Floss Friday – Cross Stitch Progress and Nashville Needlework Market

Happy Friday, Friends!

I mentioned in last Saturday’s post, that I may stitch monogamously on Salute to Abigail. 

That is how I spent my cross-stitch time this week. Here is last week’s progress…

Here is this week’s progress…

A little wonky after coming out of the Q-Snap

This is four evening’s worth of stitching. I’m seeing good progress and will continue to work only on this piece for the next week. I am traveling next weekend and will take along something a bit easier to stitch on.

The reason I am traveling next weekend is because of an event that is happening this weekend.

Nashville Needlework Market is held in Nashville (duh) on the first full weekend in March each year. It is a wholesale trade show where designers of fabric, floss, and other accoutrements get together to sell their wares to our favorite needlework shops. Both online and brick-and-mortar shops attend.

Since this event is not open to the general public, many brick-and-mortar stores will host a “market day” at their shops the Saturday following the event. I will be driving down to Alabama to pick up my pre-orders, and likely do a bit more stash enhancement, from GaRon Stitchery. I don’t usually share “haul” but I may do that when I return home.

For my travel stitch, I was thinking of kitting up Primrose Cottage’s Free Stitch Friday chart they released yesterday. You have to sign up for their newsletters to get the free charts.

Isn’t it cute? That little house and those sheep warm my heart.

In the meantime, Sewcialites 3 – Block 3 has been released. I’ll check the Fat Quarter Shop's YouTube this morning to see which fabrics Kimberly uses in her block. Then I’ll spend some time this weekend putting it together.

What are you plans for the weekend? Hope it is something enjoyable.

See you soon,