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Showing posts with label xstitching. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Flowers in a Window

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It turns out that you can have a whole lot of fun with a free pattern, some thrifted aida, and a couple of skeins of ecru floss.  The...
Sunday, August 09, 2020

Remember Ripe Apples?

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One of my goals for the next few months is to tackle my pile of UFOs. The projects that I'm still actively working on are fine. So are ...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Finding a Way Through It....

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"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way throug...
Monday, June 22, 2020

I Stitched A Goose in a Dress

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Or maybe she's a duck. If you'd asked me last year I'd have told you that the last thing on earth I wanted to stitch was a goose...
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Saturday, June 06, 2020

Ecru Embroidery Floss on Navy Aida

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Who would have guessed that I could be so happy stitching with a single color of embroidery floss? Definitely not me!  After finishin...
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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Lobster Bouquet

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I absolutely adore this little piece!  The pattern is Lobster Bouquet , a free download from Ink Circles. The fabric is something I b...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

Ten Days into Stitch Maynia 2020

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My plan was to post every day or two and show all of my new starts with all of the details. Obviously that isn't happening so far.  ...
Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Stitch Maynia 2020

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Stitch Maynia has finally started and on day six  I already have six of my possible thirty one starts. I'm extremely happy about that, ...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

I Apparently Don't Know How Bats Work -- But I Stitched One

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I stitched a thing...  The pattern is Self Isolating Bat , and it's a free download from Night Spirit Studio. (And I just saw whi...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

House of Roses

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I stitched a thing and it turns out that I absolutely love red aida. Or maybe it's just this hunk of red aida that I must've picked...
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Sunday, March 01, 2020

Confetti Stitching Tips

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I've fallen into a happy rhythm where the confetti stitching is just working.  It's as fiddly and time consuming as always, but I c...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

A Flying Monkey, Oz the Great and Terrible, and Part of a Hot Air Balloon

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Is it weird to describe the Emerald City SAL as a quick stitch? Now that I've settled into it, I can get a part of the pattern done in ...
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Riolis SAL Update -- It's a Leaf!

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That slightly blobby green thing to the upper left is a leaf. It's reassuring to know what I'm actually stitching and to be working...
Sunday, February 09, 2020

Peer Pressure and the Emerald City SAL

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Some members of the PNW Stitchers recently decided to do the Emerald City SAL together and once I started seeing their pictures I remember...
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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Back Stitching As I Go

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I'm ridiculously in love with European Bistro and the more I stitch the harder it is to put down.  There are going to be miles an...
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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Stitching Along the Roofline

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I'm starting to remember what I loved so much about stitching buildings. They have edges and corners that make it easy to keep track of...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Riolis Stitch Along

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I've been collecting Riolis cross stitch kits for almost two years. Or maybe hoarding -- it's all in how you choose to define things...
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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Stitching Something New

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I gave myself permission to start one of the kits I got for Christmas now instead of waiting four months until Maynia.... I've be...
Sunday, January 05, 2020

Confetti Stitching

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This week, I'm enjoying the challenge of confetti stitching. While that lasts, I'll see how much progress I can make on Ripe Apples...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Hedgehogs in Lingonberries

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I guess we can hang it on the wall while I search for the perfect frame. I'm still loving the idea of a round one.  Kit: Hedgehog...
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