Mary's Thread – Page 54 – Using every spare moment to stitch all the things

04/29/2018

April Small: Lizzie Kate Stitching Wallet

Here’s my April Small for Heather’s Smalls SAL, Bugs and Birds by Lizzie Kate: Cute! This was a kit that came with a prefinished stitching wallet. The fabric is so cheerful! It was great to have something little and cute all finished. I learned how to stitch in hand better on this too. It’s not as neat for me as […]

Finished! 2018 5 32 sec read

04/14/2018

Pretty Little Finish

Last week I finished my Victoria Sampler kloster blocks learning kit. This one was so fun! Again the directions for the technique were excellent-kloster blocks are easy enough but Thea gives the order in which to stitch each block and Algerian eyelet. I honestly think it’s one of the prettiest things I’ve made. And I have a plan for it! […]

Finished! 2018 4 1 min read

04/10/2018

July!

Yes, it’s April but I’ve just almost finished July of Snowflower Diaries Joyful World calendar! I loved this one, so bright and cheerful! What is missing? The baby flamingo in the middle! I decided I wanted him to be fluffy so I ordered some fluffy thread to try. After I finish him I’m putting aside the calendar till June and […]

Christmas Ornaments 6 1 min read

03/30/2018

Easter Blog Hop 2018 + March Small

Hello and welcome to Mary’s Thread! Whether you found me through the Easter Blog Hop hosted by Jo or Heather’s Smalls SAL, I am so glad you came! Here is my March Small/Spring-y piece! I just barely got it done in time-literally was putting in the last stitches as Friday was ending. (I’m so sorry if you came for the […]

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03/23/2018

Spring Break Stitching

On vacation I rarely get anything done so I’ve been on a bit of a break. A bit. I managed to make this Mill Hill chicken. It’s not Christmas-y so I won’t use it for a tree ornament but it’s pretty cute so I think I’ll want it out year round anyway. Maybe I’ll put a magnet on it! This […]

Finished! 2018 3 35 sec read

03/05/2018

ABC Heart

Here is my lovely ABC Heart! This was an old freebie from DMC. I don’t see it on DMC’s website anymore which is too bad, it’s such a nice design! I stitched with Caron Waterliles Silk Cherry and Chili on Picture This Plus Truffle. (the fabric is pinker than the picture shows-I need to try to get a better picture). […]

Finished! 2018 4 1 min read

02/26/2018

February Smalls Update

My smalls this month are terribly out of season but at least they are done in time for the Smalls SAL! (If you are interested in visiting the other participants in this SAL, please visit Heather at Stitching Lotus!) I succeeded in finishing this little design from Victoria Sampler’s Beyond Cross Stitch Learning Collection. This is Evergreen, number 4-2, where […]

Finished! 2018 18 1 min read

02/17/2018

Two Quickies in a Long Post

Sometimes I’m just really irresponsible and I don’t do my plan but follow my whim. I did that this week and started up this DMC alphabet heart, which was an old freebie that I’d share if I could find the link, but it seems to have been removed from the DMC site. Here it is so far, half done! I’m […]

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02/14/2018

Secret Stitching Sweetheart!

This is the first time I have ever participated in a blog hop! Thank you, Jo, at Serendipitous Stitching, for organizing this for us! We all sent a friendship or love themed project we had made to Jo, and she swapped them around to send us each one from Secret Stitching Sweetheart. Now our job is to visit all the […]

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02/09/2018

Random Thoughts Update!

I am so excited to share with you the progress on Random Thoughts! I’ve kept working away on it and here is the top 3/4 of the center design, all done except for charms! The final motifs I was putting in involved quite a few special stitches that I was doing for the first time. I’m not sure how well […]

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