In 2021 I had 28 finishes. It is much less than the number of finishes as 2020 (42 I think?) but most of them were a good deal more complex. And several of them were off my “bucket list,” projects I deemed to be high priorities in my stitching career. I also had a good …
May 2021 Fully Finished Objects
I’m linking up with Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher for the Fully Finished Objects Gallery this month. This SAL is the best motivator to get those projects out of your box or drawer and out on display! Thanks for hosting, Rachel! I have a few pretties to share with you! I framed Deerfield by Chartmakers. …
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 …
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 …
Last Finishes of the Year and New Starts
Many stitchers, I know, try to finish up a few last projects at the end of the year. Count me among them, I too had to wrap up a few loose ends! First is an ornament I stitched WAY earlier in the year, this little mitten from Mill Hill. This one was started by my …
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Decision Time
I’m determined to get one of my stitches done before Christmas and it’s time to decide which I will focus on. It’s going to be… Cozy Into Winter. I just have to finish the colored diamonds on the border and the specialty stitch bands. I can get that done amid the wrapping, baking, Christmas letters, …
Progress report
I have a little report this week on my two December stitches. Here is Deerfield. I’m still loving this one. And here is Cozy Into Winter. I am not enthusiastic about the satin stitch stars. I will have to do a little at a time with them because they are not very fun. I hate …
A quick stitch and what I’ll be stitching in December
I realized suddenly this month that I don’t think I’ve stitched any Christmas ornaments this year! Well, I had to change that state of affairs! A while ago I had kitted an ornament from Just Cross Stitch Magazine 2001. It is called Gemstone Heart by Hermanson Hardanger. Since it was ready to go, I picked …
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Deerfield-A New Start
I think, to modify that famous quote from Jane Austen, “it is a truth universally acknowledged…” that obtaining a complete kitted up project calls for a new start! Do you ever kit something and just let it sit there? Or once you have pulled all the threads and have decided on your linen do you …