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Category: Smalls SAL 2022

December 2022 Smalls Check In

12/30/2022 Blog Hop, Finished! 2022, Smalls SAL 2022

Here it is, the very last Smalls Check In for 2022! Thanks to all of you who participate! Since I still have a number of bloggers joining each month, I will keep it going again in 2023, just the same as ever. Here is the new badge if you’d like to place it on your …

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November 2022 Smalls Check In

11/25/2022 Smalls SAL 2022, WIPs

Yesterday in the USA was Thanksgiving! My parents are here in Arizona for a visit. We had a wonderful feast! We truly have so much to be thankful for! I wanted to share a finish of the Sampler Etui needlebook, but it’s not done yet! But here is my progress. Maybe I’ll get it done …

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September 2022 Smalls Check In

09/30/2022 Finished! 2022, Smalls SAL 2022

I needed every minute of the last hours of this “long” month (long because the last Friday is the last day of the month this month!) to finish my small! Here it is, How Great Thou Art by The Nebby Needle. This hymn reminds me of my Grandma and going to her Lutheran church with …

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July 2022 Smalls SAL Check In

July 2022 Smalls SAL Check In

07/29/2022 Finished! 2022, Smalls SAL 2022

For my Small this month, I used Jo’s People’s Choice-Pets Edition, as my inspiration to finish the stitching on a Chessie and Me project I started last year. I think it is called “Beneath the Bough.” This was supposed to be a fob. I decided it was way too big and I’d make a needlebook …

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June 2022 Smalls Check In

June 2022 Smalls Check In

06/24/2022 Smalls SAL 2022

It feels like we had a short month this month with the Smalls Check In falling on the 24th! Did that catch any of you unawares? It’s ok! You have a whole week to link up with this post! I was happy to finish my Blue Flower Pin Drum by La D Da this month. …

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May 2022 Smalls Check In!

May 2022 Smalls Check In!

05/27/2022 Smalls SAL 2022

Ahhh…It’s already time to check in with our May Small Stitches! I feel like this month has just FLOWN by. My goodness. Can it already be summer? My kids are done with school today and now get 2 months to goof off. My stitching productivity will probably plummet since I won’t be sitting in the …

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April 2022 Smalls Check In

April 2022 Smalls Check In

04/29/2022 Finished! 2022, Smalls SAL 2022

For my small this month I finished up that little tiny bee project I shared with you a few months ago. I guess I put it aside and totally forgot it. I’m glad I remembered it as it only took 1/2 hour to finish up. That over one stitching with the hand spun/hand dyed silk …

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March 2022 Smalls Link Up

March 2022 Smalls Link Up

03/25/2022 Smalls SAL 2022

It’s time for the 2022 March Smalls Link Up! I finished my Shepherd’s Bush Sheep Needle Case this month. I made it a quick start back in January and it was a quick finish this month. Here is the front… And the back! This project came from a kit with all the finishing materials. I …

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February 2022 Smalls Link Up

February 2022 Smalls Link Up

02/26/2022 Smalls SAL 2022

Hello Friends! It is (past) time for the February Smalls Link Up! I’m so sorry this post is late! Several of my family members have been sick (not Covid!) and we had a big event last night (Friday) for the start of the softball season. I was in charge of the activities on the fun …

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January 2022 Smalls Link Up

January 2022 Smalls Link Up

01/28/2022 Finished! 2022, Smalls SAL 2022

You maybe guessed based on the stitching I’ve shown this month that my small would be the Cottage Charm Stitcher’s Pocket by Milady’s Needle. I think it’s so sweet. It is really hard to capture but the fabric is a pretty green and the threads are silk in Tortoise Shell by Belle Soie. The stitching …

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I started this blog in 2016 to chronicle my stitching life. My Grandma M. taught me to cross stitch when I was 7 and I’ve had a project (or many!) going since then. I am mostly a cross stitcher who regularly makes forays into other types of embroidery. A lifetime ago I studied French and art history but now I fit my stitching around a busy life raising 5 kids with my wonderful husband. Thank you for spending some time at my blog!

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About Me

My name is Mary. I've lived in Arizona for almost 20 years with my husband and 5 children, ages 4-14. In addition to stitching, I love to read (take a look at my book list to see what I've been reading lately), garden, and cook and bake for my family, including fun birthday cakes. You can find me on Instagram at marysthread, and also on Facebook as Mary Thread. Both accounts are exclusively for stitching and sometimes my other hobbies. If you examine my little "icon" up on your tab, you will see a tiny image of Our Lady, Undoer of Knots. She is my patroness for both the trivial knots in my stitching and the more serious knots in my life. My blog was founded on her feast day, September 28.

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