Last week I didn’t just work on the reticule. We are back to school with online school for 4 of our 5 kids so I haven’t had quite as much stitching time but I did get some work done on some Smalls. Lest I don’t get around to it, I committed to Smalls first thing since I didn’t get one […]
I have Jane Marshall figured out. Now, finally, she is going along very well. In fact I am going to get her done this month after all. See? My main concern is that I will run out of light pink! I have 3-4 ply left! And it is a vintage skein so if I run out, I really need to […]
How I was vexed with you. I thought things would just go along great once I sorted my color problems. Boy was I wrong. I started the floral band only to discover that little 10 year old Jane did not plan her stitching very well. When she placed the vine, she found her flowers wouldn’t fit, so she squashed most […]
I know I said I wouldn’t start anything new this month. Then I found the cutest SAL and I had to join in. It is so little and sweet. It is called Bulles de Bonheur (Bubbles of Happiness) and is offered by a French designer, Pili Campoy on her blog Lin Pulsion. She says, we are all living in our […]
This month I’m going to try hard not to start anything new. I have plenty to work on. I definitely plan to finish up my Silk and Satin project from Betsy Morgan. I got my missing silk color and it’s quite close to a finish. I like working on this little crewel rocking horse ornament. It’s a fun diversion and […]
Why is it that small projects often give the most trouble? I have 2 lovely projects I was working on last week and both have given so much hassle. I think I’m not paying attention! I’ve been careless and it is wasting my time! Let me tell you about it! Last month I showed my start on Betsy Morgan’s Satin […]
Well, that was quick! Poof, May is gone! Here’s how my projects stand: I did not get to a good stopping place on Autumn Quaker so I’ll just keep working on it in June. Maybe it’s about a third done? It doesn’t matter. I really like stitching on it. Next is Jump Into Spring. Jump Into Spring had an adventure […]
I’m just loving Autumn Quakers! Even though I feel like my colors are a tad lighter all around than the cover image (but maybe that’s just the photography) I am SO happy with my conversion. And working with my silk stash has been really fun. Here is my progress so far after a fruitful weekend. I’ll put it aside to […]
…Are the themes of my work this week. I’ve been working in Autumn Quakers from Rosewood Manor. Such a delight! And Jump Into Spring from Jeannette Douglas. Jeannette Douglas is such a marvelous designer. Her creative use of specialty stitches and variety of threads make her designs so fun to stitch! I’m really enjoying this piece. I’m not a big […]
I was having a little trouble deciding what to do after The Pink Sparrow. I have way too many projects started at the moment. While I long to get into another one of the bigger ones, I feel like I need to tick a few more off the WIP list first. Of course it doesn’t help that I started a […]
Amy Mitten Autumn Quakers Bargello Bent Creek Betsy Morgan Blackbird Designs Brenda Gervais Chessie and Me Christmas Dorcas Haynes finish Fox and Rabbit GPA Hands Across the Sea Heirloom Nativity Indigo Rose JBW Jeannette Douglas Joyful World Just Nan La D Da Little House Needleworks Mill Hill Needlework Press ornament ornaments Ornies SAL 2017 Plum Street Samplers Prairie Schooler Priscilla's Pocket Rosewood Manor Sampler Cove Samplers Not Forgotten Samplers Remembered Smalls SAL 2017 Snowflower Diaries Stacy Nash Sweetheart Tree Teresa Kogut The Drawn Thread The Victoria Sampler Threadwork Primitives Victoria Sampler Willing Hands With Thy Needle and Thread