July was a light month for stitching. I stitched 3,301 stitches on two projects.
Every Stitch Tells A Story
by Anabella’s Needleart
Parrot by Salty Stitcher
Designs
WiP update...this is where I am currently on Parrot.
Hobby Lobby had a 50% off
sale on their frames last week. I finally found one that would work for Sense
& Sensibility by Sapphire Mountain Handcrafts. This was one of the charts I
stitched during a Stitching Book Club SAL. I finished the stitching in March of 2021!
Stitching Book Club was held virtually. We were given reading assignments in the book and a portion of the stitching chart was released every two weeks. Book discussions took place on Instagram and Facebook.
My friend Andrea,
mentioned in my last post, is @fancystitcher on Instagram. She
and another friend @rebeccaaparkerr are hosting a SAL in honor of the USA's 250th anniversary in 2026. The idea is to stitch patriotic charts from
now until next July. They are using the hashtag #YOPS (year of patriotic
stitching).
While we were in Alabama,
Andrea, Gary and I started American Sampler by Crocette a gogo’.
I’m stitching mine on 36 count linen from Fabrics by Stephanie in the color Colonial Parchment. I'll use most of the called-for threads with only a couple of substitutions.
There are nine pages in the chart and Andrea suggested we stitch half a page, roughly 70 x 80 stitches, per month. I like working with assignments as I seem to get things done. That is how I finished Witching Hour on time.
My weekend will be spent taking
down buntings and other patriotic décor, then giving my sewing machine a good
cleaning. The poor thing is clunking along.
Happy to join Alycia Quilts for Finished (or not) Friday)
Enjoy your weekend and I’ll
see you soon!
11 comments:
That frame is a great find. It accents the stitchery beautifully.
Really beautiful.
You did find the perfect frame at HL, cute stitches too!
Oh I love that frame! I actually had a longing to cruise through Hobby Lobby's aisles yesterday, I really need to visit. Love the start for your patriotic stitch. I'm doing the quilt one, but now you've got me thinking about doing the cross stitch too!
Great find on that lovely frame so perfect for that piece. I just love the idea of a patriotic sal and what a gorgeous design American Sampler is! Happy Stitching, Jeanna!
Those are some pretty finishes! Love the frame you found for Sense and Sensibility - it's perfect for it. The American Sampler looks like a good project for the year - at least it would take me a year to stitch it! Have a great weekend, Jeanna!
So nice to find a great frame on sale!! I love the sampler you're working on now. I'd like to do a sampler one of these days. Enjoy your weekend!!
So many pretties to look at in this post, Jeanna. The sweet parrot is moving right along and wonderful start on your patriotic piece. I had to giggle when you said your poor machine is clunking right along. Mine is too with a few hiccups though, LOL and like yours it needs a good cleaning. I wish you a productive weekend. Hugs.
Love your finishes! Both are so beautiful and you found the perfect frame for S&S. Love your WIP's too, such a fun patriotic SAL.
Every stitch tells a story is such a lovely finish and I do like the look of your new project. xx
That sounds like a lot of stitches for a light month
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