A Perfect Saturday

The past couple or three days have been absolutely perfect fall days and today was no exception. It was warm enough to have the windows open but not too warm, with blue skies and sunshine. I tried to sit out on the deck this aftenoon and read the paper, but it was a little too breezy -- not for sitting out but for reading the newspaper. It was nice while it lasted :-) It was lovely to sleep in this morning and only have a couple of errands to run. I treated myself to a trip to Half Price Books and picked up a copy of Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward for $15. I did resist the temptation to stop in the Starbuck's that's two doors down from HPB!

On the stitchy front, I finally finished the wreath on Anna T! Here is where I started this evening:


and here's where I put it down:

The red is her name and I was boogying right along on the letters. I made myself stop because I wanted to have a few minutes of blogging time before I turn in, and I want to turn in at a decent hour. Such an exciting Saturday night! But I guess it's all about perspective, isn't it?

I dragged out the sewing machine this afternoon to do some mending, so while I was in sewing mode, I prepped the fabrics for a couple of future projects.

I love the Sarah Hartley sampler, monotonous border not withstanding. The fabric for her is 36 count Sand Dune from Lakeside. There is a good bit of over-1 stitching, so I didn't want to use anything smaller than 36. I think she will be my next start after I finish Anna.

The other sampler is from The Workbasket and is called "Fairest". You can't tell much about it from the picture; the text is from a verse of the old hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus". I'm using 40 count Maritime White, also from Lakeside, and the fibers are Weeks. These are some seriously beautiful colors and they just popped when I laid them on the fabric. The picture doesn't do them justice.

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And that's about it for a Saturday night. Everyone have a great week and happy stitching!