Valentine's Day

 

This is a JBW Designs heart that I stitched last year. It was in the to be finished pile. I hurriedly pulled it out yesterday and finished it so that I could use in for a blog hop. Thank goodness for deadlines. I now have another finish! 

Check out Jo's blog (Serendipitous Stitching) to see what others shared for the blog hop.

Gwen

January 25, 2022

I have another Valentine finish. I stitched a second heart by JBW. This one is the Scalloped Heart from French Country Hearts I.

                                                 

Scalloped Heart

JBW Designs

The first 24 hours of Cross Stitch Marathon for 2022 was this past weekend. I managed 22 hours and yes, I'm still Team Sleep, that's not going to change. My focus piece was Lady Justice. She is also number 2 on my WIPGO board, so she helped with both challenges. I started the sampler Olive Harrowgate 1737, from Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher Magazine and Love You a HOD freebie. My start on Olive Harrowgate is very small but it's a start. She is not a very big sampler (160x72 stitches) and is stitched with only 4 colors so it shouldn't take to long to complete; if I get back to her soon. By the time I started the HOD chart the frogs came for a visit. I frogged at least 3-4 times before I gave up. It's a lovely piece and a quick stitch so I will finish stitching it this week and hopefully FFO it this weekend.

Olive Harrowgate

Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher Magazine

2021 Spring Issue

Lady Justice- before

Mirabilia

Lady Justice- after

Love You

Hands on Designs

Thanks for stopping by, 

 Gwen

First of 2022

 Hope everyone is having a happy and healthy 2022. Wishing everyone a stitchy year. I know it's late but I have decided to start this post off with a picture of my tabletop tree. I managed to finish my Starry Night Ornaments before Christmas and left it up through Epiphany. 

My other late Christmas finish was an Advent Band Sampler by iStitch Designs.

Advent Band Sampler

iStitch Designs

The stitching is done and the spool covered. I just have to attach the band to the spool cover.

This month my focus stitching is on  Mirabilia's Lady Justice. Sunshine Stitcher's, CZook, and The 614 Stitcher have a new challenge for 2022, Designer of the Month. Each month stitchers who take part will be working on their WIPs or new starts for the Designer of the Month. 

My progress as of 3 January.

Current status.

I've finished the shash on the right and now I'm back to working on her dress. I'm trying to work on her at least 25 minutes each day. I hope to get a few stitches in this evening.

My first finish of 2022 is 

 Scandinavian Heart from JBW's French Country -Hearts II.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

 

February: Stitching and Stash

 Happy Valentines Day!!

I finished my February Monthly Markings. 

Monthly Markings Feb

Heart in Hand            

I also worked on 2 Mill Hill kits for my 21  Halloween Ornaments in 2021. I finished the stitching on Candy Corn from Autumn Harvest Collection and now I've pulled out Moonlit Owl. Hope to have both stitched and beaded soon. My other ornament stitching a start on Day 4 of Erica Michaels' 12 Berries of Christmas.

Day 4 :12 Berries of Christmas

Erica Michaels

This month, I've decided to focus on my heritage stitching. The first week I worked on Lady Justice, last week I worked on Portrait in Red. I'm almost done with the head dress and should start working on her face soon. 

Lady Justice

Mirabilia

Portrait in Red

Southern Roots

This weekend proved to be very productive.  On Thursday I saw the notification  that the 13 and 14th would be the second WIPGO weekend of 2021. I set a goal of working 100 stiches on Woman Silhouette and to stitch the top border on page one of Nevermore. I was able to meet both goals and I'm especially happy with my progress on Nevermore.

Woman Silhouette

Artecy

Nevermore

Lila's Studio

If that wasn't enough I was able to purchase one of GaRon Toten Bags special February bags. It arrived of Friday and now houses Lady Justice!  

Thanks for Stopping by,

Jan 2021 Wrap Up

 

Valentine

Primitive Hare Freebie

This was my SAF (start and finish) last week. I added some small buttons to this Primitive Hare freebie and finished it as a pillow.

I've a start on Monthly Marking, by Heart in Hand 

I've changed most of the colors so far. I'm just using the colors I have close at hand.

The WIPGo numbers for February have been posted.

My projects called were Woman Silhouette, Artecy and Nevermore, by Lila's Studio

Thanks or stopping by,

Gwen

Week 2 Wrap-up: Some progress and a new start

My finish of the week was Erica Michaels' 12 Berries of Christmas, Three French Hens. I also had a small start on #4. 

Erica Michaels

12 Berries of Christmas

Last week I completed my second WIPGo Goal. I worked for five days on my WIPGo block #6 and #13. Since I would like a finish on Halloween at Hollybery Farm, I worked on that project of my Free Space (#13) I finished the tombstone and added 2 birds. On #18, Monica, I'm working on the border of the apron. I had a slight design modification, so now I'm trying to work around it. I'm hoping I don't have to frog. Keeping my fingers crossed.

The fabric is 28ct Gingham Tin Roof 

(I can't get  a decent picture of this at all.)

Monica, A Capodimonte Italian Pincushion Doll

GPA

I've made some progress on Starry Night. That should be a finish this week.

Starry Night

Prairie Schooler

The border for this Valentine Wishes pillow/ornament was stitched last year. I've one more color to add and the motif will be done. I'm not working the lettering. I'm trying to figure out if a motif is needed to compete the look.

Valentine Wishes

Blue Ribbon Designs

Today I made a small project bag. I have some more planned as soon.

Lady Justice came out today. I had to really take some time to reorient myself to the project and come up with a good working plan. My copy of the pattern is very light and some of the symbols are very similar. Now I'm working from my tablet and using the mark-up feature to highlight what  I've done. It's making it a little easier to track what I've already stitched and helping me to map out my future path. I started in the area of her right shoulder. Should have enough for a decent picture by the next post.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen