I finished Let It Bee! Once I finally got a pattern going for the lattice it went much faster. I’ll frame it later this week. Right away I started Quaker Carnations Pinwheel from Threadwork Primitives. One of my favorite finishes is Quaker Birds Pinwheel so I am excited to have a companion for it. I’m stitching on Weeks Sanguine with […]
Happy Fall, all you in the Northern Hemisphere! And Happy Spring to all you in the South! Here in Arizona we have enjoyed a cooler, rainy week! In September we are usually still experiencing the last blasts of summer (100 plus degrees) but this week kicked off with huge thunderstorms and rain, resulting in overcast days and cooler temps in […]
I’ve been too ambitious this month thinking I could get so much done! As a result I have a pile of partially completed little projects I’ve been carrying around hoping to stitch on in my free moments. First is Let It Bee from The Drawn Thread. The lattice border has slowed this one down! I’m not enjoying the perle cotton […]
Oh, I was self-indulgent after some long hard days last week and DURING THE DAY (I usually do all my projects at night when the kids are in bed) I got crafty! A while ago, I had a little beaded scissor fob that broke. I saved the beads and went to Hobby Lobby to get some better materials to try […]
Here’s what I’ve been working on lately: September from the Joyful World Calendar by Snowflower Diaries. Peacock Initial from Gigi R Argh! I am so undecided by the how the varigated floss is laying! I want the flower to stand out from the letter so I’ve been trying to lay the floss to create some definition. But it’s not looking […]
Welcome to the July Smalls Check In! Is anyone else in disbelief that we are over halfway through 2019? My goodness the year is now flying by! I was able to finish Erica Michael’s Tudor Rose this week-very happy with this small piece! I love the colors, the shape, just everything about it. This chart is from a club kit […]
Well…I have been to Australia! Yes! We took took our five (5)…that’s FIVE children, ages 20 months to 11 on a 15 hour plane ride…to Australia. That was just fine. It was the 13 hours BACK that were difficult. But ALL worth it! It was a fantastic trip! And I did not get a lot of stitching done. Before: After: […]
It’s that time again! Happy last Friday of the month! I just have a quick post for you today…I spent one night this week finishing up Angels by Little House Needleworks. This one is so cute! It had been my swimming lesson project last year and when swimming lessons were finished I put it away out of my bag and […]
Having gotten all those little finishes out of the way last week, I was eager to reward myself and start something new! But did I really deserve it? To find out, I decided to sort out my stitching basket and see what else needs doing first. Oh my I do have a number of neglected projects! It is embarrassing! It […]
One of my June goals is to finish Heirloom Nativity. I have been working on that. First I spent what seemed like an eternity stitching the kloster blocks. More than a few mistakes had to be corrected, but if not perfectly executed, the count is on and they all line up. Then I did the gold eyelets. No problems with […]
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