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Catching Up On What I Have Been Stitching
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Catching Up On What I Have Been Stitching

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Hello Blogging Friends! So I feel like I am getting a handle on things and thought I would catch you up on what I have been stitching the last few months. Back in March, I made a very small preorder from the long list of wonderful things that came out at the Nashville Market.

Yep, that is all I ordered and it arrived pretty quickly. And I started one of the projects right away!

I was so anxious to start this project even on 30ct linen! I was also on the hunt for the box that she was finished in. The pattern stated it was purchased at Hobby Lobby, but my local Hobby Lobby had never seen it before. I did end up finding someone on Poshmark that was selling it. I was so excited to have found it and it arrived in perfect condition.

It only took me a week to stitch this and stitching on 30ct linen wasn’t too bad. I wouldn’t do it all the time, but for a smaller project like this I would do it again. The pattern is Keeper of Secrets and the fabric is Underwater 30ct linen; both by The Primitive Hare. The Underwater design is printed on the fabric and I believe it was made for this pattern. I really enjoyed stitching this.

I used all of the called for threads and stitched 2 over 2.

I wish I had stitched her more to the left instead of in the middle of the fabric so more of the fabric background would show in the finished piece.

The framer did a very nice job and I am really happy with how it turned out. I don’t have anything in the box yet, but one day it will be filled with some “special secrets”.

I then pulled out the Rainbow Dice piece and stitched on it as much as I could, trying to get it finished.

I was able to get it finished in time for my son’s birthday.

He loves it and is going to try to find a frame he likes and I will get it framed for him. The pattern is from Rack & Pinion on Etsy and the fabric is 16ct Aida Everything Else from Mystic Fabrics.

This next project has been in my stash for a very long, long time. I am talking like 20 years maybe. I purchased it to make for a long time friend, and somehow it got buried in a bin. Her birthday was coming up, so I decided to get it done in time to send it for her birthday.

It was a pretty quick, tiny stitch. I stitched it on 28ct Lugana white 1 over 1. Then I had to fully finish it. That took me about a week so sit down and get to fully finishing it. It is so hard for me to cut into a finished cross stitch. I am always afraid I am going to ruin it. Anyone else feel like that? Anyway, I had put the project on hold for long enough. I needed to get it finished and in the mail to the recipient, so I was finally on a mission.

I think the top of the that wooden box was about 2″ square. So tiny! I finished the stitched piece the best that I could and glued it on top of the box. I have not done very many finishes myself. But I think it turned out pretty good.

I tucked in a pair of earrings in her favorite color.

It has been sent and was received in time for her birthday and she was happy ❤

For my current stitching, I am all caught up with the Fox & Rabbit Mystery SAL, Faith Hope Love.

I can’t believe that this one is over half finished. Just a few more months left to this one. I am stitching it on 18ct Aida white. The blue floss is Mermaid from Forbidden Fiber Co. and the other colors are DMC. I can’t recall the numbers, but if you want to know what they are you can leave a comment or look back at a previous post.

And the last project I will leave you with today is The Deadly Aquarium by Lola Crow Cross Stitch.

I finished Exhibit 10 this week and exhibit 11 comes out today. I am looking forward to seeing what that is and stitching it up. Just 2 more exhibits left after today. I cannot believe this one will be over in just a couple more weeks. The time sure did fly by. I am stitching this one on 16ct Beanstalk from Fiber on a Whim. The fabric is actually a beautiful darker blue, but I have not been able to photograph the true color at all.

So, that is a good chunk of what I have been up to this summer. I do have a few knitting projects to share and a few more cross stitch projects as well as a storage update. They will have to wait for my next post. This one is already a bit long. So, what have you been up to? Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear what project you are working on.

Happy Stitching!

ginny

I Stitched May Away
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I Stitched May Away

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Hello my blogging friends! Happy June! Let’s hope it doesn’t go by as quickly as May did. Sadly, I only had one post in May. I was sick for about 2 weeks shortly after my last post. And then getting back to normal took a bit. Nothing serious, but it was my first time getting sick in 5 years and I guess my immune system was sluggish. Hubby was sick first with a sinus infection, and maybe shared with me? We had also made the decision to go without masks, so maybe we picked up something while out and about one day. Anyway, I am feeling much better now and thought I would hop on to the blog and share what I have stitched on during the month of May.

