May I Present

Here's Sergei by Plum Street Samplers.  He was lots of fun to stitch with Sampler Threads and an NPI.  Sergei was started during my guild's retreat in Ocean City, Maryland at the end of April and finished during the first weekend of June.  I'm thinking of putting him in a simple black frame and have the perfect place for him in my kitchen. 

As I said in an earlier post, I have been struggling to stay awake in the evenings and therefore, stitching time has been limited.  I'm headed into my last week of work and have very few plans for the summer other than stitching and reading the stack of 20-30 books in my bedroom.  My workouts will shift to the morning so I shouldn't be falling asleep as soon as I sit down at night.  Good thing as I had no willpower during my guild's stash sale/swap yesterday and came home with a *few* new projects.  More on those later.  In the meantime, we have had some gorgeous weather and today is no exception, so I'm off to sit on the deck and stitch a little while listening to an audio book.  Hope you're enjoying the day also!

Comments

  1. Jackie's StitchesJune 10, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Love this piece! The black frame sounds wonderful.

    Having the summer off sounds amazing. My husband used to be a 10 month employee and voluntarily went to 12 months; something I don't understand at all! I know you'll enjoy every minute of your time off!

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  2. CatherineJune 10, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    Looks great! I think a black frame will be perfect!

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  3. DianeJune 10, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    Beautiful!

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  4. KarenJune 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    Kudos on a great finish! happy stitching...

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  5. Laurie in IowaJune 10, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    I love Sergei... Paulette has such great designs. I know you must be anxious for your summer break to begin. Love your plan of lots of stitching and reading.

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  6. RobinJune 10, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    I had little willpower as well yesterday! Sounds like you have a wonderful afternoon planned. Enjoy!

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  7. MargaretJune 10, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    Oh gosh, I love Sergei! He's wonderful! I bet you're looking forward to your summer break!

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  8. MysteryKnitterNovember 13, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    How pretty!

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