I wanted to get back to some cross stitch comfort stitching so I picked up Mary Ellen Turner these past few nights. I needed some stitching that didn’t take too much thinking, I’ve made excellent progress on it. I really am enjoying the Belle Soie silks, both the colors and the feel of the silk. It’s coming out really pretty. […]
I don’t know what gets into me sometimes…well, probably the same thing that gets into any of us stitchers. I justified it by saying that I needed something with straight lines to stitch at the pool but the reality is, I’ve had the Red and Green Carnation Sampler by Samplers Remembered kitted for ages and rediscovering it on a cleaning […]
Flag Day! I stitched a bit on this little thing called Strawberries and Stripes by Brenda Gervais: I’ll finish it soon. I’ll tell you its story with my finish. I also worked on this little Bristol inspired pin cushion by Haystack Stitching. It is part of the Jean Etui chart. It will be a little model for The Attic for […]
I think I owe you an update on Sacred, which was supposed to be my Lenten stitch but (kept getting interrupted) and my Dorcas Haynes project, which has seen a few stitches put in since I last showed you. I don’t even want to bother with before and after pictures, or “best laid plans” that went to ruin or anything. […]
After finishing off those pillows the other weekend I remembered another small from Nashville that I had wanted to do… The Featherbeds strawberry from Erica Michaels! Here’s my start: It’s on Paperbark from Fox and Rabbit with the called for threads. I really love the coverlet inspired pattern.
Last year I was excited to get to purchase some treasures from Jackie du Plessis’ pop up shop at an Attic event. I made one up this past weekend. It was simple in concept but tricky in practice. I also started a new project this weekend. I really had no business doing that but it was my birthday! It is […]
Sadly, blogging has taken a back seat these days. So has stitching, even more sadly. There are little fits and bursts but not a lot to show for it, and certainly no focus. I really wanted to do the WIPGO, but that has also been a bit of a bust. Maybe…maybe I’ll just catch up here with some pictures of […]
A couple weeks ago The Attic hosted Autumn of Abundance, its fall event, this year featuring Linda of Chessie and Me, Teresa Kogut, and Beth Twist from Heartstring Samplery. It was a busy week in the shop. Here I am (on the far right) with Jean and some of the shop ladies. They are a wonderful group of coworkers. I […]
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. […]
One of the stitches I had brought along on our trip to Europe was Emily’s Bliss by Summer House Stitche Workes. I didn’t actually plan to stitch on it unless I ran into trouble with my other projects, and so I didn’t, but it was on the top of the pile so I’ve picked it up a few times over […]
