Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop

 I am sorry that this is posting so late! Life!

This Hop is the brainchild of the lovely Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching We are to post a photo that Jo sent us from another lovely stitcher that had to do with hearts, valentines, etc. Then we are to hop around the various blogs and try to find our photo.

Hmmm. Who is this from? Does anyone know? Please comment so I can learn who stitched this piece.

Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop 2021

 Jo over at     Serendipitous Stitching        always has the best blog hops! This is the one where we send Jo a photo in February  she will forward it to another participant, then we  hop around the blogs to see who got our picture.

 It is a great way to meet other bloggers and see some beautiful stitching!

Here is what was sent to me:

Isn't it gorgeous? I think it is an Emily Bishop design. Or maybe Stoney Creek... What do you think? It is fabulous and whoever made it did an excellent job. Would love to have it hanging in my house!

Don't forget to go to Jo's blog and see what everyone else has stitched!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Our lovely friend across the pond   Jo  has a great blog hop for Valentine's Day. I sent her a  photo of a project that would be appropriate for a stitching friend   and Jo forwarded the photo to someone and then she sent this lovely photo to me to post for you today.

Aren't these too cool? Looks like they are made with wood.  Wonder who my Secret Stitching Sweetheart is? Will have to go to Serendipitous Stitching and hop around so I can guess.

I also received another stitching exchange gift. This was from Sassy Jacks Stitchery . She hosted a swap where we stitched a piece and then sent it to the shop and she swapped it and mailed it back out. The fee was $10, but well worth the price.
Here is what I received:

 Kim sent us a chart from her and one from Jeannette Douglas along with a needle nanny and some counting pins.

I received this adorable needle book and card from Patti Thomas. Need to place it next to my stitching spot and put my needles inside. How did she know that I am so horrible about storing my needles?
Hope you have a great weekend with lots of stitching time.
 

Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop

Well, it is time for candy and hearts and dinner out, if you are into those sort of things. We are not and we generally stay home on Valentine's Day. But I do stitch a few things for Valentine's Day as the colors tend to be reds, pinks and whites which I love!

But the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Hop is the brainchild of Jo over at  Serendipitous Stitching        
We sent her a photo of something that would be nice to pop up in an email and then we are supposed to post the photo on our blog today. Then we are to hop over to her blog and try to guess who our Secret Stitching Sweetheart is. I am bad at guessing games, but I love this little pillow that showed up in my email:

That is such a lovely finish I am ashamed to show mine, but here it goes!
The above pattern is from The Scarlett House and the freebie is on on Facebook and Instagram. I took some time to FFO my piece and here it is:

 I put my pieces on fabric that I had. I now see why people match their threads to their finishing fabric....

 This little one is from  Heart in Hand

 And this one is from The Scarlett House The Scarlett House Facebook. I used beads in the letters...

 My brother-in-law had some clean sawdust that I used to fill the pillows.

 And now they sit on my mantle although I may move them to my basket after a few days...

I also have a ton of hearts that were designed by Gay Ann Rogers:

Now to go figure out who my Secret Stitching Sweetheart is... Have a great day!