Black flies and Snow flies: June 2020

Sunday, June 28, 2020

June 2020 weekly update week end June 28th

Hi everyone,
It's time to share what I've been up to this week.

Stitching:

A new start! I found this kit while I was sorting through some older stash.

Here's my progress - some of the covered bridge and a bit of the large orange Maple leaf.

Fabric: 16ct dove grey Aida

Threads: included in kit

Stitch Count: 110 x 78

Cross Stitch, half cross, back stitch, french knots

Added the rest of the blocks of color to this one - just have the border in black and all the backstitching still to do. Lots of fractional on the top so it'll take awhile.

Cross My Heart Inc.CSB-73 © 1992 Between the Pages Designs by Nancy Klipfel
Stained Glass Window
Fabric: 18ct cream aida
Threads: DMC
Stitch Count: 28 x 98, 2 over 1
Cross stitch, back stitch, Fractional Stitches

Stash:

Nothing this week.

Other:

My week was quite busy-

Sunday I spent putting away some threads and scanning through a few magazines & digging out a few kits. I planned to start a new project on Monday but I spent the day trying (to no avail) to find my title for my 12 yr. old Jeep. I had DH's vehicle title.. but mine wasn't there.. So the better part of the day was spent going through file folders hoping that it was misfiled instead of being put away with all the important paperwork... NOPE! So now I'll have to request a replacement. I picked up my new Jeep on Tuesday - back to monthly payments but I'll still have a little left over for stash (and fudge brownie M&M's). Heat wave started to break on Wednesday - so it was a day shopping for Mom & Dad. Thursday was sealing our driveway. Friday was local errands and Saturday was the weekly dump run. Rain came in last night and today is hot and very humid. Looks like another week of HHH *Hazy, hot and humid.

Looking forward to a much quieter week.

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Sunday, June 21, 2020

June 2020 weekly update week end June 21st

Hi everyone,
It's time to share what I've been up to this week. It's been warm here. Summer has come and it is very dry. Temps have been in the high 80's °F.

Stitching:

I have a finish! I left off the little pink rectangle as I didn't want to add the double heart brass charm that came with it.

Diggity Dog House © Michelle M. Lash Brittercup Designs
Fabric: 32ct Waterlily Jobelan
Threads:WDW except for the aqua where I used DMC
Stitch Count: 74 x 74, 2over 2
Cross Stitch, backstitch, longstitch, french knot

And a little progress on:

America Chart No. One © 2003 Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 32ct Silkweaver Classics Limited Edition Color
Threads: DMC
Stitch Count: 80 x 108, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch, backstitch

I picked this up and realized that after adding another color (yellow) that I don't like the bulky coverage so I will rip it all out and re-start it using 1 strand over 2 instead of 2 over 2 - just not right now.

Lighthouse Welcome designed by Ursula Michael ©2007 Imaginating, Inc.
Fabric: 40ct white Newcastle Linen
Threads: DMC
Stitch Count: 82 x 166, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch, Backstitch, Fractional Stitches

Instead, I dug through my bag of projects and worked a little on this one...The gaps in the gold and burgundy was because I ran out of floss and didn't want to go downstairs looking for a new skein of 783 & 815. I grabbed them last night after walking Macey.

I added the blue, gold, burgundy and green to both sides.

Stash:

My Just Cross Stitch Magazine arrived on Monday.. so I had something nice to look at.

My Colour & Cotton Monthly (May) package of threads finally arrived on Tuesday.. it was a few days late.. but look at these lovely colors: Nickel, Marsh, Hazel Brown, Rusted Tin, and Créme Brulee. I will have to wait until July for the next shipment from them as they are skipping the June shipment while they wait for the base Fabric & Floss.

Friday I placed an order with an ETSY seller for some hand-dyed fabric as I wanted to change out the white aida for something beach-y blue for the seguin charts/kits I recently got.

Other:

Late night walks with Macey have been interesting -

The lightning bugs have appeared.. Macey sees the glow and heads in that direction.. but then the glow is somewhere else...and we're off to investigate in the new direction... watch out for the trees! (LOL!)

We've also been seeing frogs on the driveway which she has to investigate.. And she's still getting used to the sounds of the peepers coming from the pond now that it is warmer.

The beautiful Luna moths have made an appearance - and the other night one was fluttering just outside her reach for a few minutes.They are quite the sight to see.

The birds have been busy planting flowers in new places..

Daisy by the burning bush

Pansy among the columbine

And the other flowers that are showing up...

The dandelions and clover.

