Floss Friday -- Cross Stitch Finish, Progress and A Cookie Recipe

Happy Floss Friday, Friends.

Before getting to cross-stitch progress, I will link the recipe for the sour cream cookie I shared in  Monday's post. I've been making this cookie for a few years, when we lived in Florida, and now that we live in North Carolina. I will say that the difference in elevation has changed the cookie a bit. It is still delicious though.

Visit Preppy Kitchen here for the recipe.

The new start I posted last Friday is now a finish. Meek & Humble by Teresa Kogut.
                                                    

                                          

I have an appointment to take this and one other piece to the framers this afternoon. It will be a gift for someone.

After finishing Meek & Humble, I put a few more stitches in Peace on Earth.
                                               

This will certainly be a long-term project, much like American Sampler. I still haven't gotten back to that one since you saw it last.
                               
Tonight is the beginning of a sewing weekend. Sewcialites 3, block 22 and assembling the center of Fat Quarters by the Dozen is on the agenda.

What are your plans for the next few days? Whatever it is, I hope it is enjoyable.

See you soon,

Floss Friday -- May and June Cross-Stitch Stats

Happy Friday, Friends!

As I was preparing my June stats update I realized that I had not posted May's. So here they are...

Stitch count for May is 4,423 on five different projects.

My Works In Progress (WIPs) during May were Summer Stamp Sampler
                                               
Salute to Abigail
                                               
I had one Finished Object (FO), but not fully finished, Patriotic Pears                                     
There were two new Starts with Happy Day

And Red Letter Sampler

June's stitch count is 5,168 on three different projects.

My WIP for June was American Sampler
                                 
I had one FO with Salute to Abigail

I had one Fully Finished Object (FFO) with Summer Stamp Sampler
                                            
There was one Start And Finish (SAF) with Stitch with Me
                                            
That's a wrap for the last two months. So far, I have three new starts planned for July. These will be stitch alongs with friends and the Fat Quarter Shop. I'll also continue to work on American Sampler. Melisa at Pinker n Punkin' Quilting & Stitching is stitching patriotic all year, and that is my plan as well. 

Speaking of patriotic, I hope all of my USA neighbors have a safe and fun Independence Day celebrating our country's 250th birthday!

I'll be back Monday, July 6th with a quilty update.

See you soon,

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.

 

 

Floss Friday -- Cross Stitch Update

Happy Floss Friday, Friends!

It has been a good stitchy week. I have a finish, though not fully finished project, to share.

Before getting to the “FO”, let me give you a weekly update on Melisa’s  (Pinker n Punkin' Quilting and Stitching) Summer Stamp Sampler.

Pink Lemonade is this week’s release. 

Melisa even shared a recipe for pink lemonade on her blog here.

I must hurry and finish the last three boxes as we only have a few more weeks left of this stitch-along.

There was a good bit of progress made on Salute to Abigail by Blackbird Designs.

You may remember, I had to ‘frog’ and re-stitch a good portion of the border TWICE. I think I have it now.

All the motifs are complete, and I am working on the vine in the border to make sure it matches before adding the flowers. After that I will add the words and date. I’m thinking of doing a bit of recharting. I'll remove Abigail’s name and add “July 4, 1776” in that spot and then change the other side to “July 4, 2026.” What do you think?

I finished stitching the last Patriotic Pear.

Red, White and Blue

Patriotic Pears by Annie Beez Folkart

Now to get the courage to actually sew them into pears… That attempt won’t happen until the end of June, at the earliest.

Time to put the stitching aside for the weekend. Fat Quarter Shop releases another Sewcialites 3 block today. That means some sewing will need to happen. Then the plan is to do some house cleaning. 

What is on your agenda for the weekend? Tell me all the things!

I’ll be back Monday with a quilting update, and who knows what else. Have a wonderful weekend, my friends.

See you soon.

 

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.

 

 

Floss Friday -- February Stats and Cross Stitch Progress

It dawned on me that I never posted my cross stitch counts for February. I more than doubled January’s stitch count with 5,180 stitches last month.

Valentine Alphabet was a start, finish and fully finish…

Parade Sam was a start and finish…

And I made progress on Salute to Abigail…

Progress as of Thursday, March 12th

Salute to Abigail was the only cross stitch project I worked on this past week.

Today is the day I am driving to Alabama to attend GaRon Stitchery’s Market Saturday. I baked Gary’s favorite cookies last night. His birthday was earlier this month, but we are celebrating this weekend.

I’ll be home Sunday afternoon and will keep my promise to make my hubby dinner. Part of it is already made and thawing in the refrigerator as of this morning.

The plan is to share my market haul in Monday’s post so stay tuned.

Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you soon.

 

Floss Friday -- Happy Valentine’s Eve

Hello Friends!

Last Floss Friday, I showed my almost finish on Valentine Alphabet by Primrose Cottage.

I not only completed the stitching, but I fully finished it into a pillow. I know, I know…you are probably asking the same question that I hear from my daughter…”how many pillows do you need?"

Valentine Alphabet is stitched on 32 count evenweave dyed by Fortnight Fabrics in the color Humphrey. I used the called-for threads. It measures 7” x 3-1/8”.

It now resides with other Valentine pieces in the dry sink.

I also had a SAF (start and finish) this week. 

This is Parade Sam designed by Not Forgotten Farm. I purchased the .pdf from Etsy so I do not have a photo show you except from Lori’s shop.

I am thinking about finishing this into an ornament for my patriotic tree since it only measures 3” x 4- ¾”. I stitched Sam on 36 ct linen dyed by Fabrics by Stephanie in the color Chocolate Milk. I pulled threads from my stash as I went along. They are a collection of Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. I am happy to share my conversion with anyone who is interested.

We almost had a home invasion the other day. If you saw my Instagram post then you saw the video. I will share a couple of photos here.

Fat Quarter Shop releases the next block for Fat Quarters by the Dozen on Sunday. I will be back on Monday to show you my progress on that quilt along.

Until then, I hope you have a wonderful and blessed weekend.

See you soon,