Floss Friday – Cross Stitch Finish and WiPs

Happy Friday, Friends! 

I hope your weather is favorable, wherever you are. We get a couple days of warm temps and then they drop again. I’ve taken advantage of the pretty days by walking around the lake rather than the gym.

Chalk Full – Snowy Jar is my finish for this week.

It will join the small companion piece in the “under the bed box” and get fully finished closer to next winter. These were stitched on 14-count Aida in Chalkboard Black by Wichelt, using the called-for floss.

I pulled two more older WiPs to work on.

First is Red Bird Sampler by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle & Thread. This is a project I started in 2022, so I’m working it out of order. It will be my evening focus while Ann Harper 1839 is in timeout…still waiting to be frogged.

I’m stitching Red Bird Sampler on 36-count linen in Patriot’s Brew by R&R Reproduction Fabrics. Using the called-for floss on this one as well. This is my starting point.

The next WiP, and my morning focus, is Memorial Day by Hands On Design. I started this one in 2020. It is my oldest WiP.

This project is stitched on 16-count white Aida. I’m not sure who made it. I’m not using the called-for floss but selecting threads from my stash as I go along. Here is my starting point on this one...well, sort of. The words "shed His" have to be frogged. They are off by one stitch in two directions.

This weekend I will be trying to put the final touches on my SAHRR quilt because the parade starts Monday. Wish me luck!

What are you plans? You already know I'm nosy 😄

Dad T-Shirt Quilt is a Flimsy

My hubby’s t-shirt quilt is ready to be sandwiched, basted, quilted, bound and labeled.

He selected all of the shirts and the fabrics for it. These are his Dad “fan” shirts from some of the activities our kids participated in. These represent scouting, basketball, softball and the United States Navy.

There is one shirt he brought to me and asked if I could please do something with it.  It was an old, I mean really old, Ralph Lauren Polo pocket tee. No graphics, just a lot of holes.

I asked him what was so special about this one and quickly pointed out that I wasn’t sure if I could salvage it. He replied it was the shirt he was wearing when he held our baby girl for the first time. (She turns 30 this year!) Well! I had to find a way to get it into his quilt.

When my best friend visited last December, we put our heads together and came up with this.

Her full name and birthday is hidden

I no longer have an embroidery machine, but my friend does, and she offered to put something on it. It was decided that she would add my daughter’s name and birth date.

I then sewed the ripped pocket onto a piece of fabric from another t-shirt and used it in one of the corners.

I selected a blue and black 108” backing fabric.

Quilting will have to wait for a bit. I need to finish my SAHRR quilt, and that should happen this weekend.

He is very happy with it...

I’ll be back on Friday for a Floss Update. Until then, have a great week!

 

I’m linking up at TheInquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss. Pay a visit and see what others have created. Thank you, Jennifer!

Floss Friday – Time to Frog and Snowy Update

Happy Friday, my friends! And, Happy Pi Day 😊

In addition to working on an old WIP this week, I was trying to also work on a more recent one.

Ann Harper 1839 designed by Fox and Rabbit

It is stitched on 40 count linen in the color Dust Bunny, dyed by Fox and Rabbit. This was going to be my Sampler September, you can read about that here.

I typically start in the top left corner of my cross stitch projects. And when there is a border, I like to work that part first to make sure it lines up. This border has three rows to it, but I was only going to stitch one to start.

I’m glad I did because after going across the top, down the right side and almost finishing the bottom…I realized I started too close to the left edge.  I didn’t leave myself enough room for framing.

I’ll ‘frog’ what I’ve done and start over, but not any time soon! It is in “time out.”

I did make progress on the old WIP I told you about last Friday.

Here is where I started last week…

Here is where I stopped last night…

I also put in the final stitches of the small companion piece. It will be fully finished at the same time as the jar.

That is it for a cross stitch update. 

We are planning to attend a Vintage Spring Market in Asheville on Saturday. It is supposed to rain but not until later in the day.

Anything exciting on your weekend agenda?

😊

Progress on the DAD T-Shirt Quilt, SAHRR Blocks and A Cobbler

It was another cold weekend in the mountains last weekend but it didn’t keep us from the quilt shop. My husband selected a solid red fabric for the inner border of his t-shirt quilt. As it turns out, I have quite a bit of that in my stash so we only purchased more black fabric for the outer border. The same one I used in the sashing.

I made and attached the red inner border. Then I made and attached a 5 ½” border to the sides. As I was “ciphering” the measurements I need for the top and bottom, I realized I should have cut 6 ½” strips for the outer borders.

