I have been plugging away on my
#Stitch9Challenge pieces
and added another to the finish pile.
This was a 2018 Stitchmaynia piece & I
dated it 2018 with confidence that
I would finish it last year....
didn't happen.
This is stitch over one on 25ct evenweave and
I decided I didn't feel like fighting it by
picking it out so 2018 it will stay.
Sheepish Designs "Betsy"
stitched with DMC on ivory 25ct evenweave
This one is destined to become a drum
in the very near future.
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I love challenges and have been participating on the #24HoursofCrossStitch over on
Instagram. They have had a monthly acrostic
challenge with 10 letter tasks and you choose
to count stitches or minutes to complete each
task. In order to complete the tasks, I have had
to dig through my WIPS to find projects that fit.
The great part is I am touching some WIPS that
have been languishing for some time.
This sweet design is one of them.
I pulled it out to put in a few stitches and
then decided I was close to finishing so I did.
Blackbird Designs "Summer House Pincushion"
stitched on 40ct WDW Aztec Red with DMC
I actually finished the design into the model
finish. This little round pincushion was
fiddly and deciding to use sawdust to stuff it
probably contributed to part of the problem!
It is a little lumpy but I am happy with the finish.
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While I was busy finishing my pincushion I
took the time to finish this sweet little freebie
from the Prim Stitchers Society Retreat
held this past May. A dear friend,
Karen Gutowski, provided this motif from an
original sampler she owns.
Another sweet friend, Ann Dawes, gifted
our stitching circle with these little brooms.
Southern legend is you hang it by the door so
that we "could sweep your troubles away."
The combination made the sweetest finish.
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Well....I am still stitching on my last two
#Stitch9Challenge pieces which happen to
be 2 large Rosewood Manor projects. I do have
until the end of the year to complete so I am
going to keep plugging away.
As always....thanks for visiting.
Happy stitching!
