Showing posts with label Twisted Rainbow Sampler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twisted Rainbow Sampler. Show all posts

Sunday, April 06, 2025

My Sunday Stitchy Update 04/06/25

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are having a great day. Our weather is a beautiful 72° (22° C) so. I guess Spring is truly on it's way!  Hopefully it won't change it's mind! 

This month in a group I am in we are playing S P R I N G O which of course, is a variation of BINGO. The board is interesting; here is my starting board:


The seven columns were assigned the letter is in SPRINGO and we had to fill in the numbers below the letter and pick a project that relates to that letter (project name, designer's name, item in the picture). When a number is called you see what column it is in and stitch 100 stitches to the project for that column and post the days progress in our album in the group. So far it is fun! Katie over at Jeremiah's Mom is also playing the game. She stitches tons in a day so I have lots of confidence in her finishing her board. Our goal is to get vertical bingos with 5 squares or horizontal bingo with 7 squares. 

So let's see what numbers were called this week.

Up first was 30 which for me was under the letter O, which is for the designer Loretta Oliver. So I had to put in some stitches on my Quilt Block Sampler. I have not stitched on this one since February. I am on the last block so hopefully it will be finished SOON! Though I did see a section where I forgot to stitch around the blocks so I will have remember to go back and finish that too. 

Stitched 100 stitches on April 1st!


The next two numbers that were called was 31 and 08 which both fell under the letter R which I used for the Rainbow in the Twisted Rainbow Sampler. I put this one on my board because I have a long way to go on it and I want to get moving on it!

Added 100 and 102 stitches respectfully on 04/02 and 04/03.


Then on the 4th they called the number 27! So now I get to move on to the Seasonal Quilt, Autumn with the letter S. I thought this piece would go faster but all the colors in one quilt square certainly does take its sweet old time! 
Susan Powell of Laurel Susan Studio
Just Cross Stitch Autumn 2024
Added in 128 stitches


And to wrap up the week the number it was time for the number 28. That is under the letter I which is for Ice for the Penguin Ice Slide. As my followers probably already know any and all penguins are for Jacob since that is his very favorite animal. 

Added in 100 stitches.


And that is it for the week! I normally only stitch for an hour or so after dinner but I think I am going to try to squeeze in some stitches during the days after I do what ever I need to do around the house or else I will only be working on seven pieces for the entire month! 

This week we lost a fellow stitcher and my friend Deb Reik. She was not a blogger but she was on Facebook. We have been friends since way back in the Yahoo Groups Days. She lived in the next state over but her daughter lived here so I would see her and her family quite often. 
This is a picture of my long time friends.
Mary, Deb and Me.

Deb will be truly missed!


I am so thankful you were able to stop by for a quick minute or two to see what I have been doing. I hope you have a wonderful week coming up and you are able to get in lots of stitching. And remember to tell your friends and family that you love them. 

Stay safe and keep stitching.
💜💜💜     ðŸ’œ   ðŸ’œ   ðŸ’œ     ðŸ’œðŸ’œðŸ’œ
Love you guys

Sunday, February 23, 2025

My Sunday Stitchy Update 02/23/25

Good Morning Friends!  It has been a warm week here in Tucson and I am enjoying it! I talked to both of my brothers and one was expecting  inches of snow and the other expecting between six and nine inches and it was -7 degrees! I have experienced enough of those temperatures in my day to feel cold just by mentioning it! I am so glad I don't have to deal with them anymore. Though those temperatures do encourage staying in the house and stitching!

Do you prefer the cold or hot weather? By now I am sure you know I like the heat and the hotter the better! 

Luckily for me I still managed to stitch and here are my results!  

First on Sunday, I continued on the Enchanted Christmas Snowman from the day before. I am so glad I got this one organized for myself finally and I think I will finally make some decent progress on it. 

Added 103  stitches on 02/16/25.


After that I pulled out an oldie from the WIP Box that I love! I didn't stitch to much on it but I did get some stitching in on it. I love the way it looks when stitched.
Designer - Nicole Dostal
  
Put in 137 stitches on 02/17/25


Then I thought, it was time for a Christmas piece! It is just a simple piece but I think it is kinda cute and it will make a nice pillow to decorate with for the holiday. 

Artist - Ruth
  
I added to the lights with 187 stitches.


The next day I was pretty sleepy but I thought I should get in a few stitches so I could keep my streak going (1,146 consecutive days and still going!) so I picked up the rainbow. 

 
I only managed 42 stitches but they count!


