I've been PIF(fed)

I will be receiving a PIF gift from Elisa at Old Ragged Threads sometime within the next year. (http://paperfaerie71.blogspot.com)
Now it's my turn to ask you to play :)
If you would like to receive a hand made gift from me (by September 2010) please leave a comment at this blog. I need at least three people. If there are more entries I will do a drawing. I am also sharing the PIF at one of my other blogs.
If you are chosen you then run a PIF at your own blog and choose three people to send a gift too. Sounds like a whooooole lot of fun to me.

Scots Corner - Dumfriesshire

Let's go visit the borders of Scotland. This lovely view can be seen in Dumfriesshire as you are driving along the A74(M) towards Lockerbie.
I was aiming for some of the local wildlife and missed them entirely :)
The Bard himself, i.e. Robert Burns lived near Dumfries (the town) for about 5 years.
Robert Carlyle was born at Ecclefechan and the home of his youth is a lovely, very small, museum.
It would be remiss of me not to mention Thomas Telford of engineering fame since he was also from the shire.
Further back in time there was much border clashes going on between the clans and against the English. Robert the Bruce did some rampaging in the area as well.
With all the historical rampaging and heated debates that went on in this part of the borders it's a wonder the area has survived as well as it has. Beautiful, peaceful, countryside with lots of interesting villages and towns to visit. For the born romantics, I guess having Gretna Green in the vicinity helps considerably :)

Blog Hop - Gallery of Samplers

My flower for this week goes to Carol Sutcliffe at http://galleryofsamplers.blogspot.com/ and all the other contributers to the site.
I've been researching samplers for a few months now with the intent to design and make some of my own, and also replicate one of the antique family samplers that I own. I've learned through going to this particular blog, and a few others, that there is more to samplers than just bands and alphabets.
Gallery of Samplers is not just about Carol's fabulous work but showcases the work of many other talented stitchers as well. It has been running since January of 2008. So if you love cross stitch samplers (and even if you don't) you should hop on over and visit for a while.

Projects update - 25 September

I've been working on fabric postcards, a mini quilt for Postcard Pizzazz and blocks from the Grandma's "project". Scroll down to see the photos. (Just felt like doing them separately.)
There is another project I've been working on this week which is about finished. Just got to put the hangers on and a label on the back. It's for an event so the reveal will happen in a few weeks :)

Postcard Pizzazz - Fall exchange - The Last Leaf

Postcard Pizzazz - Star light, Star Bright, mini quilt

GBFSQB - Shoo Fly