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Hello, is this thing on? 😉 After a long hiatus, I finally picked up my needles in the waning days of 2022.  I didn’t stitch, craft, or do much of anything productive, for the bulk of last year.  (I did read a lot, go hiking, “unplug”, get covid twice… ).…

March’s main project turned out to be Santa’s Workshop by Jim Shore / Mill Hill, ultimately it had almost 6 days love and 5,676 stitches added.  I started working on the “meat” of the pattern, as my floss colors were “hit” as Bingo with Semisane Stitchers progressed. Before:  After: Easter…

February is a short month but I made the most of it, stitching 27/28 days!    Apologies for the late post, but I attended the Nashville Needlework Market (as a helper for Ingleside Imaginarium), and last week was crazy. I started with Easter Bunny House, ultimately giving it 3 days…

Snow is a great theme for me since I like stitching Christmas year round!  As it happens, I have 2 recent projects that qualify.  Victorian Carolers by Joanne Aston / Cross Stitch Gold is stitched on 34 count Ecru linen and has lots of negative space at the bottom, meant…

Pattern: By Joanne Aston for Cross Stitch Gold Magazine October 2016 Materials: 34 count ecru linen, DMC cotton & Etoile Size: 7.6 x 8.7 inches Time to stitch: 33 days over 1.75 years Presenting a full coverage finish!   Oh this project is so much more than simply full coverage.…

Pattern by Nora Corbett, Christmas Eve Couriers series Materials: Pewter Opalescent Belfast by Picture this Plus, DMC, Caron Waterlilies, Kreinik, Wisper, Mill Hill beads, and Swarovksi crystals Size: 5 x 7 inches Time to stitch: 4 days since May of last year Presenting my final reindeer, it’s the end of…

Hello and welcome!  Well, I made some cracking progress in January, despite being away for a week.   I started with Easter Bunny House, ultimately giving it 2 days and 1,472 stitches.  I finished the cross stitch on the top floor and backstitched it all, starting at the top.  I…

Bella Filipina, aka Aldrin Jay Parilla, is my designer of choice to focus on this year.  On January 11, I started Bellatrix on Dusk Belfast by Steel City Stitchers, and did 700 stitches.  I’m absolutely loving it, the fabric is perfect IMO, and it will be wonderful to make more…

Hello, my name is Stephanie and I’m a longtime stitcher and equal opportuntiy crafter.  I frame all my own stuff, I sew clothes and home decor.  Sometimes I paint, knit, quilt, or engage in other crafts.  Last year was not the greatest for me and I’m carrying quite a few…

Hello, friends!  Time for my yearly wrap up.  Let’s review my WIPocalypse goals first, then I’ll discuss my stitchy year overall. 1. Toy Story 2 Cast by Debbie Minton on Silkweaver Lapis Lazuli Cashel was finished June 17, after about 12 days effort this year.  Some of those days were very…