March Small Finish SAL

The Small Finish SAL is a fun little stitch a long that encourages us to have a finish every month.  You can check the other folks out here to see their finishes.  It also introduces me to other designs I want.  LOL  (like I need them!!!)

I am happy to report that I have 2 small finishes this month.  I have two different series that I am doing monthly for decorations in my house  First, I have A Year of Celebration March.  I changed it up a little but I am very happy with it.

The second on I have finished is March for Stoney Creek Quote of the Month series.

I love working on these small patterns.  I have figured out as you can see how I want to display the top pattern.  I am still trying to figure out how I want to fully finish the Stoney Creek pattern.  Any suggestions are welcome. 

Thank you for stopping by seeing my Small SAL.

Week Wrap Up

Okay so its been 2 weeks but I promise I have been stitching....  We just had a couple life events get in the way.

Stitching first.....  in one of my SAL's we are doing a commitment of one stitch a day on a focus project.  I chose The Little Stitching Fairy, here is my update I am working hard to finish.

First picture is the start of the month then second picture was taken yesterday for an update.

The life event that kindof stopped me from blogging last week was......We got a new puppy.

Meet Gabi....  She was born on Jan. 10th and she is full German Shepherd.  This was taken on her ride home.  We are relearning the struggles of having a puppy but she is so worth it.  I am adding another picture of her today.  She is already getting bigger.

So we bid you a good week and wish you happy stitching!!!!

Week Wrap Up

I took an extra day off from work and enjoyed a much needed long weekend.  I have accomplished a lot of stitching and a few other fun projects.

This month a blog I follow is doing a focus cross stitch project basically...I pick a project, do one stitch a day.  But this usually leads to more stitching on it.  My choice is The Little Stitching Fairy.

March 1

 

March 10

 Then yesterday my sister came over, we did some fabric dying and of course stitching.

Here is a sample of the fabrics...  I love how these turned out.  I will be doing this again.  I did try ice dying but that was a fail and I didn't save that piece.

I have a new start using one of these pieces of fabric.

Children Needs...

I felt the desire to do a little work on my Butterfly Afghan.  I finished up the word on one square.

Then today is my last day off of work, I did a little run to Michaels.  I am trying to help my house move into spring.  I made this tulip wreath that was inspired from Priscilla of The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch.

Lastly the mail came today when I was typing this up and my order from 123 Stitch came so here is my  stitchy mail.  Yes, Flosstube does cause me a few problems...

It feels so good to have the sun shining and the feeling that spring is right around the corner.  So until next time keep on stitching.

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March FFG

I am so excited that I get to participate in the FFG.  The FFG is short for Fully Finished Gallery which is a SAL that is being hosted. You can check out others here.

 I get to share pictures of the cross stitch finishes I have finally got the courage to fully finish.  I have recently became addicted to FlossTube and that is were I get some inspiration.

I have a goal to knock out many old finishes along with keeping up with new ones I am stitching.


Lets start out the "A Year of Celebration"...I love stitching these I have made a few tweeks basicly where I have made mistakes.

Then I have some oldie but goodies to share.  I stitched these in 2006-2007...then they sat in a box until Flosstube!!!

 
That is it for cross stitch fully finished but the next picture are some project bags I whipped up last weekend.

So that would be a count of 7 fully finihed pieces and 4 project bags.  Yay!!!!  Happy Dance!!!  Once again I am loving this community I have been blessed with finding.

Butterfly Afghan

I want to share the story behind my stitching project "Butterfly Afghan".

Back in 2006, I saw the first ad for this upcoming series in the Stoney Creek Collections Magazine.  I knew I had to have it...  So I collected all the magazines that year, then for Christmas my mom gifted me the afghan.  I just stored it away but knew someday I would get to it. 

With the passing of my mom in November 2017.  It was such a shock, leaving a huge hole in my heart along with my life.  She was my best friend, I would talk to her every day.  During that first year, my sisters and I divided up her cross stitch projects and some of her charts.  It was around then that I restarted stitching on a more regular bases.

So at the end of 2018, I started thinking about what I was planning to stitch in 2019.  I came upon the afghan....  It may sound weird to some but I just felt the love of my mom when I held that afghan.  I kitted it up and actually started stitching on in Dec 23, 2018.

My goal was to finish it in 2019....  I was moving along on the blocks and loved stitching on it but then something happened and I didn't want to make it a goal anymore.  I just want to enjoy stitching it and think of my mom as I do.  (Not make it a race... just feel the love and enjoy.)  So I have taken it off the goal list.  If you knew me that in itself is a challenge for me because I am very goal driven.

I know when I have it finished I will be able to wrap myself in that afghan feeling her love and connection.  It will forever have a special meaning to me. I am always looking for signs from mom so I can feel her with me on this amazing journey we call life. 

Week Wrap Up

Okay so really this is a two week update.... time is really flying by.  I would love to say I have been doing amazing things, but truly I am just working and doing mom duties.

So getting the boys from track practice daily, taking my daughter for a prom dress fitting, and trying to pull off dinner for them. LOL Okay a couple times the kids had to pull off food on their own.

I have been getting some stitching done at work everyday.  I had this quick finish this week though it was a little stubborn... It was a free design from Brooke's Books Publishing here scroll past the alphabet then you should find it.

I also had a finish that has been in my stash for years.  It is a limited edition Lizzie Kate pattern.

I am looking forward to the month of March, I am participating in a stitching challenge that WIPocalypse is holding where we put in one stitch a day as a minimum so here is where I am starting at....

A couple other updates I want to share are I am addicted to these project bags that I have learned to make thanks to the help of a friend and YouTube. I have 10 of them now but here are my latest ones.

And lastly today I did some fully finishes I am giving you a sneak peek because I will be posting all my fully finishes this next weekend.  I have had this set stitched and sitting in a box since 2006-2007, but here is one.

I have build my confidence from seeing other finishes and watching The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch Priscilla & Chelsea on YouTube.  Lastly, just to leave you with a tease my sister and I are going to do some fabric dying next weekend to stay tuned.

People's Choice... Freebies

It is the first Saturday of the month and I am excited about the topic for the People's Choice this month.  This is a SAL held by Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching we get a theme then blog about it so this month is....

                             Freebies

I love to gather and save free patterns from my favorite designers but....  the problem is I do not stitch them often.  But Lizzie Kate is one of my favorite designers and here is where you can get Lizzie Kate freebies.

I can't wait to see the other blogs sharing about their freebies.  Please jump over to Jo's blog that I linked above and enjoy the other freebies.

Can't wait to see you next month.