Floss Friday -- April Stats and Cross Stitch Update

Happy Friday and May Day, Friends. Are you dancing around the maypole today?

Here we are at the beginning of May already. This year is passing by quickly. I still need to put away Easter décor and get out the “May” pieces.

Before looking ahead, let’s see what I accomplished in April.  I had two starts and finishes…

Patriotic Pears Blue

Patriotic Pears Red

I had two new starts…

Summer Stamp by Melisa at Pinker n Punkin’ Quilting and Stitching

This week’s stamp is Summer Harvest. Melisa added straight lines to the carrot to give it more definition and also french knots to the strawberry to act as seeds. I may still include those at some point.

Patriotic Pears Red, White and Blue (pathetic start)

I touched one WIP…

Salute to Abigail

All of those projects totaled 3,643 stitches in April.

Cross Stitch plans for May:

• Finish stitching the last Patriotic Pear and fully finishing all three.
• Finish stitching Salute to Abigail.
• Continue stitching along with Melisa at Pinker n Punkin’ on the Summer Stamp. This has turned into my Tuesday evening stitching.
• Get back to stitching American Sampler by Crocette a gogo.
• Start Happy Day by Plum Street Samplers.

Happy Day will be stitched on 36 count linen by Fiber on a Whim in the color Silver Fox and using the called-for floss. I am stitching this with Christi of Java Girl Stitches on YouTube and Instagram.

Here are some nature photos from this week…

Mama, Daddy and babies resting in the shade at the lake.

Cardinal waiting for his turn at the feeder.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the feeder. He wouldn’t turn around so I could photograph his vibrant red chest.

My rhododendrons are in full bloom.

Fat Quarter Shop releases another Sewcialites 3 block, as well as a Fat Quarters by the Dozen block today. Hopefully, I will get those sewn this weekend and share them on Monday. The lake is having their annual plant sale on Saturday morning and I plan to attend. That may lead me down a gardening path…we shall see.

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