OhSewCrafty Blog

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…

Pattern: kit by Riolis (0078 PT) Materials: Pre printed Zweigart 14 count Aida, Anchor floss as kitted, Kreinik Size: 16″ x 12″ Time to stitch: 20 days since May 2020 Another member of my magical menagerie is finished!   This is my second kit by Riolis and I knew what…

March was kind of a strange stitchy month.  I did lots of stitching on some days, but other days, none at all.  However, I did manage to address most of my goals and the month isn’t over yet.  A few stitchy activities disrupted my plans a little, March Madness, (tournament…

Pattern by Nora Corbett Materials: Pewter Opalescent Belfast by Picture this Plus; DMC, Kreinik, Wisper, Mill Hill & Swarovski  Size: 5″ x 7″ Time to stitch: 8 days since December 2020 Presenting my penultimate reindeer!   The pattern is fine, easy to stitch and less fussy than some of the…

February is the shortest month, and my stitchy bug ran amuck for days here and there, but I still worked on a bunch of things.   February started with Stargazer, because I just can’t put her down, I love working on her so much!  I gave her 2,135 stitches over…