OhSewCrafty Blog

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…

Well, a week late, but better late than never?  October was a crazy month, with a very busy social calendar, Halloween, and fall festivities.  It was a blast but I’m hoping November will be quieter.   The month started with Spring Bellpull. Previous progress: I gave it 2 days, finished…

Pattern by Sandra Parlow / X’s and Oh’s Designs Materials: 32 ct belfast Thunderstorm by Silkweaver (vintage), DMC, Kreinik, Petite Treasure Braid Size: 15″ x 14″ Time to stitch: 60 days over 2 years Presenting my haunted house!  At least my favorite of all the haunted house charts I’ve seen……

Pattern: Elevenses by Fiddlesticks AU via Etsy, partial color conversion by yours truly Materials: 28 ct cashel “Salem” by Colour & Cotton, DMC Size: 9.1″ x 11.3″ Time to stitch: 4 days (please keep in mind those were all days where I was trying to rack up large stitch counts…

Hello friends!  September was a pretty good stitching month, playing Dodgeball (with FB group Semisane Stitchers) definitely kept me on my toes with daily motivation to stitch.  I managed to stay in the game until the 26th, when all 6 of us remaining players were declared winners!   The month…

Pattern: Ana by Nora Corbett, converted by me Materials: 32 count lugana “Nyx” by Under the Sea Fabrics, DMC, Mill Hill, Swarovski Size: ~8″ square, with Fleur, ~9″ x 17″ Time to stitch: 8 days Presenting my portrait of Ginny (and Fleur), first in a planned set of Harry Potter…