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.
3 comments:
Your summer stamps look so pretty! I can imagine you are gearing up for vacay - wishing you all the fun and safe travels!
What a beautiful finish! I hope you will find adding a blog roll an easy task. Have a great vacation!
Happy Floss Friday! Oh my goodness, congratulations on that gorgeous finish! "Salute to Abigail" looks absolutely spectacular, and replacing her name with the date was 100% the right call. It gives it such a timeless, personal heirloom feel. That 36-count Frappuccino linen is a stunning choice, even if finding the perfect white floss to pop against it gave you a bit of a headache. The struggle was totally worth it because the final piece is beautiful! Fingers crossed that the 10x10 frame fits like a glove so you can do the happy dance of fully finishing it yourself.
"Home Tweet Home" is also just precious. Those little bees and the birdhouse are pure summer joy. Don't even stress about falling behind on the next two stamp releases while you're away. Vacation is all about unplugging and relaxing, and you'll have the best time catching up with a cozy cup of tea when you get back.
It is so incredibly heartwarming to see the blogging community rally together like that to help with the reading list glitch, too! Linda, Terry, and Texas Quilt Gal are absolute gems for sending over those fixes and blog roll guides. It really makes this space feel like a giant family.
Where are you heading off to for your vacation? I hope you have the most magical, restful time, and I can't wait to see your retreat gifts and Granny Square progress on Monday! Safe travels and huge hugs!
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