Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 42 ~ 24 Days

 

Welcome to Week 24 of Stitch Sew & Show! 

I have decided to participate in another Free Stitch Along.

This one is a sashiko skill builder ... 

24 Days of Sashiko @ Sashiko.Lab

There are also free video tutorials for 

How To Prepare Sashiko Cloth ~ Video Lessons

I started learning sashiko last year. 

My First Sashiko ~ Click Here

I found this to be a very relaxing process. 

I learned enough to design this for a

Sashiko Cherry Blossom Pincushion ~ Click Here

I would like to learn more and advance my skills and make more even stitches

and make a small sampler for a pillow or table quilt. 

This new stitch along looks like the perfect opportunity to learn with others. 

The first three days of have started with this basic grid. 

Here is my Day 2 Sashiko progress. 

The email lessons arrive in my email box very late in the day.

So I am just beginning day three.

I am also still stitching my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

Click on this link to find the free daily blocks.

If you are interested save these now as the pattern will likely become a complete pattern  which will be for purchase next month. 

This little block was an improv design to add ... 

... my fluffy tailed gray and white Maine Coon cat, Katniss. 

I am working on the orange and white cat block for my Nutmeg today

as well as trying to get the daily blocks caught up.

These tiny cross stitches make my eyes very tired and my vision blurry.

I am going to have to take a break from cross-stitching for awhile when my October stitch along is complete. 

It has been very cool and rainy for days here in my corner of the world. 

We have even lost internet access for the last two days,

although this should not be weather-related.

Today is another good day to stay inside and stitch.

Day 27 ~ Count Dracula

was quick to stitch. 

What are you working on this week?

Please share! 

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Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 40 ~ More Sitting and Stitching

 

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 40

I have been stitching ~ I have not been sewing.

It seems my vision issues allow me to choose one or the other and when I need to take a break from one, I need to take a break from the other. 

I have also been helping Mr. Scrapatch who is replacing the ceiling and light in one of the bedrooms. In all honesty, he is doing all the actual work of tearing out the old and replacing with the new. My contribution is more as support staff. 

No photos of this mess. 

This is the day 12 block for the

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

with a few additions of my own, like the leaves and the hoot.

I may have over done the leaves and may pick a few out.

I love the little owl!

Today's October 13th Mystery Block actually says "WHOO," 

so I will have a very talkative owl. 

I may put it the new hoot the space to the left of my owl block.

I still have several small blocks to stitch before I am caught up.

I am a slow stitcher, so time will tell if I get this done by Halloween.

What are you working on this week?

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My Prim Village Cross Stitch Along Start

It is begun! 

My fingers have been itching to start this new cross stitch project

since I completed my last one Here

It for this new stitch along ... 

All You Need to Know to SAL Here @ Jolly Jabber

I was working exclusively on my upcoming blog hop project so this one had to wait. 

I am already a week behind, but this does not matter to me.

I stitch at my own pace and enjoy the slow stitching journey. 

These are my first stitches for the fences around the houses.

I am thinking white picket. 

I am using the variegated Classic Colorworks floss I have been 

gathering in my floss stash for a few months.

My aida is 14 count DMC in light seafoam green.

I have not stitched on 14 count in many years.

I hope my eyes are up to the task.

I use my bright magnifying lamp. 

I am, also, using a 24 Bohn needle whereas my other recent projects 

were done with a larger 24 needle.

I am using four strands.

I know most people do only two strands for this count fabric,

but I can see four better.

Works for me ... :-) 

Happy Stitching!

#PrimVillageSAL

Freebie Countdown to Christmas # 1 ~ Snowflake Cross Stitch

Free Snowlake Cross Stitch Pattern from Tiny Modernist

Click Here for this and other free seasonal PDF patterns

from

Tiny Modernist Cross Stitch

Enjoy! 

Trying Something New ~ Stitching In Hand

"Stitching in hand"

which means stitching without a hoop or frame.

I learned this method from
Kimberly Jolly @ Fat Quarter Shop Flosstube
which I watch every week
whether I am actively working on a cross stitch project or not.

Then

I last worked on this project, 

 Vintage Christmas Sampler HERE.

and was using this heavy wooden frame.
It worked well, but I want my project to be easier to carry with me
to stitch wherever I happen to be.

Since I am a seasonal stitcher and quilter,

I put this away during the warm weather and growing season.

It is cold here now and we had a killing frost last night.

Time to bring out the cold weather projects.

and 

Now

So I am trying this new method.
So far so good.

Linking up today with



Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts

Lots of lovely projects in the links.

Happy Sunday Stitching!

Stitch and Sew X Factors

I am a 2,

both drawing and stitching.

I saw this first in a Cross Stitch FB Group 

where I am a member:

Where apparently I am odd because I actually draw and stitch both the same way.

Apparently I am also "scary" and a "freak" according to many of the comments 

on the original Twitter Post. 

Do I care?

Not at all.

I am not social media person or follow trends.

Nor do I usually watch the Today Show.

If you are interested in more on this X story google it or 

Watch Today Show Here

... where someone actually says

"I don't know anyone who starts from the bottom."

Hmmm .... I do.

This guy does not know me.

My hubby, who more typical when it comes to drawing x's,

suggests maybe it is so I can see my work.

This makes sense to me. 

My hubby knows me ... <3 

I do care more about the fact I am not getting my 

One Monthly Goal for January

accomplished.

If you compare photos from these two posts

you will see I have not been cross stitching.

I was going to stitch during the football games on Sunday,

but the games were so interesting

and kept my attention focused on the play.

I have been sewing.

Maybe I do not care enough not to play with 

my sewing machine .

Either way I am happy and stitching in my happy place.

Hope you are warm and safe and happy

crossing your x's. 

Xmas XStitch

My progress on my 

Vintage Christmas Sampler Cross Stitch

I am using 

Aurifloss 2021 Natural White for the borders

and a blue Aida 11 count that I had in my craft closet. 

My sewing room cutting room table is gift wrapping central

and my sewing machine is covered for the duration.

Also, our Katniss had to go to the vets and she is convalescing there

to keep her quiet and away from the other rambunctious kitties. 

I am loving this peaceful hand project ... <3 

Too Cute ~ Must Stitch!

Yes, this is a new project ... a new start. 

This 

Vintage Christmas Cross Stitch

is just too cute to say no.

I told myself I could not get the Christmas one if I did not finish the fall one.

This is my progress on my Farm Girl Fall.

I had a lot of fun stitching this, the first time I have cross stitched in over 40 years.

I even stitched in the airport and in flight.

I can only stitch for a few minutes before I must give my eyes a rest.

This may not look like much of an accomplishment,

but I am very happy with it.

But then I caught a Texas Sized Cold from my Grand-darling and brought it home with me 

and I pulled the blankets over my head and went to bed for days.

I only went out to see my doctor.

I am finally on the mend and ready to stitch and sew again.

But I am not feeling fall anymore.

I am ready for a fun, festive, snowy Vintage Christmas

here in my cold New England quilty corner.

So I ordered the Christmas pattern, floss and some 

Aida cloth ... and I am ready to stitch!

Here are my choices for aida cloth, in various size counts ... 

(Left to right)

Blue 11, Gray 11, Silver Dusted 14 (bought this one in Texas) 

and the recommended Oatmeal 10 and White 10

As usual, I am having a hard time deciding between the choices. 

I am leaning toward the Silver Dusted 14,

it is a natural off white with silver threads

and even my 

White 2021 Aurifloss

looks crisp on it.

In a close second place is the Blue Aida 10 cloth.

What would you choose?

Opinions Welcome!