My Sunday Stitchy Update 07/06/25

Welcome Everyone! 

I hope you are doing well! Where you able to get in any stitching time? I hope you were.

This week I tried to keep busy working on three different pieces. But I found that I had this problem while stitching and it is called... watching TV shows and documentaries! I was concentrating on them and neglected my stitching; among other things!  I always watch TV while stitching but I guess this week the television was more interesting than the needle. So I didn't get in a lot of stitches this week.

First, I worked on the Quilt Blocks. I was hoping to finish this last block but unfortunately I didn't quite get there! I am not going to say this is the week because that always seem to jinx my plans. So maybe you can just come back next week to see where I get to. 

Quilt Block Sampler

Stitching the Night Away

Loretta Oliver

Put in 141 this week.

Then one of the ladies in our stitching group wanted us to stitch something patriotic on the Fourth of July,  So I dug through my WIPs and came up with this piece featuring a flag. I changed the wording from "Long May You Stitch" to "Long May You Wave" because it just seemed like the right thing to stitch. I noticed I still have some of the white stripes to stitch and I have to finish the pole. I did finish the stars on the top but I guess I put the wording over it.

Long May You Stitch

Lucy Beam

Love In Stitches

Added 111 stitches this week.

And last but not least... I worked on the Reindeer Ornament. This piece suffered the most because of watching the TV but I am getting him finished. I think he is looking pretty good and he will look awesome when he is assembled!

Reindeer Bauble Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

I added 174 stitches this week.

Well that is it for the week, we have been around 100° each day but we finally got a little rain. We are suppose to get some more this week and I hope we do. It helps cool things down a little

Thank you so much for stopping by to see me!

I hope to see you back here again next week.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 06/29/25

Welcome Everyone! I hope that you are doing well! Everything is great here in Arizona. The weather forecasters are still promising rain, though I have not seen any yet. Hopefully it will be soon because the birds do not want to eat their food in the heat. We (and most neighbors) have NO shade around our homes. A lot of homes have cacti growing in their front yard since this is the desert; but that does not provide any shade either; putting out water during the summer is not really a good idea either as the sun heats it up. It is not easy being a bird here in the summer months.

So on to my stitching! This week was a repeat of the last where I only stitched on the quilt blocks and the reindeer. I made good progress with them so let me show you!

First up, I'll show you the quilt blocks. I am still working on the last block and it looks like it should be finished this week. Then I have a fill in a few places I missed when I originally stitched those blocks.

Quilt Block Sampler

Stitching the Night Away

Loretta Oliver

I worked on this on Tuesday and Friday during our
weekly get togethers and I put in 158 stitches this week.

Next up is my first Christmas ornament of the year, the Reindeer Bauble. I am getting kind of excited because I am about two thirds of the way finished, and you can really see the reindeer. I think the scary part of this will be cutting it out because that always makes me nervous! 

Reindeer Bauble Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

 

I put in 413 stitches on this piece.

I have still been looking for a penguin ornament like these, but I haven't had much success. I have thought about trying to make it on my own, but I am not an artist! 

So, I think that is it for the week.

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Thank you very much for stopping by!

Hope that I see you next week.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 06/22/25

Hello Everyone, I hope you are having a great week. We have been in the 100s for a few days now and despite having A/C it is HOT everywhere; so much for the beginning of summer!  

This week I stitched on two pieces so this will be a quick post.

I took the Quilt Block Sampler design to the our stitchy group and stitched it there this week and I think I will do the same next week. It is kinda easy to stitch even with distractions!  

Quilt Block Sampler

Stitching the Night Away

Loretta Oliver

           

Put in 274 stitches this week.

Then I decided to start working on my Christmas Ornaments for this year. I have been wanting to try doing some 3D ornaments and I decided that this would be the year! Yay me

Reindeer Bauble Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

  

This was a new start and I put in 412 stitches

This was one of the kits that was a freebie with The World of Cross Stitching magazine that I bought off of eBay. It is really cute and I am anxious to finish it. I also managed to find a snowman and Santa but no luck on a penguin yet.  The only one I did find would be $40 some odd dollars to get and that is more than I am willing to pay so I am still on the hunt for one if you happen to know of one or see one somewhere! Thanks 

Well that is it for the week!

I want to finish the stitching on the reindeer by next week. I hope you enjoyed your visit and you will be back again next week to see if I have made any progress or not. 

Hope to see you again next week!

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Until then don't forget to

keep that needle moving!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 06/15/25

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful week. I had a pretty great week that included a bunch of stitching.  

It feels like it is summer here though we still have about six weeks of spring to get through. We are in the 100s every day now. We are going into monsoon season as well!  I just wish monsoon season meant that we would get a good old fashion thunderstorm like we used to get in Chicago. I certainly miss those. Here in Tucson it seems like a bunch of rain will fall quickly, then it will just stop. It doesn't really cool anything off since the rain is so quick.

So this week I worked a few days on the Winter SAL, Dark Nights. I am on last two lines of text but I need to go back and do some more back stitching. Not sure what I will do with this piece but I am leaning towards a pillow for the couch or a chair during the holiday season.

Winter SAL, Dark Nights

Stitchonomy

Designer - Alyssa
 Added 276 stitches

After that I thought that my 2024 Blackwork SAL could use a little love on it so I pulled it out and got busy. I got in quite a few stitches on it ~ yay!

Annual Blackwork SAL

Peppermint Purple

Designer - Clare

I added 416 (832) stitches to this one.

Well, I found three out of the four Christmas ornaments I need for this year. Unfortunately there were not in a set but they all came from the World of Cross Stitching magazine. I am going to try to sketch the fourth one out on my own. It doesn't seem like what I need will be to hard; we will see how I do.  Anyways, I may start those tomorrow so I can get them out of the way and not franticly trying to finish them at the last minute! 

So that is all for this week. 

Thanks, as always, for stopping by to see what I am up to. 

Hope to see you again next week!

Until then don't forget to

stitch, stitch, stitch!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 06/08/25

Good Evening, Friends! I hope you had a wonderful week and got in lots of stitches. I enjoyed a nice and relaxing week! YAY!

So anyways... I stitched on my Halloween piece, Spooky & Sweet this week. Hopefully, I will have it finished by Halloween this time! LOL

Spooky & Sweet

Fat Quarter Shop

Added 325 stitches

After I finished with that one for the week I decided to move to the Autumn Seasonal Quilt. The little quilt squares are so easy to stitch since it’s the same pattern for each one, but they are also very time consuming since they are so tiny.

Seasonal Quilts - Autumn

Susan Powell of Laurel Susan Studio

I added 452 stitches to this.

So that is all I stitched for the week, just two pieces. All I could think was how nice to not change pieces each day. Nice and relaxing and no pressure to move on to another piece! 

Thanks for stopping to check out my stitching.

I appreciate you looking and leaving comments.

So have an awesome week

and keep those needles smoking!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 06/01/25

Welcome! It looks as though today is going to be a quick post. 

We have been having temperatures in the high 90s and are in serious need of RAIN! They keep saying it is coming but I don't see any. 😕 Nothing worth talking about has really been going on here, except some stitching! 

We played a game during one of our stitching get-togethers and it was fun! Even more fun because I won! LOL We played the game called Stitch-opoly. It is a game based on Embroidery and Cross Stitching based on the ever-popular game of Monopoly. I don't think they make this game anymore based on the eBay prices but one of the ladies in our group got it locally for pretty cheap. Plus, since it was local there were no postage prices tacked on. So anyways, we had a fun time playing and I am sure we will play again and I am looking forward to it.

This week I stitched on the Mason Jar Lineup from Dimensions. I have not taken this out of the WIP Box since 2024 and before that it was 2022. So, I think it was time! LOL

Mason Jar Lineup

Dimensions

Designer - Barb Tourtillotte

Added 240 stitches to the mason jars

 

After I finished working on the jars, I pulled out the Penguin Ice Slide. I think that once I finish this, I will make it into a birthday card for Jacob and he can add the penguin to his collection.

Penguin Ice Slide

Daily Cross Stitch

I added 297 stitches to the ice.


And that is that on the stitching front! 

I enjoyed only stitching on a few pieces. I felt that I was able to really get in some stitches for a change. So, I can feel another change coming on as to what to stitch. No more acrostics or lists; just

ENJOYMENT!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week and 

please stay well and safe and don't

forget to take some time for yourself!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 05/25/25

Afternoon Everyone! I hope you are doing great! We have busy here at my house; doing house stuff...yuck!  It is a pain but it has to be done; day after day; month after month and year after year. The temps here are very warm and being that this is only May I think the heat is a little early this year, though I am not complaining about it! 😎 Looks like it will be a hot summer!

Anyways I did get some stitching in. First I continued working on The Flower A Day on Sunday. I didn't get in to many stitches but I did get in a few.

The Flower A Day
Carolyn Manning

added another 34 stitches

Then I planned on working on the Gnome's Hat. Let's just say it was an adventure from the start but I finally got the stitches where they were supposed to go and the hat is almost ready!

Gnome Place Like Home

Rhona Norrie Designs

Rhona Norrie

put in 104 stitches for his hat

Then it was time for the Quilt Block Sampler. I am really trying to get this piece finished. I am trying to get it in whenever I can so I can add more stitches to it. I have been working on this piece for a very long time and it is time to hang it on the wall. 

Quilt Block Sampler

Stitching the Night Away

Loretta Oliver

  added in 184 stitches!

And that was all the stitches I put in this week between house stuff, a birthday celebration and everyday stuff. Now I am going to go work on some Dinosaurs for a bit before dinner.

Thanks for stopping by and until we meet again, stay safe and out of trouble!