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I had planned to stitch one row of the prayer each day but last night after I got in bed, I was thinking about it. What if I stitch all the way down to the last couple of rows and something is wrong? After I stitched one row per day, I was going to go...

I cannot remember where I there’s a my stitching on this piece. I think it’s in the area where the words to the prayer are. I’m starting on the left side of the sentences, stitching a few words left to right, stitching on the right side (right to left) and if I see I’m going...

Yesterday all of my stitching time was devoted to working on New Year Sampler by Owl Forest. I don’t even remember what all I added. I think it was the 4th rose at the bottom, the top right motif. I believe the “4” and the “C” were already there but maybe not. The top right...

You all know I am no expert at choosing colors. I have always wanted to use my own colors, whether sewing, quilting, knitting and now cross stitching. Most would not love the colors I love. Don’t get me wrong – I love Brenda Gervais’ pieces and there are times when I look at a chart...

This is a funny story. Yesterday I finished Hope and Love by Teresa Kogut. You may remember I had asked if anyone wanted to stitch it with me. Several said they would but some had to wait a while. One friend said she would, bought it right then and we started it on the same...

Hope and Love by Teresa Kogut still isn’t finished but . . maybe tomorrow. I say that every day. It’s ok . . I’ve been doing other fun things too. Today I got more peppers and a few tomato seeds in their little starter cups. I cleaned out the containers I use for microgreens so...

Yesterday a very nice reader who has also been my friend for a good, long while, wrote me to ask if I wanted to stitch Maker and Mender with her. It isn’t big. It’s 178 wide x 128 high. On 36 count, it would be 9-7/8 x 7. Of course, you can use any count...

Back when I was teaching quilting classes, one of the things that was important to me to share was that it was ok to change the colors. I had friends who only bought kits because they didn’t want to change the colors. I had friends who, if they had a quilt pattern and the fabric...

I’m going to try to make monthly reports — keep myself accountable! My goal for each day’s stitching is to make at least 400 stitches. There were only three days I didn’t stitch at least 400 stitches but most days I stitched a few more than 400 stitches. I stitched 14,144 stitches in January so...

Can you all help with colors for the house? When I started this project, I hoped to have it finished by the end of January. Slim chance Zero chance but I’m never right on the dates I think I’ll finish a project. Here’s where I stopped last night. Here’s the pattern cover so you can...

You may remember that I could not find the container of floss for the New Year Sampler project so I ordered more silks from Vikki Clayton. Some day I will come across the lost container of floss and will use it for something else, though I am not certain that I didn’t add it back...

This morning I was up way early to start stitching and made some good progress. I think it’s going to be a fairly fast stitch. I’m using Vikki Clayton Silks from the stash and they aren’t an exact match to Teresa Kogut’s choices. Mine are close. I’m thinking . . may not do it but...

A few days ago, I posted this post with some info about Teresa Kogut’s new chart, Hope and Love. This chart by Teresa Kogut is for a great cause and all the proceeds are going to help the family of a little boy who has been diagnosed with cancer. The chart can be ordered on...

This is a project I pretty much work on just one day per week – when I’m stitching with my friend, Debbie. I forgot my tablet and I much prefer to work from that than the paper copy but was thankful I had the paper copy with me. The words are pretty much done. I...

This was a fun stitch but there are a lot of stitches. As I had suspected, the number of stitches/percentage completed are off a little when imported into the Markup app. All stitches are done and the app says I’m 97.14% finished. Not bad! It’s way better to think you have more stitches left than...

First, I dumped the pumpkin/liver/broth cubes that will be used to add to the dogs’ food. I also added just a bit of turmeric to them but forgot to mention that the other day when I showed them. Once they were frozen solid, I dumped them all out. They look kinda yummy, don’t they? This...

Teresa Kogut posted a day or so ago about the grandson of friends of theirs who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. The young family is not only having to deal with the heartbreak of his diagnosis but the financial issues. Teresa, being the sweetheart that she is, designed a chart called Hope & Love...

I had wanted to get to the 50% done point last night and I made it! You can see that I stitched 775 stitches yesterday. That may be the most I’ve ever done in a day. My hands are telling me that was maybe a bit too many to stitch in one day. I may...

The frame arrived today for the For the Love of Nature (Teresa Kogut) piece. The frame looks nice. It’s just positioned over the piece – not laced or anything yet. I’m happy with my frame choice but not happy with the frame. I’ve mentioned before that I was in the Custom Frame Club and, it...

Remember the package from 123 Stitch that was traveling the country? It got delivered today. It was shipped on December 30 and, along the way, it stopped at 11 different post offices in 11 different towns. Texas, Kansas, Missouri (four different times), and Alabama. It’s here and that’s all that matters! The package contained floss...