Video link: https://youtu.be/IpM0ybAYH7M
Friday, December 23, 2022
Friday, December 9, 2022
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Flosstube #7 has been uploaded
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Floss Tube #2: Recovering Monogamous Stitcher
My second floss tube video is now published on YouTube. Recovering Monogamous Stitcher. Hope you will stop by.
Best,
Karen
Thursday, September 1, 2022
My first Youtube video has been published
Flosstube #1: Introduction, Past Finishes, Sampler September
Monday, February 28, 2022
Flea Market Baskets SAL Update
Here is my progress as of February 28, 2022:
I am stitching on 36 ct. evenweave in Antique White using all DMC threads. I have stitched the inner gingham background with DMC 3033. It will now be easy to fill in the rest with 3782 and 3865 to finish the gingham. That will complete the March assignment.
Thanks for stopping by,
Karen
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Another Small Finish
I finished stitching the first installment of the Bird Crush Club. This is a year-long program designed by Stephanie Webb of Lindy Stitches. This first chart is Steller's Jay.
Stephanie found the cutest frames online that will work perfectly for each of the birds. Unfortunately, I can't afford to frame 12 projects. Since I want all of them to be finished the same, I plan to make them into small pillows and add them to my bird bowl.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Flea Market Baskets SAL
Here is an update on Flea Market Baskets, designed by Lori Holt and sold by the Fat Quarter Shop.
This project is the best of both worlds for me. I am creating a traditional looking quilt pattern with baskets. I have always loved baskets, but have never made a quilt with them. I can get the look without needing to be in my sewing room. I find cross stitch to be a very satisfying and portable art form. The pattern can be ordered here.
Fat Quarter Shop has thought of everything. A floss pack and floss keeper set is available and can be ordered here. This is the first time I have used a floss keeper. It is very cute.
I taped the floss color number onto the back of the floss keeper. It will be easy to remove them when I am finished with the project so I can use it again for a different project.
I have finished the January assignment for the Stitch-Along (SAL) which is the center star. I didn't mean to get it done so soon. I had one day available to work on it until the middle of January, so I thought I had better get going on it. This was so easy to stitch. The pattern is very symmetrical which makes it easy to count. I didn't have to do any ripping out.
This is such a cute project. I hope you will join us.
Thanks for stopping by,
Karen
Recent Cross Stitch Finishes
Here are the two most recent cross stitch finishes:
From The Blue Flower, Huckleberry Farm, original design by Jeannine McGowan. I fell in love with this when it came out at the 2020 Market. Of course, that was a terrible time to try to get linen and floss. It took several months searching the sites of many online shops to put this together. I started stitching it on May 9, 2021 and completed it on December 29, 2021.