Market Goodies & 250th Stitching

 

I've been busy with finishing and other stitchy things but I did manage a wee patriotic finish. Isn't this a pretty little design? It's called Stitching Freedom by The Snowflower Diaries. I used all my favorites on this one: favorite fabric, favorite red, favorite blue, favorite green. I'm so pleased with how it turned out. Stitched on 28 ct. Natural Brown Undyed linen (Wichelt) using GAST Buckeye Scarlet, CC Cauldron, GAST Bayberry, and DMC Blanc. 

Market goodies arrived! I usually don't purchase much at Market but I did find several designs this year and of course I always get the cookbook. 

Quaker Snippets No. 3, With Thy Needle & Thread

Freedom Flock, Plum Street Samplers

Toile Flag, Quaint Rose Needlearts

Off to check my thread inventory for my new charts. I hope my favorite shops stocked up on reds and blues because *everybody* is going to be buying the same colors!

Happy Stitching!

Christmas Ornament Catch-Up!

 

Victory! Everybody gets cookies today to celebrate my accomplishment! I have finally caught up on my Christmas ornament finishing!

We got married at Christmas time and every year for the last 25 years I have stitched an ornament for each of us (Mr. Wonderful chooses his). Up until 2021 we always chose our ornaments from the annual Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue, but as that magazine has changed since it was sold, sometimes we find designs we like and sometimes we don't, so we choose from other sources.

Anyway, 2021 began a very stormy season in our lives, which lasted for several years, and while I was getting our ornaments stitched each year, I wasn't getting them finished. Five years of ornaments piled up. 

And I've finally got them all finished. (*sniffle*)

Enjoy a little Christmas in March!

2021 

Pig no longer available; teacup Sugar Stitches Design

2022

Owl no longer available; chickadee from my stash

2023

Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue; Polar Night Sighting also available here

2024

Lighthouse Cosford Rise Stitchery; Tis the Season JCS issue

2025

JCS issue, both are color conversions

Of all our Christmas trees, our handmade ornament tree is our favorite, and our collection has outgrown the tree we use for it. Mr. Wonderful and I were discussing the need for a bigger tree, and that was before I got all these finished!

Hope you enjoyed Christmas in March! Back soon!

Saturday Sampler: Bunnies and Babies Edition

 

Spring is springing around here, but before I get to that I want to thank you all for your kind and thoughtful comments on my last post. To reassure everyone, I'm NOT thinking of quitting. I just wanted to put some words of encouragement out into the universe for anyone who might be thinking they should quit, even though they enjoy it. Thank YOU for encouraging ME.

It's busy at my house. I'm cleaning, cleaning out, puttering outside and getting dirty, re-doing and streamlining my spring decor, planning my 250th stitching, shopping for Market goodies (good stuff this year!), working on Christmas Open House (!), and of course, taking care of Mr. Wonderful and the baby werewolves. They are busy as well, watching the birds and the squirrels, including the finches nesting on the front porch (more on that later). Lots of spring busyness happening here. 

I've got a few more non-stitchy posts coming up, but bear with me... I will get back to sharing stitching stuff! Hope you're all well and seeing signs of spring!

Happy Stitching!