Finishing the Sampler

After successfully washing this vintage cross stitch sampler I noticed something I hadn't before: it's not finished.

One wheel is missing from the pull-toy lamb on the right.

Two wheels and the pull string handle and cord are also missing from the bunny on the right. I haven't done cross stitch in years, but it's pretty simple and all I had to do was match the color of the embroidery thread in those areas. Once I fund the right floss, I went ahead and finished stitching the sampler. My stitching isn't as perfect as the original maker's, but it blends in okay.

Here's the end result. I think the original maker would be pleased.

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Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

In the Kitchen Garden

Our strawberries are taking over the kitchen garden, but I don't mind. This week I want to make some strawberry banana nice cream (a vegan version of ice cream) and maybe a chocolate cake with berries and cream for the topping. There's thyme in the garden now, too, which I'll dry and jar for cooking along with the chives and the oregano. Next we'll plant cucumbers, as I use a ton of those in our salads and for snacks.

Rayen

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