Well this has been quite a busy month, doing the Madoc Fair with my sister (she entered some of her artwork, and won a 2nd and 3rd place ribbon); and getting ready for Kingston the first weekend in October, and our biggest show of the year, Creativ in Mississauga in 3 weeks!

But of course, I'm still stitching away (wink)... the piece I told you about last month (STAY-CATION) is done; framed; and off to A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD (ANPT), so look for it in the next issue.  I have the patterns for the following issue (4 Flamingo themed cards) designed, and waiting to be stitched as well, but I'm really struggling with the Shelley McVittie piece I told you about in July.  It's going to be gorgeous when it's done, but man, some of the detailing is really hard to pin down!

I got a bit of stitching done on the final wallet in my PURSE PAL collection (I have the LION and the OWL done, and the CAT is stitched, but not assembled - the last one I'm working on is a FLAMINGO - which actually inspired the cards I'm doing for ANPT, LOL).

I whipped up a new design last night, that I'm going to sneak into this years lineup, if I can get it stitched before Creativ... someone asked me for a CAMPER themed design, and gave me one or two sayings to inspire me.  I googled a bunch more, and I must say, it's going to be quite cute!  There are 4 mini motifs, with HAPPY CAMPER in a box in the centre.  The motifs will be stitched all as one, but could easily be worked indivitually for 4 smaller designs! 

Then I spent a couple evenings working on framing... I got a new release you'll see next month done (wink).  Spoiler alert... it's a dancing bear, called YUK TUK.  And I got the IRIS & MONARCH Keirstead piece laced, but unfortunately my framer cut the matte wrong, so I have to run in to see her before I can finish... I have at least 2 more frames with stitched pieces sitting here, that I need for Mississauga, so that's on the list for THIS week.

But I also took some time to play with a wrapped yarn ornament I found when I was browsing on line... I think I've made over a dozen now, LOL.  I can see them being adaptable to feature a wee cross-stitch piece on one side, so I think I'm going to package them up for Creativ, with a finished ornament and how-to instructions together.  I'm keeping my favorites for my tree though (wink), and may work up at least one more with a cross-stitch, for the ornament exchange at our guild this Christmas.

Well, I think that's all I have to share this month... I have a couple UFO's in the works as well - a birthday tablecloth, which I plan to release as a pattern - if I ever get it finished, (GBG), and of course I'm still working on WONDERFUL WORLD, the Louie Armstrong tribute I'm stitching for ANPT.  This will be the second piece in my QUOTES series, that began with Audrey Hepburn and POSSIBLE.  It will be in the magazine (ANPT) 3 issues from mow, LOL, so we're planning ahead! 

Happy stitching, and we'll talk again next month...