Floss Friday – April Stats, WiP Progress, New Starts and a Finish

When I posted about my Red Bird Sampler finish on April 11^th, I didn’t share a photo of the finish (duh!). It made it to Instagram though.

Here it is…

Red Bird Sampler by With Thy Needle and Thread

April’s cross-stitch stats:

Completed 5,455 stitches

One finish = Red Bird Sampler (above)

Worked on one old WiP = Memorial Day

Memorial Day current progress…

Finished the main stitching on the Flags and stitched more words

Two new starts in April = Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow (no progress on this since April 18^th post) and Parrot

Parrot by Salty Stitcher Designs is a stitch along with the GaRon Facebook group. I’m stitching mine on 40 count linen by Fabrics by Stephanie in the color Friendship Greene. The photos do not show the correct color.

I’m choosing the floss as I go. So far, it is DMC 3810 and Waterlilies by Caron Silk #207 Bermuda Reef.

This is more like the real color

Progress as of this morning...

This color is not even close!

One new start in May…A Honey of a Tiny Town was started on the 3^rd. I’ve only stitched on it for two days.

I was looking for something a few days ago and ran across May Calendar Crates by Stitching with the Housewives.

No record of when I actually started this one but it must have been in 2022. I figured I would put Memorial Day aside and finish the stitching on this one.

I have everything I need to fully finish it this weekend. Another old WiP complete!!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mamas out there and I wish everyone else a very enjoyable weekend.

 

The Next Quilt WIP

Now that my last 5 quilts are with the long arm quilter, I’ve pulled the next WIP to work on. This is Halloween Figs Sampler by Fig Tree & Co.

Fat Quarter Shop offered a block of the month for this pattern in 2020. You can read more about the beginnings of this project here:

-        Introduction on July 14, 2020

-        Month 1 blocks on December 20, 2021

-        Month 2 blocks on February 4, 2022

Month 1 blocks

Month 2 blocks

And here are Month 3 blocks

There are a few applique’ blocks in this pattern and I doubt that I will make those. I’m hoping to be able to substitute with pieced blocks of the same size.

I’m slowly working through the quilt projects I previously started. This is the same goal I have for my cross-stitch projects. So, I hope you come back on Friday to see that progress.

I am joining WednesdayWait Loss  hosted by Jennifer – The Inquiring Quilter. I’m always amazed at the eye candy shared there.

And I’ll leave you with photos of a few of my rhododendron. These were blooming when we returned from our recent trip. Such a sweet sight to come home to and they’ve even produced more blooms since taking these photos last Sunday.

See you soon!

Did I Do It?

I did, I did!!

I finished the Flea Market quilt top. This was designed by Lori Holt and published by Its Sew Emma. 

It has been rainy and cloudy here so I couldn’t get a good photo. Also, my favorite 6’ 2” quilt holder’s arms weren’t long enough 😊

The fabrics are from several of Lori Holt’s collections, so I purchased the kit from Fat Quarter Shop back in 2022, I think. It was a quilt along with FQS.

It has been pressed and is ready to go to the long-armer.

Along with four more…

Four out of the five quilts were FQS quilt alongs. I’ll share the details for each one when they are quilted, labeled and bound.

I’m joining Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter for her Wednesday Wait Loss.

Enjoy your day!

 

Floss Friday – A Cross Stitch Update

Happy Good Friday!

There has been a little stitching happening over the last week. Most of my creative time has been spent piecing quilt backs and pressing quilt tops in preparation for the long-armer. But here is what I have today…

 

Progress on an old WiP

Memorial Day by Hands on Design

I finished the cross stitches in the second flag and started the third. There is back stitching in the flags that will be added at the end.

New Start

Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings

I stitched the border and two letters in the first block. As I mentioned before, this will be a long-term project.

We travel to Florida again soon. I’m spending all my time between now and then preparing quilts for the long-armer. And since I won’t be sewing on the trip, I’ll bring a couple of cross stitch projects to move along. (Maybe the house sitters can take over some projects?!?)

 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and if you celebrate, Happy Easter!

 

 

Flea Market Quilt Progress

I am late in posting today. No real good reason, other than time is just flying!

I’ve been taking my walks at the lake this week. Even though the temps are still cool, I’ve enjoyed seeing the new blooms.

Here is this week’s progress on the Flea Market quilt.

I added the top and bottom churn dash borders, another coping border and then the baskets. The long-arm quilter in Florida has availability for me to drop off some quilts next week. So far, I have three ready to go, one more that needs a backing, and I’d love to add this one to the pile.

Keeping this post on the short side today. I’ll see you on Friday with a cross-stitch update.

I'm joining Jennifer's Wednesday Wait Loss where there is always a ton of inspiration.

 

Floss Friday – A Finish, WiP Progress and New Starts

Hello, my friends! Today’s post is an update on my cross-stitch progress.

Another old WiP (work in progress) is checked off the list. I finished stitching Red Bird Sampler by Brenda Gervais, With Thy Needle and Thread.

I started this project as a stitch-along for Lady Robyn’s birthday on February 15, 2022! Robyn has a flosstube and you can find her channel by clicking on the bold text above.

Here are the details…

Fabric:      36 count linen by R&R Reproductions in the color Patriot’s Brew

Threads:  I used the called-for threads which is a combination of DMC, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks

Stitch

Count:      135 w x 117 h (Size: 7.5” x 6.5”)

I continue to work on Memorial Day by Hands on Design

I finished the clothesline and stitched a bit more on the middle flag.

As a reward (ha ha) for finishing another old WiP, I’m joining two new stitch-alongs.

The first one is to stitch any chart from Heart in Hand’s Tiny Town series. I selected Honey of a Tiny Town. 

It will be stitched on 25 count lugana by Lori Holt in the color Barley. My threads are a conversion by Primrose Cottage. I want this piece to coordinate with the Primrose Cottage bee pieces I previously stitched. You can see last year’s display here.

The next SAL will be a long-term project. She is a big one! It is Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings. 

I’m stitching this one on 35 count linen by Weeks Dye Works in the color Parchment. I’ll mostly use the called-for DMC threads but with a few changes as I go along.

And that is all I have for cross-stitch this week.

We just learned that we have to go back to Florida at the end of April. I would LOVE to finish the Flea Market quilt and take it to the long-armer I’ve used in the past. She doesn’t live too far from where we are going to be. So, that is what I’ll be working on this weekend, after the farmer’s market and a hike at the Biltmore.

You know what is next…inspire me with what you have planned for the next couple of days.

See you soon!

 

Flea Market Progress and A Farmer’s Market

Happy Wednesday, Friends. 

I was able to make progress on a quilt WiP last weekend. Lori Holt’s Flea Market...

Finished the primrose blocks...

Now everything is ready to begin building the medallion quilt.

I only had enough time to sew the left & right sides of the center block together.

We had a great weekend and successful trip to the Farmer's Market last Saturday. I'll show you our "haul" for the day.

Fresh Red Snapper from the NC Shore, local organic eggs, grass fed beef steaks, organic spinach, local oranic honey, organic radishes, lovely flowers for me and fresh blueberry danish for my sweetie.

April 8th was my sweet husband's birthday. We celebrated by having dinner out at one of his favorite restaurants. I also made him his favorite chocolate cake.

I hope you are having a lovely week. I'll have a cross stitch upate on Friday and hope you will check back then.

See you soon!

Joining The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss