April WIPocalypse

OMG.... this month has flown by that means it is time to check in with my loving group for the WIPocalypse.  The last Sunday of every month I am part of a SAL that you can find here if you want to see the other peoples blogs that are participating also.  My update this month on what I have been stitching is kindof a blur but here goes.  

I start out every month with the Year of Celebration charts.  This is fully finished.  I love these little charts.  I also do the Stoney Creek Collection Monthly Series.

 The Children Need... I have been plugging away at this chart.  I has been fun but a struggle because the chart is hard to read but I do love how it is turning out. 

 Stitching Fairy beads are finally on this piece and I was able to get the stains out.  This picture doesn't do it justice the lighting was horrible.
















  I had these stitched years ago but finally fully finished it.  Again bad lighting.  I love how it turned out though.

 I am also participating in the Owl Forest Embroidery Mystery SAL.  Every 3 weeks part of the free chart is release.  Here is the first part out of eleven.  I made a few changes and I look forward to doing little tweaks to make it my own.  It is called Emerald City. 

The Wizard of Oz was a childhood movie that my family would watch yearly.  Making a big bowl of popcorn and settling in for the movie with my family is a cherished memory.







Project finish is happening tonight with the Stitchy Kitty paws.  I have had these in my drawer for years.  Wish me luck and I will share next month.

So for this month our special question is Talk to us about your longest-running WIP or UFO.

I don't really have a long running WIP I usually stay on my projects until they are done.  That is because I usually stitch one project at a time.  I am getting ready to challenge that way of doing things.  I have decided to take part of Stitch Maynia on my terms.  I will be doing a start every Friday during the month of May.  I am excited and nervous at the same time.  So with all my bravery I am stepping out of my comfort zone and doing multiple projects.

Until next time Happy Stitching!!!!

Apirl FFG

Its that time of the month again where we get to check in with our fully finished cross stitch projects.  If you would like to see the others that are participating in this blog SAL jump on over to here.


I only have on fully finish again this month.  I really need to dig into my box of finishes but to be honest I am happy to get this little one done that I have been stitching each month. 


Again, I am doing the series from Hands On Designs " A Year of Celebration" This is April finished with a few fiber changes.

 This is going to be short and sweet this month.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you keep on stitching!!!!

Week Wrap Up

So it has been more than a week but I will bring you up to date as much as I can remember.  LOL First...  I was able to get the stain out.  Still waiting on my beads to come in from 123stitch.  It is on back order until April 23rd now.  UGH.  I may have to find it somewhere else. 

 I am startingll to prep for Stitching Maynia in May.  I will be sharing my plans soon. But I thinking about a start a week.

 I am so excited I joined my first monthly club. Colour & Cotton.... I am in love with this piece of fabric called Seashell.

Now into my current stitching.  I joined the mystery stitch a long by Owl Forest Embroidery.  I am in love with this pattern idea.  When I was younger, every year me and my sister would watch "The Wizard of Oz" and have a huge bowl of popcorn. We would stay up past our bedtime.  I love these flashbacks of my youth.  So this is just a small start but I am getting there.

Next I have been working on "Children Need..."  I know I say this a lot but I love it!!!  I am in search for a couple Just Another Button Company buttons.  I want 3 birds to represent my children and a dragonfly also.  

So this is not stitching related but....my book came in the mail today.  I will be digging into this very soon.

Of course I have also been binge watching Flosstube.  I thinking about starting my own also.   Who knows....

So I am off.... Have a great week and enjoy your stitching time.

People's Choice...Speciality Stitches

Hello...I am little late but on the first Saturday of the month I participate in a blog SAL.  The People's Choice is where we are given a topic to explore.  If you would like to check out the others that are doing this along with me you can go here.

The topic for the month of April is....Speciality Stitches


One of the first series I stitched were these monthly banners that had a speciality stitch on everyone.  I made them and gave them to my mom.  She has since passed away but my father asked if he could still display them.  So that was a solid yes, if he remembers to change them out every month they are still there for his enjoyment.  I do not have a picture to share with you at this time though.  Sorry.

The next thing that came to mind that I have stitched with speciality stitches are my needle rolls by Shepherds Bush.  I have 3 fully finished and 2 more that I am slowly working on.  I love these little projects!!!

I wish I could say I love all speciality stitches but I still can not master the french knot....ugh I usually will place a bead on the chart for this stitch. 

I hope you enjoyed this quick little post.  I so love these topics every month.  Have a great week and happy stitching....

March WIPocalypse

Hey its the last Sunday of the month and that means I get to check in with my SAL for WIPocalypse.  For information about this fun SAL you can check it out here.  And here is a link if you would like to see others that are participating in this months check in.  This month we were doing an additional challenge of one stitch a day on a focus project.  I chose my Little Stitching Fairy.  This is what she looked like at the beginning of the month.

For me it was fun to dive in and once I got started I was kindof driven to see how far I could get on her this month.  I still finished my 2 little monthly series I do every month but I am blown away with how far I have gotten on my Stitching Fairy. I unfortunately i got a stain on this corner of this piece I am trying to get out so we will see how that goes.

One of the fun things about this monthly SAL is we have the option to answer a question each month.  Here is the question for this month.  *** What newer designers and product creators (fabric or floss dyeing, etc) out there have you discovered and recommend?

I have discovered many new designers but they are really just new to me.  With Thy Needle and Thread, Drawn Thread, Carriage House Sampling, Country Cottage Needleworks, Little House Needleworks, and Silver Creek Sampling.  I have really enjoyed collecting some patterns!!!  I will see how and when I can fit them into my stitching.  I really want to get to the point that I am stitching on more than one piece at a time. 

Well until next time...keep enjoying your stitching.