I heard from Lauren today that the little birthday gift that I sent to her a while back arrived safely. I was getting very worried about this one. Apparently, Lauren was away on a business trip during her birthday...

And, Gill has let me know that her little birthday gift has arrived safe and sound too :-) I was looking forward to stitching this one for a while... I love the smyrna cross grapes on this one. The photo on Gill's blog of this fob shows the real color of the fabric - my photo is a bit overexposed, taken close to dusk outside...

I took a couple of garden photos today too, but I will hold on to them for another time, as there are enough photos in this post tonight :-)
Thank you, Karen!!! Karen sent me a generous gift certificate as an early birthday gift, and I ordered Just Nan's new Bellemeade - I love this one! It arrived today!!! Yay!!!
Stitched on today: Finished Paradigm Lost, and Fair and Square project
Woooo Hooooo!!! You finished, Carol and Oh, My but is it ever Beautiful!!! :-) I Love It!!! I'm doing the Snoopy Happy Dance here for you!
ReplyDeleteAnd what lovely, lovely gifts!!! Nature's Alphabet is perfect for fobs, is it not? :-)
Oh, Bellemeade is Beautiful... and a lovely gift indeed! :-)
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Fabulous finish Carol! Congratulatons!
ReplyDeleteWoot!! The lovely PL is finished! Oh, but I'm going to miss seeing her every week. :( I'll just have to bookmark this post so I can visit, lol!
ReplyDeleteWonderful heirloom quality piece. Congrats for a magnificence finish!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations also from Finland !! You have made enormous work with it and I can´t understand how you can sticked so diligently in your schedule !! What´s next for Tuesdays ?
ReplyDeleteWow Carol! yay!!!! It looks just beautiful, I've loved watching your steady progress on it. Enjoy :D :D
ReplyDeleteI love my fob - thank you once again Carol! I love the smyrna grapes too! It's even lovelier IRL than in the photo.
ReplyDeletePL is magnificent - huge congrats on the finish! But I will miss seeing it too. What will you replace it with in your rotation?
Congratulations, Carol, it's beautiful!! Any ideas on how you'll finish-finish it??? The two smalls are lovely!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! on your finish. It is beautiful. Whatever will you do on Tuesdays without getting to work on PL?
ReplyDeleteYou should feel a great sense of accomplishment. It is so gorgeous.
Congratulations on your wonderful finish!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Carol, it's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe 2 gifts are lovely too - I love the colours of the biscornu especially :)
Wow! PL is just lovely, that's a finish to be proud of and no mistake :)
ReplyDeleteCute gifts too, I can't choose a fav, they are both cute!
Absolutely gorgeous! I have loved watching PL come together. Congrats on the finish!
ReplyDeleteThe gifts are lovely as well.
It looks fabulous Carol, congratulations on such a huge finish.
ReplyDeleteJoanne
Congratulations !!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou made it ! Paradigme Lost is really beautiful !
Congratulations on your finish !!!!
ReplyDeleteNice gifts you made too !
That looks fantastic. Congrats on the finish.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing! Beautiful gifts you made.
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It's absolutely beautiful Carol! Your WIP of PL made me add it to my wish list!! Huge congratulations to you & the gifts you made were gorgeous too. Can't wait to see what you slot in on Tuesdays next. :o)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your finish, it looks amazing!! Whats going in yoiur Tuesday slot now? Love the gifts you stitched too, you stitch so many gifts for people, its very kind of you
ReplyDeleteCarol, your Paradigm Lost is absolutely stunning! I love your fiber & fabric choices. Your smalls are always beautiful, too. Great job!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing, you do marvelous with these large projects :) Love the gifts you have made and especially the button in the Biscornu!
ReplyDeletePL looks absolutely fantastic Carol! Congratulations on your finish!
ReplyDeleteLove the biscornu and the fob.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! So glad to see PL all finished, sure is pretty. Congrats!
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Congratulations Carol!! Way to go! Are you having a new SAL on Tuesdays now? Ann.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Carol!! Paradigm lost is just fabulous. It's been a wonderful journey following your progress on this piece.
ReplyDeleteI think I will succumb to Bellemede soon, it is so lovely.
Congratulations on your finish of Paradigm Lost - that's quite an achievement!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your finish! It's gorgeous :o) If I ever stitch a sampler, I think it'll be this one ... in blue or purple, or red .... or maybe orange lol.
ReplyDeleteLovely gifts too. How do you find the time to stitch all those gifts and your main projects too? I'm sure you must do it in your sleep lol
Glad you enjoyed spending the GC.
Well done, Carol! PL looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe gifts are amazing and PL looks wonderful. Congrats on the finish.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carol. PL is gorgeous. And all those gifts are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! PL looks incredible, Carol. Congratulations!! Your gifts are also stunning - as always! :)
ReplyDeleteI just love the biscornu and the fob. Your fair and square exchange piece is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe PL piece is just stunning.
Wow you've finished! Well done. And your little gift is lovely too. xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful!! Congratulations on such a beautiful finish!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your Paradigm Lost is spectacular!! What a great inspiration for stitching rotations`they DO work! Congrats on a beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteWOWZERS! I'm so glad for you that you finished PL...it is simply stunning, awe-inspiring, beautiful, gorgeous....I could go on and on! Hurray for you!
ReplyDeleteLauren's biscornu is gorgeous as is Gill's fob!
And Hurray that Karen sent you an early birthday gift! How cool is that?! And Bellemeade....I love it! I used to live on Bellemeade Avenue when I was fresh out of college and in my own apartment :0) Lots of good memories! I'm thinking of stitching it...but the price tag...ouch!
PL is lovely! I love the little rabbit on the bottom.
ReplyDeleteAnd an extra big THANK YOU, again! I took pictures of it, too, but yours always turn out so much nicer :)
Congratulations on your finish. I love the colour you used in Paradigm Lost.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! That is absolutely gorgeous!! I can't believe you are finished! CONGRATS!! :)
ReplyDeleteI have loved watching Paradigm Lost grow! It turned out beautiful. Congratulations on the finish!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carol! PL looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! It turned out wonderful! And what nice lil bday gifts too. =)
ReplyDeletecongratulations!! It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYeah!!! Congratulations Carol! You did a geat job on it. I know it's soon but, any idea what will take it's place? Both your gifts are so pretty also.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Carol!! is fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteAs always Carol, you're an inspiration, thank you!!!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Carol, Paradigm Lost is just absolutely stunning! I hope to get to admire it in person someday, as I can imagine that one could get lost on looking at all of the motifs for quite a while. I hope that you are going to do it the justice of having it framed soon. :D
ReplyDeleteThat biscornu is stunning; you always find fabulous buttons! Though I am curious to know how big some of these are, since the buttons I find tend to be too big for the biscornus. Great fob for Gill, as well. You are really hauling on the gifts. I'm so impressed that you manage to keep up with everything and still get all of this incredible stitching done. :)
When are you putting up a birthday ticker? ;)
Congratulations Carol!! Paradigm Lost is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Paradigm Lost is gorgeous! I am still on my second motif :( I've really been enjoying watching your progress!
ReplyDeletePL is gorgeous!! Wow!!
ReplyDeleteThe biscornu and fob are beautiful! When do you find time to sleep:)
Congratulations on you finish, PL is gorgeous, Carol!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on this absolutly stunning finish!!!! You did a great job. It's adorable.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Bine
You are a very prolific stitcher Carol - a big congratulations on your beautiful finishes! It would take me forever to finish P.L. Pat yourself on the back a few times!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! It looks wonderful : ) Beautiful gifts, too
ReplyDeleteWoohoo!
ReplyDeleteomg! its finished!!!! it look beautiful! congrats on the finish
ReplyDeleteWonderful! It's so gorgeous, can't wait to see how you frame it. The other little bits and pieces are so cute too. I have Bellemeade, it's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your finish! That is a very quick finish for only working on it one day a week...I hope that I can do that well with it when I decide to take the leap and start it :)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS on the finish - it's beautiful! Suz
ReplyDeleteWow, you finished PL! That's awesome!! It looks wonderful - way to go! :D Now I wonder what will take its place in your rotation? :D Nice gifties too! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on getting PL finished. It is beautiful and quite an accomplishment. You are an inspiration to so many of us.
ReplyDeleteOh My Carol PL it simply stunning. Huge congratulations on your HD. I'm dancing with you hun.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Wow, you PL turned out beautifully. Great work and congrats on the long overdue HD!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit late but CONGRATULATIONS! It looks stunning :)
ReplyDeleteWell done on PL it looks lovely. Love the wee gifties too they are really nice.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your finish. It truely is a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely gifties too. :)
WOW!!!! That is really gorgeous. I've been following it since you started. It's just gorgeous!!! Makes me want to start mine.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!!
Congratulations! PL is gorgeous and I can hardly believe that it was stitched only one day a week (except that I've watched your progress each week, so I know it's true!!) Amazing!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carol on your finish!!
ReplyDeleteThe b-day gifties are lovely!!
Wow, it turned out gorgeous. What an accomplishment getting this done. The two gifts you made are lovely too, you've certainly been a busy lady.
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Wahootie! Congrats on finishing PL! Now I can't wait to start my SAL in the fall!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gifts all around Carol!
The lovely Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, Tennessee appears to be the source of the lovely Just Nan pattern.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bellemeadeplantation.com/