Mary's Thread – Page 46 – Using every spare moment to stitch all the things

08/26/2019

Feelin’ Crafty

Oh, I was self-indulgent after some long hard days last week and DURING THE DAY (I usually do all my projects at night when the kids are in bed) I got crafty! A while ago, I had a little beaded scissor fob that broke. I saved the beads and went to Hobby Lobby to get some better materials to try […]

Finished! 2019 8 1 min read

08/24/2019

Coming Along

Here’s what I’ve been working on lately: September from the Joyful World Calendar by Snowflower Diaries. Peacock Initial from Gigi R Argh! I am so undecided by the how the varigated floss is laying! I want the flower to stand out from the letter so I’ve been trying to lay the floss to create some definition. But it’s not looking […]

Uncategorized 7 1 min read

08/18/2019

FFOs for August

I concentrated on getting some FFOs this past weekend in honor of the August Check-in for the FFO gallery over at Ten Hour Stitcher. Thanks for hosting, Rachel, and for giving me the motivation to get some thing(s) done! First the easy one: the Blackbird Designs Quaker Strawberry from JCS Ornaments 2006. I finished it using the same lace as […]

Christmas Ornaments 11 1 min read

08/13/2019

Candy Cane Twist! A Peacock-Colored Initial!

I finished Little House Needleworks’ Candy Cane Twist! This was a small quick project but so good to get it done because it has been in my “Do This Year” binder for 2 years! I am off to Jo Ann’s this week to see if their selection of Christmas fabrics is in yet. I would like to FFO it right […]

Finished! 2019 7 1 min read

08/04/2019

The First Week of August

We’ve been extraordinarily busy this week with back to school, kids’ activities, and a major construction project-having a basketball court put in our large and neglected side yard. That project was more complicated than you might think as it involved rerouting irrigation and electrical lines, building a wall and seating/planter box and moving tons of gravel. Well, it’s about done […]

WIPs 7 1 min read

07/26/2019

July Smalls Check In

Welcome to the July Smalls Check In! Is anyone else in disbelief that we are over halfway through 2019? My goodness the year is now flying by! I was able to finish Erica Michael’s Tudor Rose this week-very happy with this small piece! I love the colors, the shape, just everything about it. This chart is from a club kit […]

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07/25/2019

People’s Choice for July: Finishing

Thank you so much, Jo, for this wonderful linkup! This month I will use it to blog when I have nothing really new to blog about! So if you’re a regular reader, get set for a trip down memory lane, and if not, get ready to see some “New To You” pieces I’ve shared before! When I first started stitching, […]

Blog Hop 6 2 min read

07/24/2019

Where have I been?

Well…I have been to Australia! Yes! We took took our five (5)…that’s FIVE children, ages 20 months to 11 on a 15 hour plane ride…to Australia. That was just fine. It was the 13 hours BACK that were difficult. But ALL worth it! It was a fantastic trip! And I did not get a lot of stitching done. Before: After: […]

Uncategorized 8 1 min read

07/06/2019

A down week

Ah, July in Arizona. How hot you are. How you sap the energy! We had a very busy week last week, and this week I feel like I’m almost good for nothing! I just wanted to check in with a various projects I’m stitching on, not because it’s interesting, but so I can see where I’m at, and then compare […]

WIPs 9 2 min read

06/28/2019

June Smalls Check In

It’s that time again! Happy last Friday of the month! I just have a quick post for you today…I spent one night this week finishing up Angels by Little House Needleworks. This one is so cute! It had been my swimming lesson project last year and when swimming lessons were finished I put it away out of my bag and […]

Smalls SAL 2019 13 36 sec read