Sunday, July 12, 2009

Busy Hands


Since I just completed (yet another) English paper pieced pillow top, I needed a new project to work on while waiting for kids at lessons.

I love love love Carriage House Samplings.  Their designs all have that early American, folky-but-not-cutesy look that I really go for.  Plus, I find myself very attracted to alphabet samplers, and they have lots.

My most recent major proud accomplishment has been getting my sister into cross stitch!!  She lives in Houston, Texas and given their crazy, tropical storm prone weather, I decided she needed to have a hobby to work on when the power went out.  So, I hooked her up with a pattern I knew she would love, and all the floss and everything, and now she's going like gangbusters.

Problem is, even in a huge city like Houston, she can't find a cross stitch and embroidery dedicated shop...  I KNOW!!  Needlepoint, no problem, but not cross stitch.  Go figure.

I, on the other hand, am spoiled for choice here in Toronto, with not one but TWO lovely stitching shops within 15 minutes of my house- The Sampler on Browns Line in Toronto, and Gitta's on Lakeshore in Port Credit.  I was in Gitta's the other day and called my sister to gloat, because I'm evil.

Anyway, new project, and I'm well on my way!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The sampler has closed down!

Johanna Masko said...

The Sampler has not closed down, they have relocated down the street.
Their phone number is 416 255 4410, and their new address is 248 Brown's Line, Etobicoke (Toronto).

Not to fear! :-)

Anonymous said...

Okay! Why can't I find those cool square embroidery 'hoop's ?? So cool.
That is some neet embroidery-definitely not cute-sy. :)