Christmas Cardinal stitching...

 A lovely lone yard of  red wool..

matched with a yard of cardinal fabric from Joann's...

Is just Dreamy...

I am still in learning mode about hand stitching in general,

but this piece of wool seemed to need larger, lazier stitches...

something not too formal and

perhaps even a little "twiggy" looking..

 

Even reversible maybe...

I used thread by Valdani

and they were just the right colors and weight

to just peek through that soft sea of red.

This stitching has kept my hands and mind busy 

these past few weeks and 

has made me love cardinals!!!

I love finishing items, especially when they are for Christmas don't you?

What girl could pass up a sale?

My hubby and I were out on a date the other night and

noticed a sign for a Joann's Fabric store...that was the seed...

Yesterday, I decided to go check it out.

It was closed. 

*heavy sigh*...

I thought that maybe I had just never seen the sign 

and they were out of business.

But undeterred, I decided to go find another fabric store.

I was looking to boost my stash a bit for an 

upcoming fair I have been invited to....so off I went.

Within a few minutes and miles, I found another Joann's!

When I got to the door, I noticed all the STORE CLOSING signs...

I immediately went into the very crowded store 

and promptly stopped and asked one of the fabric cutters 

if they were leaving Houston all together...

NO! 

They are just MOVING to the

first store I went to that morning! YAY!

Not only that YAY, but YAY because EVERYTHING

in this store was HALF OFF!

WHOO HOOO!

When I finally made my way up to the register 

it was adding up...$30, $40, $50, and when it hit $60 

I almost fainted!...

But then, they hit the  magic button!

I stood there watching all the store discounts 

subtracting from my bundle of goodies....$50 - $40 - $30 -

$22.97!!!!

That's right folks!

$22.97!!!!!

VERY EXCITED!

Remember the seed? 

IT IS A FULL BLOWN FLOWER IN BLOOM TODAY!

I am cutting as we speak!

Happy sewing everyone!