Mary's Thread – Page 29 – Using every spare moment to stitch all the things

07/30/2021

July 2021 Smalls Check In

It’s time again for our Smalls Check In! Can you believe it is been 5 whole weeks since last we met? I enjoy these months were we have extra time. Or rather I take advantage of them to get a few more stitches! This month is unusual for me too because for the first time I am not actually at […]

Smalls SAL 2021 5 37 sec read

07/23/2021

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 […]

WIPs 8 57 sec read

07/17/2021

July 2021 Fully Finished Gallery: Things with Wings

I can’t believe it’s time for another FFO Gallery link up! Thank you, Rachel for continuing to host this! This month evidently my personal theme is “Things with Wings.” I am proud to share my Amy Mitten Summer Casket Keepsake Butterfly for those who didn’t see it last week: And I have another butterfly to share, the Mill Hill Blue […]

Blog Hop 4 1 min read

07/12/2021

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 […]

Blog Hop 1 1 min read

07/08/2021

Ta DAH!

I just couldn’t wait to share this with you, I finished my Amy Mitten Butterfly! I took advantage of having to wait a couple hours for a minor car repair and thought I would just take it along and get it done! That was a successful plan. No interruptions! Quiet waiting room and good, bright florescent light! And aside from […]

Finished 2021! 9 1 min read

07/05/2021

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 […]

Not Cross Stitch 4 1 min read

06/29/2021

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 […]

Not Cross Stitch 7 48 sec read

06/27/2021

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. […]

Blog Hop 3 2 min read

06/25/2021

June 2021 Smalls Check In

Here we are at the end of June, halfway through the year! Here in Arizona, you’ve maybe read in the news that it’s been incredibly HOT! Yes, I think over the last week we had 5 days in a row where it was over 117, and my car info even said 122 on 2 days! Whew, it is hot in […]

Smalls SAL 2021 5 56 sec read

06/22/2021

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 […]

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