Tammy 4 all Seasons blog hop...Day 8...edited

welcome to my blog...

It is my day to share my Tammy 4 All Seasons bags.

I have always loved to embroider and when Mdm Samm

announced the Tammy 4 All Seasons blog hop would be cross stitching,

I figured it was the perfect time to learn a new hobby...

Brooke Nolan's fall design was my first attempt at cross stitching.

I made many mistakes from the very beginning.  

I did a lot of 'frogging' or unstitching as Mdm Samm calls it 

but I kept telling myself...

I can do this!! It's not perfect but I love how it turned out.

I made a sweet pinnie designed by Cori Blunt.  

I decided on an embroidery design...

I'm not that great at needle turn applique.

I love how it turned out...

I collected a few of my favorite vintage accessories...

my feather weight sewing machine,

 a vintage crib quilt top 

and a vintage pin cushion.

I love the vintage hand made crochet doilies 

and my sweet hubby started taking some photos.

 The pinnie embroidery design was from a pattern by Sweet-Seams (McCalls).

I reduced the design by 50% and it was the perfect size for the pinnie.

After finishing the first one 

I was anxious to start the summer design...

I made a few changes...

two flip flops instead of just the one and no scarf.

I love it too!!!

The inside fabric is a soft grey 

with tiny red and white polka dots.

I love the spring and winter designs too...
so I had to start the spring design next....
and this one is giving me grief...big time!!!
I have come to the conclusion I have to go back to kindergarten
and learn to count...I will make it work, just frustrated at the moment.
This is where I am...

I have not started the winter design...that one scares me!!!!
If I could only count...this would be so easy!!

I will stitch the winter design too but only after I finish spring....
I don't want any more UFO's.

Thanks sEw much for visiting...
 please visit the talented ladies sharing their
seasonal Tammy bags today...
...leave them a sweet comment and make their heart smile...

Stitch and Quilt 

Buzzing and Bumbling

Karamino's handmade

Quiltscapes

Quilt N Queen...(you are here)

Sew We Quilt

A big THANK YOU to all the wonderful sponsors...

BEAM N READ ( led light)

Brooke's Books (seasonal vintage counted cross stitch designs)

Chitter Chatter (applique and embroidered pinnies)

DMC (heads and aida cloth)

H.A.KIDD (monaco fabric)

MsAppleHeart (Tammy Bag Pattern)

READERS (best readers on the market for those who need to see their patterns up close and personal) 

SNAP SOURCE  (great gadget for adding snaps to our bags)

Yarn TREE  (q-snaps)

also a big THANK YOU to

Mme Samm at Sew We Quilt

and 

Mary at I Piece 2 Mary

for organizing such a super fun blog hop!!!

*****edited*****

I have one more picture to share
...the back side of my Tammy bags...
I was so focused on the cross stitching 
I forgot about the lace and ruffles.

I love the bit of orange lace and the red gingham ruffle...

I'm linking to Crazy Mom Quilts's 
Finishing it up Friday 

Happy stitching everyone!!!

Tammy 4 All Seasons Blog Hop

Think vintage

and cross stitch...says Mdm Samm 

and I immediately knew I wanted to join the blog hop!!

I have never cross stitched but that didn't scare me away.

...I am still stitching...I'm not very fast at it but I will be ready!!

I'm posting on January 20th...

It seems I'm always losing my spot...counting and recounting

....now I'm using a post-it note 

and it helps me keep on the right line.
I'm getting faster!!

Cross stitch patterns were designed by Brooke Nolan

and Cori Blunt designed the pinnies to attach to the Tammy bags...

they are SUPER CUTE!!!

Join the talented ladies posting today....cheer them on

and make there heart smile!!

January 9th

Sew Peace To Peace

Sun Shine Quilting

How arT you?
Stitch and Quilt

Happy Stitching

I'm feeling a little vintage today....

....as old as these fine kitchen pieces from the past
and some days I feel even older.

A triple sifter, the same as Mme Samm's...only hers has yellow handles.
Mme Samm blogged about hers  HERE. 

The tea pot was my MIL's and it sure does make a good pot of tea!!

...and don't you just luv the aqua egg beater.

I've been told I am vitamin D deficient...

...does that account for the January blues I'm having?

The Dr wants me to take a vitamin D supplement, 2000 units
......which I am taking now.

also
I'm feeling a few aches and pains lately.

I have pains in the ball of my foot.  
...it is slightly swollen
with sharp burning pains radiating into the middle toes
....but not all the time.

The x-ray shows no broken bones, now the Dr wants me to see 
an Orthopedic Dr, ice it 3 times a day, take Ibuprofen,
wear closed shoes all the time...UGH!!!
....and I'm a bare foot girl who luvs her flip flops.
I'm thinking it might be a pinched or inflamed nerve 
and I hope it goes away soon so I don't have to go to the Orthopedic Dr.
Have any of you every had similar foot pains?

Yes, you guessed it.....I'm not exercising much and

I've added just a few pounds and that doesn't make me happy!!

OK...that is enough of my whining!!


Hope everyone is having a great day.....


I'll be back tomorrow with my giveaway Ü .

hugs