Happy Halloween!

 

Still busy in the sewing room! Here are a few more finishes. I just finished stitching these lovely cat's eyes, available here. Stitched on 28 ct. black even weave.

This is Happy Halloween by Silver Creek Samplers, mounted on a wooden plaque from Michael's and embellished with a bit of a branch from our yard and some wooden leaves. My notes on stitching this are in this post.

And here is a wee fox ghostie! Isn't he cute? From this Etsy shop and stitched on 28 ct. PTP Dawn.

From my previous post, more pics of these finishes, just because I think they're pretty.

Happy Halloween, Happy Stitching... and On To Christmas!

Fall Finishing & Framing (& Enabling)

I have been playing in my sewing room! Prepare to be enabled!

Squirrel freebie from The Blue Flower

Fancy Pumpkins is available here. (NOTE: I purchased mine from Etsy but the shop owner has since moved her business to her own website. I have not purchased from this website. ALSO: My changes to this design are in this post.)

Halloween Kitties, from an Etsy shop that is unfortunately no longer available. Stitched on PTP Dawn.

Fall Mandala available in this Etsy shop as a set of four seasons.

Spooky Village pulled from Halloween Quaker by Lila's Studio, stitched on 32 ct. PTP Murky.

Back to the sewing room! My finishing & framing sprees are few and far between and I have to make the most of them before life intervenes and I have to go do more "important" things, like... everything. Play whenever you can, y'all!

Happy Stitching!

The Best Season Has Arrived

 

Wee Fall Sampler

I'm still here and I have a wee finish to share! This is Mouse Sampler available in this Etsy shop.

I just went my own way on the colors and used Caron Collection Wildflowers on 28 ct. Natural Brown Undyed linen. From top to bottom:

Top border: Sedona Sunset

Stars (I added these): Quicksilver

Moon and sun: Old Gold

Clouds: Suede

Birds: Copper

Trees: Sedona Sunset, Copper

Sampler motifs: Bark

Houses: Quicksilver, Copper

Acorns: Gingersnap, Copper

Corn: Old Gold, Guacamole

Pumpkins: Marigold (orange only), Gingersnap

Mouse: Gingersnap, Coal

Bottom border: Bark

My dad has been in the hospital for several weeks (not the virus) and has just moved to a rehabilitation facility, so we've been coping with that amid the pandemic and related restrictions. It's a difficult time for a lot of people and I hope y'all are doing well and staying healthy, and enjoying your stitching. 

Spur of the Moment Fall Festival!

Grab a cup of tea and settle in, I have a lot to share! I was getting together some photos for a post and the number kept growing and growing. I thought about splitting them into a few different posts, and then I thought, "Nah. I'll just do one big, happy, autumn-y post!" 

Snuggle down... I've got a WIP, a wee finish, retail therapy finds, fall displays, fall freebies, and even a recipe. Here we go!

Are y'all feeling cozy now?

Here are some links in case y'all want any of these goodies to come live at your house. If there's anything else you see that you're curious about, just ask!

Autumn is Coming Mini Quaker (I'm stitching this on 32 ct. Flax and swapped out GAST Pebble for GAST Parchment.)

Rose Gold & Aqua Stork Scissors (this is the shop I purchased from, but these are available at other Etsy shops)

Counting pins are from Puntini Puntini. I don't know if this exact set is still available.

Autumn FREEBIE

October is my favorite color FREEBIE

Banana Bread recipe (I used 3/4 c. sugar and baked for 1 hour, covering with foil after 50 minutes. Make it a day ahead--it's better if it sits a bit.)

Bonus FREEBIES : Wonderful Fall and Goodbye Swallows

*****

Happy Fall, y'all!

Summer of Halloween Final Finish: Bat Pig!

 I said there'd be a pig, and here he is: Bat Pig!

I laughed out loud when I saw this design and in my book, that makes it a must-stitch. As you can see, I made a few changes. He's stitched on 28 ct. PTP Flash with most of the recommended threads. I used GAST Burnt Orange for the ground instead of green, to make it look a bit like fallen leaves, and the wiggly detail around the border is Weeks Jack-o-Lantern. And I added a wee bat button instead of stitching one. Very festive. And really, what Halloween display doesn't need a pig wearing a mask and bat wings? 

In other news, fall arrived rather dramatically on Tuesday. The temperature plunged into the 40's (from the 90's on Sunday!) and it rained and rained and rained. It was lovely! Tiger Lily took to her blanket donut, which marks the official start of fall.

I made one of my favorite soups. And we just savored the coziness of the first cold, rainy fall day. 

Thanks so much for all the well wishes following my food poisoning adventure. I'm fine now and stitching up a storm! It helps to get a lot of stitching done when the weather cooperates so nicely. There's nothing like a cold rain to get the needle flying. Except maybe a blizzard. But let's have fall first!