Hey Everyone!
I finished a page on Rapunzel last night!
It was cool to see the moth emerge on her sleeve.
My randomizer chose The Sistine Chapel for my next project to work on. I haven’t touched this one in a while. I did have to roll my scroll frame for it which always makes me feel like I’m accomplishing something.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
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I finished page 16 on God Speed from HAED. Because it’s been awhile plus I had to roll it on the scroll frame, here’s a photo of where I was when I started this time:
…and here is the page I just finished:
I’m really happy with my progress but also glad I’m taking a break from it for a while. I’m doing it 2x1 full crosses on 25ct and it’s rather hard on my fingers. I’ve been wearing a bandaid on my right hand middle finger because that’s what I use to push the needle up from the back and the poor thing is really tender!
I think I’m going to start a new, very small, project next: Shamrock Heart from The Sweetheart Tree.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
I totally forgot to post about a small band sampler I finished back on June 8th. This one is How Do I Love Thee from The Sweetheart Tree.
I have a bunch of their small patterns and this one was the one my randomizer app picked for me to do. It only took a few days (maybe 3?) to do. I framed it in a standard 5” x 7” picture frame.
I just got beads and a specialty thread yesterday so that I can start another one of their patterns, Shamrock Heart.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
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Since I finished the SAL, I get to go back to my “normal” projects. I’ve decided to make Rapunzel (Dawe) my featured project since it’s the one furthest along. I did finish a page on it a couple of days ago.
She’s got a bit of yellowing in the white areas, but I’m fairly confident that it will wash out when I finish her.
I’m using my randomizer app to choose the in-between projects and it landed on God Speed. This is the only HAED that I’m doing using 2 strands of floss (on 25ct)—I can say it will also be the last. I find that I prefer 28ct and higher with 1 strand.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
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I finished Glistening Wings this afternoon! To recap, it’s stitched 1x1 half stitches on 40ct linen.
I’m thrilled with the finished project, and thrilled that it’s finished!
I’ve already put a few stitches into my next WIP, Rapunzel by Dawe, also a HAED pattern.
Tomorrow, I do have to do some real work (it pays the bills!), but I’ll also be adding to Rapunzel or the jigsaw puzzle I started.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
I finished page 14 on Glistening Wings a few minutes ago.
That just leaves the smallest page left to do! I’ve already started on page 15. Theoretically, I will finish the entire project this coming week!
Happy Stitching
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
Sorry, not sorry if I gave you an ear worm with this post’s title. 😉
I just finished page 13!
I really love the colors on this dragonfly’s wings!
Tomorrow, I’ll start on page 14. For now, I’m done stitching for the night. I might have some work to do for my job early tomorrow, but the afternoon and evening are my stitching time.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
I just finished page 12 on Glistening Wings!
I’m going to start on page 13 in just a couple minutes. I’ve hit 90% complete on this now. Even as hot as it was here (88°F), I braved the heat in my craft room to work on this. Having a room upstairs that is minimally insulated results in a sauna like environment, especially with 68% humidity. 🥵
Happy Stitching (and a bit of melting)!
Stacy
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I just finished the first page on the last row of Glistening Wings!
I’m loving stitching this but I am looking forward to finishing it.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
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I just finished page 8 on my HAED SAL Glistening Wings!
I have just 1 more full page left and 6 partials. I’m enjoying stitching this, but do want to finish it as soon as I can. If I’m really focused (not typically me), I’d love to have it done in time to show it at our local fair (early August). I’m going to try, but I’m not going to stress about it if I don’t.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Update: I was asked if this meant I earned all of the charts offered in this year’s SAL. Yes, this gives me 6 full pages finished and all the other charts. I’m planning on trying to finish the entire chart before the end of the year, which will earn me one bonus chart (3 to choose from).
Hey Everyone!
Last night I finished page 7 on my HAED SAL!
Hey!
I just finished page 6 on my Glistening Wings!
