My May 2026 Stitchy Update

Good Morning Stitchy Friends, I hope everyone is well! 

During the month of May I was pretty busy with my stitching amongst other things. 

Gnome Place Like Home
Rhona Norrie Designs

I worked a little more on my Gnome Place Like Home piece. I have made a little progress and there is still a long way to go! I think that they are cuties though! 

Added 402 stitches
05/09/26
 

2025 Blackwork SAL

Peppermint Purple

Designer - Clare

Then I put the gnomes down and when I spun the wheel it had me pick up the 2025 Blackwork SAL.  I worked on it for a week and I really need to get back to it soon! 

 

I added 418 stitches
05/16/26

Christmas Tree
CrossStitchWorldUA

Then I decided that there would be no wheel this week and I should get started with this year's Christmas Ornaments. This year I am going to do it differently and stitch everyone the same ornament in different colors. I browsed Etsy and found a Quaker Christmas Tree that I liked and asked the family to pick the color they wanted their ornament stitched with. 

The first on I stitched was for my grandson! He picked DMC827 and we selected a piece of fabric that everyone's will be stitched on. I thought the floss would be to light but I think they look good together. 

 
Finished on 06/01/26

And that is all I did on the stitchy front for the past month.

I did get in a couple of books though.  I listened to the 3rd book in the Housemaid series, The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden. Right now it is the last book in the series but I think it is supposed to be turned in to either a movie or a TV series. 

The other book I listened to was Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson. It was a short book and it might have been a YA book. It was an ok book and I will continue on with the rest of the series. 

And that my friends, is that!

I hope to see you at the end of June with another update.

In the meantime, stay safe and keep on stitching.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 05/03/26

Hi Everyone! I hope you have been doing well. I have been enjoying the weather and doing lots of stitching! I have a lot of old projects and that is exactly what the wheel has been landing on lately. The benefit is that I can get some work in on my old pieces and maybe even get some of those WIPs finished off eventually!

We have been having a lot of crazy weather; hot days followed by chilly days and then more warm days. I figure as long as there are NO freezing days I am coming out ahead!

So here are the pieces I have been working on. 

04/19

Long May You Stitch

Lucy Beam

Love In Stitches

This chart originally said "Long May You Stitch" but I changed Stitch to Wave. I liked that saying better and I think it has more meaning for everyone involved. 

 
Finished this piece with 384 stitches!

04/25

Flowers of the Month

January, Carnation

Ellen Maurer-Stroh

After that I spun the wheel again and it landed on one VERY old WIP! I said to the wheel 'What is wrong with you! Can't you see I have been avoiding this one for YEARS!' LOL But I pulled it out of  the WIP Box anyway because that was the deal I made with myself. Whatever it lands on, that is what I stitch! Once I started it I decided that I will work on it until I finish the January flower, Carnation. 

The Carnations needed 1,186 stitches to finish them!

So that is five flowers down and seven to go.

05/02

Gnome Place Like Home

Rhona Norrie Designs

So I still had some time to spin the wheel again, so I spun it and I landed on Gnome Place Like Home. I was surprised to see that I had only completed half of a hat. Then I started stitching the rest of the hat and I remember that there are a lot of half stitches that I am not crazy about! Anyways, I finished the other half of the hat and plan on continuing on this chart later today. 
 

I put in 94 stitches today.

And that is all of the stitching I did this week!

I also listened to some books! 

Well like I predicted, Run on Red by Noelle Ihli was NOT very suspenseful to me but I finished it anyways. It was just ok on my scale, but I am sure others loved it. When I finished that, the next book was The Housemaid's Wedding by Freida McFadden. This is the third book in a series of four about the housemaid and how she protects abused women. I would probably rate this series a six out of ten. I then listened to a Stephen King book called The Body. If you have ever seen the movie The Stand that movie came from that book. The next one which I am listening to now is called The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave. The jury is still out since I just started it. Goodreads says I read the first book in the series but I don't remember it and I am hoping this book will jog my memory but I guess that is to be expected when there are five years between books. 

Well that is all my adventures since my last post! I hope you also had a great adventure or two.

Have a wonderful week

and

Please Stay Safe and Take Care.

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!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 04/20/25

Good Grief; I almost forgot it was my day to blog! But that is just par for the week! I have been very unorganized and forgetful lately; I guess it just wasn't my week and the next one will be better!  So let me get through this post quickly so I can post it! 
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First up is the Quilt Sampler. I think I made some decent progress on it this week. I love how the floss is coming it on it also.

Quilt Block Sampler

Stitching the Night Away

Loretta Oliver

Added 322 stitches this week

After that I worked one evening on the I Stitch Sampler. It seems like the smaller the area is the more stitches there are that go into it! 

I Stitch Sampler

Rhona Norrie Designs

Rhona Norrie

 

Put in an additional 168 stitches

Then I took out the Shades of Gold which is one of my very favorites. 

Shades of Gold

Northern Expressions Needlework

Designer - Nicole Dostal

An additional 203 stitches

The Penguin is up next! He quit looking like a chicken now! And he is close to the being finished.

Penguin Ice Slide

Daily Cross Stitch

Put in an additional 100 stitches

I stitched this one this week but I am not happy with it. I am not sure if don't like it because of the fabric or the fractional stitches or a combination of both but I am going to have to think about for a bit. 

Santa Fe Christmas

Jeanette Crews Designs, Inc.

 

Added 90 stitches

Now instead of a quilt, this one looks like a checkerboard but I do guess that is what quilts look like, different patterns of squares! 

Seasonal Quilts - Autumn

Susan Powell of Laurel Susan Studio

Just Cross Stitch Autumn 2024

Added 100 stitches

And now I started a new one. It was in my to do pile and I needed something with a mythical creature in it. I don't stitch fantasy designs like dragons and that kind of stuff so I dug this one out. 

Gnome Place Like Home

Rhona Norrie Designs

Rhona Norrie

I put in 156 stitches on this hat.


Well that is it for me this week.

Thank you so much for stopping by
and I hope you will return next week!

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