Fall is here and Christmas is coming

......so I thought I would show you some of my new Stitch Wallets.  They are made with fabrics in fall colors and even a little peek of Christmas.  If you are interested in any of them, you can go to my other blog Stitching-4-Joy Shoppe for information on how to purchase.  They make great gifts for stitcher friends and family !!!  Christmas is around the corner (unbelievable, isn't it?), and I'll be out of the country most of November, so don't delay !!  Let me know how you like them.

Some Halloween for you all ....

And then, there are some fall colors, aren't they pretty?  I love fall !!

And a little peek of some Christmas wallets.  Aren't these perfect to hold your Christmas projects?

Stay tunned because more are coming. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your interest in my wallets.  I appreciate your business very much !!

A bit more of the same....and Hawaii

Well, hello there !!!

Long time no see :-)  I don't really have any excuses for my lack of posting, other than laziness.  I really have not been in much of a blogging mood, but I certainly have been reading all of your blogs and admiring your beautiful work.

Well, it seems unbelievable that the summer is almost over by now.  The highlight of my summer was our trip to Hawaii for a week.  It was truly a blessing to have that time off and it couldn't have come at a better time.  It was peaceful and relaxing.  Breakfasts with an ocean view, days at the beach just reading and resting, lots of friends to catch up with, my niece's company and time with my dear husband.  The highlight of my trip was swiming with the dolphins !!!  Oh my gosh, what amazing creatures... I almost cried when my hour with them was up.  So precious.... I can close my eyes and I am back in the water with them.  So amazing, and something I'll never forget.

Well, I wish I had tons of new things to show you, but I don't, really.  I have continued to work on my two wip's: I Sigh Not For Beauty and Spanish Mystery sampler, as I am determined to finish them before I start something new.  But I've also found a little bit of time to work on a couple of little things.  Below are some pictures:

This is a design by Rovaris that I though was finished in such a clever way, isn't it?

This is my progress so far.  It is a very easy stitch and can be done almost anywhere and at any time.  Cute !!

Another thing I've finished and I don't think I've shown you is the little Hornbook by CHS.  I truly enjoyed this guy and I have the hornbook frame all ready for it.  I just need to pin it and frame it.  I did't use the colors it asks for because they were not very colorful and they all seemed to blend together in a too boring way, so I chose my own.  It is stitched with NPS and I don't remember the color of the linen !!

Here is my progress on the Spanish Mystery Sampler.  I absolutely love this piece and I can't wait to finish it.  I am enjoying it so very much.  I love that red color in the middle of it, don't you guys?  I think it gives it character :-)

And here is my I Sigh Not For Beauty....I heard from Fran, the designer of I Sigh Not to let me know that the fabric I am using is not the one she actually chose for the sampler.  So I think there was some mix up between me and the store where I ordered the fabric from.  Oh well..... I am not going to let that bother me anymore because I really love the sampler. 

Below is my name and date stitched the correct way.  I initially stitched it and when I took the linen out of my q-snap, I realized I had stitched my name upside down !!!!  Certainly not one of my finest moments.  Yikes !!  I had to frog everything and stitch again.......over one !!

Here are some pictures of my trip to Hawaii.  I've taken some pictures of Hawaiian quilts for you quilters out there.  Aren't they beautiful??

This was the view from our resort room.  To wake up every day to this..... can it get any better???

My husband and I on our way to the Luau :-).  I wish the man had kept his eyes open because I think this picture is beautiful with the sunset in the back.  

Part of the Luau....

My niece Marina, hubby Brent and I

This is my niece Marina stitching at our favorite breakfast place

And I left the best for last !!!  The sweet, sweet dolphins that I absolutely loved.  What I joy it was to jump in the water with them.  

This is it for today...... Thank you kindly for stopping by, I appreciate each and every one of your comments.  Enjoy the rest of the summer !!

Updates and Scorpion Suckers

Hello friends !!

Has it really been over a month since I last posted???  Time seems to go by so fast.  I have been stitching, but nothing new, really.  I've tried to focus on my SAL for I Sigh Not For Beauty as well as the Spanish Mystery Sampler.  Mind you, I have been acquiring new charts and fabrics for my stash non stop (you can see pictures below), but only stitching the two mentioned.  Oh, and also working on a Shepherd's Bush Christmas stocking for a special little girl in my life.