Even though there are 15 pages in the pattern, I’m over the halfway point. The bottom row of pages are partial pages which is why I’m so far along with only 6 pages done.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
I just finished the top row of my Glistening Wings HAED SAL!
Hey Everyone!
I finished the first page on my SAL Glistening Wings.
I’m taking a short break to watch the Rams/Panthers game (NFL) ‘cause the winner plays my team the Seahawks next week. I’ll be sticking with my SAL pattern for the foreseeable future since I really want to finish this one this year.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
Just this once, I’m going to share a partial page photo. I chose Glistening Wings for this year’s SAL. At the moment, I have a little bit of a wing showing (the blue area). I’m doing this on 40ct. linen, in true half stitches.
The main reason that I’m doing a progress post before I finish a page is to explain the progress meter showing on the right —>.
I’m “old school” and stitch from paper copies, highlighting stitches that I’ve finished. I can’t get an accurate total stitch count that way, so I only count totally completed 10x10 sections of the pattern. So the progress meter shows that I’ve done 4,000 stitches which is about half way through the blue area horizontally. Obviously by the photo you can tell that I’ve done more than that, but I’m not going to count all those random stitches.
I’ll probably update the meter after every stitching session, but I won’t be doing more progress photos until I have page finishes.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
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Belated Merry Christmas, Everyone!
I had a nice Christmas Eve (with the in-laws) and a quiet Christmas Day at home. Hubby got me some great, yet simple, gifts. Craft-wise, he got me four small diamond painting kits. They are printed acrylics that you accent with the diamonds and the diamonds are round or teardrops. Well, the kit I opened has the two shapes. He also got me wooden Quilting Dice which look like they’re going to be fun and helpful.
Now for the progress I promised in the blog title:
I just finished the 5th page on my SSMC Farewell to Anger. I’m now just over 5% finished. Yep, it’s a big’un. I really wanted to get this page done before January 1st as that’s when HAED releases the charts for the 2026 SAL. I’m going to try for a complete finish of this SAL, so I didn’t want to be distracted by an incomplete page on an existing WIP—that would drive me nuts! Since it was asked, I’m doing Glistening Wings (dragonflies) in the SAL.
Happy New Year and Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey!
I’ve had another small finish! This is from The Sweetheart Tree and is called How Do I Love Thee.
I started on Grizz from Heaven and Earth Designs last night. Hopefully, I can finish the first page (it’s not a full coverage pattern) before the HAED SAL 2026 starts.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
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I have a small, but lovely, finish!
This is Hearts & Roses band sampler from Cross Stitch & Needlework magazine, May 2007. I had it finished a few days ago, minus the heart at the top. I had to wait for my order from 123stitch to arrive; it got here today. The charm is not specifically what the pattern called for, but it is close enough.
I had my smallest scroll frame (9” wide) empty once I took this off, so I am working on How Do I Love Thee from The Sweetheart Tree. I have a bunch of their mini sampler patterns nd this is the first one I’m doing.
I also received the few threads that I needed for the HAED SAL 2026. Well, I had all the threads, but these were the ones that were already allocated to other projects.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey Everyone!
For those in the US, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Hubby and I went to his nephew’s home out of state for overnight. It was fun getting to be with his family. The holiday is why I didn’t post a WIP Wednesday update this week.
Apart from gifts for hubby, I’m ready for Christmas. I’ve had all my decorations up since the 13th. That includes all 5 of my Christmas trees.
I do have progress on a cross stitch piece: Rapunzel. I got some stitching time last night and finished a page!
I used my randomizer app (called Daily Decisions) to pick my next project. It’s a new start called Hearts and Roses. It’s a small band sampler from Cross-Stitch & Needlework magazine, May 2007.
I’ve also pulled most of the threads for the 2026 HAED SAL. I will be doing Glistening Wings (dragonflies).
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
Hey!
I remembered to post today. Yea me!
Here’s my progress on my current WIP, Jelly World:
I’ve also made some more crocheted snowflakes, but I haven’t starched them yet so no photo…for now.
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
