10/5/25

I've met my October goal for Warrior Alice with 2080 tent /1040 full x stitches and 66.22% complete

Loara Standish is back out now as I attempt to finish band 8.  I only have three more leaves and three flowers to fill in.  I'm very excited to move onto another band.

 

10/3/25

 I've met my October goal for Her Private Garden with 1058 tent/529 full x stitches and 6.23% complete.

To be honest, I had hoped that this month's 1000 tent stitches would get me closer to finishing page 3 but I really underestimated how many stitches were left.  Maybe next month.

Next, I'm going to add a leaf or two to Loara then pull out Warrior Alice for her October stitches.

10/2/25

 I've met my October goal for Sea Witch with 1118 tent/559 full x stitches and 39.49% complete.  This also completes page 15.

Her Private Garden is next.

10/1/25

 I thought I'd update my September progress on two WIPs that haven't really met a goal.

Fall Pumpkin Patch has seen 323 stitches and is quickly moving along.  I have added a few stitches this morning just because nothing else was really calling.

Loara Standish has seen 1272 stitches and I'm getting so close to having band 8 done so I can move onto some double running stitch rather than long armed cross stitch in all directions.  I'm going to keep plugging away at her, even if it is just one leaf an evening.

Sea Witch is out.  I'm planning on a page finish this month.

9/29/25

This weekend, I met my 2025 goal for Ann Grimshaw with 656 stitches

and Matilda Isabella Creasy with 522 stitches.

I've picked Loara Standish back up to try and finish the band I've been working on.

While I was looking for something else this weekend, I discovered I have finished the other two Paragon kits  - Summer Berry Patch and Winter Quilt and Patch.

Once I have them all done, they're going to be visiting with some Oxyclean, I think to see if I can get the discoloration out.

9/26/25 the second

 I've met my 2025 goal for Dragon Lord from Paine Free Crafts with 1104 tent/552 full x stitches and 9.13% complete.

I think Ann Grimshaw from The Scarlett Letter will be out next.

9/26/25

 I'm still plugging away on Dragon Lord but I wanted to show a super old WIP I recently found in my home office.  I've had this set of kits forever and I've finished at least 2 of them. 

Here's the one that's on the wall.  I think the other one is in with the rest of my finishes.

 I remember having this with me at one of my oldest kid's early t-ball games which means the WIP is 18 years, or so, old.  The aida a couple of discolored spots, but hopefully that will come out when it gets a quick bath after it's finished.  If not, well, it is kind of old.  Age spots aren't totally unexpected.

And her is where the WIP currently sits

It's barely started but I put it into a bigger q-snap and set it up in a lap frame so it's a little easier to just add a few stitches when I have a free moment during a meeting or something.