Winter Cometh

 On January 7th, I started Winter Cometh by Summer House Stitche Workes, a Pennsylvania designer - Summer House Stitche Workes. I do not know what the fabric is.  When I went through some boxes in the garage I found 3 yards of this evenweave fabric. I used the called for DMC floss.

The photo on the chart looked more on the green side. 

 I could not imagine how this was going to look when finished.

I think it turned out nicely! I finished it on January 28th.  

I recently bought a frame from amazon but I haven't tried it yet.

I have a few more charts from this company to stitch.

Winter Cross Stitch Camp from the Colorado Stitcher

 Sheri the Colorado Stitcher (coloradostitcher.com) on IG is running her Winter Cross Stitch Camp again for 2024.  The prompt is to stitch something with an animal on the chart. I chose Winter Bird by Heart in Hand. There is a free badge chart on her website if you participate in the challenge or decide to stitch it. 2024 Winter Cross Stitch Camp Pattern by Colorado Cross Stitcher

#wintercrossstitchcamp2024 #coloradocrossstitcher

Winter Bird is a very cute chart. I stitched it on 28 ct. Beautiful Beige Linen from 

123Stitch with a mix of the called for fancy floss and DMC.  I started this on February 1st and completed it on February 4th.

I'm not sure how I will fully finish this.

Snow, Snow and More Snow!

 Tuesday we woke up to a lot of snow. My husband starting clearing it away and then we lost power. We got 9 inches or so of heavy wet snow.  It was so pretty.  But by 2 pm, the temps were in the 40s and it started melting.

Now this morning, we got quite a surprise!  Even more snow than we got on Tuesday.  A lot more than 9 inches.

Lovely Hearts by Textilly Crafts and Valentine's Day Quaker by Primrose Cottage

I was watching the flosstube of Handmade by Sarah W and she said she was 

going to do a SAL with this chart.  I had already started it.

I stitched both of these on the same fabric called 32 ct. Morganite by Fiber on a Whim.  When it's folded up you can see a blush color but it looks white when opened up.  I used DMC 321, 600, 603, 605 and 3689 for the Quaker.  I used DMC 600, 603, 605 for Lovely Hearts.

Here are my two finishes for Valentine's Day- Valentine's Day Quaker by Primrose Cottage and the Lovely Hearts.  I am very happy with these!

We lost power due to a snowstorm for a couple of days this week so I'm late getting this posted.

Blog Reimagined

 I am changing my blog to follow my cross stitch journey.  I have always done cross stitch.  I went back to it in 2013 and then for some reason I stopped.  We moved and we moved again and in November of 2023 I started again.  Boy, have things changed a lot in the cross stitch world. I have discovered FlossTube, thanks to a lady I spoke to at JoAnn Fabrics one day.  I started putting photos on Instagram.  I have trouble uploading - don't know why!

Here's some photos of what I have been stitching since I started again.

The Santa in turquoise is a design by Mid-Century Maude.  

Prairie Schooler Santa 2010 

Miss Crescent's Crowne: Jolly from a Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments magazine

Full Circle Designs: Christmas Bird? from a Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments magazine

M Designs: Another Christmas Bird (also from from a Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments magazine)- you notice the price on that fabric - it's from 2013!

Santa by Durene Jones from a Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments magazine

January Snowman - a free Rainbow Gallery design - Erica Michaels

Lori Holt's Chicken Club - Prudence (pink wing) Pearl (brown wing)

Another January Design 

A heart