Out comes Jack the Ripper…

Back to the quilt shop on Monday afternoon to get a bit more fabric. I was able to cut the correct size strips and attach side borders.

The top and bottom borders have some extra elements that I didn’t have time for this week but I’m hoping to have the top finished before next week’s quilty update.

I also made a decision about my SAHRR quilt. For now, I am making more partial log cabin blocks. I started with four but will actually need twelve so I am continuing to work on those.

Now that the floors are finally finished upstairs, we are enjoying our time in the kitchen. Hubby wanted a berry cobbler but couldn’t decide between blueberry or blackberry.

 

Walmart had both “organic” on sale so…

He got both.  I found the recipe here if you are interested.  It was super easy and soooo delicious.

Friday is Floss Friday and I have a tiny update on this week’s cross stitch project.

 

This Friday is also Pi day so I’ll have to find a way to create something in the kitchen to celebrate. Sweet? Savory? We shall see.

 

Enjoy your day, my friends!

I'm linking up for the first time with Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter for her Wednesday Wait Loss. Her linky is filled with inspiration.

Floss Friday – February Stats and Working the WiPs

Happy Friday, Friends. 

I mentioned in my last post that my cross stitch updates will be posted on Fridays…and here we are!

I stitched 6,245 stitches on two projects during February. Most of those were on Witching Hour by Keslyns.

I stitched this on 36 count linen in the color Bewitched by Fabrics by Stephanie. The floss is DMC 310, stitching one strand of floss over two linen threads.

After taking a good look at my cross stitch projects back in January, I decided to spend my morning stitchy time working on an older WiP. This is the second project for February.

I started Lori Holt’s Vintage Christmas Sampler in July of 2019. This was my oldest unfinished cross stitch project. The original plan was to stitch them individually and make little ornaments.

Eight of the twelve were stitched already. I finished the final four and added the buttons to all of them.  The new idea is to make them into small pillows and display them in a red Pyrex bowl during the Christmas holidays.

These were stitched on 14 count Aida in the color aqua from Zweigart. I used the called-for Aurifloss threads.

My tastes in designs have changed since I first started this hobby. But I am determined to finish most of what I started. The next project in line is Snowy Jar by Hands on Design and Priscilla Blain.

I started this in January of 2020. It is stitched on 14 count Aida in the color Chalkboard Black from Wichelt.

My tastes have changed in the types of fabric I stitch on as well. I never thought I would be able to stitch on anything other than Aida or even weave (there isn’t anything wrong with that!) but, depending on the chart, I enjoy linen. I’m also getting comfortable with stitching on higher counts of linen.

That being said, I joined a fabric-of-the-month club to enhance my stash of hand dyed 40 count linen. My favorite will not surprise you…it is Fabrics by Stephanie. Her fabrics stay true to size, it doesn’t shrink during the dying process.

January’s fabric is Winter Wishes.

A nice neutral gray

February’s fabric is Bliss.

Perfect pinks with a splash of purple for spring

Stitchy plans for next week are to continue Snowy Jar and decide what new project to work on…or will I select another old WiP?

My weekend will be shopping for fabric and if I find what I need, I’ll be working on hubby’s DAD t-shirt quilt.

Will you have time to enjoy your craft / hobby this weekend? What are your plans?

See you next time with a quilty update 😊

Witching Hour SAL – It’s a Wrap

In the end, five stitchers (including myself) finished the Witching Hour stitch along.  Others were very close but, for various reasons, couldn’t complete it on time.

You can visit here for links to previous posts about the stitch along.

Here is the finish parade…

Lisa K

Tara B

Margaret D
One to two winners in the final prize drawing

Lynne D

The second winner in the final prize drawing

Lastly, my finish...

I hope you all enjoyed following the stitch along as much as we enjoyed doing it.

Now that this SAL is over, I’m going to post my cross stitch progress on Fridays going forward. Quilting and other topics will be shared another day earlier in the week.

 

See you soon!

SAHRR – Round 6 – I Tried

Squeaking in for a last minute post for Gail’s Stay At Home Round Robin.

Emily at The DarlingDogwood selected the Kite Block for round six. 

Unfortunately, I was unable to come up with anything that would work for my wall hanging. 

Rather than stress about it, I decided that I would skip this prompt and finish with what I have.  

I regret that I wasn’t creative enough to come up with something but I’ve decided that I will find a way to place a Kite in the backing.

There is a possibility that I could have come up with something if I had more time, but I’ve been so distracted lately by the floors.

While I am very pleased with the outcome, it has been a loooonnnnng five weeks.

The Witching Hour SAL ended over the weekend and I'll have a final post about it on Wednesday.

Hope to see you then.