Where things stand

I’ve got so much going on, and I’m taking a break from a lot of current projects for Sampler September, so I just need to make a quick WIP post! Do you want to see all the projects I’ve been working on? So… after I finished that Brenda Gervais birdy, I couldn’t resist even one more small in the last […]

Little houses, little houses

I am working on the Sampler Roll this week. In fact I am hoping it will be finished in about a week. It is easy stitching now…the rest of the bottom alphabet, and easy little bottom border… And filling in the shadow sides of all the little houses! After 4 tries I think I finally have a thread that works! […]

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… This is just a lovely […]

Let the People Choose: Houses

The People’s Choice theme for July is Houses! This is perfect for me because this month I picked up a little piece that has not one, not two, but 10 houses on it! I have almost all the houses built. I couldn’t do the shadow side of the houses yet because I don’t like the floss color provided. It is […]

I need to cross stitch!

After a lot of non cross stitch work lately I am antsy to get back to cross stitching. I started my next Bucket List Project: Sampler Roll from Samplers Remembered. This was truly a coup de coeur project. You may know I do not love stitching houses. Sometimes I will stitch a house if I especially like it, sometimes I’ll […]

My Butterfly

I have been able to finish finish one wing each night the past 2 nights-putting the 2 sides together, then adding the silver purl trim. Hopefully that means 2 more nights this week and the wings will be done! But then my butterfly needs legs! Now I love this project. And I enjoy working on this project! But I want […]

Let the people choose: Butterflies!

Jo of Serendipitous Stitching has long hosted a monthly People’s Choice link up, and this month it is Butterflies! I absolutely love butterflies. I always have. When I was a Girl Scout, I earned my Gold Award (which is roughly equivalent to a Boy Scout’s Eagle Project) and my project was planting a large butterfly garden in a public park. […]

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 it’s super relaxing and easy […]

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 change so I will finish […]

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 Italian Peacocks Purse and Strawberry […]