Weekly Stitching

I haven't posted that often lately so this week you are getting two installments. I had another finish so I just couldn't wait to show it. I started this project as part of Maynia and it is all finished!

100 Days-Lizzie Kate

Weekly Stitching

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend and was able to get in lots of stitches.

I participated in Maynia and started 18 projects in 18 days. It was a lot of fun and will definitely participate again. I will post all my starts here but for today, I just wanted to show one of my starts that I have finished already.

Faith Sheep Virtues-This is going to go on a quilt for someone.

What have you all been stitching on?

Stitch Maynia

Hello everyone! It has been a month since I have posted and I am not sure where the time went. I haven't been stitching much at all and so ready for my stitch bug to kick into high gear with Maynia.

I did work on a Mill Hill kit-Joseph-over the weekend.

I am very excited as this is the first year I have done Maynia where I will start the 18 starts in 18 days. I wanted to share with you the projects that I am starting. They aren't in the order I will start, I didn't pick certain days for a particular project, I will just grab one out of the bag each day to work on.

I can't decide which fabric for Darth Vader. What do you think?

Are any of you participating in Maynia? I would love to know what you are going to be starting.

Weekly Stitching, Haul and Retreat

Happy Monday! I hope you are all getting ready to celebrate Easter and hunt those eggs.

Early Americans-Little House Needleworks

Laura Plantation-Leslie Wristers

I haven't worked on this in a good while and picked it up this week. When I picked it back up I had only stitched a small amount of the tree going across so I got quite a bit done on this one.

My friend Nessie hosts a retreat at Lake Cumberland, here in KY, each year and this was my third year going. I had to use most of my time off for my surgery so I couldn't take off work on Thursday and Friday but it is fairly close to me so I went on Saturday. It was great fun seeing stitchers that I haven't seen since last year, meeting new ones that came for the first time, good food, much laughter and a bit of shopping and stitching.


Queen's Palace: Sarah Fealton, 1840-Victorian Rose Needlearts

Let Your Heart Be Light-Shakespeare's Peddler This project is a limited edition, exclusive pattern that was done just for Katrina Boyd to sell at retreats she is a part of. Click on her name and check out the retreats she has, so you can hopefully attend. They are great fun!

One of the stitchers brought a box of kits to giveaway and I got two.

I wouldn't typically stitch this but my husband loves to fish so it will be for him

Weekly Stitching and Haul

Good Morning! It looks like rain here today and according to the weather, rain is in our forecast for the next two weeks. But that means spring!

Early Americans-Little House Needleworks

I didn't stitch on this as much as I had hoped to because I started a new project.

I had been looking for the Queene Besse Chess Board by Leon Conrad and did not find it, so I purchased another one that I really liked. I love blackwork and this project was so much fun to stitch on.

ChessBoard-Blackwork Journey

I am stitching this on Galen 28 count linen by Under the Sea Fabrics. It was the February Fabric of the Month. I am using DMC Perle #12 in 310 for the stitched border and regular DMC 310 for the blackwork inside each square. It also called for a metallic of some kind to be added in some blocks and I have purchased a rust colored petite treasure braid to use.

It will look like this when finished.

Haul

I am so excited that I was able to find Medieval Majesty by Leon Conrad. I paid more for it than I normally would a pattern, but it is a very nice 50 page book with very detailed instructions for each section. I can't wait to get started on this but will be a little bit as I decide on fabric.

I hope you all have a great week filled with lots of stitches!

Americana SAL Blog

I am now a contributor on the Americana SAL blog where many stitchers contribute posts and share their Americana/Patriotic Stitching. I made my first post today and would love for you all to check it out and follow that blog.

You can click here to to check it out.

Weekly Stitching and Haul

I didn't stitch as much as usual this past week but I am still working on the Early Americans series. I am hoping I stay with this until I am finished. I should finish the Abigail Adams square tonight.

I saw a post on facebook from a stitcher that had closed her stitch shop and was going to be traveling with items for sale through my area so she came by our monthly stitch group meeting this past Saturday. Here is what I got.

I also got a few cards of a rust colored petite treasure braid but failed to take a pic.


I also received my February Fabric of the Month from Under the Sea Fabrics.

Sun Goddess and beads-Mirabilia

Barnyard Christmas-Prairie Schooler

Christmas Village-Prairie Schooler

Tidings of Great Joy-La D Da

I also got my February and March patterns for the Man of the Month SAL but failed to take a pic of those too.


And perhaps the joy of the week is that I was able to find this blackwork design that I wanted.

Medieval Majesty-Leon Conrad It is being mailed to me today!

What I am listening to: Revival by Eminem
What I am reading: By Gaslight by Steven Price and Foundations by Peter Ackroyd


I hope you all have a great week filled with stitches!