~*A Pal Of Mine Is Having A Give~away!*~

Stop over & sign up! Lorraine is a fabulous artist & someone is going to win a delightful TREAT!


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She has posted 100 times on her blog.... WOW! That is a lot of chattin'! LOL

~*Auction Treasure Finds*~

Oh my gosh! One of the things I enjoy most is spending the day at a farm auction! Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing just that! It was a great time spent with family & bidding! Two of my beautiful Sisters-in-law, one Brother-in-law, my kind-hearted Mother & Father-in-law, and my ANGEL of a Son went & had a BLAST! (YA! A good number of my family was there!) LOL I was really worried about taking my 5 yr old & thought he would be bored out-of-his-mind.... but he had just as much fun (if not more!) than the rest of us. He is ready to go again too! Goodie Goodie!

Here are some of my treasures! I am not great at knowing what an antique or collectible is worth 'dollarwise', but I think I did pretty good & love the pieces I was lucky enough to win!

This Crazy Quilt was my most favorite win of the day. The auctioneer threw it on the table with two ugly hat boxes (my opinion anyway) & called it a 'throw'. He did the bidding as your pick. There were a couple others bidding against me & it was clear that they too wanted the 'throw'..... but in the end I was the winner at $25.00! (The hat boxes sold afterwards for about $5 each..... I didn't pay too much attention to them though.) Now, this treasure is old & decaying badly..... but it is totally hand pieced & stitched with vintage silks and velvets. It measures 66 by 80 inches. I don't know yet what I am going to do with it.... but was happy I could SAVE it & give it a new home. Maybe it will be displayed laying across my old, white iron bed in the spare room.







Here is the backside of the quilt (or quilt top)..... it is made of the sweetest, early print blue calicos....



Some of you may remember me telling you about the Hoosier cabinet I bought from my Mother-in-Law. I won a vintage, ribbed Hoosier Tea jar yesterday too.



My Brother-in-Law & I both had our eyes on this wooden box. I love the old advertising on the sides. In the end, he let me have it...



Inside the box is an old walnut cracker. We have about 6 walnut trees here & have discovered that those nuts are really hard to crack without this handy tool!

All in all.... it was a great day! Thanks for letting me share my new treasures.

Many smiles to ya,
Betty

~*Just Released Today!*~

I have been working hard (but lovin' every minute of it!) getting my next primitive, counted thread charts ready. And here they are......

~*Strawberries & Bunny*~ Pinkeep


~*Blue Tulip*~ Long Pinkeep


~*School Girl Pocket*~ a fully lined ditty bag


~*Friends Sampler*~ a unique 2 chart design


I just finished listing them all on ebay.... but they are also available directly from me if you are interested. Now... of to make more. (There are times when I think eating & breathing are secondary to a needle & thread!)

Happy stitchin'..... with lots of smiles!
Betty

~*It is a snow day!*~

After a night of falling snow.... my kiddo is home from school today. So far, all he has wanted to do is watch cartoons & color...... but that is going to change later today! He will be going out in the yard to run around ~ even if I have to throw him out the front door! The snow seems to have stopped now & the sun it out. It is very pretty!

I have been stitchin' the week away working my fingers to the bone...... so I can have my new patterns ready by the end of the week. I hope to drop them off at the printers tomorrow & have them posted for you all to see by Friday. There will be four to offer..... a 'very special' sampler, a school girl pocket, and two pinkeeps.

Have a fabulous day & stay safe in this extreme weather!

Happy stitchin'!
Betty

~*Super Bowl Sunday Ebay Offering*~

It is a rainy morning here on the prairie... but better a little rain with NO ice than cold, blowing snow. It has been a quiet morning giving me a chance to schedule a little ebay offering. (It will start at 8pm CST tonight) I made up another sewing roll.... similar to the one from my Valentine Give Away.



I must have been thinking of Spring! Aren't the bunny & strawberry vine CHEERY?!



The sewie has been filled with a generous sampling of rusty pins, old buttons, and a gathering of my FAVORITE linen thread. You know though.... I am really low on old, worn out needles..... maybe it is time to visit some antique & junque stores! LOL (To see my auctions, click on the ebay link to the left or search seller id primitivebettys.)

I am still working on my next counted thread patterns.... I promise, they will be available by the end of the week.

Have a GREAT time watching the game & commercials tonight! Stay safe & be creative!

Smiles,
Betty

~*It is February ALREADY!*~

Oh my does the time fly?! I hope you are all doing well and staying safe & warm in the cold, wintery weather that has been hitting the country. Hopefully too, the groundhog won't see his scary little shadow tomorrow morning!

I have been keeping VERY busy this week working on numerous things.... but mostly getting my next cross stitch designs ready for YOU. I have three of them almost ready & should have them available by next week. One of them is very dear to my heart as I had my Great Grandmother in mind while stitching it. I can hardly wait to show it to you all! (but, yes, I have to wait until it is fully ready) Please keep watching for the patterns to pop up here & on my eBay offerings.

Did you all hear? BLESTB is having our Memories of the Heart themed items for February. My buddies have been talking about putting up some super hand~dids. Stop by to see what they have done when you get a chance. We do month long launches for this group.... so stop by more than once. You won't be disappointed!


Isn't this banner awesome? It was made by BLESTB member, Shelly Auen (primitive-stitchin). She is so talented!

Until next time.... keep warm & many smiles to ya!
Betty