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At the end of March, I finished my chalkboard ornie, and started my 2017 framing: Mediterranearn Mermaid, Voyage at Sea, and Beacon and Daybreak.  I also restarted Winnie the Pooh, to no avail (blogged here) and worked on Titania. March is a long month.  Previous progress on Titania: After 4 days (including…

My goal for the 2nd quarter is to work through my stashed framing materials.  I started with some nautical pieces… all of these are destined for bathroom decor.  The mermaid is among others in my master bath while the two smalls are in a hall bath. Mediterranean Mermaid, by Mirabilia, was…

I used the last few days of February to finish Earth Goddess and fully finish my Noel Biscornu Ornie, to be blogged soon.  My plan for the monthly ornaments is to blog several together.  There’s only so much you can say about tiny ornies.  The first week of March, I started…

Pattern: Stoney Creek Magazine, Winter 2016 Materials: 18 ct MCG Textiles Anne cloth, DMC Size: 5″ x 35″ Time to stitch: 28 days My first seasonal bell pull is finished!  The pattern is fine, with lots of detail, frequent color changes, and a fair amount of backstitching. Though each block…

Pattern: kit by Mill Hill, Christmas Village Buttons & Beads Materials, Kit floss & beads, 28 ct stormy grey jobelan Size: 5″ square plus about 1.5″ wide border Time to stitch: 9 days My first piece of the Christmas village is complete and I’m thrilled! The pattern is fine, easy…

Pattern: by Joan Elliott Materials: 32 count belfast “Highland” by Picture this Plus, DMC, Kreinik, Mill Hill as charted Size: 15″ x 10.5″ Time to stitch: 27 days My second of the elemental goddesses is finished!   The chart, which I purchased from Ms. Elliott, is well done, clear and easy…

In late February I started Fire Goddess by Joan Elliott.  This is one of my Year of WIPs pieces (2017 finish goal) and it was about time to get it on the go.   The fabric is 32 Belfast “Golden Promise” by Silkweaver (old).  I actually have two pieces of this…

This month I worked two days on my Mill Hill Christmas village, specifically the Tree Farm chart.  I may need to adjust my rotation time on this project, as I want to finish one every 3 months, and that will take more than 6 days (2 days x 3 months).…