3 Pillows

I finally got out my sewing machine today and made little pillows! Here is my Blackbird Designs Souvenir de France. I used the pink stripe fabric for the backing and Painter’s Threads silver embellished rick rack. It is just fancy and understated enough for a French souvenir. Next up is the Joy To Ewe Chessie and Me kit I stitched […]

Merry Christmas….and my last finishes of 2024

Merry Christmas! We are enjoying a home week. Nothing much to do, plenty of leftovers and snacks, and fun presents that are occupying our time nicely. My best stitching presents: 2 kits from Inspirations and Mother Of Pearl treasures from Jackie duPlessis. Also I got needles and finger pads, and a nice pair of rose gold colored scissors. The pretty […]

Stitching All the Things!

OH MY GOODNESS! So much to stitch these days! Plus all the busy-ness of the holidays! Here’s what’s in my lap and under my needle and being toted around to waiting rooms and school events in the rush before Christmas…. I have gotten some stitching in on my vintage Jiffy crewel kit. Santa comes along bit by bit. No plans […]

Happy Fourth of July!

I have a sweet little finish this Fourth of July…Strawberry Liberty from Chessie and Me! I will probably finish it as a little pillow for my pillow bowl. I don’t have too many patriotic stitches so this will set the mood nicely for July! I hope all my fellow Americans have a wonderful relaxing day today, enjoying beautiful summertime and […]

Another basket and even one more bird!

Last weekend I was camping with my 2 bigs kids and some friends. I needed a tiny project for down time. I selected Strawberry Liberty from Chessie and Me. Here is how it’s going. Maybe it will be my June small. One of them. Because I had yet another bird to stitch! I had to make the last part of […]

July 2022 Smalls SAL Check In

For my Small this month, I used Jo’s People’s Choice-Pets Edition, as my inspiration to finish the stitching on a Chessie and Me project I started last year. I think it is called “Beneath the Bough.” This was supposed to be a fob. I decided it was way too big and I’d make a needlebook instead with the same picture, […]

The People Choose…Pets!

I’m taking part in Jo’s People’s Choice this month to highlight pet themed stitching. For me, that means cats. Although I don’t have any pets at the moment, until recently I had cats my whole life, and before children I also went through a period of serious fish-keeping. But I learned that aquarium fish are more a hobby than a […]

Happy New Year! A 2021 Summary

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 number of starts which I […]

Trick or Treat Blog Hop 2021!

Happy Fall and Happy Halloween! Welcome to my blog for the annual Trick or Treat blog hop! If you’ve arrived here apart from the blog hop and want to know what it’s all about, click over to Jo’s of Serendipitous Stitching to start at the beginning! Otherwise, read on! I don’t actually do a lot of Halloween stitching, but I […]