Category Archives: Cross-Stitch

and those ~400 stitches are done. As mentioned before 18 ct Vintage Stormy Night (white?) with BeStitchMe’s silk pack. I think that is 8 down and 4 to go. and I am here on the Quick Quaker  

on the Fairy House – from Cottage Gardens Samplings 2024 Houses Series. I had blasted through the first 5 or 6, then had found other things I wanted to stitch more. They didn’t count as WIPs because I didn’t start … Continue reading →

ok, that is a really tacky post header, but since I started in the center and elected to stitch most of Lady Justice prior to stitching her head, hair etc, it is probably accurate she is 85% done (not counting … Continue reading →

is a pattern from the Blue Flower. I I started it on the 18th and finished it tonight. I swapped out colors and used what ever I could find,,,, this is what it looked like finished (I actually finished something…) … Continue reading →

was only 4965 stitches, The thread is a variegated from Live & Dye in LA with a name something like My Favorite Mistake. The fabric is 18ct Vintage Stormy Night. Yes, I have a lot of it, I really like … Continue reading →

I am posting this late and back dating it to when I actually finished this particular cutie. He is a present for a friend with a June birthday. And a tuxedo cat named Romeo. Since I won’t be seeing her … Continue reading →

My baby sister turned 72 yesterday. So when I was thinking about new projects – this horse came to mind. Partly, I will admit because I have a a lovely skein of multi color floss and I don’t want the … Continue reading →

there are times when a variegated thread is the answer. In this case, Dyeing for SAS in Jack. the 33xx stitches came out of one ten yard skein with a couple of strands left over. stitched with two strands on … Continue reading →

Every project for the last couple of weeks has been really, really complicated. I just needed something that was technically one color and not all that hard to do – So Phoenix from ArtMiska (PDF off Etsy) Stitched on 16 … Continue reading →

and here she is – I have yet to add the backstitching and beads. I have a tendency to do that all at once. So will wait till my other Mira is at the same point and do them both … Continue reading →

I was down to two WIPs – works in progress for those not of the stitching/craft persuasion. The first I planned as a long term projects; it is full coverage and is just not amenable to rapid progress, The other … Continue reading →