Another Update

May is flying by! I've been busy, as usual. Lots (24) of bears have been completely finished and delivered!

On the stitching front here are 3 finishes. I am working on some patriotic smalls and will finish-finish them all at the same time. I have to pull out fabrics and choose embellishments from the "depths" of my craft room closet and that is a chore! So, unless I just have to, I prefer to finish up several at a time.

Tree of Life

Graphs by Barbara and Cheryl

30 ct linen ivory   2 over 2

Olde Glory (Wee One)

Heart in Hand/Cecilia Turner

18 ct Davos oatmeal   2 over 1

July 4th

The Stitcherhood (free design found here)

32 ct Lugana ivory    2 over 2

I decided after stitching some of the border to just leave off. I like it better without...I think! 

And, finally, I received these beautiful flowers from my daughter and her family for Mother's Day/my Birthday!  They are beautiful and so fragrant!  

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20 Little Bears

 I managed to get 20 more bears finished up for Project Linus. I dropped them off yesterday. About 20 more to finish...

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Spring House Finish

 I needed a "carry along" project to work on away from the house.  And, I also needed something for Spring to to make into a pillowcase for my bench in the kitchen.  After rummaging in my pattern stash I found this old pattern and pulled it out. I wanted the design to finish up a certain size, which was perfect for 14 stitches per inch.  I really don't like stitching on 14 ct but this time it was necessary.  I had an old piece of 14 ct Aida the right color.  I have several new pieces of 28 ct Lugana and Monaco in that color as well for when I stitch 1 over 1, but I couldn't bring myself to cut into either piece!  Crazy, huh?  And...I can see the 14 ct better when away from home without good lighting!!

Spring House

The Needle and I

c. 1987

14 ct. Aida Khaki

2 over 1

And, I've also finished up some bears for Project Linus. 10 were dropped off in February and the other 10 will be going this afternoon. We still aren't meeting as a large group at the library, and haven't for a year now. But some of the group meets at a nearby park in the open, so I will be going this afternoon for a while.

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It's A Wrap For 2020 Stitching

 

 This was a crazy year! Only 19 finishes for the year and they were on the smaller side, too!  That's OK. I enjoyed every minute of stitch time!  I also made a bunch of bears for Project Linus...some finished and delivered and others crocheted but not stuffed yet.  Also, the sewing machine was dusted off and I got 6 quilts sewn for Project Linus.  I worked on a lot of jigsaw puzzles this year. I'd forgotten just how much I enjoy them! Hubby and I worked on our model train layout a lot this year, as well.  So, even though not a lot of stitch finishes, my days were very busy, and that's how I like them!!  I was bad at blogging, so I 'll post all the finishes now...

 Be Kind Be Happy Be Well

Lizzie * Kate

c. 2020

18 ct ivory aida

Our Daily Bread

La D Da

c.2005

28 ct. ivory Jobelyn 

Old Glory

Little House Needleworks

c. 2014

32 ct. lambswool linen

Jacobean Design (#15)

Jacobean Designs/Leisure Arts

c. 1980

18 ct. fiddler's aida

Ewe Be Well

Shepherd's Bush

c. 2020

32 ct. Lugana (I dyed with hazelnut shells)

 

Cornucopia

Book 65 "Acorns"

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1997

18 ct. khaki Davos

Squirrel

Book 65 "Acorns"

The Prairie Schooler 

c 1997

14 ct. fiddler's aida

Santa with Pineapple

St. Nicholas II

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1992

18 ct. khaki aida

Santa with Tree

St Nicholas II

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1992

18 ct. khaki aida

Santa 2000

The Prairie Schooler 

c. 2000

25 ct. mushroom Lugana 

1 over 1

Santa 2001

The Prairie Schooler

c. 2001

25 ct. mushroom Lugana

1 over 1

Santa 1991

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1991

25 ct. mushroom Lugana

1 over 1

Sleeping Beauty "Aurora"

Kandi Patterns/internet

c. ?

28 ct. white Jobelyn

Merry

Heart in Hand Needleart

c. 2019

14 ct. black aida

Nutcracker (#2)

Better Homes & Gardens/A Cross Stitch Christmas

The Season For Stitching

c. 1998

18 ct. white aida

Merry (2nd one I stitched)

Heart in Hand Needleart

c. 2019

16 ct. black aida

Rose

La D Da

c. ?

32 ct. ivory linen

Christmas Cheer Santa

Jim Shore

Mill Hill Kit

c. 2013

28 ct. tea Monaco

 

Joseph Manigault House

Rosalie R. Simons

c. 1976

22 ct ivory Hardanger

 

This house is in Charleston, SC, where we are from. It's now part of the Charleston Museum. Back when counted cross stitch was in it's infancy in the US, local designers began getting charts out in the new cross stitch shops.  In the beginning, they were on a single sheet of (graph) paper with hand drawn symbols. Sometimes the symbols were hard to decipher. That was the case with this one. Even though it's a very small design, I stitched and frogged several areas because I either couldn't make out the symbol or didn't like the way it looked. I had to look at the photo as I stitched.  I never did acquire all of the Charleston designs, but I have enough to finish off to use in a display.  Some I stitched, and a few were stitched by my Mama.

