My Sunday Stitchy Update 11/22/25

Hello Everyone! Hope you are having amazing day!

Well I missed posting last week but I didn't miss stitching! I have been working on the Santa ornament everyday even when it was only a few little stitches. So much going on around here and then my daughter, grandson and I all ended up getting some kind of virus that must be going around. Congestion headaches, sneezing and coughing with an achy body. I guess my son was luckier than us and knew how to dodge this virus! 

As I mentioned above Santa had been my focus piece during this time and let me tell you, Santa is a big guy! His red coat and hat seems like it will take forever. 

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

  

I added 894 stitches during this stitching session.
You have to look really hard at the second picture
to see the white stitches around his face area.

But if you notice, Santa is NOT looking like the picture that they posted with the chart. It was puzzling me when I was stitching it but I guess they changed something somewhere but forgot to update. The present (blue and white) belongs there, but there are a bunch of changes. I really liked his beard in the picture but I guess I'm destined to take the one on the chart. Hopefully, he will look more put together next time you see him and either way he gets stitched, we will all recognize Santa!!

So that's all I have for today so I am going to let you guys go back to your projects! Is anyone else doing any Christmas stitching? As of today (Sunday 11/22) we only have 31 days until Christmas Eve!! So fire up those needles and get them moving!! 😊

Have a great week everyone.

Please stay safe and away from that virus if it comes your way! 

Hugs to all!!

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My Sunday Stitchy Update 11/09/25

Hello!!  This has been a pretty busy week around our house. It seems like the cleaning and cooking never ends; no matter how wish it away!  

Also, it has not been to busy in the stitching department! However, I am pretty satisfied with what I did get done. Of course, I continued to work on my family's yearly ornaments. I am happy to announce that the Snowman's stitching is finished! 

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

 

I added 193 stitches to him to finish him off.

Of course, he still has to be assembled and as I stated before, assembly will happen once all the ornaments are finished. 


So now that the Snowman is finished, I will dedicate my time to Mr. Claus. He is bigger than the other ornaments (must be the milk and cookies) so I think he will take longer. I may need to take some breaks with him! 
  

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

Added 139 stitches in Santa's coat and it looks like there are only a million more to go.

And that is that for me and the stitching this week!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe week and I will see you next Sunday.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 11/02/25

Well, the Trick or Treaters have come and gone and here we are in November! We had the usual assortment of witches, ghosts and monsters along with a few superheroes, a cowboy and even Cinderella! We had quite a few kids but still less than last year. I think they were having fun though, running up and down the street yelling "trick or treat" and getting all kinds of candy.

After Halloween, the year here in the states goes pretty fast (and expensive!) starting with Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Years all right behind each other. 

So speaking of Christmas, I continued to work on my ornaments this week. After all, Christmas is only 53 days away from today (Sunday) you know! So, first up is the Snowman. 

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

I added 273 stitches to this guy which finished all the stitches.

Now it is time for the back stitch and then I will put it up until I am ready to cut and assemble it. I also worked on Santa, so now he has half of a belt to go with his shoes! So I guess I will fill in the rest of his belt and see what else I can do for him. 

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

This week I added 358 stitches to Santa.

Well that is it for the week, short and sweet!

Hopefully I will have some good progress on Santa to show you next Sunday.

Until then, please stay safe, happy and stitching next week.

Love ya!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 10/26/25

Well Hello Friends! Nothing new and exciting here except the heat came back and we are in the 80s again! Doesn't bother me since I love the heat which is why we moved to the desert. LOL This week though I especially welcome the heat with NO RAIN so the kiddos can Trick or Treat.  I love seeing the little ones all dressed up as their favorite Disney Princess, Super Hero or whatever they are. 

So let's move on to the stitching! Last week I forgot to show you my grandson's Chicago Blackhawk logo that I FFO'd. He loves it and it is hanging on his wall all ready. 😊

Chicago Blackhawk's Logo

This week I also worked a little more on the snowman. Then since I had used all of the white floss they sent with the kit I picked up a skein of it out of my stash and continued stitching away. Then I looked at it in the light and I saw that the snowman had stripes (circled in the middle picture)! I ended up frogging it a bit and picked out another white which matched better. Who knew the whites would vary so much!

