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After the last check in: at the end of June I eked out several full finishes and worked on I am a Stitcher for 5 days, but let’s get to the July stitching!  My rotation is off the rails again… I started Christmas in July with Cookies for Santa on…

Pattern: Dimensions Gold kit designed by Donna Race Materials: 18 ct white aida, thread as kitted Size: 10.5″ x 15″ long Time to stitch: About 6 weeks since 2014 (I didn’t track days when I started this project) Finally finished my son’s Christmas stocking (after I sewed him a felt…

Pattern: by Sue Hillis Materials: 28 ct white monoco by Charles Craft, DMC as charted, Color Scheme #2 Size: 6.5″ x 8.21″ Time to stitch: 1 week My 2nd finish from Maynia 2017!    The pattern is well done and stitches up quickly with a lot of typography.  I pulled…

June was a very eclectic month; I worked on so many projects! After my last WIPocalypse check in: I spent the last few days of May working on Dasher and managed to get him 95% finished before I ran out of beads.  Oh well, more are on order. On May…

Pattern: from Mill Hill kit Fabric: 28 ct stormy grey jobelan, DMC floss & Mill Hill beads as kitted Size: 5″ x 5″ Time to stitch: 7 days My 2nd piece of the Mill Hill village is complete and I am chuffed!   The pattern was fine, easy to read,…

Pattern: Mill Hill kit Materials: 14 ct Perforated paper, DMC thread, Mill Hill beads as kitted Size: 3.5″ x 5″ Time to stitch: 5 days My last of the Mill Hill Angel trilogy is complete!  (and fully finished too!) Seraphina stitched up very quickly, quicker than the first two.  Perhaps…

After my last framing projects with triple mats, I opted for something a bit easier this time.  I’ve never matted any of my Mirabilias as they are so big even without mats. Petal was finished in 2015; she is definitely due her moment in the sun.  She is stitched on…

May 1 started Stitch Maynia!  I made 5 starts and worked on 10 wips.  The new starts include Cookies for Santa by Sue Hillis, Bright and Beautiful by Lesley Teare, Seraphina by Mill Hill, I am a Stitcher by Cherrywood Design Studio, Father Christmas by Sandy Orton for Leisure Arts.…

Pattern: by Teresa Wentzler Materials: 28 ct cashel “Castle View” by Silkweaver (old), DMC and Kreinik as (optionally) charted Size: 14″ x 12″ Time to stitch: ~51 days since April 2015 I am exceedingly chuffed with my first TW finish!   The pattern is ok… if I could do it…