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Sunday, June 14, 2020

June 2020 weekly update week end June 14th

Hi everyone,

It's time to share what I've been up to this week.

We've had a few cooler days.. temps in the 30's at night and daily highs in the 50's° F.

No finishes this week..had a busy week - errands and parents medicals.

Stitching:

A bit of progress on this one...

The fabric is actually a bit greener than it is showing up...hopefully next week we will have some sun when I take my pictures.

And some more stitching on:

America Chart No. One © 2003 Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 32ct Silkweaver Classics Limited Edition Color
Threads: DMC
Stitch Count: 80 x 108, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch, backstitch

Stash:

Happy Haul day on Monday...

When I saw this lovely needleminder, I placed an order with Embroidery.com

A few clearance kits (Shepherd's Bush: Flag Box Kit, Summer is Waving kit ) jumped into my cart so the needleminder didn't travel alone.

Also a few DMC for my birthday club mailing, WDW Bee's Knees, a replacement Snag nab-it,

and the charm set for LK Let Freedom Ring

Another package arrived on Monday... This was a partial shipment of my April order from Beach Cottage Stitchers

Twin Peak Primitives I'll be Home series with a 9x13 piece of 32ct flax linen to stitch the August Month for Macey's adoption... I'll use the dogs from June

and...The Lady Dot Golden Fleece Wool and Algae Chenille, and zappy dot needle nanny Alpaca Farm 2 for Blue Flower Alpaca Farm

Dinky Dyes Aussie Gold & Camo Green

Colour & Cotton Americano

and the Sampler Heart by Little House Needleworks with the 3 new Classic Colorworks threads (Lighthouse, Mariner's Compass, and Chesapeake Bay)

I'm still waiting for a Lady Dot brick house chenille trim, and dinky dyes distant thunder

Other:

The azaelas have opened up

Our Lupines have started to flower

we have white and 2 shades of purple

Columbine

Mock Orange Bush - smells so nice...

we planted a bunch of Lilies at the end of our driveway among with the lilies of the valley.. The deer actually left them alone this year. They have just started to open up.

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

June 2020 weekly update week end June 7th

Hi everyone,
It's time to share what I've been up to this week.

Finish!

Fabric: 32 ct Beautiful Beige Wichelt
Threads: GAST, DMC
Stitch Count: 44 x 77, 2 over 2
Cross Stitch
** replaced the GAST chamomile with DMC 938 on dog and shoes

Used the darker red for the hair ribbon instead of the lighter red.

Finish!

All Hallow's Eve by Black Star Designs ©2004 Marva Owen for Old Mill Stitchery
Fabric:32ct Dark Chino by R&R (close to DMC 437) pattern called for is R&R Olde Town Blend
Threads: WDW
Stitch Count: 60 x 40, 2 over 2 and 1 over 1
Cross Stitch, back stitch, star is over 1

Back to the Beginning

I picked this up today and was going to start the red on the doghouse when I realized that the aqua should have all been done in Lucky....so this morning was spent frogging the Aqua thread around the doghouse. Now I'm back to where it was on Feb. 2nd

Stash:

Happy Haul day on Friday...

My fabric order from Stitchery Xpress (ordered May 20th) arrived.

This is Fabric Flair Meadow View (for the Baseball subway art chart by Cross Stitch Wonders)

I was putting away an older pattern (Cape Elizabeth Light by Seguin Designs) that we picked up on our honeymoon in Maine more than 22 years ago. I stitched it for a co-worker friend of DH's long ago. I checked online for the designer.. and found several more lovely charts.. and kits... and a sale so I ordered some at the beginning of this week - and they arrived in the same week!

Whitehead Island Light chart

Puffin chart

The Cottage Quilts chart

The Lobster Boat kit

The Lobster Shack kit

Funny thing is that these both arrived a day early and the one I've been waiting for that was due to arrive on Friday is late and somewhere between the West coast and the East coast.

Saturday was another happy haul day!

Last month I signed up for the thread and fabric of the month from Colour and Cotton.

My May FOTM arrived.

The color is Swiss Coffee 13"x17" size of the 40ct Linen & 28ct Lugana.

Other:
Peek a boo Pouches for May were received.

No June birthdays.. so the next ones I show will be July.

Monday evening I brought Mom & Dad some groceries... went to leave their house and my 2008 Jeep wouldn't start... Local mechanic towed it the next am. Seems there is a problem with the wiring in the steering wheel so it looks like I will have to start looking for a replacement.

I forget to get photos of the flowering almond bush this year - but it was lovely...

Lily of the Valley