Category: Fairy Letter

Lots of WIPGO Stitching
baby blanket · Christmas · cross stitch · Cross Stitch Patterns · Fabric · Fairies · Fairy Letter · Knitting · Nora Corbett · WIP · WIPGO 2026 · yarn

Lots of WIPGO Stitching

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Hello, my blogging friends. It has been a little longer that I had planned for this post. I have a done a lot of stitching and I am happy to report that I have been keeping up with my WIPGO goals so far. In my last post, I shared my January goals, Big City Christmas and Mistletoad. I still have not fully finished them, but I have plenty of time before the holidays come around again. I also told you that my fabric for the Letters that I plan on stitching, did arrive and was not the color I was looking for. So, I dove into stash and found some 16ct Aida in the color Artichoke that would work for the 4 letters that I plan to stitch. So, my WIPGO calls for February were 5 and 22.

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Just a reminder that WIPGO is a fun stitching game created by Jessie Marie Does Stuff and she calls the numbers on the 25th of each month for the following month. My number 5 is Dancer Reindeer from Nora Corbett.

I am looking forward to getting all of the Reindeer and sleigh stitched up, slowly but surely. I am stitching them all on 16ct Aida Twilight Blue from Wichelt and using all of the called for threads and embellishments.

Dancer is finished ❤️

I finished Dancer in about 2 weeks. He was a fun stitch and is so sparkly with all of those beads and treasures! So now I have two deer finished…seven more to go 😉

Next up was the Letters from Nora, Letter L from Nora Corbett. I will be spelling out the word NOEL in individual letters and having them all framed seperately.

All of these letters are being stitched on 16ct Aida Artichoke and I have converted all of the thread and bead colors to Christmas colors. That was quite the process and I definitely applaud anyone who does conversions all of the time.

I can’t wait to stitch up the other letters and see how they look all together. Which brings us to the March WIPGO numbers:

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I started with my #3 call, which is Home for The Holidays from Primrose Cottage.

I want to display this piece in my Dining room during the holidays, and that is my pink and gray room. So I have changed all of the Reds to pinks except for the cardinals.

I love how this turned out! I will be fully finishing this one on a red cupboard door, so it can actually go in any room. But I love all the pinks. So sweet!

This brings us to my last WIPGO call for March. The Letter Q from Letters from Nora by Nora Corbett. I am changing this letter to an O.

I am stitching this one on 16ct aida Artichoke and have changed all of the threads and beads to Christmas colors.

The little Christmas fairy looks so cute sitting on top of the letter.

So that is all of my WIPGO stitching through March. I have finished 1 Christmas WIP (works in progress) and started and finished 5 Christmas projects. The WIPGO numbers for April have been called and for April I get 3 projects because I chose to put a project in the FREE space. Two of my called numbers are bigger projects that will end up being WIP’s. The other number called is for the Letter N. I don’t have any set rules for stitching on my projects for WIPGO. Just to start them and get some stitching done on them. One of the bigger projects called is on my WIPGO board 4 times, so hopefully I will get some good progress on it by the end of the year. But I am happy with WIPGO so far and I already have 6 Christmas projects finished that I plan on getting fully finished and on display during the holiday this year.

I have also been knitting. I did finish my Stripes and Eyelets shawl, but I haven’t blocked it and don’t have any pictures handy. I will get those for next time. I did start knitting a baby blanket for a niece that is due this summer.

This is such a cute blanket and is knitted in the round. I have never knitted a baby blanket in the round. The pattern is from Sassafrass and I am using Pima Soft yarns from Berroco. I have to say that I LOVE stitching with this yarn! It is so soft and I think it is perfect for a summer blanket. This was a kit I purchased from my Local needlework shop some time ago.

This is where I am at with the blanket. I have just added the 4th color and it is looking so good!

So that is what I have been up to. I do have a couple of other cross stitch projects I have worked on and a BIG project that I have been kitting up for the last few months that I will share with you as soon as I receive the last of the beads that I have been waiting for. Tell me what you have been up to! I would love to hear about your projects. Oh! And I realized that last week was my 14 year Blogaversary! Wow!

Happy Stitching!

ginny

Brought to You by the Letter “Y”
Fairy Letter · Nora Corbett

Brought to You by the Letter “Y”

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Catchy title, huh?  Last night I finished the letter “Y” to complete my JOY project.  This one turned out just as cute as the rest.  In the original conversion, there are no red beads, but I felt as if they needed some.  In this one, I added the beads to look like she is blowing the peppermint like you would a dandelion.  All the red beads look like “petals” falling off or magic from the peppermint.  I wish I could capture the true color of this fabric, as it is a beautiful shade of green, but as much as I tried (with all 3 letters) I just could not get it right.

