Keeping this about Stitching

It is a hard day to try to keep this post just about my Stitching and not to go off the deep end and rant and rave about all the things I want to talk about.  It's really hard to continue to believe one way, when all around you, people are doing such terrible things.

In celebration of my country founded on individual freedoms I have a new finish and a new WIP.

Here is Tree USA by Angel Stitching - finally finished.  This has been in my todo pile for years.  

 The Nebby Needle is a Freebie, I got this from my LNS.  This I also hope to finish before the end of the week.   I wonder, as I stitched on this piece, how did we get to where we are today? and where will be tomorrow? and why do some of us have to continue to die to be free, in a country that was suppose to be built on the right to be Free?  And is my definition of Free, different?

Monday June 6

I happened to run across the Anonymous quote and I loved it, so I had to share.  It is just so perfect for me.

"If you don't do a lot of stupid things when  you are young, you won't have funny things to talk about when you are old"  

If this is true, I will be able to keep you laughing for days.

Here is Handson Design Year in Chalk - June.  This is really the best color fabric it is called Hog Wild Blue and it doesn't look much like that in the picture - the Whales are Dolphin, and I also used Turkish Red and Tin Bucket and of course chalk.  I have July, August and January left.  I am not doing February because it is a Valentines Theme - and that is so NOT ME.  I am trying to find a Mardi Gras chart about the same size I can put up instead.

This is update #2 on my Little Flag.  This white is killing me.  I have had to rip out, and you can imagine it is very difficult on this little 40 ct gauze.

For the Month of June (on every stitching day accept the 20th) I will be stitching U.S.A. charts.  This is one I have had for awhile -  My oldest daughter was with me on one of my trips to the LNS and she asked me to get this.

SO just how will my stitching be different on June 20?  Well it's my birthday and I am joining  Jo at Serendipitousstitching in a WIP Stitching day.  She has decided, since it is the longest day of the year to stitch on as many WIP's as she can for as long as can.  The big reason I have joined this, is because I am hoping by stitching on these long ago and almost forgotten pieces, the little time spent on  them again will light a Spark and I will really want to finish them.  That is my hope.  Fingers Crossed.