Happy World Cross Stitch Day!

SOTM Part 8 Finished

 Finished part 8 of the Stitch of the Month Project! Yay!  Now all that is left is four installments of the background!

Here is what it looks like all together.

WIP Wednesday 7-5-2020

Stitching on the Stitch Of the Month Project today.  The August installment just came out, so that's what I am stitching on!

 

Happy Sunday!

July Progress, August Goals

Although it doesn't look like much progress according to the list below, it wasn't that bad!  I started and finished the July section of the stitch of the month, I started the All American Frame weight, and I spent lots and lots of time on Fine Wine, which is coming along nicely!

July 2020

WISPS:

Antique Map and Needlebook

Heirloom Christmas Sampler

Oveture II

In Progress

Merry Bells #1 

Diamond City Lights

Walking on Water’s Edge 

Maynia Starts 2019

1.       Stocking for Eleanor

2.       Fine Wine worked on it

Maynia Starts 2020

Hardanger runner

Future New starts

July SOTH Finished

All American Frame Weight worked on it

All American Scissors Fob

See the colors

June Flower of the month

Photobooth

1^st lightbulb

2^nd lightbulb

3^rd lightbulb

4^th lightbulb

5^th lightbulb

6^th lightbulb

2^nd blue tree

Large Bargello Ball #2

Small Bargello Ball #2

Winds of Grace (6 of them)

Towmater x 2

Lightning McQueen x2

Cupcake ornaments:

                Logan

                Natalie

                Owen

                Peter

                Justin

                Nathan

Summer

Winter

Crystal Violets

Peter’s stocking

Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler

Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler

Carnival

Ambrosia Honey

Scissors case

July flower of the month

French alphabet page

Hardanger ornament

Snowman Heart

Marnee Ritter Heart

Marnee Ritter Gold Heart

Gingerbread heart

Pretty Little Chicago

A Stitcher by Cherrywood designs

Twisted Band Sampler

Tree of Ornaments

Redwork heart

Flower patch

Hex Symbol 

WIP Wednesday 7-29-2020

Stitching away on Fine Wine.  I am happy with my progress and will stitch with this piece for awhile before moving on to another.

Happy Sunday!

WIP Wednesday 7-22-2020

Lots of progress on Fine Wine this week. 

Part 7 Finish

I received Part 7 to the Needle's Nest 25th Anniversary Sampler yesterday, so I had to sit down to day and stitch it!  Only 2 more parts to go!

WIP Wednesday 7-15-2020

 First up is Fine Wine.  I have done the left arm twice, and the left hand three times!  Since these are being stitched over 1, frogging is a pain!

I also worked on All American Frame Weight by Margaret Bendig. 

WIP Wednesday, 7-8-2020

It's Wednesday again!  So here is what I am working on now.  I have pulled out Fine Wine again and making progress, even though it is slow progress.  Why?  Well, I am stitching the skin (arms and face) and my brilliant plan was to stitch the skin "over one".  (someone shoot me the next time I have a brilliant plan!)

So in place of every charted stitch, I am doing 4 stitches......and it is taking a long time.  But...I am almost done with the skin, so things should move faster after that!

Second Finish this Month

Clover of Clovers by Bent Creek.

This is done over two fabric threads on 18 count linen, with #5 Perle cotton.  A fun and quick stitch!

SOTH - July finished!

 The July section was released on July 1st, so I sat right down and stitched it!  It went fairly quickly, but I am impatient for the August section so the star can be finished, and I want the stitches for the background, too.....I hate waiting

Here is the entire piece so far!

June Progress and July Goals

June was a good stitching month!  21 finishes!  July won't be as good, but will be productive.

