5/30/26

Goal met for Matilda Isabella Creasy from Whilst Iris Naps with 534 stitches.  I didn't add anything interesting, just the second color of the border/stems of the flowers along the top.

Best Friends from HAED is out now.  My goal is 5000 tent stitches so it's going to be a minute.

 

5/28/26

 Over the last three days, I've added 870 stitches to Pledge of Allegiance.  I would have liked to add more but I struggle a bit to settle down and stitch on the days I have to work in the office.

Matilda Isabella Creasy is next.

5/25/26

 Ive had a good weekend even all the normal weened stuff.

Ive met my goal for Trick or Treat from Paine Free Crafts with1056 tent/528 full x stitches

I could quite bring myself to finish the page so if I have time yet this year, I'll have to pull this one back out for a bit for that page finish.

I also met my goal for Ann Grimshaw from The Scarlett Letter yesterday with 555 stitches

She's another one that need to come back out since it was late and I didn't finish the motif when I met my goal last night.

Pledge of Allegience from Plum Street is out today since it seems pretty appropriate for Memorial Day. 

5/23/26

 I've met my goal for Dragon Lord from Paine Free Crafts, art by Anne Stokes.  I think this one is out of print.  I've added 1078 tent/539 full x stitches and it's now 9.97% complete.

Trick or Treat, also from Paine Free Crafts, is out now.

5/22/26

 Goal met for Plague Doctor with 1056 tent/528 full x stitches and 2.49% complete.

Dragon Lord from Paine Free Crafts is next.

5/21/26

 I've finished page 2 of Plague Doctor from Unconventional XStitch.  It's now 2.36% complete.

I've got about another 500 stitches to meet my goal.

5/18/26

 I've met my goal for Pour Ta Fete with 531 stitches.

I've struggled with this one since it's on 56 ct but no problems this time.

Plague Doctor from Unconventional XStitch is out next.

5/17/26

 Oh what fun I have when I'm home alone with nothing that needs to be done.

Yesterday, I finished page 34 of Warrior Alice with 81.67% complete

And today, I've met my May goal with 4112 tent/2056 full x stitches and 82.25% complete

Pour Ta Fete from Lindsay lane Designs is out next.

5/13/26

 Dang!  I've missed updating a couple of WIPs!

First up is Harriet Godhard.  I met her May goal with 582 stitches.

Next up is Chatelaine's Hawaiian Garden.  I met my May goal with 1251 stitches and completed part 5.

And finally, I've met my May goal for Chatelaine's Heritage Sampler with 461 stitches

Next up is Warrior Alice to complete my monthly WIPs.  Then I get to move onto more annual WIPs!

5/9/26

 I've met my May goal for Sea Witch today with 2112 tent/1056 full x stitches and 43.92% complete.

At this point I'm stitching over pages 17 and 18 since once I finish the black in page 18, it'll pretty much just be the witch's hair left and that going to be all the same colors.  I'm really excited to see her stitched.

Harriet Godhard is next.

5/5/26

 May goal met for Her Private Garden with 2048 tent/ 1024 fullx stitches and 9.7% complete.

Sea Witch is next.

5/3/26

I've had a good weekend and have met my May goal for SS Daybreak with 2154 tent/1077 full x stitches and 5.02% complete.  June should see page 5 finished which is exciting since this has been a WIP for so long.

Her Private Garden is out next.

5/2/26

 I pulled out Alice Bierton late last month to work on it's goal stitches and finished them up this morning and met my goal with 552 stitches.

HAED's SS Daybreak is out next.

5/1/26

 Happy May Day!

I've met my goal for Sarah Elizabeth Brooke from The Scarlet House with 670 stitches and am starting to finish the over 1 verse at the top of the sampler.

Alice Bierton from Samplers Remembered is out next.