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So here is my completed JOY all together.  Such sweet, sweet fairies.  And all together, it took me only 32 days to stitch them all!  So if you are looking for a quick project, this is it!  My first Christmas piece to hang in my house during the holidays.  I cannot wait to get them in for framing.  In case you are seeing them for the first time, they are Nora Corbett’s fairy letters.  I stitched them on 16ct Aida Sage, from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie and I used the conversion from The Rocking Horse.

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So now what am I going to stitch, you say??? Can you believe I have already started a new project?  Yep, a few night’s ago I put the first few stitches into a new project.  It is a SAL Sampler and can be found at Linens & Threads.  And guess what??? It’s FREE!!  Now I have never done a sampler before as I am not a sampler kind of gal.  But this one really appealed to me. A new section will be introduced at the beginning of each month.  You come up with your own fabric and thread colors and do whatever you want.  My scheme was determined by the only piece of fabric that I had that was big enough.  It is 16ct Aida Castleview from Silkweaver.  I have decided on doing all the stitching in DMC 310-black.  Here is my start:

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I am already second guessing my choice of black threads because I can see the fabric in between the stitches.  But I am going to stick with it.  My fabric is blue and gray and cream, like sky.  Black was the first thing that came to me.  I will see how I like it as I go on.  If you are interested in doing this one, the January and February sections are on the website.  There is also a facebook group you can join; Linens and Threads – Mystery Sampler.   There are so many beautiful versions of this on there.  Some using variegated threads, all one color, silks, everything!

This last week has been a week of seeing all kinds of new projects I want to start.  The sampler, a Temperature Blanket, an Afghan, an Owl blanket.  I have started the sampler, but I see a Temperature blanket in my future.  Like as soon as I can get yarn 🙂

So, what new projects have you started or want to start?  Or are you being good and working on WIP’s?  I’d love to hear all about it 🙂

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The “O” is Finished!
Fairies · Fairy Letter · Hand Dyed Fabrics · Nora Corbett · Uncategorized

The “O” is Finished!

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Hello my blogging friends.  Last night I finished the letter “O” in my Joy piece and she turned out quite cute 🙂

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I wish I could capture the true color of the fabric, but I am just not able to.  I just love the little peppermint buttons.  They really make it feel Christmasy 🙂

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So now I am on to the Y which I put a few stitches in last night.

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This photo probably shows the Sage fabric in how looks in person.  More green than the gray in the above photos.  Some day, I will get some sun and hopefully take some better photos.  In case you are just tuning in to this project, I am stitching Nora Corbett’s Fariy Letters on 16ct Aida Sage from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie and I am using a conversion from The Rocking Horse.  So what are you stitching these days?

Today is my birthday, so I am heading out to treat myself to a Tim Horton’s Cappuccino, which I used to drink everyday, but quit on December 7.  I had one yesterday and have only had one other since.  But since today is my special day, I am going to treat myself.  Have a fabulous day and go stitch something!

First Finish for 2017
Fairies · Fairy Letter · Nora Corbett · Uncategorized

First Finish for 2017

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I finished this sweet little fairy last night.  I just love how she turned out.  And she was a pretty quick stitch, too.  Taking me only 11 days to complete.  She is Nora Corbett’s Fairy letter J and I used the conversion from The Rocking Horse.  Stitched on 16ct Aida Sage from Hand Dyed Fabrics By Stephanie.

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This morning, I found this on my porch.

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I had posted on my facebook page earlier in the week that I wanted seashells instead of snowflakes.  And some sweet person actually brought me seashells and just made my day.  So thank you to the sweet fairy who left me seashells. I just love them ❤ My heart is so filled with joy from such kindness.

Progress on the “J”
cross stitch · Fairies · Fairy Letter · Nora Corbett · WIP

Progress on the “J”

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Hello blogging friends.  Just a quick post to update my progress on the letter “J”.  I finished the cross stitching last night and have moved onto the back stitching.  As you can see, she fits perfectly in my 11 x 11 Qsnaps, so that gives you an idea of the size. And so far she has been a pretty quick stitch.  Warning:  There are lots of fractionals in the fairy.  I think her arms and legs are made up of entirely 1/4 and 3/4 stitches.  But even on aida, it wasn’t difficult.  Just a re-cap-She is one of Nora Corbett’s Fairy Letters and I am stitching her on 16ct Aida Sage from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

Today is cleaning house day, so my break is done and I have to get back to it.  I hope that you are doing something fun, like stitching 🙂  What are you stitching on today?