June 2020

WISPS:

Antique Map and Needlebook

Heirloom Christmas Sampler

Oveture II

In Progress

Merry Bells #1 

Diamond City Lights

Walking on Water’s Edge 

Maynia Starts 2019

1.       Stocking for Eleanor

2.       Fine Wine 

Maynia Starts 2020

1.       Gingerbread Person #2 baseball player finished

2.       Gingerbread Person flag carrier #4 finished

3.       Gingerbread Person cook #5 finished

4.       Gingerbread Person hockey player #6 finished

5.       Gingerbread Person witch #7 finished

6.       Gingerbread Person drummer boy #8 finished

7.       Gingerbread Person angel #9 finished

8.       Gingerbread person baby boy #10 finished

9.       Gingerbread person baby girl #10 finished

10.   Gingerbread person leprechaun #12 finished

11.   Ugly sweater #1 bunny finished

12.   Ugly Sweater #2 Daisy finished

13.   Ugly Sweater #3 penguin finished

14.   Sister Stitcher finished

15.   Hardanger runner

Future New starts

Part 4 Spring Quilt Block finished

Part 5 Spring Quilt Block finished

Part 6 Spring Quilt Block finished

Stitch of the Month June finished

Needleworker’s Sampler finished

Eileen’s Luncheon project finished

Part 6 Anniversary Sampler finished

See the colors

June Flower of the month

Photobooth

1^st lightbulb

2^nd lightbulb

3^rd lightbulb

4^th lightbulb

5^th lightbulb

6^th lightbulb

2^nd blue tree

Large Bargello Ball #2

Small Bargello Ball #2

Winds of Grace (6 of them)

Towmater x 2

Lightning McQueen x2

Cupcake ornaments:

                Logan

                Natalie

                Owen

                Peter

                Justin

                Nathan

Summer

Winter

Crystal Violets

Peter’s stocking

Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler

Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler

Carnival

Ambrosia Honey

Scissors case

July flower of the month

French alphabet page

Hardanger ornament

Snowman Heart

Marnee Ritter Heart

Marnee Ritter Gold Heart

Gingerbread heart

Pretty Little Chicago

A Stitcher by Cherrywood designs

Twisted Band Sampler

Tree of Ornaments

Redwork heart

Flower patch

Hex Symbol 

Ta Da! One More June Finish!

Here it is!  Needleworker's Sampler by Sue Hillis!  It took 48 hours to stitch (spread over 13 days) and it was fun!  I did make some changes, Sue charted it with Ecru Perle #8 for the border and 4 of the squares, but I used stranded Ecru DMC, 3 strands for the rice stitch, 2 strands for the sheath stitches and the border.  I used Perle #12 for the open eyelets and Perle #8 for pulled variation satin stitch. 

I am happy with it, and it will be going to the framer one day!

Part 6 Finished

I finished Part 6 of the Anniversary Band Sampler.  I did find out that I can't spell, and add that to not being able to count, I spent more time frogging than stitching....

WIP Wedmesday 6-24-2020

This is Day 7 on this sampler that is being done as a Stitch-a-long with the Facebook group:  Needlework Sampler Stitch-a-Long.   

3 Ugly Sweaters Finishes

The new free series from Handblessings Designs is Cute Little Ugly Sweaters.  I finished the first 3, and am waiting for the rest to be released.  Some may end up being ornaments for the grandchildren!

Sister Stitcher Finish

Finished stitching this freebie by the Primitive Hare.   It is to commemorate the 25th anniverary of our EGA Chapter.

Last of the Gingerbread People Finished

And there you have it!  All of the Gingerbread People are stitched!

And 3 More Gingerbread People Finished

Three more finished

Happy Everything Finish

Started and finished this piece yesterday.  This is Happy Everything by Handblessings Design

3 More Gingerbread People stitched

Finished the stitching on 3 more of the Gingerbread people.  Two of these I have stitched for the second time. 

Three Gingerbread People Finishes

Sorry that I haven't been posting as much, but I was busy finishing the stitching on all of my Maynia starts!  Here are 3 Gingerbread people.  I have actually stitched two of them before to give to my grandchildren for Christmas, but now these are for me!

Stitch of Month - June Finished

 I stitched up the June section of the Stitch of the Month today.  I went rather quickly, but it is all various sizes of the waffle stitch, and I just finished a border of 64 waffle stitches of the Spring Quilt Block a few days ago, so I am tired of doing waffle stitches. 

Here are all 6 sections completed so far!

And We Have Another Finish!