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

Added 198 chilly stitches this week.

So the plastic aida vinyl arrived late last week and I got to start on the Santa ornament. So far he only has shoes and the fur around the bottom of his coat but he has to start somewhere! 

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

His start consists of 481 stitches.

Sometimes I look at a piece like this and wonder how in the world is that 500 stitches since it looks so small. LOL

Well friends, at 2:00 am I think I am finally sleepy. I have had a weird sleep schedule for as long as I remember. I can be so tired but as soon as I lay down I am wide awake. It is not ideal but I am used to it and when everyone is asleep the house is very quiet because even the dogs and the cockatiel are quiet and I enjoy the quietness. 

I will continue on the ornaments next week, since I still have two, well one for certain and the second if I can squeeze it in, that I would like to finish before the holiday.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my stitching for the week.

Stay safe out there in the world and I hope you will stop by again next Sunday.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 10/19/25

Good Morning Stitchers! 

I had a busy week of stitching white Xs! Robin had suggested I stitch them when I meet up with the other stitchers at the mall and I thought that was a great idea since all I have left on the Snowman is white stitches. So, I got out the next ornament and started stitching it only to find out the vinyl they sent was to small for the ornament!  So I got busy searching for some more vinyl aida and luckily sound some on that giant shipping site on the internet! So I need to cut out the size I need and get started on the next one. 

In the meantime I did make some progress on the Snowman. So I was stitching away and realized there is no where near the amount of white floss needed for the snowman! Luckily it was the white floss since it is easy to match up because they don't use DMC numbers for comparison or shortages! So it was just one of those crazy stitching weeks! 

But here is the progress I did make...

Snowman 3D Ornament
The World of Cross Stitching

Put in 630 stitches this week
and still have plenty more to go!

And that is it for the week!

Next week I hope to start another ornament, The Santa. Also, I am going to ask a friend to help me with the penguin. She can draw, I can't! I know there is not much to draw for a penguin so I will see what happens! 

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Keep smiling, stay safe and keep that needle moving!

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See ya Sunday!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 10/12/25

 Hi Everyone, I hope you are all doing great today. There is really not anything new happening here except some rain finally came down! We really needed it too so lets see if it continues.  

Today I wanted to work on the finishing for Jacob's Chicago Blackhawks piece but I need some help to pull it taught so I can staple the fabric to the frame. Hopefully, I can get some help tomorrow. 

This week I worked exclusively on the Snowman ornament. It looks like I will have to put in about a million white stitches for that Snowman! 

 Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

added 573 stitches

And that is pretty much all I did for the entire week. See, I told you that there is really not anything new or exciting happening here! I will continue working on the ornaments since I have a couple more to get thru before Christmas gets here. I had a Halloween chart to stitch but that is not going to happen, maybe I will start it after the ornaments are done? 

So anyways, thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again next week.

Stay out of trouble and stay safe.

Love to all of you.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 10/05/25

Well Hello All! Hope you are doing well. I am doing pretty good.

Last week I fully finished Penguin Ice Slide (the penguin is a bit crooked!) in a simple hoop finish. He promptly hung it up on his bedroom door with all his other penguins. That makes me feel good because I know he appreciates them. Here is how it looks now:

Penguin Ice Slide

Daily Cross Stitch

FFO 09/25/25

Then today I finished all the stitching on the Blackhawks logo for my grandson. I don't think I mentioned it before, but if you are not a sports person, this logo is for Chicago's hockey team. I had plans to mount it on a stretch canvas frame today. So I went to the dollar store this week and bought a bottle of Mod Podge so I can mount the stitching. Well, I have looked all over and can't find where I put it so I may have to stop at the store again when I'm out to pick up another bottle. Then I am sure, I will find the missing bottle! LOL  So maybe next week I can show you the fully finished piece, but in the mean time here is the logo now. It is not really crooked, that is my wonderful photography skills! 

Chicago Blackhawks Logo

Stitching is Finished!

