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Pattern by Mirabilia Materials: Willow Wisp Belfast (Hand Dyed by Steph), DMC, Kreinik, Waterlilies, Mill Hill and Toho beads & treasures Size: 11.7″ x 17.5″ Time to stitch: About 16 days since 2022 Presenting my latest Mermaid!   The pattern is lovely, she has a beautiful face, magnificent hair, and a…

August was a good stitchy month!  Not every day included stitchy time, but I stayed on track and knocked out all my goals. My major priorities were Minecraft, which had 5 days and 5,113 stitches.  I worked my way across most of the “villain” tier, with minimal backstitching for some…

Hello friends, thanks for visiting!  My progress in July was a bit less, since I was away for 2 weeks, but my projects still got a fair amount of attention. Autumn bellpull was my main focus for the month, because it fits on small scroll bars and is a decent…

Hello friends and welcome summer!   My major priority for June was Renaissance Mermaid.  She was loved for 4 days and 3,824 stitches, I completed the face, hair, backstitched, started beading… and ran short of one bead color.  So it’s hold until I can get more.   Night Peony was…

Pattern: by Passione Ricamo (Laura Lattuda) Materials: Porcelein Belfast linen by Silkweaver, DMC, Petite Treasure braid, Mill Hill beads Size: 17.2 x 15.2 inches Time to stitch: 27 days since January 2021 Presenting a bucket list piece, finished!   I’d had this pattern in my stash for ages, I just…

So I’d like to share a few projects beyond my original WIPocalypse goals. Minecraft by Olga Knyazeva is 16 pages and I want to have it finished and framed for Christmas.  So, by the end of May, it had about 8.5  days and 6,272 stitches.  Page 6 is almost done,…

Hello again friends, this entry covers two months since I lost my stitchy bug after the first week of April.  Thankfully it came back for Maynia!  This post will cover only my WIPocalypse pieces and other pieces will be shared in a future post. My oldest WIP Alice, had a…

Pattern: by Amanda Butler / Cross Stitcher magazine February 2020-January 2021 Materials: Biscotti Cashel Linen by Colour & Cotton, DMC, Mill Hill as charted, Kreinik subbed for DMC light effects Size: 9.25″ x 15″ Time to stitch: 32 days since January 2021 Presenting my oldest WIP, finally finished!   I…

Well, the second quarter of the year is upon us and how am I doing on my WIPocalype goals?  March wasn’t the greatest month.  I did knock out my large goals, but faltered in the last week.  March Madness fell by the wayside.  Apparently I just wasn’t excited to continue…

Pattern: by Tiny Modernist / Cheryl McKinnon Materials: Seraphim “Peeps” Opalescent Belfast, DMC Size: 8.5″ x 11.2″ Time to stitch: About 20 days since January 2021 Presenting my first but certainly not last Easter stitch!   The pattern is fine, I had the SAL version, which was in 4 separate…