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The dog days of August started with a rotation on Water Goddess.  Previous progress: My 5 day rotation was enough time to finish the kreinik on the bottom half and start the backstitching.   She’s very sparkly, between the moon, accents on the dress, and long rows for the watery…

Pattern: by Mirabilia, hair & bead conversion by me Materials: 28 ct Monoco by Charles craft, self dyed, Kreinik, Delica & Swarovski Size: 12″ x 18.5″ Time to stitch: 30.5 days Presenting the latest addition to my mermaid gallery, my favorite WIP, now finished! The pattern is fine, quite a…

July started with a bang- fireworks and festivities for the 4th.  I embarked upon 31 days of Christmas with the Soulful Stitchers group (FB) and started a rotation on Water Goddess by Joan Elliott.  Previous:  After 5 days: I stitched most of the DMC on the bottom half.  I worked…

So far 2018 has been going pretty well.  I’ve stuck to my rotation pretty well, and had 7 finishes: 2 smalls, 2 medium, and 3 large.  One milestone I’m happy to reach is the halfway mark (6 buildings done) on my Mill Hill Christmas village (started last year).  I’m a…

It’s almost midyear and I am feeling some (self induced) pressure to work those wips and get some finishes.  At the end of last month, I worked on Winnie the Pooh in pursuit of my monthly goal, 2 column finishes, blogged here .  Current progress:  As June started, I decided to…

Pattern: kit by Mill Hill Materials: 28 count stormy grey jobelan (Wichelt), DMC, Kreinik & beads as kitted Size: 5″ x 5″ Time to stitch: 7 days I’m pleased to share my favorite of all the Christmas village buildings so far!   The pattern is fine, rather simple.. with only about…

Here is one of my Maynia starts, We Do Disney by Stitchline (Emma) on Etsy.  As charted, it’s all in black meant for white fabric.  I decided to switch it up with various colors on 28 count black jobelan.  The colors are all DMC; I chose them to represent each…

May was a long crazy month with Maynia, visits from friends and family, travel & a retreat, a birthday, and holiday weekend!   Maynia is a serial starting/daily rotation event with the Stitch Maynia FB group.  I started 6 charts and worked on 9 WIPs to rotate 15 projects throughout May…

Pattern: by Stoney Creek Materials: 28 count “aged ecru” monoco by Stoney Creek, DMC, Kreinik blending filament Size: 10.5″ x 18.75″ Time to stitch: 15 days since January 2018 Well, my 2018 sampler stitch is done, a lot earlier than planned, but when you have the momentum, why deny it?  …