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

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.

Week 11: A Fully Finished Object (FFO)

Posting a little late for last week. It's the first full day of Spring , according to the calendar. Someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. A large portion of the country is still experiencing Winter weather. Some are blanketed in snow, with no end in sight.  Here the temps have dropped at least 20 degrees from last week. I'm fortunate that I have only had to deal with cooler temperatures and not the tornadoes that touched down in my area over the weekend.

Over the weekend I rummaged through the box-of-shame and found some Easter/Spring stitching that I want to FFO. I haven't gotten to them yet but I did manage to finish Hares' Easter as a flatfold.

Hares' Easter

Plum Street Samplers

Thanks for your visit,

Gwen

Second Week Stitching

I finished the first motif in Fragments In Time 2017. Last weekend, I also worked some on the border.  I'm happy to finish this one, it turned into a challenge trying to correct for my prior miscounting.

Fragments In Time 2017

Summer House Stitche Workes

Beth has posted a picture so the completed sampler stitched by Tomorrow's Treasure on her FB page, Summer House Stitche Workes.

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This week I had another small finish. Spooky Sheep by Shepherd's Bush. I just need to add his hat, a button to his head.

Spooky Sheep

Shepherd's Bush (kit)

For some seasonal stitching, I've stared the next 12 Days Ornament and a Fall project as well. I only have the 'N' in Rings done on the ornament so no picture this time. This is my progress so far October by Little House Needleworks.

October

Little House Needleworks (chart pack)

 Next up is Autumn Harvest by JBW Designs. I'll be stitching on the fabric, in the background,

from my stash not sure of the name or count.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

Spring and Lavender

Spring is finally here and April is almost over. We have had lots of rain here. Hope everyone had a good Easter.

It's hard to believe that Easter has come and gone. At first it seemed to be so late that I could be so much  Spring/Easter stitching done. The only project I was able to complete was a few tatted crosses. I encluded the in a few Easter cards that I sent out. I wore the small green one to church on Palm Sunday.

 Tatted Cross from Free-tatting.com

sz20 Lizbeth White and sz80 DMC tatting cotton green

I had to tweak the pattern and instructions a bit to match the model but, this was a nice, quick pattern.

My other finish so far this month is another set of smalls, French Lavenders by Jackie du Plessis. This was a gift that I received for Christmas, and I am so excited to have it stitched and assembled.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

March Smalls SAL

Time for the March Check-in:

These two ornaments that were just waiting to be finished.













Swan Sampler Guild 2002 ornament / Tree Ornament JCS Ornament Mag ??

Stitched and finished in March, Seven Pines, by Little House Needleworks




Seven Pines













My Easter stitching, so far.





Easter Egg by Amit Kipattan












 I also finished 2 Halloween ornaments that I will post here next week.

2014 Smalls SAL

Hop on over to see all of the March Smalls.

Gwen

The Fourth and a First

On the Fourth, I decided to do some seasonal stitching. So out of  the stash came Acorn House's Patriotic Drum Box. This design came out a few years ago and is super cute. I managed to get the drum sides stitched and now need to complete the top and bottom as well as the scissor fob. Not a lot of stitching on this one.






 


After working on the drum box for awhile I gave in to Stitcher's Startitis
and started a new Scarlet Letter  reproduction. S.Wood is a miniature sampler that will measure about 4 x 3-1/4 inches when stitched.  The border is 3 rows deep. There is a verse, a cartouché and some small birds and strawberries motifs. Two rows of the border and the first row of the verse are done.

Margery Dean is my usual project for Sunday. This week I had to restitch the portion I worked on at least twice before I could get it right. Because of the frogging Margery is not making and appearance this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen