My Sunday Stitchy Update 03/08/26

Morning! I hope that everyone got enough sleep last night since the clocks had to move ahead!! I am glad that I don't have to deal with that anymore; all that moving the clock forward and backward can be annoying! 

This week I had a bit of an accident! We only have ONE step in front of our home and I managed to fall right off it and spend hours in the emergency room! I was holding on to my walker and somehow the walker took off before I was ready to go. I was holding on to my walker pretty tightly and so I managed to fall on top of it while hitting the driveway. 

This is how I looked! 

It is still pretty painful and I hope it is finished looking worse before it gets better! My daughter showed the Doctors the Ring video and they said I was lucky there was no concussion or breaks because I hit the ground so hard. I can finally hold my eye open most of the way now so I hope I can drive. 

Shades of Gold

Northern Expressions Needlework

Designer - Nicole Dostal

I still managed to stitch though! I would stitch a little, rest my eyes with the compress on them and then stitch again. I was even able to get in a page finish! 

  

I put in 735 stitches this week.

That is five finished pages and seven to go!

As for books, I didn't get much reading or listening in this week. I am only half way finished with Kamala Harris' book 107 Days. I plan (I hope) on finishing it this week. 

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!

Stay safe out there in the world.

Love to you all!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 03/01/26

Well, what a temperature change we had here; we were in the high 80s and low 90s this week! I think Tucson even set some records for high temperatures this past week. I enjoyed the heat very much!! I hope it wasn't just a sneak peek but I think it was. 

Shades of Gold

Northern Expressions Needlework

Designer - Nicole Dostal

Last Sunday I spun the wheel and it landed on a piece I haven't stitched on for a long time, Shades of Gold. The last time I stitched on the piece was in April 2025! 

I was very happy to pick it up again and once I figured out where I was I got right to stitching! 

 

I put in 874 stitches this week.

And that is it for the stitchy part of my week.

I finally finished The Gunslinger by Stephen King. It took me a bit but I did it, I am going to try the second book in series soon. Right now I am listening to 107 Days by Kamala Harris. I haven't listened to much yet but I will get back to it this week. Then a stitcher in our group brought me a Mary Higgins Clark book (I forgot the title) that I will probably read next. 

Thank you so much for being here. I caught up on a bunch of emails last week and am hoping to do the same again this week. One problem is I feel I get so much junk mail and I am trying to unsubscribe from a lot of it.  I guess it may be due to being election year here and all of a sudden I have lots of politicians who care about me or rather my vote! LOL 

Well, I think I am going to skip spinning the wheel this week and stitch some more of The Shades of Gold.  See you around the web somewhere or back here next week. 

Take care and stay safe!

Look at there... another quick and short post! I kind of like that. 

My Sunday Stitchy Update 04/13/25

Welcome Everyone!  I hope your week has been awesome! We are having a great week here in Tucson, especially if you like warm weather. We had a temperature of 100𝇇 F on Friday and broke two records that day. The first record was because we had a record high temperature (the previous was 99𝇇 F) and the other was that it was the earliest date in the year for triple digit temperatures. Though it was 100 it really didn't feel very hot so the weather was nice. 

I am still playing SPRINGO this week and the following is what I stitched for it. 

First up with the number 18 was the penguin piece, I had also worked on it the day before (first picture here). He seems to be going pretty slow for such a small piece.

Penguin Ice Slide

Daily Cross Stitch

I put in 107 stitches

Next was number 21 which was for the letter R! That means I was able to pull out the Twisted Rainbow Sampler to work on for a bit. It looks like next time it is out I may be moving to the next page! 

Twisted Rainbow Sampler

Northern Expressions Needlework

103 stitches went in this time.

After that the caller announced the number 12 which for me is the letter P for the designer Peppermint Purple and the the Annual Blackwork SAL. I am currently on the April 2024 installment of the fills. I would like to be able to do a couple of months at a time so I can finish it before the end of this year and get a start on the 2025 version because you know, there is always room for one more piece! 

2024 Blackwork SAL

Peppermint Purple
 

This time I was able to add 109 (218) stitches.

Then the number called was 26 which is in column G. This means the Shade of Gold piece is up! After I stitched it the first time the next number was also in the same column which is super convenient for me. This piece has some interesting designs in it. At one time I wanted to do all twelve of these charts but I don't think I would ever make it. This is the second one and I'm sure you guys see how long that is taking me! LOL

Shades of Gold

Northern Expressions Needlework

Designer - Nicole Dostal
  

210 stitched were added to this one.

Then I have this one next which is sooo close to being done! The number was 11 and the letter was O for Oliver. 

Quilt Block Sampler

Stitching the Night Away

Loretta Oliver

 

Added 102 stitches this time.

And last but not least for the week I worked on the Nintendo piece Contra. There are so many trees and leaves in this square that it is driving me a little crazy! 

Nintendo

Contra

Armada Designs

Added 100 stitches for the dark green leaves.


Well that is it for this week.

I hope you have a wonderful week coming up.

Take care and stay safe and I

will see you again next week!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 07/14/24

Welcome to my world! Nothing to exciting has been happening here except heat, rain and repeat! Now as everyone knows; I love the heat but this summer it seems to be pretty brutal since it doesn't seem to be letting up. I know I shouldn't complain though because it will be over with sooner than we know and then I will be wishing for it!  

This week I managed to get in quite a few stitches! 

First up is the I Stitch Sampler. 

I Stitch Sampler

Rhona Norrie
Rhona Norrie Designs
  
Progress 07/07/24
219 stitches add to this one!
That letter S took a lot of stitches to work up!

Then I spun the wheel and it was time to work on the pretty rainbow! I just love the way the designer moves from one color to another. The colors look so great together. 

Twisted Rainbow Sampler

Designer - Northern Expressions Needlework

  
Progress 07/09/24
Added 202 stitches this week

Next up was the snowman! It takes a long time to see any progress on this piece because of all that confetti but I am going to keep going and going... 

The Enchanted Christmas Snowman

Artist - Dona Gelsinger

Heaven and Earth Designs

Progress 07/13/24

Added 202 stitches this week.

These are the most encouraging pictures here this week as I can really see some progress!

And finally, the Vase of Flowers bookmark!

Vase of Flowers

Durene Jones

 
Progress 07/12/24
142 Stitches added in so I need to add in a few more.

And that is all my stitches for the week! 

Now during this upcoming week I will be checking over my projects in order to make sure I am ready to #StitchTheSummerOlympics Katie over at Jeremiah's Mom found a fun little challenge to do whether you watch the Olympics or not. I guess it is not really a challenge but more of a guide to follow because you don't have to stitch everyday and nothing is required of you but to have fun! It is a way for stitchers to connect, have fun and share their love of stitching with one another. I think it will be fun!!  If you are interested or just curious check out the post about with Katie (a different Katie LOL) over at The Naptime Stitcher on Instagram!  I hope you can join in! 

Well I am sure that is more than enough for today!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will come back to see me next week!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 06/30/24

Hi there! Hope everything is going well with you and that you had a great week. 

This week I am going to make a quick and short post because I have some stuff to do with Tia! 

Last week I showed you my start on the Twisted Rainbow Sampler. After I posted I stitches on it just a little bit longer and here is how it looks now. 

Twisted Rainbow Sampler

Designer - Northern Expressions Needlework

Progress 06/23/24
added another 156 stitches

I love how the colors go from one to another. After that I decided to do some work on the one about a home being wherever your dog is. This is a pretty easy one with no color changes! And since I was going to meet my group of stitching friends it makes good sense with all the talking and distractions. 

Home is Where the Dog Is

Daily Cross Stitch

 

Progress 06/26/24

204 stitches added this week.

I am slowly making progress! Also during the last couple of days and in between stitches, I had to frog my blackwork piece, One Hundred Days of Tiny. Last week I mentioned that I kept looking at it thinking something was wrong with it and I finally figured it out what it was! I was stitching with one thread and then when I picked it up again I started using two threads. 

One Hundred Days of Tiny

The Steady Thread

  

Progress 06/28/24
even after the frog visit it ended up with 146 stitches this week.

So that is it for the week!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

 
Have a good week and if you are in the States
enjoy the 4th of July while staying safe!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 03/24/24

Happy Sunday Everybody!  I hope it has been a great week for you. It has been pretty good for me. Our weather is warming up which I love and I also managed to get in lots of stitches on five different pieces.

The Flower A Day

Designer - Carolyn Manning

CM Designs

Progress 03/18/24
170 Stitches

Quilt Block Sampler

Artist - Loretta Oliver

Designer - Stitching the Night Away

Progress 03/19/24

171.5 Stitches

Flowers of the Month

June, Wild Rose

Designer - Ellen Maurer-Stroh

Progress 03/21/24
165 Stitches

Rabbit Silhouettes

Daily Cross Stitch

   
Progress 03/22/24
273 Stitches

Shades of Gold

Designer - Nicole Dostal

Northern Expressions Needlework

Progress 03/23/23
318 Stitches

So all these projects are on my acrostic list and I am almost finished with all my goals for March. Now it's just about time to make the April lists but only one of the phrases are ready so far. 

Can you believe it, next Sunday is Easter already! If I don't talk to you before then I would like to wish each of you a very Happy and Blessed Easter. 

Thanks for stopping by to see my progress; I appreciate it.

So until the next time happy stitching!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 02/04/24

This may be the quickest post ever! My whole house is sick; coughing, sneezing, watery eyes, stuffy nose. and on and on but I am sure you get the picture.  We have all been vaxed so I don't know what is going on other than I am TIRED of this stuff!!!!! 

This week I have stitched a few different things. 

First I added some more to Shades of Gold.

Shades of Gold

Designer - Nicole Dostal

Northern Expressions Needlework

Progress 01/28/24

Added another 292 stitches for a page finish.

Then I decided to get a little start on the bookshelf for the Temperature Library!

Temperature Library

Designer - Kristi DiClemente

Kristi’s Corner Needlework

I 'plan' on finishing the bookshelf first and then adding the books and knick knacks when I am done. So far I stitched 392 stitches on this piece toward my goal. 

Then I saw this little cute Valentine piece on the DailyCrossStitch.com page and thought it would be a quick stitch. Why do I EVER listen to myself when I think it will be quick? LOL 

Valentines
DailyCrossStitch.com

Progress 02/03/24

I stitched 241 stitches yesterday.

And that is a wrap for today. I have to go make a cup of tea for my throat, find my nasal spray so I can breathe, get some tissues for my nose, take a suppressant for the cough and a get under my warmest blankie for the chill. 

Thanks for stopping by everyone and I hope to
see you under better conditions next week!

Have a wonderful week.