Weekly Update: Finishes and Progress

Two Finishes 

This weekend I started a quick and easy pattern, Bitty Baskets - ABC Sampler.  It makes into a ribbon border and a pin keep top for a basket.  I finished the pin keep top on Sunday, March 21.

Number 11a

Bitty Baskets - ABC Sampler Pinkeep, designed by Rebecca Dorrie of Samplers and Such, stitched on 36-count linen, using Weeks Dye Works Independence.

The ribbon border was finished on Thursday.  It has a blanket stitch around the edge.  This is my first time doing a blanket stitch.  Some of it is coming out better than other parts.

Number 11b

This was the first time that I have used the over-dyed floss the way you are supposed to- with 2 separate strands instead of looping one strand.  You can see the nice variagation of coloring.  Hmmmm, guess when you use is correctly it looks really nice (blush).

On Wednesday evening (March 24) I finished up my regular UFO Tuesday piece.

Number 12

Thanks Be To God, by Sisters and Best Friends

stitched on 28-count Busy Bee Lugana,

using Sampler Threads Forest Glade, Corn Husk, Hyacinth,

Mulberry, Grape Arbor, Burnt Orange, and Shutter Green.

And A Start

 

I started another quick pattern, Welcome Miniblock by Hinzeit.  This was one of my Mom's patterns that I have had for a while. 

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Weekend Update

With the kids not feeling good this week, I didn't get much stitching time in.

Today (Saturday) I got another finish (number 10).  

This House Believes in Santa, the Annual Christmas Sampler 

by Homespun Elegance,

stitched on 26 count linen, using DMC floss.  I added

the star button on the top right since I ran out of green.

UFO Tuesday, I made progress on Thanks Be To God.  I finished the alphabet and the pumpkin leaves on the top.  This one is pretty close to being done.

A new start, one of my 2010 goals, Families by LizzieKate.  This is stitched on a pretty purple splotched fabric.  

I have started a new blog called Zippity Stitch.  I am posting free patterns that I have designed.  I have hidden aspirations of becoming a designer some day.  I hope you will stop by and check it out.

Here is my TUSAL update for March. 

Thanks for stopping by!

(c) 2010 There A Stitch

Weekend Update: February 27, 2010

This week I got a little more stitching time.  Not too much- we still had family on the island, and both the kids were sick this week too.  But I did make some progress.

For UFO Tuesday, I worked on Thanks Be To God.  It is coming along slowly, but I think it will look really nice when it is finished.

The main project for this week was the nativity camel.  

On Friday, I worked on a WIP started last year.  This is the Annual Christmas Sampler by Homespun Elegance.  

Here is my updated TUSAL.  Should be interesting making sure I get all of my snippets (orts) into the container when all of our household goods are on a container ship heading back to the mainland.  I may have to pack the jar in my luggage....

I am planning to start another memorial for the American Soldier Memorial group, and will work on that this weekend.

Happy stitching to you!  Thanks for stopping by.

(c) There A Stitch

Stitchy Update

This week I got a little bit of stitching done.  It seems like things just keep getting busier!

I worked a little on Thanks Be To God for my UFO Tuesday stitching.

I started a quick project, called Snowman Stocking, by Tricia Wilson Nguyen for Redefined, Inc. that I have had for a while. 

It is stitched on Trinkets perforated paper.  I am getting inspired to get a Christmas ornament finished every month.  I didn't stitch one for January, so I have to work fast on this one. 




I also started on another one of my year goals, Faith Hope Love by Cedar Hill.  I am stitching this over 1, so it is moving pretty fast.

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Third Finish for 2010

Another goal for the year done.  I finished up America: Home of the Brave last night.

Home of the Brave, by R & R Reproductions

(Memorial piece for 9-11)

sewn on 28 Ct Sea Fog Linen,

using WDW whitewash, twilight, ST Buckey Scarlet, and DMC 336.

The Week in Review

For UFO Tuesday, I worked on Thanks Be To God.  Here is almost what it looked like when I started.  I added the top letters before I thought to take a starting picture.

Here is what it looked like Tuesday evening.

Here is a picture of my TUSAL, all of my thread snippets from 2010.

Over the weekend, I plan to stitch some of Cat-o-lantern.  This is a pattern I absconded from my Mom's stitching stash.

I figure I will work on something small and quick for a little bit, then hit the nativity patterns. Thanks for checking out my blog!  Hope you get some good stitching time this weekend.

(c) 2010 There A Stitch