So nothing new happening, other than the fact that I'll be going to Hawaii for a week in July.  But that is not the best part, the best part is that my niece Marina is flying all the way from Spain to spend some time with us and she'll go to Hawaii too !!!!!  I am so excited to have somebody from home come and visit.  Marina likes to stitch too, so I can see us having some cold drink by some nice corner of the resort we are staying in just stitching and talking.  And it even gets better, because my long time dream of swimming with dolphins is becoming true on Friday July 22nd !!!!!!!  I am so excited I can hardly wait.  I have always loved dolphins and since I was a little girl have wanted to jump in the water with them.  What incredible animals they are..  It will be a great experience.

Well, enough of my dreams because you come over here to see some stitching, right?  So you scroll down to see pictures and enjoy !!!  If you don't think my work is that interesting, please jump over to Katrina and Siobhan's blogs to see the beautiful AotH all finished !!!!  They both did such a beautiful job.

Hola a todas !!!


Parece mentira que haya pasado mas de un mes desde la ultima vez que escribí algo en mi blog.  He estado haciendo punto de cruz, pero nada nuevo.  Me he dedicado al Sampler I Sigh Not for Beauty y también al Spanish Mystery Sampler.  Por supuesto, he estado comprando nuevas telas y diseños (abajo podéis ver algunas fotos) y también estoy bordando una de las medias de Shepherd's Bush para una niñita muy especial en mi vida.


Otra cosa que os quería contar es que me voy de vacaciones a Hawaii en Julio, pero esa no es la mejor parte, la mejor parte es que mi sobrina Marina se va a venir con nosotros.  Estoy muy ilusionada y feliz de que alguien de casa venga a visitarme finalmente !!!  Ya nos veo a las dos en algún rincón de Hawaii bebiendonos algo fresco y haciendo punto de cruz.  Y hay algo aun mejor.... mi sueño de nadar con los delfines se va a hacer realidad finalmente el 22 de julio !!!!!  Me encantan los delfines y desde hace muchos años he querido nadar con ellos, y al fin lo voy a conseguir.  Me hace muchísima ilusión. 


Bueno ya basta, que al fin y al cabo, me visitais para ver el punto de cruz, verdad?  Abajo hay unas cuantas fotos de mi trabajo.  

Below is my Spanish Mystery Sampler.  I really LOVE IT !!!  The more I stitch it the more I love it.  Such a beautiful design.

And this is my progress on I Sigh Not For Beauty.  It is a nice stitch too, but I am still not loving the fabric at all and I wish I had chosen a different one.  I used the one the chart calls for, but I really think the picture on the cover of the chart uses a different one because it is a much warmer color.  I wonder why the chart asks for this one.  

Y este es mi I Sign Not For Beauty.  Es facil de bordar, pero no estoy muy enamorada de la tela y me arrepiento de no haber elegido otro color.  

This is the first of the Shepherd's Bush Christmas Stockings I am stitching.  This one and another one will go to two very special little girls in my life.  They are easy to stitch, but kind of big stitches.  I am used to stitch on 40 ct a lot, so it feels a bit weird to stitch on this big count. 

Esta es la primera de las dos medias de Navidad (¿como las llamamos en español? ¿medias de Navidad?) de Shepherd's Bush que estoy bordando.  Son faciles de bordar, pero los puntos son tan grandes que me resulta un poco incomodo.  Estoy acostumbrada a bordar en lino pequeño y estos puntos tan grandotes no me gustan mucho, pero el diseño es precioso y muy divertido. 

Here are some sampler charts that I bought !!!  I love them all and I know it will be hard to decide which one I start first.  They are: Helen Vertue, Jane Atkinson, Country Life Sampler (I love this one), Ann Tarbox, Jenny Bean and Garden Fair (I love this one too !!!)

Abajo podeis ver algunos de los diseños que he comprado y que estoy impaciente por empezar.  Algunos van a llevarme mucho tiempo !!!  Son: Helen Vertue, Jane Atkinson, Country Life Sampler (este me encanta), Ann Tarbox, Jenny Bean y Garden Fair (este tambien me encanta).  Todos son reproducciones de samplers históricos.  

