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November 15, 2021
G is For ... from Life in the Scrapatch


"G" is for ... _____.

 I started a new cross stitch project over the weekend.

It is not the project mentioned here.

I was distracted by a ...


Dreami

Those pesky little squirrels get me all the time.


This one found me yesterday as a Slow Sunday Stitching project. 


Any guesses as to what this critter might be named?



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October 16, 2021
A Good Day To Sit and Stitch from Life in the Scrapatch

 


After a day or two on more thinking than stitching on my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I added the block that says "WHO ..." which was designed to look like this:

Pine Needles SAL Block 13

In the original layout this block would appear to the right of the owl,

but because I changed the layout and added the Block 12 Owl in

a different spot with the wreath already on the right, I have to improvise.

I also had to frog a few leaf stitches out on my tree and extend it to the left.

Well, maybe I ...

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October 3, 2021
Halloween Stitch Along ~ Day 2 from Life in the Scrapatch




I could not resist this fun, free Halloween Stitch Along! 

Day 2 is done for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

Day 1 was the the black grid, but I did not have time to complete it.

I will be continuing to add the grid one frame at a time

as I stitch the motifs each day.

 



I am using colors from my DMC stash. 

My cloth is also from my stash and is a hand-dyed 11 count Aida.

As I am a slow stitcher,  I am hoping I am able to keep up ...

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May 10, 2020
Cross Stitch Start Do Over from Life in the Scrapatch


This was my progress this morning on my 


Feels Like Home Cross Stitch Along


Yes ... this is progress.

One step back to go one step forward.



Then I started feeling unsure about the colors in the thread pack.

I like aqua, but, I was not sure I liked to aqua for this project.

I like to match my floss colors to the fabric that has inspired the stitching.


I love this bluebird fabric and want to use it to frame ...

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March 8, 2020
More Happy Day Mail from Life in the Scrapatch


This  arrived in the mail today!

This happy mail surprise was in the first shipment of the



This project bag has been shown on the
so I do not feel it is  a spoiler.



This sneak peek also appeared 

I saw the sunflower and I was hooked.

I Love Sunflowers! 

 However ...


Spoiler Alert!  ... if you subscribed to this quarterly stitch club
and have not received your shipment and want to be surprised,
stop reading.

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If you want to see what goodies were in ...

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