Good book, Sarah and Susan!

Ms. Limo: Do you know what is my mom's weak?

I wonder what it is??

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I HAD to visit my LNS again 

for a few reasons.

While checking my very organized, 

yet not so reliable shopping list,

I felt like someone is staring at me.

I looked back and guess who that was?

A red book in the above picture!

I can hardly ever resist

needlework related hardcovers,

if I get to see them in person.

I first learned about this book

at Ellen Chester's blog late last year,

then by my LNS's newsletter some time ago.

The book is written in German and English

with the pictures of beautiful samplers

from Lorraine Mootz's collection .

In addition, it comes with 16 charts

of the selected samplers from the book!!

(It was included with 2 replacement charts.)

There were only two left in the shop.

Deborah who is working there told me

the first shippment was all gone

for the pre-ordered customers,

then all they have left now are

from the second shippment...

I felt pretty lucky to meet this book :)))

So, I was busy reading and browsing

this lovely European sampler book

along with stitching Sarah Tatum

in the last few days.

Sarah Tatum

kit by The Scarlet Letter

40ct linen with AVAS

I worked on four and a half of

half medallions/motives on your left.

It doesn't sound like a lot,

but it was for me as

Sarah is such a huuuuuge girl!!

Besides, you wouldn't know how happy

I was when I saw the last half medallion

was where it should be!!

I mean, the most of those are laying

just one stitch a part from each other.

So for me who is not so good at

paying attention to the detail,

it's almost miracle to see

there wasn't any mistake at all,

especially for this size of big sampler.

I may have had some mistakes

somewhere I just don't see them,

but they may have gotten compensated

between the mistakes!?

Do you know what I mean?

But all it matters to me is

the fact they are nicely aligned

where they are supposed to be :)))

Do you see where I left my needle

in the next picture?

It looks like I still have a lot to go,

but now I have one another lovely

Quaker related reason to finish her ;)

Thanks Ms. B!!

While working on Sarah,

I just heard a good news from my pal.

Pamina and I are going to stitch

Susan Rambo together.

I've been awaiting for her to receive

her supplies from England.

And she is ready to go now!!

As hard as I tried to ignore Susan

 and concentrate on Sarah...

don't think it will last any longer.

I have my "green thread" ready

and don't see any fair reason to wait!?

I'll try to put a few stitches in Susan

before hitting the neighborhood sports bar

to see how she is like ;)

Enjoy your weekend!

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