A Real Stitching Post
25 September 2006 11:50 adventures in stitching, round robins, exchanges, & gifts
I know that Bea is dying to see a picture of the square I stitched for her robin, so here is “Edwina Hedgehog with Flowers,” from The World of Cross Stitching, April 2006. This was a really fun little square to stitch and it was nice to stitch a cute little cartoony character again. (I haven’t stitched one for ages!)
The post date for this robin isn’t for a few days, but since I need to pack up my Crazy Cat Lady Exchange piece today and mail it off to XXX, I think I will go ahead and mail the robin to Kara as well.
Speaking of the Crazy Cat Lady Exchange… I finally did the finishing on it yesterday. I have been trying to do the finishing for a week, but spent most of the week running around for supplies instead. 
You see, I thought I had brought most of my finishing supplies like quilt batting, ribbon, buttons, etc. with me to the US, and I am still pretty sure that I did, but for the life of me I couldn’t find anything in my mess of things that are only about half unpacked.
As a result, it took about four trips to Wal-Mart before I got everything together… which wouldn’t be such a big deal, except Mom lives in Small Town Iowa and the closest Wally World is 22 miles away. I tried to find the supplies in town, but in a rural Iowa town of 1800 people things like Tacky Glue are always a challenge to find.
Nevertheless, I put the finishing touches on the piece last night at about 11pm, so it is ready to drop in the mail as soon as I finish here. And, like all my exchanges, it is so charming that I wish I didn’t have to give it away.
25 September 2006 at 12:06
What a cute hedgehog
And wow, 44 miles to get stuff to finish your Cat Crazy Lady Exchange… You sure are committed. Can’t wait to see it, of course 
I’m so sorry you still haven’t received your needleroll exchange… You should definitely receive it this week. If not, I promise to make it up to you, Renée!
25 September 2006 at 12:10
She’s just adorable.
25 September 2006 at 13:52
Wow! It’s Edwina
I like it so much!It’s so sweet. Thank you!
Seeing your signature, maybe I do mine a little big on Beth’s RR. What do you think?
Do you change it with a smaller?
I like this way but maybe Beth, doesn’t like…
Ah, another thing, finally my fabric is 16 count too… I thought it was 14 but in the shop didn’t tell me which count was…
25 September 2006 at 14:07
Lol sounds like you live in my town! I live in northeast Iowa and the nearest Wal Mart is about 20 miles away. We have a small quilt store in our town, but floss is more expensive than if we were to run to Wal Mart so I try to wait until we are making a trip there for supplies. I understand EXACTLY what you mean about things like tacky glue as well! And forget about anything like aida cloth or anything like that!
25 September 2006 at 15:28
Very sweet! You always do nice work. Sorry you had to trek to Wally World so many times in order to finish your Crazy Cat Lady Exchange! I’m sure the recipient will appreciate your efforts, though.
25 September 2006 at 18:17
Edwina turned out adorable, what a fun finish.
26 September 2006 at 10:02
What a lovely finish!!
It’s so happy looking, I bet it was enjoyable to work on!
02 October 2006 at 10:54
What a cute finish. Good luck on finding your supplies!