My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/28/24

Morning all! Can you believe January is over already? It seems to have gone by so fast. I don't mind though because we are that much closer to spring and then my favorite... SUMMER! I enjoy the summer's warmer weather. When it is cold the arthritis dos not agree with the weather and I end up having quite a bit of pain and nobody likes that! What season is your favorite and why? 

This week I made some good stitching progress, so let me show you!

The first WIP up is

Shades of Gold

Designer - Nicole Dostal

Northern Expressions Needlework

Progress 01/20/24
I added 205 stitches this week

Next project I worked on was a new one

I Stitch Sampler

Rhona Norrie
Rhona Norrie Designs

Progress 01/2/24
I got 205 stitches in this one.

Then I worked on one more which I also finished!

Gobble On

Hands On Design

Finish 01/26/24
It took 291 stitches to finish this up.

Once I find some turkey fabric this will be made into a little pillow.

This is a free design. If you are interested it can be found here.

Well that is all that I accomplished this week! I need to finish gathering up my February stitching so I will be ready to go. There are two pretty long acrostics for February, so you can just imagine how many projects there are! I guess that will just make the month more interesting, 

Enjoy your week and I hope to see

you next Sunday for another update. 

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/21/24

Hi Everyone! I hope that you had a great week. The weather here is nicer than it was last week (thankfully!) and now we are having a steady rain. No storms or anything like that just rain and more rain which is nice. It is the rainfall that makes you sleepy so I am just vegged out in front of the TV with my daughter while cleaning up some stuff on my computer. 

I did get in lots of stitching this week though so let me show you! 

Most of the week I stitched on Shades of Gold.  This is where it was when I picked it up this week.

Shades of Gold

Designer - Nicole Dostal

Northern Expressions Needlework

Progress 06/18/23

and this is where I am now.

Progress 01/20/24

Stitched 389 stitches towards monthly goal of 500 so I still
have to put in a few more stitches to reach my goal for the month.

Next I worked a little more on 

String of Lights Christmas Tree

Artist - Ruth

Craft with Cartwright

Progress 01/16/24

Stitched 177 stitches for a total of 278 for a goal of 250.
Goal met for January!

Then to wrap up the week I had a new start while I was at our cross stitch get together.

Gobble On

Hands On Design

Progress 01/19/24
Stitched 142 stitches towards a finish!

I think this will be my stitching get together piece this week.  This design is a freebie so if you are interested in it then here is the link for it.  Enjoy!

And that is all the stitching I stitched!  I am in the process of picking out my February challenge pieces and hope to have everything ready by next weekend. 

Until then I hope you have a beautiful week full of stitches and happy dances
and as always thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/03/21

 

Happy New Year To Everyone!

May your days be filled with stitches of all kind!

This year I plan to try and clear out some of my WIPs and UFOs. I still have some new starts to throw in (next week as a matter of fact) but I hope not to have to many big ones to add to the pile. I will probably still work them in my crazy unorganized weekly rotation unless I just feel like it should stay out another week. I think it is gonna be a do what I feel like year for the most part. 

I happily started out the new year with a finish!! I wanted to finish up the monthly piece I started in 2020 so I got working on it with the hopes of another 2020 finish but I missed that by a day.

A Year of Celebrations
December
Designer - Hands On Design

Mini Finish 01/01/21

and in it's entirety...

First Stitch 02/05/20
Finish 01/01/21

Then I reached into the "The WIP Box" and pulled out this piece to work on.

Holidays Are Mother's Day!
Easter Mom
Designer - Marilynn and Jackie's Collectibles

Progress 01/03/21

As always, thanks so much for stopping by,

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 09/20/20

 Hi there everyone! How are you doing?

Are the temperatures dropping where you live announcing the beginning of fall? It will be arriving this week, on Tuesday I think. We are still in the 90s here but we drop way down to the 70s over night. LOL

I just have a quick post this evening. I worked on "A Year of Celebrations" for the SAL with Mary over at Stitching Friends Forever.

