Easter Blog Hop 2024

 Easter Blog Hop 2024

Easter is early this year, so  it's time to participate in Jo's Easter Blog Hop.

Each participant will showcase some of their Easter/Spring themed stitching/crafting, a letter and a follow up link. The letters will spell out a phrase that should be left in the comment section on Jo's blog: https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/

I didn't have any new stitching to match the theme so I pulled out a few tried and true pieces.

Left to Right: 1. Rabbit from Prairie Schooler, Bunnies and Chicks (book 121)

2. Egg, Prairie Schooler, Farm Fresh (book 108)

3. Chick/tulips, With Thy Needle and Thread, Jelly Bean Jubilee

4. Bunny pair, Scissor Tail Designs, Spring Topiary

Your next stop should be: http://astridxstitching.blogspot.com/

If you jump started here please visit Jo at: https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/ to see all the participants.

Oh yeah my letter is P! :-)

Happy Hopping!

Since it's already Good Friday in Australia, I'll submit my post now (5:55PM Thursday Local time).

Happy Easter Everyone!

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.