Floss Friday -- Cross Stitch Progress

Salute to Abigail has been calling my name but I haven’t given her any attention since my last update.  Instead, I started stitching Patriotic Pears by Annie Beez Folk Art.

I finished the blue one…

Started the red one…

These are a quick stitch and I hope to finish the third one in a couple of days. Then I will attempt to fully finish them into pears myself, rather than sending them to a finisher. I watched a very good tutorial by Nichol Spohr on YouTube. Nichol does a fabulous job with her tutorials, and I feel this is very doable. I'm stitching Patriotic Pears on 32 count linen by Lapin Loops. I'm not sure of the fabric's color names, I'll have to ask Gary at GaRon Stitchery because he put the fabric pack together.  

I am also joining Melisa’s - Pinker n Punkin’ Quilting & Stitching – Summer Stamp Stitch Along.  You can read more about the stitch along on Melisa’s blog.

First the border was released… no progress photo 

Then the header was released… no progress photo... I started and just kept going!

And this week, she gave us “And the Garden Grows” Stamp 1

She will release one stamp per week, with the final reveal scheduled for June 27^th.

I am stitching mine on 28 count Mushroom Lugana by Zweigart, using Melisa’s suggested DMC floss colors. Stitch count is 107 x 132 and when finished, the piece will fit inside an 8 x 10 frame. I already have one picked out.

Melisa is very generous with her talents and offers her designs free of charge to all of us. Thank you, Sweet Melisa!!!

Are you stitching along with us? What has been keeping you busy in your crafty endeavors lately?

See you soon,

 

Quilt Along Progress

Our trip to Florida was productive, but not in a “crafty” way.  We helped our daughter and her family get settled into their new home. I explored their neighborhood and was able to get in a few long walks while we were there.

Since we’ve been home, I’ve been catching up on the quilt alongs hosted by Fat Quarter Shop.

Sewcialites 3 block #8 is Beacon Block designed by Amy Smart from Diary of A Quilter…

Sewcialites 3 block #9 is Daylight Block designed by Corey Yoder from Coriander Quilts…

As a reminder, I am stitching the Sewcialites 6” blocks using Lyda Rose by Bunny Hill Designs

The next block is the Fireflies Block from Fat Quarters by the Dozen.

I’m making these blocks from various lines of Lori Holt fabric.

I have a few cross stitch projects to share on Friday. I hope to see you then…

 

Hugs,

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

Hello, Friends! 

Fat Quarter Shop published release number 6 of the Fat Quarters by the Dozen quilt along on April 1^st. Composition block is another big one measuring 17” square.

It was super simple to construct but I’m not sure I’d like to have a whole quilt of these blocks.

FQS also released block 7 of the Sewcialites 3 quilt along. Flower Block was designed by Elizabeth Harman.

I think it is so cute.

I’ll have some make up sewing to do when I return from Florida. Two Sewcialites blocks and one FQBTD block will be released while I am away.

I’m taking some cross-stitch with me but I’m not sure how much time I’ll have to stitch.

Enjoy the week ahead and I’ll see you soon.

 

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.