The next day I decided to work on the Nintendo block for  couple of days. This is another one I really need to get moving on! So many pieces I have to stitch, but NEVER enough time. 

  
I got in 121 stitches on this piece. 


Now I am working on the Temperature Library. I finally finished the shelves and now I have to fill them up! I took out the skull for October because after discussing it with Tia; I am going to put the shelves in differently then the designer did.  

I want to rip out the stitches around the space on the very top also, so I can add more than the year for the date but I will need to see if they come out easily on this fabric. If not I will have to think of something else to do. 


Oh I almost forgot! I ordered a Needle Organizer for myself and I am overjoyed with it. I ordered it from the Etsy store Embrcraft. The shop owner was very nice and so easy to work with and answers questions promptly. 

Needle Organizer

This is the front.

He personalizes it with your name or whatever you
want there. He also has different fonts available.

This is the top of the organizer.
It has space for 100 needles. The holes are prenumbered so I will just 
put the numbers from the organizer on to my color key for easy reference. 


And this is the back of the organizer.
If you have a favorite saying, you can put it on the back instead of your
name on the front. I asked him could I have both the front and back
personalized and he was more than happy to accommodate me.

I highly recommend him! He also has other items for needleworkers for yourself
or a gift for a friend if you would like to take a peek here is his store's link
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Embrcraft

I am not receiving anything in exchange for this endorsement;
I am just a happy and satisfied customer.


Well, that is another week over, done with, gone.

I would like to thank you for stopping by and seeing what I have been doing this week.

Please stay safe and keep stitching and see you again soon!
💜   Love  to you all!   ðŸ’œ

Sunday, January 12, 2025

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/12/25

Welcome Friends! I hope you are having a great week. I am good and thankful. I had a crazy week but I came out of it on a positive note. 

If you are in the LA area I do hope you are in a safe space and I am definitely praying for you. Seeing all the devastation is truly heartbreaking and unbelievable. Please stay safe! 

So now let's move on to some happy news... the stitching! 

So the first thing I stitched was a new start! Because that was just what I needed, one more thing to stitch. I actually have a couple of other new small pieces lined up for January and then I want to concentrate on the pieces I have in the pile already before anything else gets started. I hope I can stick to that promise to  myself. 

So I found this piece in the Winter 2024 edition of the Just CrossStitch magazine and thought it fit my current mood so I added it to my stitching list. It also fit into my BBRINGO prompt called for the day which was number 14 "Stitch something with a bird." I think this bird is so cute! 

Love is Patient
Dirty Annie's
Just Cross Stitch Magazine
 
So I got a start of 102 stitches.


So the next BRRINGO number called was 16 and that prompt was "Stitch something that intimidates you." So I moved over to the rainbow because sometimes doing the line on the diagonal gets me confused so I need to stitch a little slower so I can make sure I am stitching in the right place. I do love this piece though with the vibrant colors and how she switched from one color to another. 

Added 150 twisted stitches


So on Wednesday the BRRINGO number caller called number 18. That prompt was "Stitch something that makes you want to bundle up", which is something I never want to have to do again but stitching it is ok! So this Winter SAL was the perfect fit for this one.

Designer - Alyssa
  
I drew some arrows to the area I stitched because it is hard to see.
I added 146 stitches to this one.


The next day the number 9 was called and it was an easy decision for me because I have been wanting to work on this one! The prompt was 'Stitch something that has a border' which led me to the Blackwork SAL!


 
I did manage to get in 100 stitches.


So after working on one of my favorites, I ended up moving to the one I dreaded. The number called was number 25 which was 'Stitch something with more than ten colors.' I had assigned the Dinosaurs to that number but with all the confetti I dread doing this one. 

 
I only managed 30 stitches in over two hours but 30 is 30 more than before.


Then for the last one of the week she called number 15. This number called for me to "Stitch something that you were inspired to start by someone else (tell us who inspired you!)" so it was another easy pick!  Tia, my daughter inspired me to do this one for her because she loves the Stephen King movies. She found it online and sent it to me asking could I do it for her and who am I to say I wouldn't stitch it for her!? 

It received 120 stitches.

So that is it for the week. Lots of little additions to many different pieces, but progress is progress. I hope to make some good progress next week. 

I am STILL cleaning up my stitchy stash which seems to take a long time but it took an even longer time to accumulate all this stuff. I guess trying to be realistic about what you will stitch in the future is time consuming, I hope to get through some more stuff again this week but will I ever be happy when I am finished. 

I hope you have a great week and don't forget to make some time for yourself!
Stay safe!!

See you next Sunday!