TUSAL Fun

Ok, so as of two days ago I had no idea what a TUSAL was... but now that I do I now know what to do with the ball of threads sitting on the table next to me that have been gathering over the past month!  I found myself a TUSAL jar and signed up to join in the fun on Daffycat's blog!  I am a few days past the full moon, but here is my jar of ORTs.....



I have been doing some bits of stitching thru the week, but don't have enough to show you yet... but I am planning on finishing that Stacy Nash Partridge Pillow by the weekend.   Then I will have to sew it up into a cute pillow... for me that is the hard part.  Love stitching, not thrilled about sewing!  Any tips or techniques would be appreciated, so many of you are just plain awesome with your finishing!

I am excited for the weekend to arrive, to go shopping at Thistle Needleworks.  Since I don't have a LNS near me, it is a BIG deal for me to get to a stitching store.  I will be like a kid in a candy store :)
I have my shopping list ready, although I keep getting packages in the mail that I had forgotten I ordered!  Just yesterday I got some more stash...   Easter and more Christmas.....



My challenge list keeps growing, it really is becoming a wish list since there are so many projects listed it is overwhelming.  My major challenges are my SALs..... Mary Wigham and Elizabeth Hancock (which just today I got confirmation that it she is on her way to me ---Hooray!!).  I am also doing Elizabeth as part of Becky Bee's Stitching Hive's 2012 BAP challenge .  Also, a blogging friend, Whispers of Autumn is doing a Valentine Giveaway of a cute pattern of a Valentine birdie.   Lots of fun things to join in on!

Hope you are all enjoying your week!  Thanks to my new followers and for all the great comments!
Wishing you all miles of smiles :))))))  and happy stitching! xxxxxxx