Floss Friday -- March Stats and Cross Stitch Progress

Happy Good Friday, Friends!

Salute to Abigail by Blackbird Designs is the only cross stitch project I worked on in March. I put in 1,977 stitches.

This is where I was on March 31^st

Last week I planned to finish the border because I wanted to make sure it matched up at the end. Well…it didn’t and I frogged TWICE! I’ve decided to finish the motifs in the middle and then finish the border.  This is where I am as of last evening…

I fully finished two older pieces last month.

Fresh Cut was a Stitch Quarterly project from the Fat Quarter Shop.

Fresh Cut by Its Sew Emma

Fabric: 14 count Aida by Colour & Cotton in the color Bisque

Floss: Cosmo Thread (Berry, Rose, Straw, Light Green, Grass Green and Jade Cream)

Stitch Count: 99w x 127h

Stitching: Started April 1, 2021, Finished April 10, 2021

Sail Away was a mystery stitch along from the Fat Quarter Shop.

Sail Away by Its Sew Emma

Fabric: 14 count Aida by Wichelt in the color Touch of Blue

Floss: Colour & Cotton (Bing Cherry, Bumblebee, Delft Blue, Dark Indigo, Nickel, Silver Lining, Spectre and Pearl White)

Stitch Count: 131w x 142h

Stitching: Started May 3, 2021, Finished May 30, 2021

I’ll be taking Sail Away to my daughter in Florida next week. She wants it for her new home.

Wishing you a very Happy and Blessed Easter weekend.

See you soon,

 

Sewcialites 3 -- Block 6 -- Window Seat Block

Fat Quarter Shop published block number 6 of the Sewcialites 3 quilt along last Friday. Window Seat Block was designed by Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic.

I meant to flip the bottom row so that the blue block was on the opposite side of the one in the top row.  I’m quite sure I will fix it in the future.

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal told me she is thinking about making the Spacious Skies Quilt by Lori Holt.  

I shared in an earlier post that I am going to make that quilt soon. I just wanted to make a test block first. Linda asked me how I liked Lori’s specialty rulers that are included in the kit and I thought I would give them a try this weekend so I could let her know.  Much to my surprise, the rulers were not in the box. I checked the ‘kit contents’ and they were most definitely on the list.  I called the store where I bought the kit last June, expecting too much time had passed and they wouldn’t be able to help. Well, the store manager checked the one remaining kit they have, and it is also missing the rulers. She said they would contact Riley Blake and let them know. She expects RB will send them the missing rulers and I should have them in a couple of weeks.  We shall see…

In addition to the Sewcialites block, I also fully finished some older cross-stitch pieces. I’ll have those to show you on Friday.

I hope you have a great week and I’ll see you soon.

 

Floss Friday -- Cross Stitch Progress and A Little Bit of Spring

Happy Friday, Friends!

It has been busy here at the house on the ridge. Getting into more organization and spring cleaning has taken up much of my time. I do have some good progress to share on Salute to Abigail. 

This is it where it was when you last saw it.

This is where I am as of last evening.

Linen is so hard to photograph at night!

I’m excited anxious to see if the border matches up so I’m going to continue with the vine and leaves to see.

I decided not to pull out all the Easter and Spring décor, but I do have a fair amount to share.

March's Calendar Crates came down

April's Calendar Crates went up but I can't decide
between the carrots in the jar or...

greenery in the jar?

The kitchen sideboard with designs from
Stitching with the Housewives

This piece was stitched as part of the 

Stitching Book Club when we read 
Sense & Sensibility

A small applique quilt I made in a class
a long time ago

The stitched pieces in the small tiered tray are
by Hands on Design

BloomTopia was a stitch along with the

Fat Quarter Shop to raise money for

Make-A-Wish. I also made the quilt.

The Hoosier stills sports a patriotic theme

but I did place a little spring on top.

Feels Like Home was a mystery stitch along,

again, with the Fat Quarter Shop

I shared earlier in the week that Hubby and I had gone to Sylva, NC over the weekend to do some antiquing. There is a road we’ve passed several times while traveling in that direction and I’ve always wanted to stop and take a photo. Well, I had the opportunity last weekend…

I think I should live on this road, don’t you?

Thanks so much for your sweet visit and I’ll see you soon.

 

Sewcialites 3 -- Block 5 and Antiquing

Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Last Friday I sewed block #5 for the Sewcialites 3 quilt along.

Little Love Block was designed by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. This one took a little time to put together. And because we had a weekend full of plans, I didn’t get around to making a test block for Lori Holt’s Spacious Skies Quilt.