A Year of Celebrations

October

Designer - Hands On Design

Mini Finish 09/20/20

Next week I will have a new start to show you. I will be starting the frame for the FREE Halloween SAL from Stitchonomy. If you are interested in it you have until the 23rd to sign up!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 08/09/20

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope that everyone was able to have a great crafty week.  Next week school starts here which will bring everyone an entire new experience. Jacob will be going to school via Zoom and just like being in class he has to sit there in front of the monitor for the entire school day. I think it may be a bit difficult for kids to sit in front of the laptop all day without getting antsy but we will have to see how it goes since that seriously beats the alternative of in person class.

A Year of Celebrations

September

Designer - Hands On Design

Mini Finish 08/09/20

I changed a couple of things on this one like his glasses for one; they had them outlined in brown which of course couldn't be seen on that dark green floss. Also where it says ABC 123 it was suppose to say Aa Bb Cc Dd Ed with the Ee on the other side of the books. I was thinking that whenever I say "Go to school and learn your ABCs" at the end of the sentence gets added "and 123s" not D and E" so I changed that too and am pretty pleased with it. 

A couple of weeks ago Astrid showed her new needle minders and I told her I would show mine soon.

I made my own needle minder board (with the help of Jacob and Tia) a while ago because I **might** have gone a tad bit overboard buying minders.

If you are interested here are the pictures showing how I did it:

First I bought these magnetic bulletin boards from Ikea. These were not the first boards I bought; I had been to Ikea and looked at lots of boards but didn't buy them then because I was still shopping around. Then the first ones I ordered were NOT magnetic, so it was back to the drawing board to get it right.

These are the things I used to glue the two boards together. I tried lots of other things (crazy glue, super crazy glue, super gorilla glue) before this glue but nothing else worked! Thank goodness for E6000!!

 

               


















I had to have Jacob clamp them together because I couldn't even open the stinking clamps let alone get them attached to the boards! We had to weigh them down because as soon as we let them go after clamping them together they flew up and tried to close like  a book!

It had to stay clamped for three days to make sure the E6000 stayed set and what do you know; it worked! YIPPEE

Tia hung it on the wall. We had to use Command Hooks to hang it. If you have ever lived in or visited Tuscon then you know that the wall here are mostly made out of brink, cement and adobe which is not really hammer and nail friendly and we have broken many drill bits trying to hang stuff here.

The cabinet to the right of the boards is where I store most of my cross stitch charts.

A couple of years ago I assembled this puzzle and glued it together in anticipation of this project!

 

I attached it (not to centered!) to the boards with Command adhesive strips.

And here it is displaying my

Needle Minder Collection!

I told you I went a bit overboard!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 07/11/20

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had an awesome week and that where you live it is not to hot for you!

We had a hot week this week and are expecting another one coming up. Luckily we get to stay inside with the AC so it doesn't really bother me to much.

But what that means to me is... Stay inside, binge watch something (if you can find anything worth watching that you haven't seen before) and stitch! YAY  So that is what I did.

I started and finished the next section of

A Year of Celebrations

August

Designer - Hands On Design

Mini Finish 07/11/20

Now I need to go look in the WIP Box to see what jumps up and into my hand for next week.

So until next week; stay cool, stay safe and keep stitching

and thanks for taking a peek at my stitching!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 04/12/20

Hello Friends!

I hope that you had a wonderful Easter celebration!

I had to go out yesterday to drop my car off for it's regularly scheduled maintenance and it seemed so strange not to see other cars on the street, malls and popular restaurants with empty parking lots and no people walking anywhere! It makes you feel sad when you think of the reason for all this and the way it is affecting people and the economies around the world. I pray that it will be over soon and that "life" will return to better than normal soon and that people will come out of this kinder and more considerate of others.

This week I stitched up the next section of A Year of Celebrations!

A Year of Celebrations

May

Designer - Hands on Design

Mini Finish 04/11/20

As always, thanks so much for stopping by,

stay inside, stay safe and keep crafting and I'll

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 03/22/20

Hello everyone!

I hope that you are all having a great (and safe) week regardless of the world around us at the moment and that you are finding plenty of time to stitch and craft.