My husband went to Texas and below is the gift he brought me.  Girls, whatever happened to diamonds !!!!   He brought me a Scorpion Sucker........ literally.  You can see the sucker scorpion inside the candy !!!  Is that gross or what???  No way I am eating this baby...   Honey, I love you, but.....get a clue !!!

Mi marido fue a Texas en viaje de negocios y este es el regalo que me trajo.  Chicas, ¿¿donde están los diamantes???.  Me trajo un chupachup con un autentico escorpión incluido !!!!  Dentro del chupachup podeis ver el escorpión.  Que cosa mas asquerosa.  Y la gente se come esto !!!!

Well, I do thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my post.  Keep checking in as I am planning on a nice give away soon.  Also, make sure you check my wallets here: www.stitching-4-joyshoppe.blogspot.com.  There are some new ones and there will be many  more soon !!! 

Os agradezco que hayáis pasado por aquí una vez mas.  Espero que lo hayáis pasado bien.  Os deseo una buena semana a todas !!

Enjoy your week and stitch !!!

XOXO    Natalia 

Little By Little

Hello friends !!

It is good to be here again !! Even though I haven't posted much, I have been faithfully reading blogger and I really have enjoyed seeing all the WIP you guys have going, all the beautiful samplers, all the "up for a challenge" pieces.... You guys inspire me to stitch and stitch more and more and I have added some wonderful charts to my wish list. I thought I would do a short post and share with you my WIP.

I have been mostly working on two projects since the beginning of the year. One of them is I Sigh Not for Beauty SAL. I had to frog most of it and stitch it again !!! That was not fun, but by now I am caught up on it. I was not sure about this sampler when I first started, but the more I stitch it, the more I like it. Below you can see a couple of pictures.

Hola amigas !!

Me alegro de estar aqui otra vez. Aunque no he publicado nada recientemente, si que he estado siguiendo vuestros blogs y admirando las cosas tan bonitas que hacéis. Muchas de vosotras hacéis cosas preciosas de patchwork. También me encantan vuestros proyectos de punto de cruz. Aquí tenéis un par de cosas en las que he estado trabajando desde principios de año.

El primero es un Sampler que se llama I Sigh Not For Beauty SAL. Lo he tenido que deshacer varias veces casi por completo y volverlo a hacer !!! Agggg que cabreo !! Pero bueno, ya estoy donde estaba y cada vez me gusta mas. Abajo podéis ver un par de fotos.

I Sigh Not For Beauty by C Street Sampler

Stitched on 40ct Belfast Dirty Linen with my own conversion to NPS

My other WIP is the Spanish Mystery Sampler. I absolutely love this sampler and I am truly enjoying stitching it even though I had to frog too !!!! But the colors are beautiful, don't you think? It is hard to take a picture of the whole sampler because it is so big. Not the greatest quality photo, but at least you get an idea :-)

Mi otro proyecto es el Spanish Mystery Sampler. Me encanta y estoy disfrutando mucho de el, aunque también he tenido que deshacer una parte !!! Los colores son preciosos. Es difícil hacer una foto del sampler completo porque es muy grande. Abajo podéis verlo.

Spanish Mystery Sampler by Shakespeare's Peddler

Stitched on 40ct Vintage Examplar by Lakeside

Using the Sampler Threads it calls for.

My stitch wallets have been selling nicely too !! Thanks to all of you that have made that possible. I am working on a separate blog dedicated exclusively to them. I have added a couple of new ones to the collection and I have many more that I am making, so check in periodically.

I hope you have a great rest of the week. Thank you for stopping by and for your comments, they mean the world to me.

Mis carteras se van vendiendo muy bien. Gracias a todas las que habéis comprado alguna. Estoy creando un blog exclusivamente para ellas. He añadido un par de carteras nuevas y sigo haciendo muchas mas, así que pasaos por aquí de vez en cuando.

Espero que la semana os trate bien. Muchas gracias por pasaros por aquí y por vuestros comentarios.