Squares from Cucki....

I have received my wonderful squares from Cucki and they will be perfect as a pin cushion.    I will have to post pics after travelling for the holidays.  Thanks.

Karen T

Merry Holidays to All

Life has gotten in the way for many of us to be more active on this blog. Here's hoping that we all enjoy better health (including Jill's DH) and that in 2015 we can stitch and exchange with each other. Enjoy however you celebrate the end of the year. Linda B

Sweet stitches from Karen :)

Thank you Karen for such sweet stitches and a beautiful card.
I will always treasure it.
Love cucki x

Thank you Karen

hello dear friends,
I just received beautiful squares from Karen and they so cute
I love them so much
Thank you Karen
I am so happy
Love cucki xx

For Jennifer F.

Because our friend SweetPea is swamped I thought I'd drop in and show the squares I sent her in the nature/environment round so Jill can check them off the received list--

I went with a beach theme in honor of my California, sea-shell-collecting roots.  It is a modified Kooler Design pattern.  And, lest you should think I cannot read or pay attention (which, ok, has been known to happen), I checked in with Jennifer first to make sure it was ok to move from the usual neutral linen to a blue.  I just could not put those shells on cream linen;  it did not do them justice.

Thanks, Jennifer, for the fun of stitching with you!

Thanks, Jill, for making it all possible!

I Am Still Here!

I am so sorry to have disappeared for awhile. My husband has been in the hospital 3 different times in the last 2 months and ended up in a transitional care center. Then my brother had 4 strokes in one day  and was in ICU for 3 days. Life has just been crazy!

If you have not properly logged in that you have sent and received your nature squares, please do so immediately. I will be wrapping this one up this weekend!

Have a great day!

JillMN

Jennifer F's a Hoot

No, really -- she is.    I mean check out these awesome squares she sent me--

Annnnd check out that cool card too.

I know you all are jealous, but tough luck.  That's my owl now!  Isn't he perfect?  I think he might be trying to say something too -- like maybe he's singing the theme some from CSI as a reminder that I need to catch up on my non-The Voice viewing.

Thanks everso, Jennifer!

squares from Kathy to Becca

Finally posting a picture for Becca of the squares made for her.

Pink always makes me smile

I received these beautiful squares from Linda B.  The colors are absolutely gorgeous.  I adore pinks and greens .... so fresh and spring-like.  And, if you look closely, there's even a little butterfly in this garden.  How perfect is that!?!

Thank you Linda!  I love it!

squares received

Thank you Becca for the lovely squares.  The beading is so pretty.

Just love them

Marcy's Butterfly

Look at this beautiful butterfly! Marcy's squares to me arrived safe and sound (they had to travel about 60 miles) and THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL! I have been paired with Marcy before and she is an excellent stitcher. She sent me this very very pretty blue (my favorite color) butterfly for the Nature exchange. The colors are even prettier in real life. And would you believe - my first ever butterfly!!!! Thank you so much Marcy. Yours are in the mail today. Many thanks. Linda

Hey Jennifer F.!

Hey Jennifer .... I'm done.  Want to see?  You do --- well here you go --

What?  You can't see so well?  Can't you tell what it is?  Hmm.  I wonder what the problem is -- there are 3 colors of stitching show.  You can't work it out from that?

LOL   Sorry, Jennifer -- I couldn't help myself.

ruth

F&S Nature Blocks Arrived

I received these wonderful blocks from Rebecca C. today...

The butterfly is beautiful and the signature block, with those tiny little bugs, is adorable.

Thank you so much, Rebecca.


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Thanks Marie!

I received my squares from Marie in VT today.  

I just love this little bird, so cute, and the bird cage is perfect.

A Late Post

I've been remiss in posting these. I received my squares from Linda, and they are beautiful!!!!

And here is the heart I sent Linda.

Jennifer F-- want to see?

Hey Jennifer, here's your floss toss.  Can you guess what it's going to be?  lol  Before laying down money you should know.......

....  I kind of lied.   You see there are some colors in that pile  that aren't actually going in your piece.  When I was taking this picture at like 11pm (aka, I ought to be in bed by then) my sleep-deprived brain thought that the colors might lead you to guess the subject so I decided red herrings were necessary.   In the light of day I know I was nuts.

Stitching commences this evening!

Partner Information - Round #33

Partner information was just sent for Round #33 - Nature/Outdoors.

Happy Stitching!
Jill

Announcing...Round 33

I got quite a few suggestions for the next round. Nature/Outdoors seemed to get the most votes.

