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Continue reading →: Stitching HD: Christmas Blue Angel
I’m so happy to present one of my favorite finishes of 2025, and the third in my (self defined) “Joan Elliott Christmas series”. The pattern, which I found in Cross Stitch Collection magazine, November 2012, is also currently available as a chart pack. I can’t say enough good things about…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Wipocalyse Intro
Hello my name is Stephanie and I’m a crazy cross stitcher, though I enjoy other crafts such as knitting, felt appliqué, cooking, baking, and I like reading too. Cross stitch is certainly the focus of this blog, in recent times. Cross stitch is my therapy, solace, & creative outlet. Here…
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Continue reading →: 2025 WIPocalypse Wrap Up
1. Fairy Wind by Joan Elliott was finished on February 11, with 5 days effort and 3,375 st. 2. Father Christmas also by Joan Elliot was finished June 2, after 20 days love and 13,830 stitches. 3. Making a Brew Trio by Durene Jones was finished February 23, following 8…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Stitchy Plans & Preview
My rotation for 2025 worked quite well. In short, I have around 3 wips each month with a 3,000 st goal each. These are things that 1) sizable, and 2) are finish goals for the quarter or the year. Then I have 2 secondary pieces, with longer term goals, for…
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Continue reading →: Stitching HD: Poltergeist Pirates
I’m pleased to share my huge finish, one of my older WIPs too. I had only planned to do 15k stitches on it this year, but as I finished other wips, it moved into the focus category and I blew past that initial goal, ultimately racking up 32,108 stitches in…
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Continue reading →: 2025 WIPocalypse: November
November was kind of a weird stitchy month. It dawned upon me that 2025 is drawing to a close and it’s time to focus on those finish goals, and yearly challenge goals, so I needed to be strategic about stitchy time. Some wips will wait. My first focus, Christmas Blue…
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Continue reading →: WIPocalyspe October 2025
Welcome back, October was a pretty good stitchy month. I managed to stitch most days and met all my goals. First of my focus pieces, Christmas Blue Angel, had 3 days love and 3,000 stitches done, all on her wings. Those wings definitely pop against the dark blue fabric, but…
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Continue reading →: 2025 WIPocalypse: September
September was a pretty good stitchy month, though I did not meet all my lofty goals, instead succumbing to the new start pressure of the Go Stitch! game with Semisane Stitchers…. oh well, more about that later. As for my focus pieces, Christmas Blue Angel only had a day, but…
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Continue reading →: 2025 WIPocalypse: July
It’s the dog days of summer and I was not a happy camper when some heath issues arose. But things improved after 11 days, I dived back in and accomplished my goals. So let’s share! My focus pieces: starting with Christmas Blue Angel, she had 2 days love and 3,000…
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Continue reading →: 2025 WIPocalypse: June
hello, friends! June was kind of up and down for me. I lost my stitchy bug for a week, but then I went to the Stitching Sirens Retreat in San Antonio, and tried to catch up. I burned the midnight oil June 29 and 30th and met most my goals.…

