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Hello friends, August was a pretty good stitchy month, I managed to stitch most of the days, if not always a whole lot.  And still there remains a week in the month, I’m hoping to do some framing, and I have a some stitchy goals as well, progress on a…

I was really excited for July to start, midyear and a few of my favorite events, Joan Elliott July & Christmas in July.   I was also looking forward to making a big chunk of progress on my full coverage piece, for the Tour de France event with Full Coverage…

Design by Joan Elliott Materials: 32 ct white opalescent belfast, DMC, Kreinik, Mill Hill Size: 8.5″ x 10.5″ Time to stitch: 25 days I’m pleased to present my latest JE finish, and I couldn’t be happier with it!   The pattern is delightful, a color chart printed in an old…

Pattern(s) by Mill Hill Christmas Village series Materials: 28 ct stormy grey jobelan, DMC & MH beads & buttons as kitted, Kreinik #4 braid Size: Firehouse is ~ 5″ x 5″, Overall, 24″ x 19″ Time to stitch: 6 days for Firehouse, 79 days overall At long last, since I…

June started with Christmas Teddy; I ran a Focus Finish SAL in my group, Stitch from Stash, and he was the closest to a finish.  Also on June 1st the Semisane Stitchers Casino started with Poker- I bet I could do 2000 stitches in 4 days.  I thought that might…

Pattern/kit by Mill Hill Materials: 28 count Stormy grey jobelan, DMC, & beads as kitted, Kreink #4 color 032 for border Size: 5″ x 7″ with border Time to stitch: 8 days Presenting the penultimate builidng of my Christmas Village!   The pattern was fine, easy to stitch with lots…

Pattern: Lavender & Lace (Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum), cape conversion by Nathalie G, color conversion by moi Materials: 28 count pearl grey Cashel linen by Zweigart, DMC, Kreinik, wool/cashmere yarn ply, Mill Hill beads Size: 11.4″ x 17″ Time to stitch: 28 days since January 29, 2019 Presenting my last (probably) Celtic…

Hello friends!  May was suppposed to be a rather boring month, in terms of my rotation, as I decided on Monoga-Maynia with Celtic Winter as my focus. Things unspooled a little differently than planned, however. May 1-3 were devoted to Celtic Winter.  On May 4th, our 2nd quidditch match in…

Pattern: by MCG Textiles, Cyberstitchers DMC conversion, also some conversion by moi Materials: 28 count natural monoco by Charles Craft, DMC, Kreinik BF 100 Size: 12″ x 14″ Time to stitch: 66 days since starting April 2017 I’m pleased to present my oldest WIP, now finished, Winnie the Pooh II…

April started with #ohsewcraftybdaySAL.  Those days passed quickly with small progress on each WIP, but I did manage to finish Bird of Happiness and make a new start (more on that below).   After that I had some time before my trip to Arizona, and I mainly worked on Christmas Village,…