Monday, January 27, 2020

1/27/19

Not much happened this week.  I'm working too many hours right now which means I come home and if I do stitch at all, I only manage a few stitches.

I have managed a little though.

Yesterday, I pulled out Cherry Hill Farm and frogged the basket I stitched last year since I managed to orient it the wrong way on the fabric.  I restitched it then started on the fill and added some fruit. 

Friday, January 17, 2020

1/17/20

Sadly, work has been kicking my butt so far this month and stitching has been taking a definite back seat.  BUT, I have gotten a little done on Earth Song.  


Monday, January 6, 2020

1/6/20

Last Wednesday morning I'd planned to start Sarah Breazier from Hands Across the Sea and was sidetracked by a blackwork SAL I hadn't seen before on Facebook.  When I saw how small the finished design was, resistance went out the window.

2020 SAL from Peppermint Purple with HDF on 32ct Poseidon from Chromatic Alchemy

Once that was done, I started Sarah
2x1 with DMC on 46ct custom dyed fabric from xJuDesigns

I finished page 1 before I put her away to pull out Earth Song.

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

2020 Preview

New Year, New Start!
Sarah Braizear 1829 - Hands Across the Sea
2x1 with DMC on 46ct custom dyed fabric from xJuDesigns

Earth Song
started 3/2009
1x1 full x 25 ct Lugana
Goal:  finish

Coat of Arms from Stickideen von der Wiehenburg
started 3/12/12
1x2 full x 40 ct from HDF
Goal:  Finish row

Loara Standish
started 1/1/13
1x3 50 ct Kingston
Front

 Back
Goal:  add stitches

The Master (Tilton Crafts)
started 5/5/13
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add stitches

HAED's Nightshade
started 10/31/13
1x1 full x 28 ct Monaco
Goal: 1 page

Love Thy Thread
Lonliness of Autumn
started 9/6/14
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  2 pages

started 5/10/15
Eclectic Bloke Designs Warrior Alice
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  finish page

started 6/1/15
HAED's Her Private Garden
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Chatelaine's The Heritage Sampler
started 7/25/15
2x2 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add stitches

HAED's SS Daybreak
started 10/31/15
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  page 2

Sea Witch by HAED
started 1/1/16
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  page 4

Star Spangled Banner by Northern Expressions Needlework
stitched on 40ct PTP Cauldron with HDF conversion
started 5/30/16
Goal:  finish

Chatelaine's Hawaiian Garden Mandala
stitched on 28ct black Monaco with my HDF conversion
started 7/31/16
Goal:  part 3

Tilton's Feathers in the Wind
started 10/1/16 on 28ct white monaco
Goal:  page 3

Started 1/1/17
The Forgotten by Charting Creations
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal: page 2

Started 1/1/17
He Came With the Rain by Unconventional XStitch
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco dyed by me
Goal:  page 3

Started 3/10/17
Chatelaine's Beaded Dragonfly Tile
Goal:  finish

Started 4/3/17
Steve Rousseau's Old European Sampler from Needleprint 
Goal:  finish row

Chatelaine's Blue Moroccan Lace Mandala
stitched on 28 ct monaco in Raspberry Beret from Colour Cascades with my HDF conversion
Started 7/5/17
Goal:  add some stitches

Chatelaine's Polar Mandala
started 1/1/18 with my HDF conversion for the silks
28 ct white monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Renato Parolin's The Bengtsson forest 
Started 9/1/18
Goal:  add stitches

Chatelaine's Evening in the Park
started 1/1/19
32ct Belfast in Cobblestone in called for fibers
Goal:  add stitches

Wolf Totem from Charting Creation
started 6/16/19
2x1 tent on 28ct antique white monaco I dyed
Goal:  add stitches

Game of Swannes - Long Dog Samplers
2x1 on 40 ct Putty from Silkweavers with a conversion from my stash
started 7/7/19
Goal:  add 5 motifs

Louisa Coulimore from Hands Across the Sea
2x1 on 46ct Egyptian Sand from Silkweavers
HDF superfine OMOT Heart
started 7/15/19
Goal:  finish first alphabet

Cherry Hill Farm Sampler by Stacy Nash
2x1 on 36ct with kit materials
started 7/16/19 
Goal:  finish

Death By Cross Stitch by Long Dog Samplers
2x1 on 36ct Legacy Linen in Examplar in HDF Besmurfed with more blues to be added
started 7/17/19
Goal:  add stitches

Celtic Snow from Northern Expressions Needlework
2x1 on 36ct Midnight Sky from XJuDesign with charted silks
started 7/18/19
Goal:  add stitches

Long Dog Samplers Life After Death
on Cream 36ct from Legacy Linens with HDF OMOT Lost Loves
started 7/19/19 
Goal:  add stitches

Chatelaine's Convent Herbal Garden
on 28 ct Monaco I dyed
started 7/20/19
Goal:  add stitches

Autumn Quakers from Rosewood Manor
on 40ct Toffee from Silkweavers
started 8/17/19
Goal:  add 5 motifs

M. Woods 1759 from Milady's Needle
on 46ct from xJuDesign with a custom HDF conversion
started 10/6/19
Goal:  first alphabet

Thomas's Stocking by Shepherd's Bush
36ct Platinum
Started 12/25/19
Goal: finish

After tax season new start!