First, I did finish the Anchored Waves Cowl by Stephanie Shiman using a beautiful Wonderland Yarn Blossom cake.

Just look at that fade!!! Wonderland Yarns really do have the most awesome yarns that fade so perfect. It really turned out beautifully.

I look forward to wearing this one in the fall and winter. I don’t have anything else on my needles except for my Airplane scarf, which is my travel project. I didn’t get a picture of it for this post. I have been wanting to make some summer tops for myself. I picked a crochet top from Berroco. So cute. But you know how my crocheting goes. If I don’t have pictures and specific instructions, it’s pretty much not going to happen. I couldn’t get gauge and my sides were not straight on my swatch. So, I decided to purchase a book with some summer tops from Berroco, using the yarn I had bought called Isola. The one I wanted to make does not have written instructions. Maybe they all only have charts, so I nixed that one, too. So for now, no knitting. On to cross stitch.

I stitched on the Ocean Pearl SAL from Tiny Modernist Cross Stitching.

The reason I decided to do this SAL is the Mermaid, of course. She is so cute. And on the right side of the treasure chest, the pattern has a pirate there. I wasn’t sure if he would be an important part of the rest of the design, but I decided not to stitch him. Instead, I added another mermaid 🙂

So cute!! I really enjoyed stitching on this one while I was not feeling well. I am using all of the called for Fancy Flosses and stitching her on 16ct Aida Cascade from Fabrics by Stephanie. I received part 3 and started stitching on it last night. This is how far I have gotten.

The snow globe is full of ocean life and I know I will love stitching on it over the next few weeks.

I also stitched on Blossom and I am still loving all of her beautiful colors.

Even with all of the color changes, it has been a wonderful piece to stitch.

I just started stitching the next page, from the middle towards the top. So I guess I am about half way finished. I had to take her outside to see if I could capture her brilliant colors. For the details on this one: She is Blossom from Mirabilia. Fabric is 16ct Aida Busy Izzy from Fabrics by Stephanie. I have put her aside to stitch on the Ocean Pearl piece and a few smaller pieces. I look forward to getting back to her later this month.

A few days ago I pulled out my June pillow kit.

The threads in these kits just come rolled up as shown in the picture above. Since there is only a few colors, I decided to make my own Floss Drops to put the flosses on.

I die cut the tags. Pulled out some stamps and stamped a few summer images. I used some different sized circle punches to hang the flosses on and to add them to a floss ring. It gave me a chance to use my beautiful floss ring I purchased from @themermaidsdaughter6 on Instagram. I love the look of Floss Drops. I love seeing all of the flosses hanging all together. But I will admit, I am not a fan. Seems like a lot of work to me. It’s not to say that I will never use them again for a small project. But I am happy being a bobbin girl. Anyway, I finished the pillow yesterday, in perfect time for displaying in June. Kit is from Pine Mountain Designs. These pillows are from 2007, so I don’t think they are available anymore.

I am so happy to have another monthly pillow off of my project to do list. Only 4 more to go!

So that is all of my stitching for May. I am hoping for a couple of finishes in June, but we shall see how it goes. I have been spending my stitching time watching Flosstubes. I have a few favorites that I love to watch and one of them is Nichol Sophr LLC. She is a quilter, cross stitcher and card maker and I don’t know what else she does, but everything she creates is beautiful. I don’t necessarily stitch what she does, but I love watching her and seeing her projects. I am not a quilter, but I want to buy all the fabrics and make project bags (I probably won’t, but I really want to, LOL) She has wonderful tutorials on her channel and her card making videos are wonderful. Yesterday she started a Patriotic SAL and I decided I need some Patriotic pieces to decorate my house. You can find all of the details on her Facebook page group. If you want to participate and be in her drawings each week, you have to stitch on a Cherry Hill Stitchery Patriotic piece. Or you can stitch on whatever you want and hang out each Wednesday on her Flosstube Live. I haven’t had time to gather things for it in time for the start yesterday, but I did purchase a PDF from Cherry Hill Stitchery last night and pulled some fabric and floss from my stash this morning.

I will be stitching Stars and Stripes. The fabric I chose is 16ct Aida Everything Else from Mystic Fabrics and all of the flosses are DMC. So, yeah, another new start, LOL It’s ok. It’s a small 😉

So that is what I have been up to. How did your May go?

Happy Stitching!

ginny