Sunday Starts

 Hello my friends!

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

Today my first Sunday start

is  Mademoiselle Viola Martini 1876

by Gigi R.

I chose this one for my heritage wall

in homage of my great grandmothers. 

Since I stitched my great grandfathers in blue,

I thought this red would be a perfect color

for my great grandmothers.

Did not want to do in pink.

Stitching on 36 ct Legacy Lugana linen,

For the sampler letters using 

 Gentle Arts Cranberry floss.

The motifs will be completed with all 

of the called for flosses.

My next start is a pattern from 

Crocette a gogo.

I was drawn to this pattern for

both the snowmen and the hearts.

Did not want a lot of pink,

so opted for this teal blue for this snowman.

I also will change up the white letters 

in the alphabet.

Don't want that much white.

My goal for February is to stitch

mostly Valentine items,

however will continue my

sampler Sunday and work on my

heritage sampler this day.

I started this sampler yesterday.

It will not be a homage to any family member.

I chose it because of the saying.

Will stitch this entirely like is.

Oh Lord my God forsake me not

Be thou not far from me

Make haste to help me gracious God

My safety and my stay

This saying is from Psalm 38:21-22 

in which the words

were re-arranged somewhat.

My wee little start.

I decided I will work on night a week on this.

The vine has three different floss colors.

The flowers have two.

The big blotch of red will be a star once finished.

Am using all the called for flosses.

Stitching on 36 ct Buttermilk.

In other news,

Today is Groundhog Day.

Did you know this day started February 2, 1877,

by a group calling themselves the 

Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

Punxsutawney Phil became the official

groundhog for the day.

Nowadays, this group calls themselves

the Inner Circle.

They speak Pennsylvania Dutch

  at Gobbler's Knob

while getting Phil's prediction.

Thus far Phil has only been 40% correct

on his predictions.

Let's hope he gives us some good news today.

Yesterday I went to the grocery store

and driving back home spotted

another eagle on the ice.

Also saw some cardinals in our back yard

and a woodpecker in the distance.

He flew to tree and started pecking away.

Well have to clean house,

do laundry and maybe make something

using fabric. Will see.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie 

will be our dinner tonight.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Groundhog Blessings To All!

Janice