2019 In Review

2019 new start!
Chatelaine's Evening in the Park
Evening in the Park


WIPS!
Chatelaine's Polar Mandala
started 1/1/18
28 ct white monaco

Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 11/14/19

Started 1/1/17
The Forgotten by Charting Creations
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 12/1/19

Started 1/1/17
He Came With the Rain by Unconventional XStitch
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  page 2

Goal met 9/17/19

Sea Witch by HAED
started 1/1/16
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  page 3

9/10/19

Coat of Arms from Stickideen von der Wiehenburg
started 3/12/12
1x1 full x 40 ct from HDF
Goal:  add a page

8/15/19 goal met!

Love Thy Thread
Lonliness of Autumn
started 9/6/14
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 11/15/19

Lust by HAED
started  10/1/09
1x1 full x 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  finish!

page 32 2/10/19

page 38 2/17/19

3/31/19  page 33

4/5/19 page 39

5/19/19 page 34

page 40 5/25/19

page 35 6/24/19

Page 41 6/30/19

Page 36 - 6/30/19

FINISHED! 6/30/19

Earth Song
started 3/2009
1x1 full x 25 ct Lugana
Goal:  finish two pages

8/4/19 - page 7

Goal met!  8/11/19 - page 11

10/27/19 - page 3

12/21/19 - page 8

12/25/19 page 13

Loara Standish
started 1/1/13
1x3 50 ct Kingston

Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 12/1/19


HAED's Nightshade
started 10/31/13
1x1 full x 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 12/1/19

The Master (Tilton Crafts)
started 5/5/13
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met!  11/13/19

started 5/10/15
Eclectic Bloke Designs Warrior Alice
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 8/17/19

started 6/1/15
HAED's Her Private Garden
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met!  10/28/19

Chatelaine's The Heritage Sampler
started 7/25/15
2x2 28 ct Monaco

Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met!

HAED's SS Daybreak
started 10/31/15
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 9/17/19

Star Spangled Banner by Northern Expressions Needlework
stitched on 40ct PTP Cauldron with HDF conversion
started 5/30/16
Goal:  adds some stitches

Goal met 9/19/19
finished 4th stripe

and a couple more 9/22/19


Chatelaine's Hawaiian Garden Mandala
started 7/31/16
Goal:  part 2

Goal met 11/12/19

Tilton's Feathers in the Wind
started 10/1/16
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 8/7/19!


Started 3/10/17
Chatelaine's Beaded Dragonfly Tile
Goal:  add another side

Goal met 12/1/19

Started 4/3/17
Steve Rousseau's Old European Sampler from Needleprint 
Goal:  add another page

4/22/19 - Goal met, page 6

plus a little more progress in December


Chatelaine's Blue Moroccan Lace Mandala
Started 7/5/17
Goal:  add some stitches

goal met 9/23/19

Renato Parolin's The Bengtsson forest 
Started 9/1/18
Goal:  add some stitches

goal met! 6/3/19

Slater's Stocking
started 10/25/18
Goal:  finish

9/2/19 goal met!


Not sure when this was started.  Probably around 2010.  I had a problem with one of the fibers.  Got that fixed Christmas 2018.
12/28/18
//

5/25/19

The Drawn Thread Free & Brave
started 5/25/19

Finished 5/29/19

Wolf Totem from Charting Creation
started 6/16/19
goal:  page 1

2x1 tent on 28ct antique white monaco I dyed

Game of Swannes - Long Dog Samplers
started 7/7/19

Louisa Coulimore from Hands Across the Sea
2x1 on 46ct Egyptian Sand from Silkweavers
HDF superfine OMOT Heart
started 7/15/19


Cherry Hill Farm Sampler by Stacy Nash
2x1 on 36ct with kit materials
started 7/16/19 


Death By Cross Stitch by Long Dog Samplers
2x1 on 36ct Legacy Linen in Examplar in HDF Besmurfed with more blues to be added
started 7/17/19


Celtic Snow from Northern Expressions Needlework
2x1 on 36ct Midnight Sky from XJuDesign with charted silks
started 7/18/19


Long Dog Samplers Life After Death
on Cream 36ct from Legacy Linens with HDF OMOT Lost Loves
started 7/19/19 

Chatelaine's Convent Herbal Garden
on 28 ct Monaco I dyed
started 7/20/19

Autumn Quakers from Rosewood Manor
40ct Toffee from Silkweavers
started 8/17/19

M. Woods 1759 from Milady's Needle
46ct Brown from xJuDesign with custom HDF conversion
started 10/6/19



Needleworker from Little House Needleworks
32ct Florin from Chromatic Alchemy with most of the charted cottons
started 10/18/19

finished 11/4/19

Thomas's Stocking by Shepherds Bush
36 ct platinum
Started 12/25/19

12/31/19



In 2019 I finished 17 full coverage pages, though admittedly, some were not full pages and 5 finishes.  Not bad.