Open House

Last weekend I made a new start.


This is the bed end form Open House by the Cross-Eyed Cricket.


Having declared on my blog that during October I was only going to stitch spooky stuff all I can say is roll on Thursday as I really want to get my teeth, or should it be needle? into this one.

Finishes and Starts

Recent finishes! :) Bent Creeks' Halloween Coins

Just Nan's Fraidy Frog from the JCS Halloween 2009 issue

Just Nan's Batty Jack from the JCS premier Halloween issue

Recent Starts: Bent Creeks' Photo booth Frank n'Boo



and lastly Just Nans' Counting Bats on 28 count cashel Frenzy using required silks.

Enjoy this up and coming spooky season! Lori :)

Prairie Schooler Skeleton

This is from the Prairie Schooler Boo To You leaflet. I used Dmc glow-in-the-dark floss for the skeleton. It glows better than the picture shows. I love how it turned out. I know as soon as my boys see it they are both going to want one.

Finishes on my blog

Hi Everyone,

I just posted a bunch of Halloween finishes on my blog. If you would like, please stop by and take a look and leave a comment.

Thanks so much
April :)
www.itsjustapril.blogspot.com

Boo framed and WIP's

Happy Saturday!!

Boo Club Flips-its by Lizzie Kate
I just bought the frame and threw it together, I still have to straighten and tack it down.

I used the sectional frame kits from Michaels Crafts.

My Wips...

Dancing on the Moon by Birds of a Feather

Judith Kirby's Halloween House #15 and #9

Happy Stitching!!!!

Quaker Halloweens - Bat

I picked up Workbasket's Quaker Halloweens - Bat from the finisher today. I have really mixed feelings.

The cost to me was $83.00 --- the finisher provided the backing material, cording, and stuffing. The cording is not well made. It has two pulls in the silver cord. I suggested plain, navy cording (although I did say I would permit "artistic license" to suit the project and to match the backing fabric --- maybe navy didn't look good with the backing fabric).I absolutely LOVE the fabric she used as backing. It picks up the colors in the bat nicely.

Anyway, it's cute. Not sure it's $88.00 cute. I think I'll try doing my own finishing the next time and see IF I can do it myself.

Prairie Schooler Boo To You

I just finished two of the designs from the Prairie Schooler Boo To You leaflet. I really like how they turned out. I think I'm going to start on the skeleton next. They are stitched on Clay Belfast linen.