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Completed Project: Home Sweet Home
I’ve had sick babies all week. Monkey had an ear infection. Owlet had a throat infection with throat ulcers. We’ve sat on the couch and watched television more than we should. I finished a little...
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Weekly Progress: Lily Pond #1
This is another kit. That’s kind of weird because I mostly get my cross-stitch patterns out of magazines. This kit has a lot of muted colors and the thread has been a nightmare to sort. I did get a...
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Weekly Progress: Alphabet
I haven’t been working on my Holly Hobbie the past couple of weeks. We’ve been on the go a lot, so I’ve been taking some charts and threads that were portable with me. This alphabet is from the World...
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Weekly Progress: In the Pond
I feel like I’ve made some good progress on my project this week. I’ve been working on the boat, the pond and some lily pads. I’m sure you can tell that I’ve worked through some of the backstitching...
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Weekly Progress: In the Pond
I’m excited! This week I have finally finished the middle section of this piece and have started on the last third. Yay!! Can you tell that Hollie isn’t the only person in the boat now?
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New Threads and Cloth
I’m getting ready for a new project. It’s a Halloween stitch of a witch. I’m trying to get Hollie mostly finished, so I won’t feel too guilty about starting it, but I did buy the cloth and some...
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Weekly Post: In the Pond
I decided that it would be a good idea to take my project out of the hoop for this week’s picture. I haven’t had much time to work on it, so I haven’t made much progress, but this is the first time...
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Trick-or-Treat
I’ve abandoned my Hollie Hobbie. I feel a little guilty because I was over 3/4 of the way through, but I’ve completely lost my stitching mojo for it. It’s all the detailed backstitching and french...
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Weekly Progress: Completed Stitch!!
I finally finished Trick-or-Treat on Sunday! I didn’t post a weekly update last week because I was hoping to have a completed project to share each day. Here she is: I’ve been helping Rose craft a...
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Cross Stitch Update
I finished another little piece this week. I don’t know the actual name of the project, but it’s a DMC design. I’m calling it “Boo!” This is cross-stitched on 14 count aida, and the finished size is...
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Cross-Stitch Update: Floral Parrot II
I’ve been wanting to bring my weekly cross-stitch post back to the blog for a couple of months, but I haven’t made any time for stitching lately. So, I worked some on my cross-stitching this week...
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February Cross-Stitch Update
I’ve still only worked on one project this month, but I’m starting to see the end on it and I’m getting excited. The project that I’m working on is Parrot Floral II, and I’m working on the lower...
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March Cross-Stitch Update
I’m kind of disappointed. I thought I would be finished with Parrot Floral by now. I even delayed my cross-stitch update by a week so that I’d have more time. I’m still working on the last quadrant...
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April Cross Stitch Update
I feel like jumping up and down! I finished Parrot Floral II last week! Here is a quick view of the finished stitching. I’ve still got to see if there are any spots to clean and iron it. My plan...
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May Cross-Stitch Update
I’ve had a productive month this month, and I have finished several little projects. The first was “Festive Rudolph,” and he was a free card that I got with a World of Cross-Stitching magazine. As...
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