For my little bitty small for March here is a pin cushion designed by Indigo Rose. I do love the specialty stitches in her designs and the use of variegated silk. I bought this kit second hand with the lovely little Nantucket basket. It took maybe 3 short stitching sessions and finished in a half hour, no sewing, just coaxing […]
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 […]
Oh boy, I have a lot of FFOs to share this month so I’m making 2 posts! First up are the framed pieces. I like to get frames from Hobby Lobby and frame things myself. They have been out of “good” frames for a long time due to supply issues but when I was in last month they were finally […]
Traditional Samplers! I didn’t always but I have really come to LOVE traditional samplers, both reproductions and adaptations/”in the style of.” I have finished a quite a few in the past couple years. You’ve seen them all already but it’s fun to gather them here for a group post. First is my favorite, the one that started my appreciation for […]
Here she is! Catherine Agnes is done! Happy Dance! Isn’t she just lovely? The specialty stitches were so creative and elaborate in this one. I won’t say all of them were the most fun thing I ever stitched but they’re all so pretty! I loved the colors especially the plummy purple (Grape from Caron Waterlilies). It was fun to stitch […]
This year my goal is to stitch the “Bucket List” items out of my stash. I’ve finally gotten around to articulating that as a commitment! I guess I’m a little afraid of commitment to stitching projects as I do love to jump around and stitch what strikes me in the moment. But I’ve got a whole basket of Bucket List […]
I’m closing in on Catherine Agnes from Indigo Rose! Here is what I accomplished since last time: I charted the left alphabet border to put in the year instead of my initials. I stitched the specialty stitch left inner border. I put in 2 more motifs, and almost finished the embellishment of the 2 left corners. I finished the right […]
I spent some good time with Catherine Agnes last week and have made some excellent progress on her. I hope to finish this one in March. Last time I was telling you how each of the motifs uses several different stitches. So this one here is detached buttonhole (needle lace) and rhodes stitch and queen stitch and satin stitch. So […]
This was supposed to be an end of January progress report but that didn’t work out. Sorry! It’s definitely slower stitching these days. Many tiny tiny stitches make it seem like one stitching session doesn’t result in much progress. But over time it adds up I guess. I finished the 4th inner wing of Amy Mitten’s butterfly. I’m ready to […]
I’ve been working on my various projects these past 2 weeks, just going along at my own pace. I haven’t felt like I’ve made a lot of progress so I haven’t been posting. But it’s been a while so I thought I should share anyway. Here’s where everything stands: My small for this month will be Token of Love from […]
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