Just stitchin'😊

Happy Sunday! Today I have more finishes that I forgot about, progress on a few things, etc. 

Let's go!

Last time I posted, I said I had 3 finishes in April but 1 of them I couldn't find. Well, I found it, in a box that had no stitchy contents in it🤦🏻‍♀️story of my life in the last month and a half😆

This is A Victorian Christmas by Samplers and Stitches...

The fabric in real life should be more gray. I think it's Confederate Grey but could be wrong. I've been slacking on labeling my linen remnants. Anyway, it's very nice. I'll turn it into a pin pillow when my finishing mood returns.

This finished WIP I forgot to show is A Bit of Spring by BBD...

I cannot, for the life of me, get a good straight picture! At least the color of the fabric is spot on and it's 36ct Patriot's Brew by R & R. She measures out to 11" x 8". 

One more finish to show is Santa's Ride from the 2019 Christmas-Winter issue of Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher magazine...

Sorry for the awful picture. Fabric is 36ct Ale by PTP using the called for floss except for what I used for the word Christmas. It originally called for GAST Endive but I was worried it would be lost on my fabric. The sack behind Santa is Endive. So I used CCW River Rocks instead, a nice silver grey. This is the 2nd time I've stitched this. My first one I finished into a cube and gave it to my daughter for Christmas after she admired it😁 It'll be turned into a cube also. Unfortunately where I live there are no craft stores. I have 3 choices-the Hobby Lobby in my old hometown, the Michael's in the town of Prescott, or the city of Flagstaff which is 50-60 miles north of me. Ugh.

I now have 11 finishes on the year, yay!

As I promised, I started Grace Doth Abound as soon as it made its way to me. It did take a side trip to Sedona though!

I'm using 36ct Maple Bar by Cedar Creek. My picture doesn't do it justice. I have all the called for floss. 

Another project I started is for #marketmaynia. I think Jem Stitcher the flosstuber started that SAL. This is Fang and Big Eyed Gang...

His head is taking shape. I posted to IG using a 32ct linen but hated it! Two strands of floss just wasn't happening. So I found a 36ct linen called Sanibel by Tropical Stitches in my stash and it's been so much better! I'm doing 1 over 2. The fabric is a cream color with a light beige tone running throughout. Designer is Twin Peak Primitives. On Instagram I said I could do all 3 designs but that's not going to happen. They're practically full cover stitching. I want to finish them the same way as the models and using the 36ct linen, they'll be a better size to finish.

And in between all that, I stitched in a few more letters and the rest of the top border of the Grace Bridges Sampler by Stacy Nash...

She's a big girl, 15 1/4" across the top. Sooo many letters but they're small and stitch up fast.

On the stashing front, I put in an order with Lindy Stitches for needles and a Spring Mingle T-shirt. Didn't need the T-shirt but oh well,! Lol...

Here I am wearing it. Back to the needles though! I have not been able to find my beloved #28 Bohin needles! So I went out on a limb and ordered# 28 John James tapestry needles. I've never used them and haven't since receiving the package either. I still have a few Bohin to use. If I went through all my bagged WIPs, I could find a few more. I also got this door hanger from Lindy Stitches...

Lol!

It's been the Spring Mingle virtual event all this weekend and I attended my class with Cathy and Mr HOD of Hands on Designs yesterday. Unfortunately I've misplaced all my floss of the Dragon fly project. It's a wonder that I get anything done with this brain of mine! It called for a few of those newer DMC floss with the 2 digit numbers like 08 or 21 and they are lost with all the other DMCs😆 The video was to finish the class piece together and it looks fairly easy to do a octagonal shape. 

Side note: Everytime I see the doc for labs, they say my thyroid numbers are still good🤷🏻‍♀️I'm not so sure about that!

I also hit the shopping hall at the Mingle and bought 3 things. A lotion bar, a HOD physical chart, and a piece of dyed Lugana. Even if I had a lot more money to buy more, there were items that sold out within a few minutes of opening. I'm happy with my purchases though. I'll show them on the next post.

That's it for the stitching.

As I'm typing out this post, Outlander is on the TV. I have Wi-Fi again and I signed up for Netflix and Starz. Outlander on Netflix goes to 7 seasons and on Starz it was the 8th and final season and I watched the last episode last night. I won't say what happened just in case some of you haven't seen it. I read the first book in 1997 and have since done several rereads so the characters I see in my mind stay different than the TV actors. I wasn't happy with the ending though. I don't know why but it seems like the last few episodes of an ending TV show or movie feel so rushed. 

I've caught back up with the Great British Baking Show, Outlander, and a few other shows. So much so that I fell behind in my flosstube watching. I knew that when I got WiFi back, no one could get me out of my home!! I still have to work and eat though!

I'm saving the show Turn for the month of June before our 250th birthday. It's about the Revolutionary War and the men where the term 'Turn coat' was coined for a traitor. It's a pretty good show.

I am still driving back and forth for my job. It's getting tiresome and with the price of gas, it's expensive. I've applied for jobs here in the Verde but haven't heard back from anyone yet. A gas station near me right off the interstate has gas for $5.19 a gallon! In town at a Maverick convenience store, the gas is 4.55 a gal. 

Temperatures were pretty warm last week here. Last Monday and Tuesday it was 100 and 102, respectively. I have AC now so bring it!! Haha!

We've come to the end of this here post. What am I stitching on as I watch Outlander. I don't know but I may pick up Grace Bridges and finish a row of letters or two. 

Thank you for your comments on the last post. Living in my new place is getting easier, the views are pretty. If I didn't have to drive so much for work, I'd go on a few small road trips. I'm not too far from Indian ruins near Flagstaff which is much cooler than where I live. It's a whole 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix. I love stitching though and it keeps me busy being at home.

Take care and we'll see you 2 weeks I hope😊