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Pattern: by Stoney Creek (Magazine Autumn 2015) Materials: 18 ct Cotton Anne cloth, DMC, WDW Havana, Caron Waterlilies Budding Leaf Size: 5″ w x 45″ t Time to stitch: 36 days since April 2019 Presenting my perfectly seasonal finish!   The pattern was challenging, with lots of color changes and…

Hello friends, there was a LOT of stitching this month (over 20k), being quarantined at home.  I hope everyone is staying healthy and sane.  March started with Toy Story Cast, which was a carryover from February.  I just couldn’t put it away.  I love working on this project, with its…

February started with Twilight Bridge.  It was chosen for WIP-go, and though a February finish seemed outlandish, I thought I could put in 29 threads, one for each day in the month.  That was a joke!  I reached 29 threads very early on.  So instead, I decided to give it…

Pattern: by Nora Corbett Materials: 32 count opalescent belfast “Pewter” by PTP, Kreink, Mill Hill, Swarovski Size: 5″ x 6.25″ Time to stitch: 8 days since end of August, 2019 Presenting my 5th reindeer!   The pattern is fine, it’s a small chart with a limited number of colors.  But…

January started with We Do Harry Potter.  A bit less than 5 days (and 1573 stitches) yielded a finish. Prancer was another finish goal.  I gave it a few hours, 468 beads & stitches… and had to stop because I need Wisper thread to finish the tail, which should arrive…

Pattern by StitchArea (Etsy), doctored by me Materials: 28 count Vintage Smoky White Cashel linen, “Dark Shadows” #175 Waterlilies silk Size: 11.5″ x 15″ Time to stitch: 15 days since the end of the October, 2019 Presenting my first, but certainly not last, Potter project!   The pattern is by…

Hello, my name is Stephanie and I’ve been anticipating the end of the world for several years now!  It works for me, I prefer “serial finishing”.  I’m a longtime stitcher, started before I can remember, and my preferred genres include fantasy, nature, buildings, ladies; iI also love stitching for Halloween…

2019 was a good stitchy year, I started with 5 WIPs and ended with 10, including 2 ornies.  Towards the end of the year, I lost focus, starting several smalls for challenges, kind of a silly reason IMO.  Lack of stitchy time in December means I’m carrying several December finish…

Well, before I get into the review of my initial goals, I’ll just say December was not the greatest stitchy month.  As I draft this on December 24th, I’ve stitched 12 days, so half of the time.  Actually that’s not bad, considering I had a week long vacation and general…

2019 was a good stitchy year, I’m hoping 2020 is even better! This year I managed to wrap up a few multi-year projects, like Spooky House, the Mill Hill Christmas Village, and Winnie the Pooh; that felt fantastic.  Big finish goals for 2020 include Fantasy Triptych, Twilight Bridge, Save the…