Here in Arizona it is hot, hot, hot! The heat really saps my energy! And, with the kids’ summer activities, I don’t have blocks of time for stitching, alas! However I do snatch moments here and there on a variety of small projects. Little by little it adds up, and I realize have quite a …
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Joy Times Two
Here it is July and I find myself working on two “Joyful” Christmas ornaments. Here is series 3-2 from the Victoria Sampler Learning Collection, this one featuring Bargello. (I haven’t gotten to the Bargello part yet): And here is a fun Mill Hill ornament called Jeweled Joy just waiting for beads: I’ll tell you why …
Friday Finishing (My June Small)
I’ve developed a bad habit of not finishing my works. I know I’m not the only one with this problem but for me it’s starting to seem unjust to all the time I’ve spent stitching! And I had an impetus this month-I finished stitching Lounging Hare from the class I took with Sherri Jones in …
In other news…
I haven’t ONLY been stitching on paper. I’ve been working on a whole smorgasbord of stuff. Here’s what’s going on with my other projects: When I wasn’t beading on vacation I put quite a few stitches in on In The Sweet: This has gone well so far but I’m dreading the border as it looks …
Being Sick and Beading On Vacation
Normally on vacation I do not get any stitching done at all. Not this time! This time I got strep throat and had to sit in quarantine in the cabin while everyone else went out and had fun. Yay! I ate ice cream, listened to audio books, nursed the baby, and beaded like a crazy …
A Little Box Finished-My May Small
(Edited to add: This is my May Small for Heather’s Stitching Lotus Smalls SAL) You know I finished this Beyond Cross Stitch Learning Collection piece from Victoria Sampler back in April and planned to make it into a box topper for a present for my daughter’s First Communion. Here it is! I found a …
Mill Hill Mania
It’s been a weird month for stitching. We’ve been super busy and I haven’t had time to just buckle down and make great strides on any thing. I got on a Mill Hill kick though. I can do Mill Hills while I rock the baby so that’s been my main stitching lately. Here’s what I’m …
Sharing the gift of stitching: stockings from my Mom
My dear mother is visiting this week and she brought a present for our baby which I know you all will appreciate seeing: My mom is a “gift” stitcher. She only makes presents for people. She doesn’t ever stitch for herself. She made a beautiful cross stitch for my Grandma (her mother in law) (the …
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Bunch o’ Small Starts
Not content to work on just one small, I have 5 going right now: Balthazar from Mill Hill: “In the Sweet” by La D Da, a tribute to my Grandma who passed in January: Leaping Cat by La D Da (which you’ve already seen): English Sampler Pillow by Guilia Antichi Punti: (And guess what? Emboldened …
Progress on Heirloom Nativity
Happy May Day!! I went back to Heirloom Nativity last week and made some headway on the next set of bands. The white band includes rice stitch, bargello and eyelets. The colored bands are partial Rhodes stitch and plait stitch. I love the Gloriana Bellagio silk! And although it’s hard to tell in the photo, …