I was not able to get an FFO post this month because we’ve been so, so busy! My sister in law was visiting and I’ve been baking and making and cleaning and decorating. Maybe I should share some pictures so you can see how I’ve been using my stitching time, because truly it has been …
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It’s the penultimate Smalls check in of 2021! Here we are again friends! I finished the Mill Hill cupcake for my sister in law. I am definitely making this one again for me. I didn’t get to the monogram yet for that Sajou box. I wanted to keep working on the Bargello Roll. It’s getting …
For this month’s Smalls check in, I got 2 little things done. First, I finished off Christmas Fruit Basket by Threadwork Primitives, which I had started on vacation earlier this month. I stitched it with almost all the called for colors on some Zweigart that I dyed myself with coffee. Some of my dye lots …
Well that was quick! I think this took only about 5 stitching sessions! Here is Jeannette Douglas’ Fall Posey! I ordered a pincushion form with a round base to mount it on. Jeanette has a similar design for each season. They are all lovely but I liked this fall one best. But that winter one…it’s …
I finished Quaker Garden today! Isn’t is PRETTY??? I stitched this on 36 count flax colored linen (from Zweigart I think) with silks mostly from The Thread Gatherer. The solid green and solid rose are Gloriana and the white is Blanc Optique from AVAS (I needed a really bright white to show up on the …
Are you tired of hearing about my sampler stitching? Ok, here’s the last one for a while, probably! First of all, I have finished H. Faulkner! Except she is no longer a reproduction sampler and she is no longer H. Faulkner. I ultimately decided to put my Grandma’s name and birth year on it. Do …
How can it be the end of September already?! How are we 3/4 of the way through 2021? I heard a theory about the perceived passages of time. The older you get the faster time seems to go because each moment is a smaller fraction of your overall lifespan than it was when you were …
While I probably could have made some more progress on the Bargello Roll or really anything else, I guess I needed some more instant gratification or more feelings of productivity! I went ahead and finished the other little small I mentioned last time. Since it’s still August I’ll go ahead and share it now. It …
I was inspired this month to stitch up some very small smalls for the August SAL. They stitched up so quickly I didn’t have time for a progress picture so I saved them for you. First I did a little Shepherd’s Bush fob, I think it is called “Blooms.” It is very bright and cheery! …
I’m linking up with Rachel for the Fully Finished Gallery this month to share with you the Italian Peacocks Purse by Giulia Punti Antichi! I just love how it turned out. The peacock purse frame was the way to go. I think it goes really well. I have not been able to find a chain …
