3/23/2020

I finished the first alphabet and started the next last night, then hit a wall and had to put it up.  

I haven't decided what I'll pull out next.  I have Chatelaine's Blue Moroccan Lace out, waiting for me.  I've also been thinking about another monochrome Stickideen Von Der Wiehenburg's Coat of Arms which would be easy to work on in the evenings when I can't think any more after work.

3/16/2020

I made some lovely progress on Louisa this week.  Sadly, it was all made yesterday. 

The first row of alphabet is complete and I've now found both sides.

Hopefully, after I finish this alphabet, the remaining smaller less ornate alphabets will move quicker.

3/3/2020

I think my stitchy bug has decided I've abandoned it since work has been crazy with a couple 80+ hour weeks at the end of February.  Such is the life in an accounting firm during tax season.

The little bit of stitching I've been doing has been hit and miss.  I have had trouble settling on any one piece of stitching to make any real progress on it.

I made some really nice progress on Cherry Hollow Farm Sampler by Stacy Nash, then got over the berries.

Then, I pulled out Celtic Snow from Norther Expressions and finished this corner.  Then didn't want to stitch on it any more.

Heritage Sampler from Chatelaine was up next.  I added a little then couldn't handle color changes.
Before:

After:

Then I pulled out Louisa Coulimore last night and added 60 stitches and felt pretty good about it so maybe there will be more tonight.

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. 

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.  

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.

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!