Treats No Tricks 2022

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Welcome to Jo's Halloween Trick or Treat 2022 Blog Hop.

Mummy's Favorite was one of three Just Cross Stitch Halloween Ornaments that I stitched this year. Mummy's Favorite and Spider were from the 2022 Issue and Spooky Cat was in the 2021 Issue.

 I also stitched Trick or Treat from Signs of the Season by Hands On Design.

Did you get the Clue? My letter for this Hop is the letter:

'O'.

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All Treats no Tricks!!!

Gwen

 

February 2021: Week 4

      

      

       

February is over and this is what I was able to accomplish. 

My smalls were. 

Candy Corn, a Mill Hill kit, finished as an ornament instead of the suggested magnet.

My Second, ornament from Starry Night 

I also stitched 2 Easter egg ornaments.

This is not the best pic. I wanted these flowers to look like snowdrops. I may have to outline them so that they will show up better.

My three heritage projects for the month were, Lady Justice, Woman Silhouette, and Portrait in Red. Most of my stitching time turned out to be on Portrait in Red. I had a couple of visits from the frog, so I'm not done with the face yet. Hopefully, I'll be able to complete the face soon and move on to the shoulder area. 

I got some more done to the dress and the ribbon around her waist.

Started down the bodice of Woman Silhouette

Face almost complete.

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July: Smalls and Ornaments

Okay, so I'm trying to learn how this new Blogger works and failing! This will be quick, it has not been painless for far.

Plans for working primarily on some Christmas ornaments in July went awry. I did manage to complete one HOD Chalk Ornament. The other projects completed was a third Cricket Collection Scary-corn and a FFO of Hello Summer by Priscilla and Chelesa of Stitching with  the Housewives.

When I get some more black perle cotton I'll add the trim to the witch ornament. Silent Night will be most likely be a flat finish as well. Hope to FFO that one with some others a group when I get a couple more of my Chalk Ornaments stitched. Hello Summer What's in my Cup was finished as a small pillow. I added Rick Rack with beads as my trim. 

I'd like to re-order these pics but it's a struggle right now. I hope I can figure this out and how to add captions before my next post.

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June: Night Rider FFO

Time for the Fully Finished Gallery Check In

The aim of  Rachael's SAL is to encourage cross stitchers to fully-finish (at least some of) their projects, whether they have been recently completed or long-since neglected.

I had several projects lined up to FFO for this month's update. I was only able to complete one, my April Halloween Ornament. Hope to make some progress on the pieces that and pinned and ready for lacing. 

Night Rider

Jemini Designs

JCS Halloween 2016

June's Halloween Ornamet is stitched.

 Mummy-corn

The Cricket Collection

 The Red Sampler is one of the current WIPs. This is my progress so far.

before

Reproduction Sampler (L. Moots)

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

My Leap Month Stitching

Well February has come and gone. I wish the posts I make in my head would magically appear here without me having to get our the laptop. I've had so many that never made it here.

Here is what what I worked on last month. I pulled out on old WIP/UFO Our Saviour and the Two Thieves by The Needle's Prayse. I started Holiday Hoopla Easter, by Brenda Gervais, and caved and started Angus Dei, by Modern Folk Embroidery.

I haven't worked on Our Saviour in a very long time. I'm not a fan of stitching words and this project is mostly works. So why oh why am I stitching this? It's an acrostic sampler. It's one of only 2 that I have seen patterns for.  Because this is an acrostic sampler, the spacing of the letters requires a lot of concentration and I'm a slow stitcher as my progress will bear evidence to. I want to work on this during Lent 2020 and see how far I get. I've forgotten the fabric name, but most likely the called for 36ct, using the called for NPI. There are only 4 colors used in the whole project.

Our Saviour and the Two Thieves

The Needle's Prayse

36ct with NPI

Angus Dei was started on Ash Wednesday. I want to work on this and Our Saviour during Lent. I'm working this on 32ct Millennium Blue with DMC 822. I'm struggling trying to find a stitching rhythm with this one.  Should I work the diamonds down then fill in or complete fill all the way down. We will see.

