Witching Hour Wednesday -- SAL Progress

We have several stitchers participating in the #GRZoomFriendsWitchingHourSAL. This SAL is split into assignments.

Assignment #1 was due October 31, 2024. Everyone needed to have selected their fabric and floss. You can read more about this assignment here.

Assignment #2 was due November 3, 2024. The letters A, B and C were to be stitched.  Below is everyone who completed those letters and submitted their photo to me in time. These participants have earned an entry into the drawings. (see original post, linked above)

Sandi L.

Lynn D.

Tara B.

Sheila N.

Tywanna J.

Margaret D.

There are some of us stitching along but are not participating in the drawings.

Gary H.

Me

We had a couple of new stitchers join the SAL.

Loretta's

Loretta M selected a 32 count linen, Nocturne by Picture This Plus and is using Royal Purple floss by Gentle Art.

Katie's

Katie M is using a black Petite Treasure Braid floss along with the called-for Royal Purple by Gentle Art. I’m not sure which fabric she chose so I’ll have to ask her.

 

The next assignment is due no later than 10:00 pm EST on November 17, 2024. The letters D, E and F need to be completed and emailed to me by the deadline.

 

Thank you for following everyone’s progress. The different fabric and floss selections are so interesting.

 

See you next Monday for a ”Quilty, Life and who knows what” update. The next Witching Hour update will be Wednesday, November 20th.

 

Enjoy the rest of your week and weekend ahead!

A Flimsy and Fall Photos

Happy Monday, Friends! 

Scrappiness Is Happiness is a flimsy!

This photo doesn’t look much different than last week’s because it is draped over the bed. Again…no design wall. The borders are the same fabric as the sashing and background. This was what I worked on Friday night, when I joined Cheryll for Friday Night with Friends.

If you click her name above, you can see what others worked on then.

These are the backing and binding fabrics I selected.

I did not fully finish the cross-stitch projects I had on my list. Honestly, I wasn’t in the mood. I need to be in the right frame of mind to do finishing and it escaped me last week.

Hubby and I took a stroll through downtown over the weekend. I enjoy seeing how main street changes with the seasons.

New barn stars are popping up on some of the buildings. I’ll have to do a walk-about and take pictures of them.

The lake is also in full fall glory.

The winter birds are beginning to arrive back at the house. Not a very good photo but this little finch is very colorful.

We had a family dinner on Saturday so I made a small pan of buttermilk biscuits.  I haven’t made them in a while, and I rarely make just a few. They were delicious. Hubby eats his for dessert, covered in butter and sour wood honey.

Several stitchers completed their first assignment for the Witching Hour stitch-along. I’ll share those with you on Wednesday.

In the meantime, I hope you have a great week!

GaRon Zoom Friends Stitch Along – Witching Hour

Happy Friday and November 1^st!!

I’m popping in today to share about the zoom stitch-along I mentioned earlier.

Gary and Ronny of GaRon Stitchery host a Sunday zoom about every two weeks. In one of those sessions, a few of us discussed doing a stitch along for Witching Hour by Keslyns.

I had the idea of hosting the stitch along (SAL) but with a twist. I work better with a little structure, so I came up with a schedule of assignments. The first being, we would share our fabric and floss selections on Halloween (last night) and then letters A, B and C will be stitched by Sunday evening, November 3^rd.  After that, we stitch three more letters every two weeks. There is a full schedule posted on the GaRon Facebook page and also in the description box of their most recent YouTube.

The fun part is that for every completed assignment, the participant will have a chance to win in two prize drawings. The first drawing will be held about halfway through the SAL and it is for a $25.00 gift certificate to GaRon Stitchery. The final drawing will be at the end for the participants who finished the SAL. That gift certificate will be for $50.00 to GaRon Stitchery.

The SAL participants email their “completed assignments” to me so that I can share with you.

So far, here are our fabric and floss selections:

Jeanna's

I’m stitching mine on 36 count linen, color Bewitched by Fabrics by Steph. My floss is good ol’ DMC 310.

Maria's

Maria H’s fabric is 32 count lugana, color Lavendar by Atomic Ranch. Her main floss will be Under Your Spell by Color & Cotton. She has selected a few more threads to add pops of color throughout.

Kathy's

Kathy F’s fabric is 40-count linen, color Witch’s Brew by xJude Design. Her floss (super fancy kind) is Black Needlepoint Silk.

