Embroidery with Aurifloss

As I said before I had the opportunity to do some hand stitching for a quilt going to market. 

 I was given some Aurifloss to use and I have to say I LOVE working with this floss. 

 At first I was not sure how it would be any different from any other good quality floss but it is. 

 It is very smooth to use even with longer strands.  

It did not seem to tangle as much and the glide in the fabric was so nice. 

 I managed to finish my embroidery and even got it pressed!  

I wish I had better lighting to show you how vibrant the color of the floss is.  

Aren't they the cutest??

I went to the DAMQG meeting last night to check it out. 

 I was thinking that I might want to be a DAM girl.

  Now I am pretty sure of this!  

The meeting was a lot of fun and they have so many nice projects in the works. 

 Their hearts are BIG and they are making a difference. 

 Everyone was so welcoming too. 

 Their charity hashtag on IG is #thatDAMcharitybee.  LOL  

How could you not want to join a group like that??

Since this little stitchery is part of a larger project I am linking up to Lee's blog and WIP Wednesday.

Have a great day and happy sewing!

~XOP~

Dicken's Festival Holly Michigan

Yesterday DH and I went to the Dicken's Festival in Holly MI.  We try to go every year.  They have some amazing antique shops and we like to spend the day together.  First though I need to tell you that I finished the embroidered towels.  So if you have not done so then go to the post before this one and enter for a chance to win them.

Here is a peek down the main street

We saw this Dicken's character making these amazing bubbles

Look at who else we found

There was even some ice sculpting

We found some cool antiques too. a GIGANTIC Fostoria punch bowl

A beautiful peacock figure and tapastry

Then I found my usual creepy elves.

And the best two things I found are the Holy water font and the musical angel

So all in all it was a great day spent with DH, getting a few gifts and having a great time! Today I have to finish cleaning and I am *hoping* to get some Christmas stuff put out. I need to order a few more gifts online too. If this isn't enough, my car is making a bad noise and DH thinks we may need to get a new car! I have no idea why, since this one only has 200,000 miles on it! I hope it is something easily fixed with not a lot of money. Anyway, have a great Sunday and don't forget to visit the giveaway post and leave a comment to be entered to win. 

~XOP~