Like a bad penny...

I'm back! I missed blogging so much. Posting on all the various Facebook stitching groups is not the same. I kept my blog because I like to go back in the early days to see what I was stitching. Of course, half of the pictures are missing because of the different platforms I used to upload pictures; some were discontinued, and the devices I used went from a desktop computer to an iPad, and now my cellphone! Gotta love technology, lol!

I'll start first by saying that on that day I announced I was quitting blogging, some of you said you should've commented. Please don't feel you have to! I am an introvert, so a lot of blogs I read I didn't comment, just for that reason. I force myself out of my shell to comment! Just keep doing what you were doing. 

Life update? Same old same old. I'm still working; that's a given. We had a sad time in August. My daughter had to put my granddog Hunter down.

Photo is from this last Christmas. He was a rescue from the Phoenix area. My daughter adopted him 6 years ago here where we live. He was 10. Late July he started stumbling, he quit eating, and was losing his bowels. After many vet visits and testing, it was determined that he had Valley Fever. It's a fungus that grows in dry, dusty areas. These spores grow in the dirt and get kicked up into the air. Humans get it too. The vet was worried that it was settling into his spine, hence the inability to stand up or walk. He was on steroids and pain medication. The vet warned that the meds would not save him, just make him comfortable. The pain meds began failing and the tough decision to let him go was made. He was a laid-back dog, half German shepherd half lab, he never barked. A sweetheart of a dog. 

Life goes on, doesn't it? They still have King the dalmatian and may add a puppy but that's in the future. My 3 elderly cats are still with me, Mama is 14 and her kittens are 13. They are doing fine.

So what have I been stitching on lately? First up is Christmas Fruit Basket Pinkeep by Threadwork Primitives, the 2nd time I've stitched this ...

I'm using a 36ct fabric so it'll be smaller than the other one. That is 2 hours of stitching last night.

I've put in progress on a couple WIPs too. Here's Frosty Forest. Yep, still working on it..

That blue house square on the left is what I stitched. Six down and 3 to go! I ought to just sit down and get it done but there are just too many other things to stitch on. Lol!

Next is the Mighty Acorn by BBD..

I'm so happy to get down into the lower parts because there is more solid stitching! There are several little flower buds that took 2 different floss colors, lots of floss changing going on.

Since my last post, I've had 11 finishes! Yes, 11! And half are Halloween, of course. I'll show a few here and the rest on another post. In no particular order...Crone on the Hill by PSS..

I bought this as a kit from Needlecraft Corner so it's on 36ct vintage beehive. Love that fabric. Last time I showed it on this blog, I had about half of that house. It's a big 'un! 

Next is Believe in your Elf by Myfanny on Etsy..

I had to make changes to this one because I used a white fabric. There were white single stitches curly q'ing throughout the pattern but they weren't going to show up. The white stitches in his socks are hardly visible. It's cute.

The last one for today is 29th December 1925, another Myfanny design...

This was a WIP since last year, maybe before that. See the single white stitches above the houses? Those we're supposed to be on the Elf piece. When I look at this, I feel a sense of peace and comfort. I used 32ct pearl grey fabric, a favorite fabric because white floss shows up on it.

So that's it for now. The rest of my finishes I need to get info on because some are from magazines.

I have a few FFOs too that I'll show on the next post.

And that's it! It feels good to get a post in. I'm still doing Stitch From Stash 2017-22. I was up to $124 in the red in September but a Halloween mystery box purchase from Kittenstitcher used up some of that. All my finishes are a credit against what I spent, and I've had quite a bit as mentioned above.

I'll keep stitching on the Fruit Basket piece, and then move onto another Christmas project.

Take care and thanks for stopping by!