I just have a quick little post today!  This week I stitched the April section of the Celebrations chart. These are pretty quick stitches that I enjoy because they are so colorful!

A Year of Celebrations

April

Designer - Hands on Design

Mini Finish 03/21/20

Now it's time to move on to something else... wonder what will come out of the box?? 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

stay safe and I will see ya next week

with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 02/23/20

Hey Friends!

Thanks for joining me for another Sunday and another update!

It seems that I forgot (I told ya'll I have been absent minded lately) to post my February finish for A Year of Celebration, so here it is.

A Year of Celebrations
February
Designer - Hands on Design

Mini Finish 02/10/20

And then here is my most recent month.

A Year of Celebrations

March
Designer - Hands on Design

Mini Finish 02/22/20

I am participating in an SAL with my "Stitching Friends"; Mary and RJ with this series. They will be posting an update featuring all of our March stitches around the end of the month so you may want to check their page then to see them!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 02/09/20

Hi everybody!

Last week I showed you the January section of A Year of Celebrations but it was not quite finished. Well here it is again completed!

A Year of Celebrations

January

Designer - Hands on Design

First Stitch 01/28/20

Mini Finish 02/04/20

Then I started working on February right away.

A Year of Celebrations

February

Designer - Hands on Design

First Stitch 02/05/20

Progress as of 02/09/20

I just knew that it would be finished quickly but that box of chocolates was a pain in my sweet tooth!! I am going to try and finish this up tomorrow.

I have decided to join RJ and Mary over at Stitching Friends Forever with their SAL on this piece. This month they will stitch up March and they plan on always stitching the upcoming month whereas I was stitching the current month. I am going to try to squeeze in March before the month is over so we will be on the same section. If anyone else is interested in joining us please go over to their blog and let them know! The more stitchers the merrier!!

Thanks for stopping by,

see ya next time!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 02/02/20

Evening Friends!

I do hope that everyone had a great stitchy week. I think my January has been a bit mixed up due to the fact that I was not keeping track of the dates and what I was supposed to be doing!

Anyways, when I finally realized the date, the month was darn near over and I had not even started my monthly stitch! Uh oh... So I got to work on it and January is just about finished and I love how colorful it is looking.

A Year of Celebrations

January

Designer - Hands on Design 

First Stitch 01/28/20

Progress as of 02/02/20

Just an FYI - If you have this in your stash you may want to check the designer's website to see if your chart is affected by the color typo they have listed there!

Hope to have this piece finished up tomorrow and then I can start on February.

Knowing that I wanted to stitch this set on a brownish colored fabric that was sort of like the shade of Jingles I decided to try my hand at tea dying a piece of fabric again.

I think it came out a pretty color and I am very happy with it.  I have soooo much white fabric in my stash that I hate to buy more if I can dye it myself!

I followed The Twisted Stitcher's Baking and Basting technique which has some pretty simple instructions. 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 03/11/18

Evening Friends!!

This week I have been a busy little stitcher!

I had two new starts that I finished and worked on a WIP! Amazing what you can do when you limit your time on the computer and social media.

First up is

Well Hello There!

February

Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 03/05/18

Last Stitch 03/05/18

Then I stitched

Well Hello There!

March

Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 03/06/18

Last Stitch 03/09/18

Then I worked on the WIP

Christmas Rules

Fa La La

Rule Three

Designer - Lizzie*Kate

Progress as of 03/11/18

I stitched Rule Three.

Now to find out what is up next in the WIP Box!

So many pieces still waiting for a little attention.

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/14/18

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope everyone is still stitching away on their plans for the year! I always love the beginning of the year as it is full of excitement and hope of finishing lots of projects!

First up, a finish!

Well Hello There!

January

Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 01/07/18

Last Stitch 01/11/18

I love this series because they are such quick stitches.

Next up is a one of my new starts for the year.