Therefore, Round 33 - Nature/Outdoors is open for sign-up. Signup will end on Friday, August 8 and partner information will be sent out. The round will run from August 11 through September 19.

If you would like to participate, please e-mail me at purplepeacockjill@gmail.com.

Thanks.
Jill

Hey Toni -- I got your pictures :)

Toni, I'm glad my squares made it to you.  I'm sorry for being so slow!!!   But at least this time I remembered to take a pic before they left --

They are a modified Lizzie Kate done in DMC and Waterlilies.  And, just to tell you how much I like Toni (who I've known for, what, Toni, more than a decade now?--where does the time go????), those blooms all have lumpy French knots for their centers.... really lumpy because French knots and I are not friends.

Happy summer, Toni!  It was a pleasure and an honor to stitch for you.

Thanks!

My squares came from Jennifer F.  Thanks so much Jenn, I just love the metallics.  Ladies, I had put this on the blog a while ago and was just checking out the new round when I saw that it was still in 'draft' and hadn't been published.  I'm such a weenie!! Lol. Anywho Jenns squares came a while back...

Patriotic Blocks Arrived

I received these wonderful exchange blocks from Jill today:

Take a look at the Red and White stripes...

I am not sure what stitch Jill used but it really makes the flag.   Thank you, Jill!  :-)


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My squares are on their way to C in DC with apologies for their late delivery. I was in Annapolis last week and fully intended to mail them from there, but then left home without them!! But upon my return on Monday, I took care of that. And found, to my delight, my squares from Cheryl. Without further ado.....Aury Patriotic Heart - my first one! Thank you so much Cheryl. So sorry we didn't get a chance to meet for ice cream and exchange in person. Linda B

Exchange from Ruth

Finally took a picture of the squares Ruth sent to me - Love them- But I can't get them to show up! Any suggestions? Thanks so much, Ruth!!

My Squares from Rebecca C

 Here's my squares from Rebecca C (no blog).  This was her first F&S Exchange, and she did a GREAT job with them!  Rebecca was also kind enough to include the chart since it's a Now & Then from Lizzie Kate and has the older "Land that I Love" included.

Thank you, Rebecca!

Love them!

I received my squares from Kathy L the other day.  Love them!  Not only are they patriotic, but they are stitchy related.  What's better than that?  You can find this lovely free pattern at Notforgotten Farms.

Thank you Kathy!

And I just want to say, I'm so glad this exchange is running again .... it's my most favoritest  :o)

Received my lovely squares from Marcy. Just love them!

Thank you Marcy

In the Post!

My little package for Jennifer F went out this morning.  this was really fun, so glad I joined you all.

Sent

Mailed my squares today.  Watch your mailbox Marcy!

My squares from Becca arrived ...

and they are lovely!  She even included a little Canada too :)

Thanks Becca for stitching them for me .. I love them!

Hugs, Michele

I Guess I am a Little Rusty at This...

PATRIOTIC EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS:
In my initial mailing about this exchange, I stated that the round would run from June 16 thru July 11. This is only 4 weeks. Rounds are to run 6 weeks, according to the rules. Because there was a holiday and alot of people are vacationing, I would propose that the exchange date be changed to June 16 thru July 25. I apologize for this and any inconveniences it may have caused.

OUR NEXT EXCHANGE
The next round will run roughly August 11 through September 19, with sign-up 2 weeks prior to that. I am looking for suggestions on what kind of round you would like to have. A specific designer round, a themed round or just a "pot-luck" round. I am open to any suggestions you may have.

Any questions about any of this, please send me an e-mail, purplepeacockjill@gmail.com.

Happy Stitching!
Jill

Woo Hoo Toni!!!!!!!!

Look at the lovely squares I received from Toni ---

I do so love a flag  :)

Thanks, Toni!  You've been the best part of my week!!!!!!

Wanna see yours?

What?  You can't make it out?  lol   Silly stitcher!   That's your floss toss-- though I'm not sure if that Belle Soie will get used or not-- I have been using BS' "Icing" but I'm not certain if I still have need of "Pecan Pie's" shade of dark gold.   And, I can report since I'm actually farther on than the floss toss, that I must like you, Toni, because... wait for it..... I did French knots!   Did I hear a *gasp*?  There should have been a gasp because Lord knows I hate French knots.

My Squares from Marie

Here are my beautiful squares from Marie. I apologize for the lateness, it has been quite a week for me.

Thank you again Marie!

