See Jane cross the finish line.....

Yup, she's done.  (I find I'm typing "yup" a lot these days.  Comes from IM'ing with the boy child.  lol!)

Jane Philpott Sampler by Shakespeare's Peddler

40ct Homespun Linen (Lakeside)

AVAS and NPI called for

She's a beauty.

Her border is a bit wonky so my pictures always look like they're crooked!

I looked back and found that I started her at the beginning of August.  Jane did a good job keeping me entertained during all the trauma of taking the boy child to college and getting used to the empty nest.

I won a giveaway from Donna of By the Bay Needleart fame.  I got to choose one of her latest releases, and I chose this one.

I love Donna's series Birds of a Funky Feather.  Now I have all 4 that have come out so far.

Thank you, Donna, for the giveaway!

I did pick up some framing over the weekend, but I haven't unwrapped the pieces yet.  I want to keep them safe until I can hang them up.  I want to hang them in here.

That's right, the girl child's old room.  We started painting yesterday.  Got most of the work done too.  Lots more detail work to be painted and prepped though -- that picture rail has to be done for example.  (Thanks again, Carol, for telling me what that rail thingie is!)

Mia quite enjoyed the painting.  We had two of the windows open, so she just sat in the windows, gazing on the world outside and wondering what in blazes we were doing.  lol!  And she didn't walk in the paint trays even once.  :D

I think it'll be a while before the sewing/craft room is finished.  We'll take it slow but sure.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a wonderful week!  Enjoy the first day of October!