Mary's Thread – Page 32 – Using every spare moment to stitch all the things

04/13/2021

Simply Irresistible

My 2 latest starts are irresistible. Plus, the kids have gone back to swimming so I need a pool project to work on while I watch them. Both of these are easy enough to fit the bill. Here is the Bargello Needle Roll. I have the outline pattern memorized. It’s quite easy to do now. Even though this is solidly […]

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04/12/2021

Update on the Bucket List 2021

This year my goal is to stitch the “Bucket List” items out of my stash. I’ve finally gotten around to articulating that as a commitment! I guess I’m a little afraid of commitment to stitching projects as I do love to jump around and stitch what strikes me in the moment. But I’ve got a whole basket of Bucket List […]

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04/11/2021

Couldn’t resist

I put the first stitches in the Italian Peacocks Purse. This will go quickly if I work on it diligently, But I’m not going to. I want to make progress on my hard projects and that will never happen if I keep doing the easy ones! I couldn’t resist making a start on another Bucket List project which I thought […]

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04/10/2021

April 2021 FFO Gallery

I missed the March FFO Gallery but I’m here to make up for it with the April one! I have several things finished up to share with you. You’ve seen them all finished before, recently, because I am mostly caught up with the things I care about finishing, and let’s be honest, which are easy and inexpensive enough to finish! […]

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04/06/2021

Deerfield Finished!

I guessed right! 2 more stitching nights and I finished Deerfield! I have to say I really enjoyed a piece that was 100% cross stitch after all the special stitch heavy projects I’ve been doing lately. It finished up so quickly too! This will be framed and go on the wall with my small samplers display. In my newly empty […]

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04/02/2021

Easter 2021 Blog Hop

Welcome to my post for the 2021 Easter Blog Hop hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching! For this blog hop you must visit each participating blog in order to collect the letters to solve the mystery phrase. The letter you will get here at Mary’s Thread is R. I was glad my spring stitch had my letter in it. This […]

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03/31/2021

Deerfield

Late last year I started a lovely little project by Chartmakers called Deerfield. By the end of December I had finished almost the entire center and just made a tiny start on the border. Then I put it away. This month, I’ve been working on it on my “tired” nights when I dare not touch something more complicated. I have […]

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03/29/2021

Baseball stitching and a Birthday Start

I had a really nice weekend! It’s been months since I’ve been able to go watch my oldest son play baseball. Usually my husband takes him because he’s one of the coaches and only 2 people for each player have been allowed to come. With 4 other kids that just doesn’t work for our family! So I listen to the […]

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03/26/2021

March Smalls Check In

I finished Vintage Mini Pinwheel by Threadwork Primitives to share with you for the Smalls check in this month. It will be an easy FFO (a round pinwheel) and I even found some perfect little pins to stick in it. You’ll see it again soon for the April FFO gallery. What have you been working on this month?

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03/15/2021

Spring Smalls

In the midst of working on my bigger projects I don’t want to neglect monthly smalls stitching! I have 2 little ones I’m picking up here and there. This is Flowers by Lizzie Kate. When the designer announced her retirement several years ago I stocked up on her designs for my collection and this was one of them. I’m using […]

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