Here's what I got

This is what I received from the recent Open-themed exchange on the Rotation Board. This is from Liz, and she stitched me the prettiest little biscornu. :) I think I'll ditch my old ugly pin cushion from JoAnn's and start using this instead. :)

Exchange Received

I stitched this for an Open-themed Smalls Exchange on the Rotation BB. I received word today that the receipant got it in the mail so I figured I'd share the pics. :)

The design is Sweet Baby James Needle Purse by Indigo Rose and it appeared in JCS a few years ago. I changed the colors to silks that I had leftover from when I stitched "My Son" a few years back. I'm really pleased with how it turned out and it was relatively quick and easy.

My Spring Exchange Package Arrived!

Marie (timetosew) sent me this wonderful package for the spring exchange. I just love the flatfold she sent and have already proudly displayed it in my living room on top of the bookcase! :) She must have read somewhere that my favorite color is pink - cause she really nailed that one! :) I really like the fabric she sent too - might use it to line a scissor case I was thinking of making one of these days when I have time to squeeze in a smaller project. Thank you Marie!

Spring Exchange Revealed

I sent my Spring Exchange item to Marjean. Click on her name to visit her blog where she posted some pictures of the needlebook I stitched for her. It is the needlebook design included in the "Silkwood Manor" pattern designed by Just Nan. I think it came out really nicely if I do say so myself even though I was sort of nervous about the finishing.

In other news I found out our cabin assignment on the ship for our trip is room 8092! This is awesome because it is a Category 4 cabin and we booked a Catagory 6 - seems we scored a free upgrade. Woo Hoo! Not an incredible difference in the rooms really, just a bit bigger room and an extra pull-down murphy bed - so we won't have to use the upper bunk for one of the kids if we don't want to. We're excited anyway.

I also have almost finished another square on Katie's blanket - just the backstitching left, then it'll be onto 2 more letters on the Alphabet blanket. Those go by quick, so I'm hoping to get going on Angi's Mira RR sometime over the weekend. :) I only have one more square to do for Katie's blanket after this one, so I'll be really glad to have that whole thing done! I've decided to replace it with Silkwood Manor in the small rotation I have going.