Margaret's

Margaret D’s fabric is 18-count Aida, color Garden Party by Be Stitch Me. Her floss is Mistletoe by Romy’s Creations.

Sandi's

Sandi L’s fabric is 36-count Witch’s Brew by Lapin Loops. She is considering DMC 550 for her floss. She’ll decide once she starts stitching.

Lisa's

Lisa K’s fabric is 36-count linen, the color doesn’t have a name, but the dyer is Be Stitch Me. She is using a pretty NPI silk, number 103 Pansy Purple.

Connie's

Connie S’s fabric is a beautiful linen in the color Spellbound from Under the Sea fabrics. She will be using Dinky Dyes silk and Royal Purple from Gentle Arts.

Lynne's

Lynne D’s fabric is 40-count linen in the color Tornado by Fox and Rabbit. Her floss is Carriage Black by Gentle Art.

Tywanna's

Tywanna J’s fabric is 14-count Aida, color Service by Atomic Ranch. Her floss is DMC 930.

Sheila's

Sheila N’s fabric is 36-count linen in the color Halloween Pumpkin. I’m not sure who the dyer is, and it looks like she is using black floss.

Tara's

Tara B’s fabric is 20-count Lugana in the color Wicked by Handdyed by Jim. Her floss is Charcoal, also by Handdyed by Jim.

Carmen's

Carmen G’s fabric is 18-count Aida in the color Pumpkin King by Atomic Ranch. I think her floss is DMC 413 but I’m not sure I’m seeing the complete label.

Gary is also stitching along but I need to get his permission to share the photo he sent me privately.

I’ll post the SAL progress separately from my usual weekly update.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how different the selections were in fabric and floss. It will be fun to see how each project grows over the weeks to come.

I’ll be working on Witching Hour while joining Cheryll at Gone Stitchin' as she hosts Friday Night with Friends.

Enjoy your weekend and I hope to see you here on Monday for a quilt update.

I Need a Design Wall, Cross Stitch, Bread and Mom’s Birthday

Hello and welcome to the last week of October!

The past week was fairly productive for me. I was able to sew the final block I needed for Scrappiness Is Happiness, and I assembled the rows.

I’ll make and attach the borders this week. I do not have a design wall so I stripped the guest bed and placed the top there to get a photo.

My cross stitch finish was the Autumn trio for Well Rounded by Hands on Design.

I have all the supplies I need to fully finish these into rounds.

One evening I made a couple of loaves of pumpkin bread.

I topped them with the same whipped cream cheese frosting I previously used on the banana cake.

Finally, we celebrated my Mom’s 81^st birthday on Saturday night. We took her to a nice restaurant downtown. 

She enjoyed a trout and potato dish, as well as the chocolate bread pudding with cherry topping.

My plans for this week:

- Make and attach the borders on Scrappiness Is Happiness

- Fully finish Give Thanks

- Fully finish Well Rounded - Autumn

- Start the Witching Hour Stitch Along

I’m also going to try a new cleaning routine…we’ll see how that goes 😊
Hope you have a great week.

F.N.S.I., Apple Festival and The List

Hello and Happy Monday, my Lovelies!

I hope you had a great weekend.

Wendy, our friend at Sugarlane Designs, hosted Friday Night Sew In and I’m excited to tell you that I finished, YES…finished, a cross stitched piece.

This is Give Thanks by The Proper Stitcher.

I shared my start on this piece a couple of weeks ago. It is stitched on 40 count linen, Chocolate Milk by Fabrics by Steph. I used mostly the called-for floss but did make a couple of substitutions.

As you know, western North Carolina is amid recovery from Hurricane Helene. Our little town decided to go forth with their annual Apple Festival on Saturday.

I didn’t take many photos because we were just enjoying the moment of being with neighbors and celebrating as if nothing had happened a few short weeks ago. So much devastation but these folks are resilient.

We enjoyed everything from all sorts of apple delicacies to jewelry making, local honey and so much more.

So, with all that activity, I didn’t quite accomplish everything on last week’s list.

I did plan the zoom group stitch along. It will be hosted on the GaRon Stitchery Facebook page and my blog. More to come…

I finished Give Thanks, as you can see above.

Unfortunately, I only finished 2 of the 3 blocks for Scrappiness Is Happiness.

The 64 Block

Tall Pines

I have one more block and the sashing to cut before I can begin to assemble the top. That will be my goal for this week.

Enjoy your day and week ahead!

See you soon,