Monday, February 15, 2010

Be Kind and Be True Finished

I spent my snow days stitching and finishing Be Kind and Be True. I like how it turned out. I want to eventually get this framed and hang it in my bedroom.


Be Kind and Be True
With Thy Needle and Thread
36 ct. Flax
DMC threads


Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day. We did not celebrate in a big way this year. Our iPhones from a couple of weeks ago were our Valentine's Day present to each other. The three of us went out to dinner last night, and it was nice to get out of the house. Jake brought home a rose in a vase for me over the weekend. He is a very thoughtful boy and always tries to do special things for me. He spotted the roses in our local grocery store last week when I sent him and his dad on an errand. Michael is very good about "helping" him do things like this. I am a lucky girl to have such a great son and a great husband.

I haven't been to work in a week (not that I am complaining...). We are out again today. Not sure if we will go back tomorrow. We didn't get a lot of snow this round, but it will depend on how well the back roads get cleared today.

Since finishing BK&BT, I have been working on Molly by Carriage House Samplings. Seeing Siobhan's finish of Mary Margaret and my mom commenting on Molly's cat being pretty has spurred me forward on her. :) She is fun to stitch. I love the fabric (Lakeside Linen Vintage Autumn Gold) and the silks. I had been stitching in qsnaps lately, but went back to stitching in hand with BK&BT and Molly and had forgotten how much faster I can stitch when I am stitching in hand. It has been a nice change of pace.

Short post today....
Have a good one. Stay warm!

19 comments:

  1. Awww...that is so sweet that Jake bought you a rose, Kellie. He sounds like a very kind son!

    Love your latest finish--and especially the sentiment on it. Just lovely :)

    Any progress on CatHRH??I'm afraid my second block may not get finished this month, either--we'll see how this week goes!

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  2. How sweet that your son bought you a rose!

    Your finish looks great and your new piece looks like fun - that is one big cat!

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  3. I love headless Molly's cat!

    Your V-day sounds nice and low-key like mine.

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  4. I love your finish this is such a great design and one that I have added to my list after seeing many WIP's on other blogs ;)

    Your new WIP is great. Cant wait to see more.

    Take Care

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  5. BK &BT is really pretty. I love the colors and the birds and the red flowers give a nice pop.

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  6. BK & BT looks great. I will be starting this with Jane next weekend.

    Mary Margaret looks great. Isn't it nice to see someone else's finish which then spur you on to finish yours?

    Sounds like you had a sweet Valentine's Day!

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  7. Congrats on a really pretty finish! You are making fantastic progress on MM :)

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  8. I love Be Kind and True...in fact there are many of Brenda's designs that I really like. I just have so much here to stitch already,,,I bet you know the feeling ;)
    I too enjoyed Siobhan's finish of Molly and I have all the charts and would REALLY like to stitch them someday soon ;)

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  9. Love your finish!!! I just love her designs! Jake sounds like a thoughtful boy! You must have raised him right to care about his mom so much! And love your progress on Molly so far!!

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  10. Kellie - I love Molly, CHS has the best patterns to stitch. You have made great progress in such a short amount of time.

    And your finish is lovely! Several people are stitching this and it is such a pretty piece.

    Enjoy your day.

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  11. Your projects are lovely.
    I'm not a huge fan of colonial/primitive style but I like your ones.

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  12. What pretty snow-stitching! I think it's time for me to escape the computer and get some of my own done! ;)

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  13. Beautiful stitching!!!! Seeing all this stitching on others blogs is very hard on the wallet...I want, want want! LOL

    Fabulous work!

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  14. Woohoo!! Congratulations on the Be Kind & Be True finish! I was up at about 4 am the other morning because of a Carpal Tunnel flare up, and I went through With Thy Needle & Thread's blog and just drooled all over my keyboard. They have such wonderful stuff on there, including this adorable sampler! I need to do that for my bedroom. I'm glad that you're back working on Molly!

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  15. Love your finish. I saw this one online and thought I'd like to stitch it. Now that I've seen yours I think I might have to order the chart TODAY!

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  16. "Be Kind and True" is stunning! Congrats on a fabulous finish! You are right, you are a lucky girl to have such a wondeful son and hubby! He picked a beautiful rose!

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  17. HOW EXCITING~!!! LOVE THIS, KELLIE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED THIS POST, BUT CONGRATS ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FINISH. I THINK MOLLY NEEDS TO NAME HER CAT, DON'T YOU? KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK....

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  18. BK&BT is gorgeous. I have to go order that chart from Brenda! Molly is so cute, even without her head!

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