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Pattern: by Mill Hill Materials: 28 ct stormy grey jobelan, DMC, & Mill Hill beads as kitted Size: 5″ square Time to stitch: 7 days Presenting my 4th and final building of 2017!  The kit includes perforated paper, but I’m using fabric, obviously.  The snowflake border in Kreinik #4 braid,…

2017 is winding down, friends.  I’m trying to figure out my stitchy plans for next year; perhaps I am stretched a bit thin this year. At the end of September, I worked on a secret stitch, which I managed to finish, and started the Trick or Treat Fairy, on 32…

Here is my start of Mill Hill Apothecary, 3 days effort. This is the 4th piece on my village and instead of completing the first row of 4, I gridded down and started the second row.  This is due to my false start of Mill Hill Through the Woods (horse…

Pattern: Cherrywood Design Studio, full color conversion by moi Materials: 36 ct “Haven” Edinburgh linen by Picture this Plus, silks & Kreinik as explained below Size: 9″ x 10.2″ Time to stitch: 16 days This piece is very special to me, it captures many of the things I love about…

Pattern: Free patterns assembled by moi Materials: 28 ct white monoco, DMC Size: About 5″ x 7″ Time to stitch: 3 days This small project, which was a gift, stitched up quickly. The Fox does have rather a lot of color changes, however. I picked this fox out of all…

Pattern(s): by Hinzeit Materials: 28 count jobelan, antique white, DMC, charms included with charts Size: 2.2″ x 9 Time to stitch: A few days in September 2016 The patterns were fine, though there is a misprint on the key for “Love 2 Teach”.  Each chart is small, involves around 7…

At the end of August, I worked on Winnie the Pooh for 2 days, blogged here , and used my bonus days, (after rotation goals), to eke out a finish on Fire Goddess. September started with Maiden & Unicorn.  I only managed 3 days because I was diamond painting and itching to…

It’s September… the year is starting to wind down and it’s time to get all my ducks in a row.  Among my WIPs, I have 4 more finish goals this year. My plan is to work on them until they are done, rotations may be one week, or less…. Maiden…

Pattern: by Joan Elliott Materials: 32 count belfast “Golden Promise” by vintage Silkweaver, DMC, Kreinik, Mill Hill as charted Size: 11 x 14″ Time to stitch: 27 days  My third elemental goddess is finished! The pattern is fine, printed in a back issue of Cross Stitch Collection magazine (#184).  I…