Happy November 1st and All Saints’ Day!
Did you get a lot of trick or treaters last night?
We ran an errand a couple of towns over yesterday morning. Driving down their main street, we spotted the cutest little monsters and their parents.
The stores had people sitting out front handing out candy. This was before 10:30 am! Oh boy, the sugar those kids must have enjoyed.
Our downtown did the same except it was from 5 pm – 7 pm. We stayed home and missed it.
Before we leave October behind, I’ll give you my cross-stitch stats.
I stitched 3,960 stitches on three projects.
First, Memorial Day by Hands on Design. No new progress since I last shared it.
Next, Hello Autumn by Primrose Cottage Stitches. This was a start and finish for the month.
Lastly, American Sampler by Crocette a gogo’. This is where I am as of October 30th. No stitching on October 31st.
My cross-stitch plans for November include continuing with American Sampler. I didn’t quite complete the October assignment, but there isn’t much left to do.
I find that giving myself “assignments” helps to keep me on track. I mentioned in this post that I had started Wilding Hill Manor with a friend in September.
Well, I’ve given myself some small monthly assignments that should allow me to finish this one before the next Stitching in the Wild retreat in September 2026.
And…I will have a new start today, November 1st.
A Salute to Abigail. This chart is from the Sweet Land of Liberty book by Blackbird Designs.
This is another stitch along with my friends Andrea, @fancystitcher on IG and Gary of GaRon Stitchery.
I'm stitching mine on 36 count linen in the color Frappuccino by XJudesign and substituting the called-for floss with Valdani cotton threads.
We are including this in our “Year of Patriotic Stitching”, or #YOPS on Instagram.
Fun fact, I’ve stitched and fully finished every chart in this book except Salute to Abigail. I’ll be sure to share more about these projects in a future post.
Well, we are off on a road trip to Nashville for the weekend. I’m a passenger princess this time and hope to get a more than a few stitches in during the ride.
Enjoy the remainder of your weekend.
See you soon,
