Floss Friday -- Cross-Stitch Progress

Happy Floss Friday, Friends.

This week has been a good week for cross-stitch.

First, I finished Melisa’s Summer Stamp release for this week.

Home Tweet Home has the cutest little birdhouse and bees buzzing about. They were so much fun to stitch. Visit Melisa at Pinker n Punkin’ Quilting and Stitching to see more stamps she has designed. They are seasonal and so much fun!

Unfortunately, I will be behind when I return from vacation. I’m going to miss the next two releases and will have some catching up to do when I get home.

And…I have a finish!  Salute to Abigail by Blackbird Designs.

I had asked what you all thought about me replacing Abigail’s name with a date. I was encouraged to do so.

The details…

Fabric: 36 count linen by XJudesigns in the color Frappucino

Floss: Valdani cottons in Rich Wine, Withered Blue,  Tealish Blue, and one Aurifloss color #2311. I had a hard time finding a white to work on this fabric.

Stitch Count: 147w x 149h

Stitched Size: 8/17” x 8/28

With any luck, a 10 x 10 frame will work, and I can finish it myself.

Before I move on to looking ahead to the weekend…back to the Blogger issue. Linda, Linda’sRelaxing Lair, kindly sent me the link to the post I referred to on Monday regarding our posts not appearing in reading lists in a timely manner. And Linda, Texas Quilt Gal, was kind enough to leave a comment with detailed instructions on how to add a blog roll to your blogspot page. Go back  here  to read the comment.  Also, Terry, On Going Projects, was kind enough to send an email containing an article with instructions. That article is linked here. Thank you all for your help. I’m going to work on this as soon as I get home and settled from vacation.

Fat Quarter Shop releases Sewcialites 3, block 16 today. I’ll work on that as soon as I see which fabrics Kimberly Jolly uses for her block. Then I will be finishing some gifts for an upcoming retreat. Monday’s post will show those items as well as progress on the Granny Square afghan.

Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you soon.