Hi Everyone,
It'd been a busy and cold week. Lots of errands.. and such.
Still getting Christmas cards in the mail this week. I still have 2 birthday cards that haven't arrived yet. Postal issues with my car payment. Mailed on 12/16...still hasn't arrived. Hence the lots of errands.
Cold temperatures... This is Saturday... see the low of -18 ° F? Macey decided that she had to go ...so out we went at 2:30 am. Yes it was -18! Without the wind chill . It was a quick walk... Then Saturday I fell in the fresh snow (my foot slipped while stepping over a snowbank). ugh...Feeling it today.
Yes, the indoor temp is 80 because I took the picture when the oven was on.. making some banana bread and the house warmed up.
I signed up for the Love2Stitch2022 challenge at Embroidery.com
Not sure If I will work on the same piece each day/week or just put in a half hour for the challenge and stitch other things later. It depends on what comes in this week. (I have a few things on order...some from March of last year.)
Stitching:
I still don't know how I should count my two sided finishes .. so I'm going with A&B... instead of numbering each one separately.
** It's Monday01/17 and my thread orders ( yep...from more than one
online shop) still hadn't shipped... and I wanted my partner to receive
her exchange..so I got a little creative - I ran out of 3777 so I
stitched the bird in DMC 321. I also didn't have enough 3777 for the
scarf - So I made the scarf orange which ties in with the monthly
(optional) challenge.
***Both orders shipped on Tuesday.
I mailed out my exchange package this week... so I hope my partner receives it so I can share next week.
I
wanted the card to match the theme.. but all I had with snow (sledding)
was a Christmas card.. so I cut off the back and added a new blank
backing. but I forgot to take a pic of the card.
Finish # 3A & 3B for 2022
January Exchange from the Facebook Group: International Cross Stitch Pen Pals
Theme: Sledding
Challenge: The color orange
Winter Wind ©2006 The Prairie Schooler, Inc.
Sledding Individual Ornament
32ct Belfast Linen - Lambswool
DMC Threads
Stitch Count: 30 x 34 , 2 over 2
Cross Stitch
A little progress on
Love © 2019 The Scarlett House
Fabric: 40ct Barnwood PTP
Threads: CC, Weeks, and DMC (I didn't have the black licorice)
Stitch Count: 69 x 53, 1 over 2
Cross Stitch
Progress
Added some stitches in ...
Bookmark from etsy store
Stitchesloversshop ** Middle Bookmark
Fabric: 14ct white Aida
Threads: DMC, DMC Diamant
Stitch Count: 36 x 99, 2 over 1
Cross Stitch
Progress
Started something new...but changing out the pattern as I have an idea for another project. This is a trial piece.
DMC Hardanger Stitchery Kit "Lovebirds" Card © 1998 The Dollfus-Mieg Co., Inc.
Fabric: 28ct Ecru Linen
Threads: DMC 8
Stitch Count: 44 x 68
I want to try to satin stitch heart shape border on my February exchange piece. It is on opal 14ct aida. Not sure if I can cut it out...Still thinking about this.
Stash: Heavy mail this week....
Colour & Cotton January Fabric & Threads of the Month
Fabric: Chamomile
Threads: Almond Latte, Loden, Brass, Whiskey, and Dark Indigo
Friday I received:
Hobby House Needlework orders:some pretty fabrics, DMC 3777 and a skein of DMC 347 from a previous order.
Fabrics: 36ct Magnificent by Fortnight Fabrics (trying this one for the first time), 32ct raw, and 18ct mystic gray,
and some 40ct R&R winter brew ..lastly another one to try: Mystic fabrics 32ct Olympia
Then on Saturday my December 28th order from 123 Stitch arrived
Fabrics (Small cuts)
and threads
A PDF chart from etsy shop (NotiCrossStitch)
Our Ruffed Grouse has been spending time in our mock orange
Until my next update,
Have a wonderful week!
Lisa M.
