Farewell to Anger progress

Hey Everybody!

I just finished the 4th page on Farewell to Anger SSMC from HAED.

That’s 30,000+ stitches done…so many more to go!

Next up, I’m going to do some tidying in my craft room.  I’ve been watching Get Organized with The Home Edit on Netflix and it’s given me a few ideas I want to implement.

I’ve also started a new project, with a deadline, so I’ll be working on Teresa Wentzler’s The Wedding Sampler.  This one is for hubby and me as an anniversary present.  I’m only 30 years late!  I’m going to try to have it done before our county fair in early August so that the first time he sees it will be there (our anniversary is August 27).  Keeping it hidden from him is going to be a little bit of a challenge, not a big one though.  Wish me luck!

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

First Finish of 2024!

Woohoo!  I have my first finish of the year!  I present to you Wings of Repose [retired chart] by Nene Thomas, charted by HAED.

I stitched it on 32ct., 1x1, half cross stitches.

My next project will take me back to Farewell to Anger also from HAED.  I’ll do a page on it and then see what comes next.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

One Block Wonder progress

Hey Everyone!

I made some more progress on my One Block Wonder quilt.  Here is the previous photo:

...and here it is today:

This is not necessarily the final layout.  Once I have all the blocks done (still have probably 50+ to go), I'll tweak the layout.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

I'm still here!

Hi to those of you patient enough to stick around!

I am still here!  I have still been working on my various crafts, just for some reason I have forgotten to share any of them.

Here are some updates (life, crafts, whatever).

In November 2022, hubby took me to Disneyland to see it decorated for Christmas.  I've been there multiple times, but never for Christmas before.

We spent Thanksgiving on the Oregon coast.  Yes, I know it's a Christmas setting, but it was at our hotel.

In early December last year, hubby took me to Leavenworth, WA.  It was phenomenal!  There was obviously snow on the ground, but the passes were clear, so no worries with driving.

I finished my Christmas string quilt last year in time to have it out during the holidays.  I’ll see if I can get a better photo, this is the only one I could find.

I finished (as far as I was going to) Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt from 2021 (a year late).  It wasn't really my favorite color palette and I was too lazy to do the final border.  My sister likes it though, so she'll get it after I get it quilted.  Maybe she'll even help quilt it once I get my "new" longarm figured out.

I finished a wall quilt to hang during the Summer.  I didn't get a photo of it after I quilting it, but here it is assembled.

I finished Night Train II by Elizabeth Spurlock.  That means I have the set done now.

Night Train I (finished in 2008):

Night Train II (finished a couple of weeks ago):

In February of this year, hubby and I attended our industry's convention (Awards and Personalization) in Las Vegas.  The convention was at Paris Las Vegas and that's where we stayed.  It was our first time attending since 2008!

This update is rather sad, in August, hubby and I had to put down our cat Spooky who was just one month shy of 17.  Here she is under the Christmas tree while I was decorating it three years ago.

On October 7, hubby and I adopted 2 kittens (sisters) from our local PAWS.  Meet Freya (striped) and Dolly (gray and white).  They were 3 months old when we got them.

I started another One Block Wonder quilt.  Here is the fabric I'm using:

....and here is my progress as of yesterday:

I promise that I'll try to update more frequently, rather than 14 months apart!

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Farewell to Anger update

Hi Everyone!

I finished the third page on my SSMC Farewell to Anger a couple of days ago.  I'm stitching this 1x1, half stitches on 40ct. fabric.

I skipped using my randomizer this once because I have a project on a different brand of scroll frames (that I'm not thrilled with, but that's just me so I won't be naming them) and I want to get it out of the way.  That makes my current project Night Train II by Elizabeth Spurlock.  It's apparently out-of-print, but I've seen it on Ebay and Etsy for those interested.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Birds on a Wire update

Here is yet another of my Heaven and Earth Designs projects, Birds on a Wire.  Unfortunately, for anyone interested in it, it's retired.  While I haven't gotten to them yet, the "birds" are goldfinches which are the state bird of Washington where I live.

I finished the first page a few weeks ago and forgot to post about it.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Farewell to Anger update

I finished the 2nd page on SSMC Farewell to Anger just a few minutes ago.  I’m stitching it 1x1, half stitches on 40ct. fabric.  The chart has 99 pages, so I’ve barely made a dent.  

Since this is the largest project I have, I’ve decided to make this my focus piece rather than God Speed.  I’ll still work on that one but randomly.

I used a randomizer app to choose my next project: The Sistine Chapel.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy