Mary's Thread – Page 48 – Using every spare moment to stitch all the things

05/23/2019

An Update for You

I’ve been doing a lot of stitching here and there, but not really finishing anything. I keep thinking and hoping I’ll finish something so I can join in an SAL or have something of consequence to post but alas. It is the end of the school year. We are busy. I haven’t had time to finish things, much less post […]

WIPs 6 1 min read

05/09/2019

Responsible Obligation Stitching

My 6 year old will very soon be a 7 year old. She has yet to lose a baby tooth (yes, that’s late but she didn’t get her first tooth until she was 13 mos!) but some are starting to be wiggly so I needed to start her tooth fairy pillow so it can be a birthday present for her. […]

WIPs 9 1 min read

05/04/2019

End of Month Whims

After finishing Leaping Cat last week I felt such a sense of accomplishment that I embarked on a stitching binge of which the main feature was picking up whatever project caught my eye and doing something with it. You’ve already seen Dilly Mouse but here’s what followed: First I started a project released at Nashville this year that I just […]

WIPs 8 2 min read

04/23/2019

April 2019 Smalls Check In

Welcome back for the April Smalls Check In! We are 1/3 of the way through the year! Wow! In Arizona, “spring” is winding down and we are heading definitely into our long, hot summer. We’ve already had days approaching 100 degrees where I am, and the kids inaugurated pool season on last weekend. The water is still a bit cool […]

SALs 15 1 min read

04/22/2019

Leaping Cat Happy Dance!

I’m gonna finish this tonight!!! Ta Da!!! I love it! It is totally worth all the annoying moments!!! And now… a new start!

Finished! 2019 15 6 sec read

04/19/2019

Easter Blog Hop 2019

Happy Easter! Jo at Serendipitous Stitching is hosting her Easter blog hop again this year, where you must visit all the participants to collect the letters of a mystery phrase. Welcome, if you are visiting me from Jo’s! We are supposed to share a spring-y stitch with our post, too. Well, this isn’t my stitching but it is so pretty […]

Blog Hop 14 1 min read

04/16/2019

Leaping Cat is Getting There

I am DETERMINED to finish Leaping Cat this month. I had set aside other things toward that goal. I have completed the date of 2019 to cement my commitment! Now that I’m done with the grass, the 2 over 2 on the 36 count is not so terrible. It was hard to deal with in the “thick” areas, and when […]

Uncategorized 8 58 sec read

04/11/2019

Fully Finished April

I am linking up with Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher to participate in the Fully Finished Object SAL again this month. Thanks for hosting, Rachel! I did not get as much finished this month as I had hoped, but I did get one thing done that was time consuming and that I am especially proud of: This is Lorna Bateman’s […]

Finished! 2019 20 1 min read

04/08/2019

Let the people choose…Specialty Stitches!

I am linking up with Jo of Serendipitous Stitching for her monthly SAL, Let the People Choose…and the people chose Specialty Stitches this month! I am firmly in the “Love Specialty Stitches” camp! My career as a needlewoman began with cross stitch and crewel almost simultaneously. Cross stitch is what stuck, although I remain fascinated by crewel and I bet […]

Uncategorized 10 2 min read

04/06/2019

Hedgie! A little tutorial for the strawberry shape

I finished up Hedgie the Hedgehog by Just Nan this weekend! He came out so cute! Since it’s my second Just Nan finish in this “strawberry” shape, I figure I have exactly enough experience to do a little tutorial on this type of finish in case anyone out there is on the fence about making one of these cuties and […]

Finished! 2019 11 3 min read