Mary's Thread – Page 43 – Using every spare moment to stitch all the things

01/24/2020

The mood strikes…serial starting

Oh my, I have so many projects I want to do, and this past week I have spent so much time trying to figure out what to do and how to approach each project… I have to admit, guiltily, that I have started too many things. The Pink Sparrow Sampler by Brenda Gervais. This was the first reproduction sampler I […]

WIPs 4 4 min read

01/22/2020

Let the People Choose…Lizzie*Kate!

I am linking up with Serendipitous Jo to show you my People’s Choice for January…my one and only Lizzie*Kate! I discovered Lizzie*Kate the year she was retiring. I panicked since this had happened to me before, where I fall in love with a designer whose work is all OOP or something, so I instantly bought up all my favorite LK […]

SALs 7 55 sec read

01/20/2020

Toccata 1: A Stopping Point

Well, I’ve done all I can do for now on Toccata 1. Here it was last Tuesday… And here we are today! And now I can do no more without my missing threads. They are part of a larger order which is taking a while so I may not finish it up this month, perhaps February. That’s fine, it is […]

WIPs 6 41 sec read

01/16/2020

January 2020 Fully Finished Gallery

My FFOs this month were supposed to be FFOs last month, but you know how it goes around the holidays! Anyway, I am so glad Rachel has decided to continue to host the FFO Gallery so that I can share these with you now! First is my Little Berry Thief Berry from Scattered Seed Samplers. It may be a little […]

Blog Hop 9 1 min read

01/12/2020

Toccata 1 update and my ornaments

I’m continuing to make a lot of progress on Toccata 1! I have about 13 more motifs until I can’t do more without my thread order. One motif is all Queen stitch so that will take a whole stitching session but otherwise I’ve been doing about 5 motifs a day so I should arrive at a temporary stopping point this […]

Christmas Ornaments 13 51 sec read

01/08/2020

Toccata 1: One week

One of my readers commented “I wouldn’t be able to put it down!” when I first showed Toccata 1 last week. She was right about that, this is a very very quick stitch and totally addictive! I haven’t even worked on it every day but here’s the progress-Last week with 14/88 motifs: This week: almost 41/88 motifs It’s super fun. […]

WIPs 9 36 sec read

01/05/2020

Smalls SAL 2020 News

Happy New Year! For all of you who like to participate in our Smalls SAL, I want to assure you that I AM continuing it this year! I really enjoy smalls myself and love seeing what everyone else stitches. The All About Smalls Facebook Group is a favorite group of mine, but I do really enjoy seeing people’s blogs and […]

Smalls SAL 2020 4 1 min read

01/01/2020

2019 Wrap Up

Happy New Year! It is time for the annual summary of projects! It was productive year! I had 38 (I think??) finishes. Of those, about 6 were carry-overs from 2018 or earlier (including the Victoria Sampler Heirloom Nativity and the Snowflower Diaries Joyful World Calendar) and the rest were new starts. Of course they were almost all Smalls but that’s […]

Finished! 2019 8 1 min read

12/30/2019

Toccata 1: Two days and 14 motifs

I have a new start! I couldn’t even wait for New Year’s. I started it on Saturday night, the 28th. It’s Toccata 1 from The Drawn Thread. One reason I love The Drawn Thread is because of all the fun specialty stitches that are included, in just the right amount. Projects from DT are true samplers. Toccata 1 is an […]

WIPs 9 36 sec read

12/27/2019

December Smalls Check In

Welcome to the last Smalls Check In of 2019! I am so grateful to you faithful friends who continue to link up month after month! I have finished my Snowflower Diaries December! That means I have stitched all the months! I do plan to do the fancy border so the project will continue in 2020. Hopefully it will be a […]

SALs 9 44 sec read