Christmas Rules

Designer - Lizzie*Kate

First Stitch 01/12/18

Progress as of 01/14/18

I don't know if you can see the start of a snowman over there on the left right above the snow? I think I am about to rip him out and change the color to B5200 the DMC Bright White. Right now it is a cream color and I didn't think of a floss toss before I started. At least it is a quick and easy fix but I will probably still use the DMC 712 for the letters because they will be boxed in with other colors.

Normally I switch projects on Mondays but I am keeping this out since I started it late in the week and I want to rip out the snowman while it is on my mind!

Next weekend is hermiting weekend! YAY So be ready to hermit and stitch the weekend away and I will be looking forward to your hermitting posts!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/07/18

Hello all!

I hope your 2018 is off to a great start in every way. Mine seems to be as I have been busy stitching, organizing and planning!

My first finish for the new year is...

12 Days of Christmas

Day 12

Twelve Drummers Drumming

Designer - Margaret Sherry

First Stitch 11/28/17

Last Stitch 01/02/18

and here is another finish!

Well Hello There!
December 
Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 01/03/18
Last Stitch 01/07/18

I also organized my WIPs for the New Year and cut new fabric for what I plan on starting. Here is my WIP Box all nice and neat for the new year.

On the front of the box the "First Out, Last In" is a reminder to myself NOT to go digging thru the box for what I want to stitch. The only exception to that will be things that have a monthly goal like the Christmas Ornie SAL. I plan on stitching L*K's Christmas Rules which does not really fit neatly into the themes but Kaye has graciously allowed me to join again this year! Yay, hope that helps me stay on schedule with that piece!

If you are interested in joining the

Christmas Ornie SAL for 2018

please click on the icon below and join the fun!

Speaking of SALs, if any of you are still looking for an SAL

to join for 2018 Loretta has made a list here on her page. 

Stitching the Night Away SALs to Join!  

Good luck at only joining one. I am still looking over the list "just in case" I don't have enough in my WIP Box as it is!

Well now I am off to start Well Hello There! January.

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching
see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 11/12/17

Oh my goodness, can you believe that last week I totally forgot to mention that I am featured as

The Blogger of the Week!

Jo of Serendipitous Stitching features a new blogger every week or so and it was my turn to have my interview published. Jo also runs tons of Blog Hops throughout the year as well as the Hallowe'en Ornie SAL; she is a very busy lady!

I guess I forgot when I was doing my big Happy Dance!  Go on over and check it out and find out more about me although I usually tell it all anyways! LOL

Now for the stitching...

This week I have not one but two quick finishes! 

First up the next kit in the Well Hello series arrived in my mailbox this week,

Well Hello There!
November
Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 11/08/17
Last Stitch 11/10/17

and next I found this in the bottom of the WIP box and I thought "Where did this come from and why is it not finished?" So, I decided to finish it up for this Christmas. 

Bertrum and the Tree
Wizzer
Janlynn

This is how it looked when I found it

and here it is the next day all finished
 
 Last Stitch 11/12/17

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

And remember these words:

Kindness is the greatest beauty that you

can have, so take some time to be kind!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 10/08/17

Well there were no frogs in my stitching this week; thank goodness! Instead there were two finishes this week - yay me!! Finishes is the F word I prefer 😊

First up I have...

Well Hello There!

September

Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 10/01/17

Last Stitch 10/06/17

And next we have

Well Hello There!

October

Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 10/07/17

Last Stitch 10/08/17

Next up will be Day 10 in the

12 Days of Christmas series!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

And remember these words:

kindness is the greatest beauty that you

can have, so take some time to be kind!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 10/01/17

Well it took me the entire month of September (less one day) to stitch up this little ornament, but she is finally finished!

12 Days of Christmas

Day 9

Nine Ladies Dancing

Designer - Margaret Sherry

First Stitch 09/01/17

Last Stitch 09/29/17

I really don't know why these ornaments started giving me such a hard time every month but here is hoping that number 10 will be smooth sailing!

Now to take a little break from the ornaments, tonight I started on this one...

Well Hello There!

September

Hands On Design

Progress as of 10/01/17

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

And remember these words:

kindness is the greatest beauty that you

can have, so take some time to be kind!