Month: July 2023

Bella Filipina Designs · Country Cottage Needleworks · cross stitch · Fabric · Hand Dyed Fabrics · Knitting · Mermaids · yarn

Lots of Stitching Going On

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Hello my blogging friends! Another post before the end of July! I am on a roll, LOL

Where to start with my stitching…I stitched a little on Rainbow Dice.

Not much added. Blocks of color really bore me. I wonder if I will ever get through this one. Then I pulled out Esmerelda from Bella Filipina. This is where she was when I pulled her out.

And here is where I am now. Fabric is 16ct Aida Oberon from Fabrics by Steph.

A little bit of progress, but still progress, right? And then the Beach Boardwalk series came out from Country Cottage Needleworks and I finally received my Ice Cream Shop. When I first saw this one would be coming out, I knew I was going to stitch it. So I ordered everything and was all set when my pattern arrived.

The fabric is 16ct Aida Friendship Greene from Fabrics by Steph and I will be stitching all 7 shops in a row on this one piece of fabric. I will be using all of the called for Fancy Flosss.

And since I loved stitching with the Nirge Hoop, I decided to go that route rather than putting the fabric on a scroll frame and stitching it sideways.

I am totally in love with all of the colors in this one. My fabric looks blue on the screen but it is a very pale green. And then I realized that I needed a grime guard for this size hoop. Not only to keep my fabric clean, but to help hold all of the extra fabric. So I pulled out my sewing machine and all of the things.

I also made one for my largest hoop for whenever I decide to use that one. Back to stitching 🙂

I couldn’t put this one down!

And I finished it in about a week. Now to wait for the next shop to come out, which should be pretty soon.

In June I also found a project to put on my knitting needles. In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that I had been wanting to make a summer top and for whatever reasons things were not coming together with a couple of different patterns. I finally found a pattern that was going to work out.

I chose the Minka Top from Berroco. I really would like sleeves added to this one, but not sure if I will or not. I also plan to make it just a little bit longer.

The yarn is Medina, also from Berroco. It is mostly a cotton yarn and it is a striping yarn. And it is Green. I am usually not a big fan of green, but my eyes are green, so occasionally I do wear it. But it seems that the universe has been pulling me to green. My travel knitting project is also green, I have recently purchased a couple of green tops, and fabric I have chosen for a future project also has a lot of green in it.

I thought that the Stockinette Stitch would be too boring, but I am actually liking it. I am still dealing with some health issues, and knitting on this sweater has been comforting and relaxing. And I love how it is looking.

Almost to the armhole shaping! Yay!

I finished the back and started the front. I also switched to a bigger bag to hold all of the yarn, just in case I want to take it somewhere and stitch on it.

And here is my progress on the front. I may actually finish this top in time to wear it this summer! I am still wanting to figure out how I can add a small sleeve or sleeve cap. But I still have time to think about that.

During June, I also put my Dragon Princess Diamond Dotz in for framing. Finally.

Hubby and I chose a black frame with a goldish filler frame for inside of the black frame.

And here is my hubby with his newly framed Dragon Princess. I am so pleased with the frame choices we made. She looks amazing. And so sparkly.

And here she is hanging over my husband’s desk in his office. She is perfect 🙂

That is all I have for now. Next time I will show you a new cross stitch SAL that I finally bit the bullet and purchased and started and now I am addicted. So, what have you been up to?

Happy Stitching,

ginny

Happy Independence Day
cross stitch · Fabric · Hand Dyed Fabrics · Mermaids · Mystery Stitch A Long · Pillows · Stitch A Long · Tiny Modernist

Happy Independence Day

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Hello my blogging friends! And Happy 4th of July! Have fun, relax and most of all, be safe.

So, it has been a month since I last posted. I have been dealing with a health issue for the past couple of weeks, so I haven’t been wanting to do much except stitch. And stitch I have. I even have a few finishes.

First, I finished the Ocean Pearl SAL by Tiny Modernist.

This was such a sweet stitch. I did make a few changes on this one. The biggest one being that I replaced the Pirate that was supposed to be on the right side with a little mermaid sister with red hair. I also changed the color of the green mermaid because her original color blended in with the fabric. I also added some gold blending filament in the outlines in the tails to give the mermaid tails a little sparkle.

I am not sure how I will fully finish this one. I thought about trying to frame it myself, but that seems like quite the process that I am not ready for. So, I will think on it for a while. Like I said, it is the Ocean Pearl SAL by Tiny Modernist. All of the sections are available now on her Etsy as well as some other online shops. I stitched it on 16ct Aida Cascade from Fabrics By Stephanie and I used all of the called for fancy flosses in addition to the one I substituted in the green mermaid. I can’t recall what I used, but if you want to know, drop me a comment and I will find it out for you.

I also pulled out my July Pillow a few days before the start of July. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.

Luckily this was a really quick stitch and I finished it the next day.

This is the Celebrate July pillow from Pine Mountain Designs from many years ago. Just 3 more to go and I will be finished this series and can happily display them every month for years to come. The next one I will have to stitch is the August pillow and then September and December.

I also finished my first Patriotic stitch that I mentioned getting ready for in my last post. I participated in Nichol Spohr’s Flossaversary SAL and started the Stars and Stripes Forever from Cherry Hill Stitchery.

I used my new Nurge hoop and I have to say I really love it! Of course I had to make a grime guard for it 🙂

I stitched this on 16ct Aida Everything Else from Mystic Fabrics. Loved how this turned out and it was a pretty quick stitch. Then came the finishing part. I decided to make it into a pillow. It took me part of a day to finally cut into the fabric. Iwasn’t sure how big to make it and after finishing it I wish I had cut closer to the stitching, making it a smaller pillow. But it is finished. My first Patriotic finish.

Not too bad. Live and learn, right? So I think this is a good place to end this post. I have more to share, but that will have to wait until my next post. Hopefully another month will not go by before that happens. I want summer to slow down so we can get out and do some things. With bad weather, being sick, health issues, bad air quality days and lots of much needed rain lately, we haven’t had a chance to do anything. At least I have my stitching, right? What have you been up to lately?

Happy Stitching!

ginny