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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…

Pattern: A. Fox Originals / Mary Fox Bluge  Materials: Vellum Cashel (Picture this Plus), DMC 3802, Threadworx “Purple Ash” Size: 9.25″ x 13.5″ Time to stitch: 11 days since January 2021 Presenting my 2021 alphabet sampler stitch (and possibly the only one I’ll ever do; stitching the alphabet isn’t really…

So it’s summertime for a few more weeks at least.  It’s been about 2 months since my last post, but my stitchy bug was dormant all the while.  WIPocalypse is a super flexible SAL, thankfully.  Anyway, June started with Victorian Carolers.  I gave it 3.5 days overall and 2,104 stitches.…

Pattern/kit designed by Debbie Minton Materials: 28 count Cashel “Lapis Lazuli” by Silkweaver, DMC, Kreinik Size: 21.5″ wide x 8.5″ tall Time to stitch: 30 days since January 2020 Presenting a massive BAP finish, which I stitched for my darling child (currently 7 years old)!   The pattern is fine,…

Long time no chat!  I skipped the April check in because I stitched very minimally that month, about 3k total.  May was much better, I managed to stitch 23/31 days and got over 19k in all.  Here’s hoping June will be better still.   My Bats Bugs project was up…