JillMN

I sent off my Patriotic Exchange today! Toni

Received Squares from Marie

We just got our mail and I received beautiful squares from Marie.
I will post pictures tomorrow morning.
Thank you Marie!

Jill

Patriotic Exchange Mailed

I mailed my Patriotic exchange today.


MarieP
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Round #32 - Patriotic 2014

Partner information has just been sent out. PLEASE read your e-mail carefully. It has been quite awhile so I want to make sure all addresses are correct.

Also, if you would review your member profile ASAP. If you would like it updated, please send me the info.


Thank you.

Jill

Fair Square Who?

WOW! Has it really been that long since we exchanged on this blog? Sometimes I just don't know where the time goes. This exchange blog has been very neglected and I apologize for that.

Funny thing...I was just contemplating starting up the Fair and Square again and lo and behold, I received several messages asking me to please consider doing this. For quite sometime there were so many exchange blogs and now it seems like there are hardly any. Anyway, I am ready to get this going again. Are you?

How about a Patriotic Square Exchange? I will take sign-ups until Saturday, June 14. Partner information will be sent out by Monday, June 16 with a mail date of July 14.

If you have forgotten the rules, please refresh by reading them on the right side of the blog. Please e-mail me to sign-up, purplepeacockjill@gmail.com.


PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in participating in this round, please send me an e-mail and include your current mailing address. It has been so long, I want to make sure I have up to date address.

Hope to hear from you.

Jill

French Country Finish

JBW Designs French Country Bunny

A non no-sew cube finish - YAY!!!  This was from my very first F&S Exchange with Michele.  It might have taken six years, but it did make it to our tree this past Christmas.

Two more finished finishes

Since I was on a roll with finishing, here's two more pieces I finished up from F&S Exchanges.

Winter Round 2009 with Renee K 

 

Round #23 with Shelley P

More on my blog here.

A *finished* finished from a 2012 Exchange

Hello?  Is this thing on?  Is anyone reading this blog, and more importantly, is anyone interested in participating in the exchange again?  I'd love to see this group reactivated.  I've met some incredibly lovely stitchers through this exchange.

I wanted to share a no sew cube I made with squares received in 2012 from Pokua. (You can see the front and back in that post)

This cube will be a lovely companion to another exchange I finished in the same manner, this one from Jeanie.

Valentine Round

The Valentine Round has been completed. Thanks to all who participated.

Jill

Daniela M's Round 31 Squares to Pokua Finished

Here's how Daniela's squares turned out when I'd finished them. Thank you, Daniela. Love it!

Squares from Daniela M

I received my Fair Squares from Daniela M a week or so ago, and aren't they just lovely!

Thank you so much, Daniela! Don't want this to languish in my finishing drawer, so off to finish it.

bridget c and corinna o valentine exchange

hello I am posting for both of us
from bridget to corinna

from corinna to bridget

finished bridgets to me into holiday bean bag

whew.....lots of pics

lots of fun

thanks bridget

smiles

corinna

Squares from Pokua

I am a little bit late posting, but here is the picture of the squares I received from Pokua. 

I was secretly hoping to receive a stitched heart. I have wanted to add a heart shaped pillow to my Fair & Square pillow basket for quite a while and now I have one.

Doesn't it look wonderful.

I love it very much. Thank you so much.

Peg and Jenn's Valentine Exchange

Peg and I were paired up again.  I enjoyed our last exchange, and was pleased to be her partner again. 

These are the pretty squares Peg stitched for me.  The pattern is called Random Hearts by Erica Michaels, stitched on Vintage Strawflower with WDW Romance thread.  

Since Peg doesn't have a camera, she asked me to post pictures of the squares I stitched for her, Valentine Heart 2008 by Dragonfly Stitches, on Antique White with WDW Begonia.

  

My gorgeous squares from C in DC

Thank you very much for my gorgeous squares, they arrived this morning, Valentines Day, how good was that.  I am very happy.  Elaine M xx

Squares received from Kathy A

I received my squares from Kathy A and I love them!

When I saw this stitched for someone else here I thought -- wouldn't it be nice if my partner stitched this one for me.  And she did!  How cool is that?  Kathy, you must be a mind reader.  Thank you.  I know exactly how I'm going to finish these and as soon as I get 'er done, I'll post another pic.

Squares received from Kathy!

Here are the squares I received from Kathy - Thanks so much!! I love the colors and the design. Toni

Squares on their way!

Toni,

Your squares went out in the mail yesterday. Have a Happy Valentines Day.

Kathy