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I did it!!! I finished everything before the 4th of July! I have to say I'm pleased with most of my finishes. Below is a little more about each design ... I thought this pillow turned out darn cute ... Liberty by Lizzie*Kate (freebie) stitching on a misc piece of fabric with suggested floss stitched June 2011 I tried a new pillow technique on this design. Next time I'll make sure there is more of the fabric showing. Love the raffia hanger ... I gave this pillow to my daughter in law, Monica ... America by Glory Bee (freebie) stitched on a misc piece of fabric using suggest floss stitched July 2010 I wasn't sure at all about this design while I was stitch it. The red (House Wine by CC) was turning out a bit more pink than I wanted. When I finished stitching the flag, I wasn't any more pleased with it and didn't if I had any fabric that was going to work with the colors. Well it turns out I had just the perfect fabric and didn't even know it! lol .. the fa...

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July. We had dinner with Ken and Lisa ... steaks, corn on the cob and yummy margaritas :) then it was off to Bellevue for their fireworks display. We were lucky it didn't rain on us! Of course I forgot to take a camera with me so no pictures :( But I do have pictures of an exchange that arrived on Tuesday. Kathy and I are doing a personal needlebook exchange. When I opened the package out same all these smaller packages ... they were all numbered, so before opening them, I put them in order ... of course :) lol here's the mess after I opened all of them ... First opened was this lovely needlebook and scissor keeper ... love love love them :) The scissors and needles were in another package ... immediately found their new homes ... and the backs ... Kathy's stitching is great and her finishing is awesome! one of the other packages contained this Lizzie*Kate chart and a yummy skein of orange floss ... yep, she did spoil me! opening ...