Hubby and I drove over to Sylva, NC on Saturday to visit some new-to-us antique shops and have lunch. Sylva is a very historic town, and they have old pictures on most buildings that show what the town looked like many years ago.

I loved this old door.

I didn’t find anything I couldn’t live without, so we headed home. We decided to make a stop at a place on the way that we’ve been to many times. It is more like a junk store or a flea market. I found a ceramic pitcher and bowl for the dry sink.

I’m sure it isn’t antique as there aren’t any markings or stamps on it at all and it was cheap!

But I thought the colors would work for the blues I have in the dining room.

On Sunday, I pulled out a few spring decorations. I’ll show you those on Friday, along with a cross-stitch update.

Enjoy your week and I’ll see you soon.

 

 

Quilt Progress -- Sewcialites 3 and Fat Quarters by the Dozen

Happy Friday and Happy Spring, Friends!

No Floss Friday this week. My Monday's post was cross-stitch related so I’m showing my quilt progress today.

Sewcialites 3 block 4 was released last Friday and is designed my Minki Kim.  It is called Spring Wind Block.

It was another easy one and fun to make. A new block will be released today.

Release number 5 of the Fat Quarters by the Dozen quilt along was released last Sunday. The block is called Clover.

It doesn't look like it buy there were a lot of pieces in this one. It measures 18 ½” square.

The next FQBTD release will be April 1^st.

Not that I don’t have enough going on, I’m going to start another quilt in honor of America’s Semiquincentennial.

Spacious Skies Quilt featuring Lori Holt’s Americana fabric line. I’m just beginning to read through the pattern and will make a test block with some scraps first.

Hubby and I plan to check out some antique shops on Saturday and I need to prune my hydrangeas on Sunday. I'll need to that early so I can Zoom stitch in the afternoon.

That’s it for today. Do you have plans for the first weekend of Spring? If so, do tell!

See you soon,

Nashville Market 2026 -- Haul

Happy Monday, Friends!

My travels to Alabama and back home to North Carolina went smoothly. I listened to an audio book while driving back roads and that helped the trip go quickly.

The purpose of the trip was to attend Market Day at GaRon Stitchery in Ozark, AL. I explained about Nashville Market here.

Gary and Ronny had all the market goodies displayed such that customers did not have to dig through charts to find what they wanted.

I stitched after I picked up my pre-order…and did a little more stash enhancement. There were a few other ladies that hung out all day and stitched with me. Then the guys joined us when things slowed down.

Ronny and Lynn

Gary closed the shop an hour early so he, Ronny and I could grab an early dinner. I needed to get a good night’s rest before driving home on Sunday.

I didn’t take a lot of photos of the trip because I was too busy socializing and stitching. But I did take some pictures of my market haul.

 

From Teresa Kogut

Chart and a Specialty Cut Piece of Fabric

1776-2026 Stocking

We are Blessed Chart

The kit and paint from Chantelle's 141 Design Company
to make the drum for We are Blessed

From Brenda Gervais, With Thy Needle and Thread

One Flag, One Land

The kit to make the stand from Chatelle's 141 Design Company

From Plum Street Samplers

The Pledge of Allegiance

Happy Day

From Finally A Farmgirl

Haven for Liberty Sampler

The 2026 Prairie Schooler Santa

From Siren Stitchworks

Patriotic Biscornu Chart and Buttons

From Threadwork Primitives

Red Letter Sampler

36 count Linen and Threads for Red Letter Sampler

From Annie Beez Folk Art

Patriotic Pears

Linen, threads, finishing fabric and wool for Patriotic Pears

From Dirty Annie's

Honey Lemon Tea

The finishing supplies from Paisleys and Polka Dots for Honey Lemon Tea

Hey Honey

The finishing supplies fro Paisleys and Polka Dots for Hey Honey

There are five designers who collaborated on a seasonal project called Baked Fresh. Each created five designs to be displayed on a wood cookie jar.

From Sweet Wing Studio

Easter Cookies

From Crafty Bluebonnet

Patriotic Cookies

From Finally A Farmgirl

Halloween Cookies

From Antique Needleworkers

Thanksgiving Cookies

From Textilly Crafts

Christmas Cookies

The wood cookie jar is from Paisleys and Polka Dots

Lastly, I picked up new needles, ric-rac, needle minder, and some pins

This should keep me busy for a while.

But first, I need to make the Sewcialites 3 block that was released last Friday, and the Fat Quarters by the Dozen block that was released yesterday. That means the next update will be a quilty one.

See you soon!