March 2021: Week 4

 Thanks to WIPGO Weekend and 24 Hours of Cross Stitch Acrostic I have some FFOs and finishes. 

With Easter being early this year I was pleased to finish a few seasonal pieces.

Spring Whirligig

Heart In Hand

Two egg flowers

Pattern from online

Spring Topiary

Scissor Tail Designs

My Christmas Ornament this month, was number 3 from Starry Night by Prairie Schooler.

I'm still working on Portrait in Red and Lady Justice.

This is my progress thus far on PIR.

I need to fill in these areas and continue with the front area of her shoulders.

I'm still working on the ribbon (bow) at the front of Lady Liberty's dress. There are a lot more stitches there than I first thought. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

 

August Smalls

My managed to have a few finishes and a couple of FFO's in August. First up, I finished day two of the Eric Michaels 12 Berries of Christmas. I stitched another Prairie Schooler Tree and 2 pieces from Heartstring Samplery Festive Little Fobs Harvest Edition.

12 Berries of Christmas

Erica Michaels

Day 2

This Prairie Schooler Tree is from one of their mini cards. Used the called for DMC and stitched my initial in red. Just want to stitch at least one more tree to go with the two I have so far. Need to visit the store to find some buckets for finishing.

The Prairie Schooler

Two of the nine projects from the Harvest Edition of Festive Little Fobs by Heartstring Samplery.

Heartstring Samplery

Festive Little Fobs: Harvest 

I opted to finish the turkey as a disk and the pumpkin basket as a drum. This is my first drum. It came out better than I expected and I was able to wrangle my rick rack in to submission and got it to look just the way I wanted it to.

My drum and disk ready of a fall display.

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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.

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Some Summer Smalls

Since my last post I've finished the stitching on a few small projects.

First up: Dastardly Duo, by The Trilogy. This is one of the Domes of Doom Trio. It's an older offering and I'm still looking for the other two, Haunted Heads and Hoot and Hiss. Meanwhile I plan to pair it with another WIP Pumpkin by Bent Creek and finish them as cubes.

Second: Love 2 Read, by Hinzeit 

Third: September Flip It Bits, by Lizzie Kate. I've been stalking my ONS for several Lizzie Kates. I was able to get some of the patterns that were on my wish list. I have a few others that I hope to get before they all disappear or hit the crazy/pricey third party market.

Currently my stitching includes Pumpkin by Bent Creek, October Flip It Bits, and Autumn Smalls by Lizzie Kate. I started with the Autumn Pillow.

I scummed to temptation and tried my hand at Punch Needle. To test the waters I printed an image from online and I'm using floss for my fiber. I haven't gotten very far; but I've enjoyed the process for far.

 

Back

Front

 I just received the latest issue of Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher Magazine and there are several projects in this issue I want to do.

Now to get the motivation for some finishing.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

June Update: Glad to be back

I haven't done much stitching, blog reading or blogging, since my last post. I'm slowly getting back to stitching, and am challenging myself to get this post out before the end of the month. Hope I get chance to read some blogs next time I off work. I will be using this post for 4 SALs, Gifted Gorgeousness, Christmas Ornament and WIPocalypse 2017, and Stitching Smlls.

Currently, I'm working on Painted Pony's, I Love to Cheer Angel for my DN. I've stitched over some of the original design elements in favor of my DN's gym colors. 

Painted Pony

I Love to Cheer Angel

All but the back stitching is done on my first Hands On Design, 12 Days Ornament. Hope to get that completed soon so that I can get on the next ornament. 

Hands On Design

12 Days

My DN graduated HS last month. I finished her graduation angel, just in the nick of time.  Well to be honest, it was very close to the wire. Yes fellow stitchers, I was attaching the twisted cord while waiting for the ceremony to start. But, praise be, I had it all done and ready for the family get together after graduation. She was very thrilled to receive it.

Painted Pony

Graduation Angel

Thanks for visiting,

Gwen

Downs and Ups!

My roller coaster stitching this month yielded only one stitched ornament. I purchased the chart, fabric and fibers for Creepy Crawly back when it first came out (2008). I love and own a number of Belinda's designs. This month I decided to stitch the casket bottom for my Halloween Ornie SAL. I noticed that the outline seemed larger than I thought it should be. I started the skeleton any way, and got this far:

When the  bells wouldn't stop ringing, I stopped and checked the fabric count. You guessed it! The fabric I was sent is 28ct., the recommended count was 32ct. Hence the size issue. I've decided to stop  and order fabric that is 32ct. Next.

I started another skeleton pattern, from a JCS Halloween issue,  that was on my list, but didn't get very far. So.... nothing but goose eggs this month. Will work on both later. Time to focus on some Christmas projects.

I managed to complete my Christmas Ornie SAL 2016, this month. Trees was the theme, my ornament is "Merry, Merry" by Country Cottage.

Merry Merry 

Country Cottage 

Christmas at Hollyberry Farm is back from the framer and she looks fabulous. Anna did a great job with the matting and framing. Stop by next week when it will make an appearance for Jo's Advent Calendar Blog Hop. 

A November Class

Janis of Noteworthy Needle has some very cute and unique projects. On Saturday she taught two of her designs to my guild.  In the morning session we worked on A Stitcher's Chest. A hand painted box that will boast  a stitched top, a needle book, Altoid tin bees wax holder with stitched top, pin mattress, and scissor fob. After reviewing the stitches, we went over the finishing to include making twisted cord, making tassels, finishing from the outside, (whipping back stitched pieces together), and attaching stitched pieces to non-fabric objects.

My Stitcher's Chest waiting to be dressed.

My finished scissor fob

Janis's Stitched Models

The afternoon session, covered the stitching and finishing of My Secret Garden.The Garden is constructed with  two 4-sided biscornu. The outside of the fitted biscornu showcase the garden fence and vines. Open the biscornu and the Garden is revealed. The finishing of this piece will be a challenge.

One half of Janis's Secret Garden 

Let the stitching begin.

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

July 2016:Smalls SAL check-in

Smalls SAL 2016

Well we are half way through our SAL for this year and I'm a little behind in my stitching. Finishing has barely made a showing. So many plans so little time.  This month I managed to get a few things stitched.

I am taking part in Jo's Halloween SAL, The theme for July is Witch's Accessories. No good witch would be found alive without her cauldron.

The Cauldron 

Embellishing Bits

Next, I started Creepy Crawly, Blue Ribbon Designs. There are 4 pieces to this spooky stitching set.

Creepy Crawly  (Scissor Keep front)

Blue Ribbon Designs

The other SAL on my list for this year is The Christmas Ornie SAL. My ornament for July is from The Needle's Work. I'm not sure if Dawn is still designing. This was one of her yearly ornaments. It's been in my stash for awhile, I think I picked it up at a stash to stash sale. I'm very happy to have it stitched finally, although the gold thread was almost my undoing. It's not showing up well in the picture but its in 1st, 2nd, and 4th rows. It really sets off the first two rows.

2001 Christmas Ornament

The Needle's Work

Dawn Lewis

I also put together Cora's  Rose Teaspoon Pincushion. 

                                   

Cora's Rose Teaspoon Pincushion

Downton Abbey Part 1

Moss Creek, A Stitcher's Gathering

Rae Iverson

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

Back to Stitching

Just a small chink in the wall. I have finally got back to needle and thread and have something to share.  My latest finish is the stitching for a pincushion. This is a bonus project from a class I took in June at A Stitcher's Gathering.

Cora's Rose Tea Spoon Pincushion

Finished!

edited to add finished pincudhion

Gwen

October Update

Just a few more details and my house will be complete.

Christmas at Hollyberry Farm

Stacy Nash Primitives

My Angel stitched with Anchor 926 and some Krenik braid for a halo.

Angel

Gwen