As promised, I thought I'd share a few photos of the fun things I found in Galena. First are some beautiful yarns that I bought in the yarn shop. They had a whole basket full of these little 3 yard skeins for textile artists:
The beads came from a shop called, The Bead Bar. These black beads also came from The Bead Bar:
One of my prize finds was this highly sought after book by Carol Samples, The Treasury Of Crazy Quilt Stitches. I found this in a fabric store called Phat 1/4's :
And as you can see by this block which I started on last night, I'm already putting my new book to good use:
When I complete this project, I'll most likely finish it into a handbag for my Etsy Boutique.
I bought some other things too including a gorgeous beaded Victorian style handbag. I'll post a photo of that tomorrow.
2013
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That's the year I offered my cardinal finish.
Loved this guy and he left in a giveaway. But the chart? Really? I
planned to stitch this oldie but ca...
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2 comments:
Hi there. I ran across your stuff on the old Michael's website and I LOVE it! You are incredibly talented.
Just wanted you to know. ;o)
What wonderful stuff you found in Galena! I love the way the butterfly turned out. The minute I saw that picture, I remembered the design. It's one I saved to try. I love how you did yours.
Carole's book is one of my two favorite ones. I'm getting this one quite tattered and thinking that I will need another one before long.
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