Angus Dei

Modern Folk Embroidery

32ct Millennium Blue

DMC 822

My seasonal stitch; Holiday Hoopla Easter. Hope to get this done soon.
                                            

Holiday Hoopla: Easter

With My Needle & Thread

called for colors 

                                         
I spent a few days working on Halloween at Hollyberry Farm and Prairie Schooler Christmas Alphabet but I haven't taken current pictures. When I pick up Halloween at Hollyberry Farm again I will be working on the bottom left side fence and border. The PS Christmas Alphabet has 9 finished blocks and 6 blocks framed and ready for filling. The Ornament for Halloween Ornie SAL for February was black cats. I stitched a cat from a Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue.

June 2019 Update

Well it appears that I slept through June. Just one single post. I did manage to get some stitching done. I finished three small pieces last month.

June is finished. I think, I have only 4 more months to stitch. Still not sure how I'll finish these.

 

A Bit of June

Lizzie Kate

The theme for the June Halloween Ornie SAL was Witch. I stitched Family Portrait from 2013 Just Cross Halloween Ornament Magazine. I couldn't find any of my Tokens and Trifles perforated paper so I used regular white perforated paper. 

Family Portrait

Wendy White 

Wee Works

Hardanger 

class practice piece 

Moss Creek Designs 

My main WIP is still Halloween at Hollyberry Farm.

I finally started on the first floor. For the month of July, Melissa of the FB WIPocalypseSAL page has challenged us to a July One-Per-Day Event. The object is to pick a project and stitch at least one stitch on it each day. I'll be working on HRH again.  

Halloween at Hollyberry Farm

Stacey Nash Primitives

My new start is Votes for Women! A Celebration of the Centennial of Women's Suffrage. A half-doll pincushion and collections of smalls.

Thanks for stopping by,

May 2019 and Stitch Maynia are in the rear view mirror

The month of May and Stitch Maynia are in rear view mirror. This is what I was able to accomplish in May.

1: Work at least One Stitch per Day on Halloween At Hollyberry Farm (missed 2 days). I managed to complete the roof and top floor. 

 2: Stitch Lizzie Kate October 31 (complete) I've starting the finishing but I'm not sure I like the shape. If I can find the motivation I may take it out and redo the finishing.
 3: Stitch Lizzie Kate A Bit of May (complete)
 4: Stitched and Finished Tudor Rose Strawberry (complete) This was such a fun stitch. Looking forward to the next club piece.
 5: Stitch on Blackbird Design's Merry Christmas Drum (stitched some , not as much as planned)

Halloween at Hollyberry Farm

Stacy Nash

October 31 
Lizzie Kate

A Bit of May

Lizzie Kate

Tudor Rose Strawberry 

Erica Michaels

Merry Christmas

Blackbird Designs

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The Merry (Wet) Month of May

May 2018 is just hours away from being an entry in the history books. The last few days we have had an awful lot of rain. Hope this will help us as we approach summer to make up some of our deficit.

I think I'm slowly getting out of my stitching slum. This month I worked on two pieces from Praiseworthy Stitches', Halloween Frights Treat Box. The first is a candy corn that will be finished as Scissor fob and the other is the face of Frankie. Frankie will be finished as a needlebook.

Scissor Fob: Halloween Frights Treat Box

Praiseworthy Stitches

                                                 

Needlebook: Halloween Frights Treat Box

Praiseworthy Stitches

After neglecting my Cheer Angel for some months, I finally started working  on her again.

Cheer Angel

Painted Pony

I have just a small area of her face and blouse left to stitch. I also plan on adding some embellishment to the wings.

I had the great pleasure of taking a class with Jeannette Douglas this month. The class was co-sponsored by the Magnolia Sampler Guild and The Sampler Guild of Georgia. While Jeannette taught two classes I was only able to attend one. The class I took was Common Threads Two. In the tradition of Common Threads, this sampler has adapted to the area were it was being taught.  Our version includes some Georgia peaches, Cherokee Rose blossoms, a Spanish moss covered tree, and the gold domed State Capitol. Stitched in silks on your choice of  32ct or 36ct linen it is proving to be a fun stitch.

The class was very enjoyable and I hope I'll be able to take another class with Jeanette.