Sunday Starts

Hello all of my dear friends!

This latest project

started back on February 4th.

This one is called Patriotic Pinwheel Parade.

A perfect stitch for July 4th decor.

Perfect also for a bunny lover like me!

I plan on doing this one the 4th of each month.

Hopefully it will be completed by July 4th.

My first day progress.

February 4th.

Almost completed a quarter of the flag banner

at the top.

March 4th flag progress.

Its gonna be a long one...

Once I get to the bunnies it will be 

fun stitching on this one,

since I so love bunnies.

Stitching this one on 36 ct Cream & Sugar

from Fiber on a Whim.

Using most of the called for colors.

Swapped out the orangey red for Red Licorice.

Who wants orange for July 4th?

Not me.

Also changed the white to White Lighting.

Both Weeks Dye Works.

The other colors are DMC.

My next attempt is this one.

This is my next sampler for my heritage wall.

It's called 

"A Little Quakeresque"

but for me it has been nothing but

"A Big Headache"

I think I told Lauren there were 4 motifs stitched.

I lied. Only 3.

I thought this would be a fun pattern.

A no brainer with only one color floss.

These little motifs seem easy, but are a pain to me.

Every one thus far I have had to frog. Grrr

I really have to count these motifs.

There are 81 of them....this is going to be a long stitch.

Even though I love blue, may get bored with one color.

I will not be stitching the four corner border.

When finished this will have all four

of my great grand fathers names/ dates.

Hopefully it will look as nice once completed

as my other family sampler.

Using only one color of floss.

Classic Colorworks Blue Corn.

Again this should be easy because there are 

no color changes to deal with.

Again GRRR.

In other news,

my mom loved the tribute sampler I stitched

in memory of her parents & grandparents.

Her eyes lit up when she looked at it.

I was so glad my first one was for her family. 

She even wondered what glass it was.

She also told me she now found out her

paternal grandfathers birth year.

All we had was his death year.

We now know he passed 

when he was just 34 years old.

Other than he died from pneumonia,

we know nothing else about him.

I will include his birth date

in this current sampler.

Larry's 100th birthday party was a success,

even though it was a rainy day.

He told us the story of him going into the army

at 18 years old in World War II.

He was wounded in the leg and spent 4 months

in a Paris hospital before returning back to his

regiment in Germany.

In the final days of the war, many gathered

in the arena that Hitler used for his speeches.

There remained a Nazi swastika hanging.

At the beginning of the celebration,

they covered the swastika with the American flag,

amid heavy cheers from the crowd.

It was here that Audie Murphy (the actor)

was honored for his bravery.

At this time we thanked Larry for his service

with a round of applause by all.

He spent 27 months fighting for our country.

Thank you again Larry for your service.

Thank you again to those who sent in cards.

Well I best get ready for Easter Brunch.

We always have our dinner at noon.

Ham and fixins.

Cannoli and strawberry rhubarb pies for dessert.

Hope everyone enjoys their Easter who celebrate.

Sunday Start Blessings To All!

Janice