I finished the middle of the Red and Green Carnation Sampler! I am making some slight changes to the design. That’s ok. This one isn’t even signed so I think approaching it as a personalized thing is just fine. Now to finish the border, and add in my customized border elements. I’m consulting in the Ultimate Sampler Motif book to […]
This month I almost finished the large floral arcade band! Almost finished because I haven’t done the bullion knot middles of the flowers. That’s ok. I will get to them just like the acorn caps, probably at the very end. Even though my hoop stitching hasn’t messed up the satin stitches or the french knot centers of the flowers in […]
I have such a backlog of posts…written in my head…pictures on my phone…it’s a little overwhelming. I’m going to plunge ahead with the present. Maybe I’ll put in some back posts later. Anyway…here’s what’s up in my little stitching world. The WIPGO this month called for me to work on Mary Amelia’s bird. Here is where I left it off […]
Good old cross stitching is so therapeutic. The weekend was a normal one, not too crazy, with a couple HS fall ball games to watch and home chores, but I got in a lot of stitching on Every Leaf Speaks Bliss and I feel really good about that. Mostly I have the border left and a sprinkling of small leaves. […]
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