10/04/25

Now I believe I will return to my Christmas ornaments and alternate with a Halloween piece that I am going to SAL with a friend of mine. Guess I should get out some fabric for it. 

Thanks for stopping by! I am thankful for you guys. 

Stay safe and I will see you next week.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 09/28/25

This is going to be a very quick post.

I am trying to get myself together so that I can rejoin life. I feel like all I did this week was take care of paperwork, cry and sleep. I did manage to find a few minutes to stitch everyday even though a couple of days I only managed 40 some odd stitches, but they all added up in the end. 

So let me show you my progress for the week... in case you forgot I am working on  the Chicago Blackhawks Logo for my grandson. The only problem is we are celebrating his birthday tomorrow! Luckily for me though, his actual birthday is a few days away so I think I can FFO it by then, 

Chicago Blackhawks Logo

This week I was able to add 592 stitches!

So that is all I did this week. This week was the perfect week for this chart because it is mostly all large blocks of color so I didn't have to concentrate to much. 

I want to say thank you for stopping by!
Keep stitching and stay safe.

Love you guys.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 09/21/25

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome... This has been some week. I wish it was a dream, but it wasn't.

I am going to start off with some bad news. 😢 I'll spare you all the details surrounding this and what else happened during this time. In the middle of the night Wednesday, I received the call I have been dreading. My little brother had left this world to go be with our Mom and the rest of the family there. I was terribly upset, as you might expect and literally cried or slept for two days. The blessing is knowing that he is now pain free and can finally rest.

I would like to THANK all of you that have taken time out of your busy life to say a prayer for Glenn and my family. They were truly appreciated. 

Glenn

 
1973 - 2025
Rest in peace little brother. I will love and miss you 
always but don't worry, we will meet again.

So on the stitching front, I am STILL working on the Chicago Blackhawks logo. I made some good progress on it but I only have another week until my grandson's birthday. I would like to have it FFO'd by then, so I really need to concentrate on it this week. I need to fill in the feathers and then stitch the words, "Chicago Blackhawk" and it will be done. Wish me luck! 

Chicago Blackhawks Logo

found all over the internet

I added 741 stitches for the week.

So that is it for the week! I hope I can get back to my Christmas ornaments soon, but for now I will be going am taking the Blackhawk with me! 

Please stay safe and keep stitching!
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Thank you so much for stopping by.

Love to all and keep praying that someone will find a cure for cancer.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 09/14/25

Hello All, I hope that you are having a good day. 

Nothing exciting is happening around here except stitching, which can be exciting. 

I spun the Tiny Decision Wheel and what came up for stitching at the Mall with my friends was the Temperature Library. I decided to stitch it at home instead of in our group and I added two feet of stitches, get it? ha ha There is also a book to the left of the feet which you can't really see. Now to decide; should I take it out and change that color for the chart or will the book outline be good enough to bring attention to it?  So many decisions...maybe I should use the wheel?! 

Temperature Library

Kristi’s Corner Needlework

Put in 133 stitched on this round.

After that I went back to the ornaments and started the Snowman AGAIN! This is it's last chance so I hope it works out. I decided to start in the center this time and see if that helps me. I don't want to jinx it but so far, so good! 

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching
 

Starting again with 331 stitches.

And another new start! Last night I couldn't sleep again and I was thinking about Jacob's birthday at the end of the month. With our family being from Chicago, the guys in this house cheer for the Chicago teams. One of the gifts we are getting him is a Chicago Blackhawks jersey and so today I decide to stitch him their logo to hang in his room. It is kind of plain, but he will like it. Now to finish it and frame it by the end of the month! 

Chicago Blackhawks Logo
found all over Pinterest

52 stitches so far.

And that is it for stitching for the week!

Now, with the permission of her husband, I have a little sad news to share with you. Linda Scott, a blogger from a few years ago with the blog Stitchin with my Furbabies has passed away on September 8th, 2025. Her husband  did not provide any details but I just wanted you guys to know since she was a friend to many of us. Linda will be missed along with her Disney stitching.  

Thank you so much for stopping by and
I hope you know how much I appreciate you and your comments.

Please stay safe and keep stitching and see you again soon!

💜   Love to you all!   💜