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Pattern by Sue Hillis Materials: 32 count queen anne’s lace jobelan, threads, etc as charted Size: 5.25″ x 7.5″ Time to stitch: 1 month among other projects I saw this pattern stitched up as a model at Haus Tirol in Williamsburg, VA and thought it was really classy and nicely…

  SAL via Crossed Stitches   I’ve started beading Siren & Shipwreck (Goal No. 4)!  There is a long way to go, but I’m aiming for a finish relatively soon.  Tomorrow, I’ll start beading Blitzen (Goal No. 3) and try to finish him this month.

This past lunar cycle, my major goal was to finish a gift project, which is now happily complete, and I will share it in due time.  Last update, I forgot to post my progress on Love with a Capital L, but I did make progress in March, and I will work…

I worked on two Christmas projects this past month! Joan Elliott’s 12 Days of Christmas saw a weekend on the scroll bars.  I finished the gold metallic in the second “tier” and started back stitching from the top. There are 3 different colors of back stitching.  I stitched the green…

Pattern: by Mirabilia Fabric: 32 count opalescent belfast “Royal Shimmer” by Silkweaver (old) Size: 10.5″ x 17″ Time to stitch: 11 months (~4 rotations) My 7th Mirabilia finish and I am chuffed!   The pattern is fine, no errata.  The wings are delicate and transparent like “real” fairy wings might be, but…

Heya!  My stitchy mojo has been weird lately.  I hate daylight savings time and potty training my toddler is a big distraction.  Nevertheless, progress has been made.  Let’s get to it!   The last week in February, I worked on Air Goddess.  Previously: Currently: First I concentrated on the upper…

  SAL via Crossed Stitches     This month, I spent 2 days working on Joan Elliott’s 12 Days of Christmas.  They were both weekdays, as the first weekend slipped by too quickly.  Though I have less time to stitch on weekdays, I was happy with my progress.  I finished…

SAL via Crossed Stitches Celtic Christmas was goal No.1- she is finished! Midsummer Night Fairy is Goal No. 2.  Anyway, I worked on Middy in January, but only for 2 days.  I did some cross stitching, touch ups, a little backstitching, and started beading.  This project has a ridiculous number…

Pattern: by Them Stitches on Etsy Materials: 34 count cream linen (2 over 2), DMC as charted Size: 6″ x 8″ Time to stitch: 8 days in February 2016 Yay, I’m finished! This project was a bit more work than I thought it would be.  Note to self: small projects…

This is a few days late and I’m sorry- I lost track of time!  This past lunar cycle saw the end of my crazy January challenge and the adoption of my new rotation (weekly, with a few weekend projects.)  The rotation is flexible though; I like to reach certain points within…