Circle of Friends

I absolutely love coming into my little stitching haven, listening to Josh Groban or Loreena McKennitt on my Zune, and just chilling out with my cross stitch. No worries, no little people, no one bothering me for a snack, just me and my needle. However, sometimes it's nice to sit with like-minded women and just enjoy being friends.

For the last couple of months, my mother, Laura and I have been meeting up every Monday night for our "Circle of Friends" night. We head on over to my mom's house, eat yummy little snackies, giggle and laugh to our little hearts content and sew....or knit! It is absolutely wonderful! My father hides himself away from all of the laughter and we get an hour and a half of fun and silliness.

My mother sits and knits dish cloths, I think she is up to number 9 now.

Laura is working on the Lady in the Mist by Mirabilia.

Recently, I have been sewing my little fingers off on my daughters invitations.

It's nice to have the company, to talk about little tips we come across to help us in our sewing endeavors, and to get away from the worries around us.

I must commend Laura on her ability to work on such a complicated piece with my mother and I yucking it up around her! There is no way I could do something like that during our Circle of Friends night! I would totally lose my place and swear up a blue streak! For me, the littler projects are so much easier to manage in between the stories and laughs.

I highly recommend finding some of crafty friends and see about putting together your own Circle of Friends night. You can also check out websites like www.MeetUp.com

There is no reason why you can't be surrounded by the two things you love in life!

Happy Stitching!