The end of September and this first bit of October I have been stitching in a random starting and stopping sort of way. I haven’t done a Mill Hill kit in a while so I picked up this nice Fall themed one called Apple Basket, aiming to have a cute Mill Hill ornament for my …
A Lady’s Sewing Roll
Is DONE! Except not the pocket. And not the smalls. I feel like that is almost starting over! Boo Hoo! But I have met my goal of getting this big part stitched and I love it. This watered silk is what I’m using to line it. I will square up the linen to start the …
Silk done!! (Just kidding)
I couldn’t wait to share…I finished the silk stitching on the Bargello Roll! You know I keep calling it the Bargello Roll but it is really called A Lady’s Sewing Roll. It was designed by Jackie DuPlessis and Diane Jourdan of Sampler Cove for The Elegant Stitch (a shop that is now closed, it was …
Rolls
It’s the third week of July and I have just been plugging away on my various projects! I’ve gotten back into my Bargello Roll. Look! It is about half finished! I am patiently waiting on some other thread choices for my Sampler Roll houses and in the meantime have been working on grass, alphabets, trees… …
Couching and Satin Stitch
All I’ve done lately is couching and satin stitch. Couching metal threads on my fancy butterflies: Satin stitch on the bargello and anniversary piece: I finished the black outlines on the Bargello. This is how big it is and how much filling I have to do! Wow! It will be a lot of work but …
Ten Days Into June
Here is a quick progress report for you: I have worked on the Treasure Box. Even though it is on the Bucket List, it is not my favorite. I put it on the list so I could frame it in the beautiful box I found, but the colors are a little drab. Too late to …
May Wrap Up and More New Things
It was a good month. I stitched a lot, but of course I never stitch as much as I want to! I must be happy with the time I have and what I got done in it, and that’s what this post is about. I already shared with you my 2 finishes and FFO, the …
Stitch All Weekend!
It doesn’t happen very often, but thanks to several reasons, both good (Mother’s Day!) and bad (our whole family came down with a horrid cold – not COVID- and had to cancel all our plans!) I got to stitch all weekend! Being the second weekend of the Instagram Blackbird Designs Weekend SAL, my night stitching …
More work on the same things
I’ve spent some time on each of the same 3 projects I showed you last time. Here’s how they are coming: The Italian Peacocks purse is going along pretty quickly. I’m thinking it should be done in May. The Bargello Roll is going along pretty slowly. I’m thinking maybe there is a slight possibility I …
Simply Irresistible
My 2 latest starts are irresistible. Plus, the kids have gone back to swimming so I need a pool project to work on while I watch them. Both of these are easy enough to fit the bill. Here is the Bargello Needle Roll. I have the outline pattern memorized. It’s quite easy to do now. …