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!

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Floss Friday – March Stats and WiP Progress

Hello and Happy Friday, Friends!

Here we are at the end of another week. My week has been action packed. We drove to Florida on Monday. Mom, my hubby and I had doctor’s appointments Tuesday morning and early afternoon. As soon as the last appointment was done, we began our drive back to North Carolina. We made it as far as Columbia, SC on Tuesday night. We drove the final 145 miles home on Wednesday. The trip was a lot longer than usual due to road construction and horrible storms.

That means I did not get quite as much stitching done as I had hoped. But before we get to this week’s progress, I’ll give you my March numbers.

I completed 6,175 cross stitches on three different projects. I finished stitching on one old WiP, Snowy Jar.

The remainder of the stitches were on the two older WiPs I am currently working on. Which brings us to this week’s update.

 

Here is where I left off on Red Bird Sampler last week…

Here is where I am today…

Here is where I left off on Memorial Day last week…

Here is where I am today…

The plan is to finish both of these during this month.

I pruned the hydrangeas yesterday. They are the kind you cut back during late winter or early spring.  We’ll see if I’ve killed them or not 😊

 

Our local farmer’s market opens on Saturday. Hubby and I will be there as soon as they open at 9:00 am to see what goodies they have to offer.

I’ll be at the sewing machine as soon as we get home. Weekends are for quilting and I really want to get my Flea Market quilt top together this month as well.

What are your plans for the weekend? You know I always want to know.

 

See you soon!

 

The Next Quilt WiP

The SAHRR quilt top, as well as my husband’s t-shirt quilt, are waiting to be quilted. In the meantime, I’m getting back to the unfinished projects I set aside when we moved… ahem… almost two years ago!

Next up is Flea Market by Lori Holt.

All the blocks are complete except the primrose blocks. I made the four brown ones a while ago.

Now I am working on the other print blocks. There will be thirty-six of those.

The fabric, book and vintage trim came in a kit from the Fat Quarter Shop. The fabrics are Lori’s Flea Market line, Bee Cross Stitch and Bee Backgrounds.

The finished quilt should measure 96 ½ x 96 ½. I’m hoping to have enough fabric to enlarge it a bit to fit our bed.

Hubby and I did a bit of decluttering and organizing over the weekend. There are two donation boxes ready to go, with more to come. We didn't get the rain we were hoping for so the fires continue. 

Enjoy the remainder of your week and I’ll see you soon.

Floss Friday—WiP Progress

This has been a busy week and I didn’t have a lot of time for stitching.  I did manage to make a little progress on the two old WiPs I shared last Friday.

First is the Red Bird Sampler

Last week’s starting point…

This week’s progress…

I finished the grass and started the middle arch next to the flower on the left

And this is Memorial Day

Last week’s starting point…

This week’s progress…

I frogged the mis-aligned words and finished the main stitching on the first flag

I’ll continue to work on these. We are making a quick driving trip to Florida early next week and I’m expecting a lot of stitching time in the car.

 

Hubby and I have been spending some time decluttering and purging so that is my plan for the weekend. We are supposed to get rain. Praying that we do because the western North Carolina fires have reached our county. It is so dry here and there is still a lot of debris from Hurricane Helene that hasn’t been removed yet. As you can imagine, it is fuel for the fire.

 

Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you soon!