My Sunday Stitchy Update 12/21/25

Evening Everyone

Uh oh, Christmas is really sneaking up all of a sudden! I have to hurry up and get finished. The ornaments always seem to take me so long or maybe it is because it doesn't get cold where I live and so I don't realize that Christmas is here!  Trust me, I don't miss the cold but it does help move you along once you realize it is winter. 


So this week I FINISHED stitching the Santa chart, thank goodness. 

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

Personally, I think he turned out pretty cute! 

This week I put in the last 239 stitches.

So I still need one more ornament for my grandson. So I was flipping through some old Just Cross Stitch magazines and found Santa's Apron. I showed my daughter and we decided would be perfect for him since he is always cooking and baking.

 Santa's Apron
(picture from Just CrossStitch)

Always Time To Stitch
 

Only got in one day on this new start but added 145 stitches.

Then on Saturday I assembled the 3D ornaments! They were pretty easy to do and I LOVE them! I like them so much, I may look for more to do! LOL

And that is that for the week.

This week I need to get Santa's Apron finished and I will be ready for Christmas. Are you all ready? 

I hope you enjoyed seeing my work for the week. 

Have a safe and wonderful week and I hope to see you next Sunday!

Merry Christmas Everyone!
I hope you are on Santa's good list.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 12/14/25

 Good Morning Everyone, 

Well nothing really happening here; sorry. Just Christmas ornaments again and again every week! I know that I am pretty bored with them and I figure that you must be too! LOL  Soon Christmas will be here and I won't have to talk about them each week! 

I finally finished the stitching on the Santa and now I have started the backstitch, Still no 3D penguin for the the grandson but I did find a cute penguin I think I will do for him and an apron that my daughter liked since he is quite the baker. He bakes more than we can eat!

Here is Santa...

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

During the past two weeks I put in a little more than a 1,000 stitches.
I think he looks like a cutie and he was worth all the time I put in on him.

Are you finished with your Christmas shopping? This year has been a strange on when it came to me doing my shopping. I just couldn't seem to get into it. I bought stuff for my daughter because she is easy, she just wants clothes for work. The boys are a bit harder so I guess I will buy each of them something or another this next week. Life was much easier when they were smaller. 

 
Well, thanks for stopping by.
Stay  safe, happy and stitching next week.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 11/30/25

Morning Everyone, 

I hope today find you well! There is nothing exciting happening around here, just a whole lot of stitching going on! 

I have been busy working on Santa. I am almost finished with his face and all the little details around him and then I will just have the red from his jacket left to stitch. I am "hoping" to finish it this week.

Here is his progress. 

Santa 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

Put in 617 stitches this week but as you can see all that unstitched space needs to be stitched red. 

Once I finish him I am going to TRY to draw the penguin. I have asked a few people that I know but, nobody has gotten back to me.  I think I my have to end up doing a different style ornament for him. This will be the first year that their ornaments don't match each other. I feel sad but I am sure he won't mind. 

Thanks for stopping by!

I appreciate it, especially since I have been lax on blog visits. 

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 11/02/25

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 10/19/25

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 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!   💜

My Sunday Stitchy Update 08/31/25

Well that is another month in the books; August is over, done with, gone!! We have finally had our temperatures drop to under 100° an now we are just waiting for some rain. 

During the week I tried to stitch the Snowman and he is giving me lots of trouble! I am constantly putting in stitches and taking them out, over and over again! I hope to FINALLY get that scarf right soon! 

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

  

I manage to get in 177 stitches. I am not sure they stayed in but I tried!

I also worked on Mr. King's House on Friday, It was a nice break from the snowman, even if it was only for  day! 

Stephen King House

The Witchy Stitcher

Added 128 stitches to this one.

And that is all I have for this week!

We can still use some prayers for my brother Glenn, if you can.

He has an incurable cancer and was put into hospice. They seem to be keeping him heavily medicated and he can't really hold a conversation. I am so upset over this situation that I just keep on breaking out in tears. I am praying for him to have the strength to get through this without the constant pain as his cancer has spread throughout his body. We thank you for any prayers said on his behalf. 

Thanks for stopping by,

I hope to see you next Sunday.

My Sunday Stitchy Update 08/24/25

Hello Everyone! I hope you had a great week! I had a pretty good week myself.  

I want to say thanks for telling me about your favorite genre of books. It was interesting to see how similar many of our likes are! Some of the more popular ones are Stephen King, mysteries, cozy mysteries along with biographies and the list goes on and on.

Now for the important stuff!

This week I stitched on three different projects. I don't remember if I mentioned that I needed to finish the penguin for J's birthday in September or not but I did get all the stitching on that done! To be honest, it was almost finished already but until you put in that last X, it is not ready to go! Now I need to FFO it so it will be ready for gift giving time. First though I need to decide how I should finish it.

Penguin Ice Slide

Daily Cross Stitch
 
Added the final 224 stitches!

Then I decided I wanted to add some color to Stephen King's House. Unfortunately, the next color was brown! But I think as long as I am nor using more black, it should be just what I needed! I think that it will help me keep track of where I am a little easier. 

Stephen King House

The Witchy Stitcher

I added 172 stitches this week.

And last but not least for the week I worked on the Snowman 3D Ornament. Today I finished what I will call the bottom snowball, tomorrow I think I will start on the pretty blue scarf.

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

Put in an additional 362 icy stitches this week.

So what is everyone else working on? If you stitch Christmas gifts, what do you stitch? Larger  Christmas scenes, cards, something personal, stockings, ornaments or something else? Have you started yet?? As of today; Sunday, August 24th you have 123 days until Christmas! I think that means you should get started! For some reason, I always seem to pick ones that need lots of stitches so I need plenty of time.  

This week I plan to catch up with some blog reading but before that happens, I just wanted to say

THANKS

for stopping by! So until I see you again, stay safe and out of trouble!

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My Sunday Stitchy Update 08/17/25

A new week, same charts, new Xs!  

I am TRYING to make progress on the snowman ornament but there is soooo much WHITE! LOL  I get tired of looking at it! I think that this week I will need to finish stitching the Penguin for Jacob's birthday card! It is coming up in September, so I need to get busy.

Snowman 3D Ornament

The World of Cross Stitching

This week I add 586 stitched to the snowman
and I think I have a million left!

This week I also continued with my Stephen King House. There are so many black stitches that I have to count and recount and sometimes count again to make sure I have the right number of stitches in the right spot. So anyways, this is what I am stitching at the mall this week. 

Stephen King House

The Witchy Stitcher

I only put in 134 stitches in 2 days this week.
Guess we were talking to much again!

Do any of you read Stephen King books? What is your favorite genre of books? Me; I like true crime, mysteries and police procedure type books. I also enjoy some autobiographies, and a good sappy love story every now and then! Sounds like I will read most anything! When I was still working, I switched to audiobooks since I could listen to them while I did my work. I also find I can get more books in this way! If I remember to update Goodreads, then you can always see what I am reading at the top of the column on the right. If you are a member (it’s free) there request my friendship so I can see what you are reading!

Nothing else exciting happening here except we finally got rain, but I don't think it was enough. So, I hope we will get some more soon. Plus, I love a good rain. We are still dealing with the reason for the prayer request; we have appreciated all the prayers but please don't stop if you can see to it in your heart. THANK YOU

Stay safe and I hope to see you next Sunday.

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