Last Stitches for 2011

Happy New Year's Eve everyone! I wanted to post a quickie with my last stitches for 2011. I made Lisa and I a Happy New Year's pillow ... the design is a freebie from Carol at iStitch. This one's for Lisa ...
here's the back ...
and this one's for me ... love this red!
and the back ... fun fabric!
I also stitched Lisa Merry New Year by The Stitcherhood ...
This sweet design never made it to my finishing table. It's by Pineberry Lane, called New Year 1861 Sample, but I left off the 1861 and put 2011 instead. The fabric it's laying on will be the pillow fabric ...
and finally my very last stitches was the date 2011 on my funky New Year's pillow ... I love it!

Hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Eve ... we're off to a movie and dinner with Ken and Lisa. I'll be back next year!

I hope you find your Joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for the year 2011 ...

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