It's done!  Spring Quilt Block by Debbie Rowley.  Chart can be found on her website/blog.  I stitched mine on congress cloth with #8 DMC Perle Cotton and Caron Wildflowers

WIP Wednesday 6-3-2020

It's Wednesday again!  Today I started to work on part 5 of the Spring Quilt Block, and finished it!  Only one more part to go....the last border. That one is a waffle stitch, and will take forever.....

Spring Quilt Block - Part 4 Added

Yesterday, Debbi Rowley added the first of 3 borders to her Spring Quilt Block chart, so I had to stitch it right away.  Only two more borders and it will be finished!

May Progress and June Goals

Well, here we are, a brand new month!  Looking back, I think Stitch Maynia was a success! I had 31 new starts, one for each day of the month, and finished 16 of those starts.  I stitched for 160 hours in May.  Not too bad!  Here's to more finishes in June!

Maynia Starts 2020

1.       Gingerbread Person #2 baseball player worked on it

2.       Gingerbread Person #3 ballerina finished

3.       Gingerbread Person flag carrier #4 worked on it

4.       Gingerbread Person cook #5 worked on it

5.       Gingerbread Person hockey player #6 worked on it

6.       Gingerbread Person witch #7 worked on it

7.       Gingerbread Person drummer boy #8 worked on it

8.       Gingerbread Person angel #9 worked on it

9.       Gingerbread person baby boy #10 worked on it

10.   Gingerbread person baby girl #10 worked on it

11.   Gingerbread person nutcracker #11 finished

12.   Gingerbread person leprechaun #12 worked on it

13.   Ugly sweater #1 bunny worked on it

14.   Ugly Sweater #2 Daisy worked on it

15.   Spring Quilt Block Part 1 finished

16.   Ugly Sweater #3 worked on it

17.   Spring Quilt Block Part 2 finished

18.   Portland Revisited finished

19.   Sister Stitcher worked on it

20.   Valentine Project finished

21.   St. Pat’s Project finished

22.   Anniversary band sampler part 5 finished

23.   Spring Quilt Block Part 3 finished

24.   Shepherds Bush bag finished

25.   Hardanger runner worked on it

26.   Hospice heart #3 finished

27.   Stitch of the month January finished

28.   Stitch of the Month February finished

29.   Stitch of the Month March finished

30.   Stitch of the Month April finished

31.   Stitch of the Month May finished

June 2020

WISPS:

Antique Map and Needlebook

Heirloom Christmas Sampler

Oveture II

In Progress

Merry Bells #1 

Diamond City Lights

Walking on Water’s Edge 

Maynia Starts 2019

1.       Stocking for Eleanor

2.       Fine Wine 

Maynia Starts 2020

1.       Gingerbread Person #2 baseball player

2.       Gingerbread Person flag carrier #4

3.       Gingerbread Person cook #5

4.       Gingerbread Person hockey player #6

5.       Gingerbread Person witch #7

6.       Gingerbread Person drummer boy #8

7.       Gingerbread Person angel #9

8.       Gingerbread person baby boy #10

9.       Gingerbread person baby girl #10

10.   Gingerbread person leprechaun #12

11.   Ugly sweater #1 bunny

12.   Ugly Sweater #2 Daisy

13.   Ugly Sweater #3

14.   Sister Stitcher

15.   Hardanger runner

Future New starts

See the colors

June Flower of the month

Photobooth

1^st lightbulb

2^nd lightbulb

3^rd lightbulb

4^th lightbulb

5^th lightbulb

6^th lightbulb

2^nd blue tree

Large Bargello Ball #2

Small Bargello Ball #2

Winds of Grace (6 of them)

Towmater x 2

Lightning McQueen x2

Cupcake ornaments:

                Logan

                Natalie

                Owen

                Peter

                Justin

                Nathan

Summer

Winter

Crystal Violets

Peter’s stocking

Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler

Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler

Carnival

Ambrosia Honey

Scissors case

July flower of the month

French alphabet page

Hardanger ornament

Snowman Heart

Marnee Ritter Heart

Marnee Ritter Gold Heart

Gingerbread heart

Pretty Little Chicago

A Stitcher by Cherrywood designs

Twisted Band Sampler

Tree of Ornaments

Redwork heart

Flower patch

Hex Symbol 

Stitch Maynia Day 31 and a Finish!

