Small SAL

 I finally finished these two hearts by Gay Ann Rogers. They are Catherine's Purple Heart and Malachite Heart. Can I start a new heart now?
Gaspar was finished a bit ago, but I saved him to show today. One more and I can FFO the set!

Heather over at  Stitching Lotus        hosts this SAL. You are supposed to finish a small piece and post it at the end of the month. I will try to add a link to her log in page when she puts it up!

I Finished A Heart!

I should be working on my crazy quilt class, but stitched this instead.

I tried to post this last Wednesday, but Blogger would not allow it. So sad.
Today is the last day of Gay Ann Roger's E-Week sale. There isn't much left. I wish I had purchased her Echoes II piece but I refrained. Did you get anything? I know some are unhappy with her as she does not ship overseas and will not send threads, etc after a certain amount of time. But as I have kitted a few things for my guild and had to ship a few things, I understand where she is coming from.
Gay Ann Roger's Home Page

WIP Catherine's Heart

I thought you would like to see my progress on this piece:

I should be working on a crazy quilt square, but this is what calls to me now.

A Bit of My Heart

I am working on this instead of my other projects.

It is a fun stitch. I like to work on it when I have half a chance.

A Mistake and Some Ripping Out

Well, I was happily stitching along on Catherine's Heart when I realized I had made a mistake.

 My center will not fit in as graphed! I am one thread off!!! What to do? I decided to rip the black tent stitch out and keep the center as it is graphed.

I will take time and add a line of backstitching along the rows of purple basketweave so as to make it pop. No one will notice in the long run and it  will look lovely with my other hearts.
Now on to basting for the Terri Bay workshop this weekend. Hope you have a great weekend!

Catherine's Heart

I know I should be working on my crazy blocks or Drawn Thread Sampler. But I really haven't felt like it. I have been eating instead which is not a good thing. So I decided to give myself permission to start a new project that is not on any of my to do lists.  This is the one I decided to do: Catherine's Purple Heart by Gay Ann Rogers.

 I have outlined it and started on the tent stitch. Next up is a little color!

I will work on my blocks, DTS and the other projects I have, but right now I need a project that speaks to me. Do you know what I mean?