath of Spring and your Red Barn is pretty.<br />As for your baking it all looks delicious.<br />Love your pretty hexies too :)<br /><br />The Knitting Cross Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190571521286637417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-15266115155765677512018-03-16T11:53:44.389-04:002018-03-16T11:53:44.389-04:00Whether you stitch something big or small, your st...Whether you stitch something big or small, your stitching and finishing are always perfectly inspiring, Carol! I loved the first installment in the new series by LHN, but not so crazy about the second -- I have seen some of the changes people have made and think if I ever do stitch it I will make some changes, too. Your childhood sounds lovely as is the barn you spent so many fun hours in! No suggestions for replacing "No Vacancy," but what a pretty piece! And such a sweet stitching displays! I'm looking forward to following your hexie making -- they look like they could be addicting. : ) I can only imagine how hard it is for your son to be so far away, so I know you will enjoy every minute with him on his visit home. : )Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807665680552691472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-55830902265164729352018-03-15T13:28:16.354-04:002018-03-15T13:28:16.354-04:00Lovely post Carol, The Easter Parade design is ver...Lovely post Carol, The Easter Parade design is very pretty and I like how you have displayed it and fancy finding No Vacancy hidden away. Maybe you could put something like `Full house´ if you don´t like the words or not put anything at all. I envy your baking skills, wonderful cooking and all the sweet naughty things one loves to eat. Beautiful ornament displays, makes me wonder if I should start making some ornaments as they look so great on display.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967761486107175671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-70384594037648209662018-03-14T17:58:34.986-04:002018-03-14T17:58:34.986-04:00Easter Parade is adorable, what a great way to dis...Easter Parade is adorable, what a great way to display it too, well done Carol.<br />A lovely trip down memory lane, I enjoyed reading about it.<br />Nice cakes you've been baking, they look delicious.<br />I've never tried patchwork, maybe that's a new thing for me this year?<br />xxJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863899802782756191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-59595017717518746452018-03-14T15:14:12.266-04:002018-03-14T15:14:12.266-04:00You're certainly keeping very busy Carol. Lot...You're certainly keeping very busy Carol. Lots of lovely things to see in your post - I enjoyed your trip down memory lane. I stitched Easter Parade many years ago and had it framed. I've long since passed it on though. Patchwork and all the bits that go with it can be very addictive - I went down that road when our son was very small and I was at home more.Ann at Beadlework.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02053072826180330534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-91424170440488764802018-03-13T21:33:08.861-04:002018-03-13T21:33:08.861-04:00Oh my goodness, Carol, what a beautiful barn and h...Oh my goodness, Carol, what a beautiful barn and house you grew up in! Wow! Your description of your childhood sounds so idyllic. Just lovely! So glad you'll have your eldest home for a few days! Love seeing all your stitching -- beautiful work as always! The hexies! So much fun! I love English paper piecing so much! Some suggest with the glue basting to punch a hole in the middle of the paper piece. Then when you remove the paper, you can use the punched hole to help you get the piece out. I admit it -- I've only ever basted before. My last EPP project I used the glue, but I haven't removed the pieces yet, so I can't tell you how well it works. lol! Rather pitiful, really. Anyway, enjoy your son's visit!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646028248366805686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-79555353985299876422018-03-13T19:29:16.266-04:002018-03-13T19:29:16.266-04:00Your Easter Parade finish is stunning and just per...Your Easter Parade finish is stunning and just perfect for Easter and Spring. I just love your yoyo embellishments!<br /><br />And the barn on your parents' property is beautiful. I can just imagine how many adventures and stories were dreamed up in there. <br /><br />And super cute hexies...and mini bundts. Makes me want to taste one. They look delicious!<br /><br />Hope you're staying warm on your side of the country. It's wet and rainy here. valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904215812180267706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293399242092873784.post-86499247043938531782018-03-13T18:01:40.675-04:002018-03-13T18:01:40.675-04:00hi there ~ wow, you've been busy carol! such ...hi there ~ wow, you've been busy carol! such sweet finishes, congrats on the chicken wire frame, love it! sorry, have to declare i'm not a fan of the black barn doors, in my opinion they're not of the period, but i could be wrong, i do love that barn. glad you are finding time to bake to your heart's content:) as for your birdies, perhaps "no place like home" or something similar. wishing you a wonderful visit w/your son! question ~ did your old house have a stepping stone at the roadside for the buggy passengers? love those old stepping stones. xo Sweet Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519938836522292479noreply@blogger.com