 

 

25 bears

 

10 bears

4 quilts

2 quilts

My ORT jar with 2019 and 2020! I forgot to empty last year, and it's packed really tight. 

During The Stay At Home Time

Well, it has been a while since I've posted!  So much has been happening, hasn't it?

Since having to stay mostly at home I feel like I've been really busy.  The days just seem to fly by!  I never get bored, as there is always something to do.  There is always something to clean, organize, re-organize and clean again!  HA!  Then there are the 3 meals every day and the clean up after...

My stitching has kind of taken a back seat recently...just couldn't settle long enough to really get into it.  But, I did manage to stitch up this cutie from Lizzie*Kate.  A freebie from her website designed for the COVID-19 pandemic.  So, I thought it would be appropriate to stitch it while staying at home.  It's really cute and I have plans to finish it to display in my bowl.

But, when I sit down in the evening after dinner, I have been crocheting more little bears for Project Linus.  (I am wanting to use up all the yarn in my craft room :) ) At last count, I have 70+ bears in various stages of completion.  I love the crocheting, but the finishing...not so much!

I had started a larger piece at the start of the new year.  A sampler that I really do love, but quickly lost interest in.  I think that I'm not enjoying such large pieces right now. Actually, I might be out of the larger designs...haven't really enjoyed one for quite a while now.  Soooo, maybe I'll stick to the smaller ones and clean out my stash and start letting things go...

Here are a few more recent finishes.

Clockwise, from upper left:

Be Kind  Be Happy  Be Well

Lizzie * Kate

c. 2020

Santa with Pineapple

St. Nicholas II

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1992

Old Glory

Little House Needleworks

c. 2014

Our Daily Bread

Lori Markovic/La D Da

c. 2005

I plan to make a little pillowcase for this next one. I'll use it on the kitchen bench.

Jacobean Design # 15

Jacobean Designs

Leisure Arts/Vicki Neil Getchell

c. 1980

Looking back through some of my older posts, I see that I never posted a pic of this crocheted piece.  It was a CAL in 2015, but I worked it in 2016, one block after the other. I really would like to make another one to use as a sofa cushion in the colors of my living room.  

Circles of the Sun

Lilla Bjorn Crochet CAL

c. 2015

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The Yellow House Sampler and a "few" bears!

I started this sampler way back on January 1, 2013...and finished it this week! A lot of things got me sidetracked...so I got it out and got it going again! It really didn't take too long once I put my mind to it.

The Yellow House Sampler

Sheepish Designs/C. Daly

c. 1987

AND, here is a pic of my 47 bears that I crocheted for Project Linus.  I'll be dropping them off tomorrow.  

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2017 Smalls SAL finish and a Little Crocheting

Here is the first cross stitch finish of 2017 and the one I stitched for the 2017 Smalls SAL.  This will be finished as a wee pillow for my seasonal dough bowl.

September Schoolhouse

A Prairie Year  Book 13

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1986

And here are little bears that I've crocheted for my knit/crochet group's charity project, Project Linus.  These are pretty quick and are fun to do.  We get lots of donated yarn throughout the year and I have a big box of assorted colors...some are just little bits. I try to use everything up by making stripes.  They are great little "to go" projects, so I try to keep one or two kitted and ready to pick up at a moment's notice!

These two were made for a friend that is having a baby in June.

  
We've gotten lots of snow and rain these past couple of weeks since the beginning of the new year.  Here is a pic from my laundry room window late in the day of the snow covered mountains with low clouds hovering above them.  It's a bit hard to tell where the mountains end and the clouds begin..Our snow down here is about gone.  I would have gone out to take it, but too cold!! 

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Stitch From Stash March 2014

I've been stitching/knitting/crocheting like crazy during the month of March!  Wish there were a few more  hours in the day!  haha   I picked up this canvas WIP and sat out on the patio and stitched for a few hours one day.  I wanted to work on it more later, but of course got sidetracked on other projects!

Finally finished this baby gift and got it off in the mail:

I knitted 2 more hats for a charity project (the 2 on the left were done in March, the 2 on the right in Feb).  

I finished up the 2nd sock of this pair for myself, and I just love the way they turned out!

I have been knitting and crocheting some very special baby gifts, but I can't post pics just yet.  Once they are mailed and received I will. 

I worked from stash, but also bought new yarn for all the baby gifts, but according to the "rules" of SFS, it doesn't count as long as it is currently being used.  (Hope that's right) :)

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