I Started and finished this little Shepherd's Bush bag today! 

So now Stitch Maynia is over! 

Here are the stats:
31 Starts
16 finishes
160 hours of stitching

Not too bad! 

Stitch Maynia Day 30

On Day 30 I started this hardanger runner with daisies on it.  I have stitched it before, and most of it is fun to stitch.  I just forgot how much I hate doing button hole edges

Stitch Maynia Day 29

On Day 29, Part 3 of the Spring Quilt Block was released, so I had to stitch it right away!

Stitch Maynia Day 28

On Day 28 I started Sister Stitcher, a free chart by the Primitive Hare

Stitch Maynia Day 27

On Day 27, Debbee's Designs posted the second part of her Spring Quilt Block so I stitched it up right away, and then I frogged some of it and stitched some more

Stitch Maynia Day 26

Air Conditioning still out...waiting for a part....not much stitching, but I started the Penguin Ugly Sweater

Stitch Maynia Day 25

Not much stitching going on, too hot, air conditioning broken.  I did get a start on the Daisy Ugly Sweater

Stitch Maynia Day 24

Day 24 was a bit hectic!  I made some jam....and then drove 2 jars to Marguerite's House for her birthday.   (It's a long ride!)

I did find a little time to stitch instead of sleeping......and I started the April bunny Sweater of the new Handblessings Design series: Cutest Little Ugly Holiday Sweaters.  Only the first three have been released, but they are oh so cute!

Stich Maynia Day 23 - 2 Finishes!

 On Day 23 I started and finished Got Luck? by Plum Street Designs, but I made some changes.  I used my choice of greens, and I recharted the bottom to read "good luck" instead of "got luck?"

I also finished the Nutcracker Gingerbread person

Stitch Maynia Day 22

On Day 22 I started the Spring Quilt Block by Debbee's Designs.  This is one of the HUM (Holed Up Minis) from ANG.  Unfortunately, on that web site, there is only the chart which is very hard to read.  Luckily, Debbie is stitching this on her blog, and is giving stitch diagrams, and it will be much better to follow along and stitch from there.  I am doing mine on Congress cloth with #8 Perle Cotton and Caron Wildflowers.  I got part 1 stitched, and really wanted to just keep going and do the entire thing, but it is very hard to see some of the stitches on this aweful chart, so I will have to wait for the details from Debbee's Blog  

Stitch Maynia Day 21 & a Finish

On Day 21 I stitched (and finished) Part 5 of the Anniversary Band Sampler we are stitching together at our EGA Chapter.  Took way longer than it should have, had a visit from the dreaded amphibian.

Stitch Maynia Day 20 and Love Finish

This is Love is all you need, a Drawn Thread freebie.   It is charted for Gloriana silks, but I wasn't going to buy a bunch of silks for this little project, so I just winged it! 

Stitch Maynia Day 19 and a Finish!

On Day 19 I started and finished this heart on canvas.  This is the 3rd Hospice Heart that I have stitched this year.  It is a Fox Chapter ANG project for children who have lost a parent or sibling to cancer.  The hearts are given out at a camp in the summer and fall.  Don't know if the camps will happen, but if they are suspended for this year, they will be given out next year.

Stitch Maynia Day 18 & A Finish!

 Day 18 I stitched the May chart of the Stitch of the Month piece.  I am now all caught up!  The hardest part is waiting until June 1st when the next part is released!

Here is the entire piece as of today!

Stitch Maynia Day 17 and Another finish!

 On Day 17 I stitched the April Chart from the ANG Stitch of the month.  This was was much quicker than the the March chart!

And here is the entire piece so far.

Stitch Maynia Day 16 and yet another finish

 Day 16 I was stitching the March chart from the Stitch of the Month Design.  This one almost did my in!  It is all variations of Smyrna stitches.....and they seem to take forever!  But, it is finally done!

Here are all four sections together!