Sitting and Stitching From the Heart

 

Rainy Saturday ~ A Good Day for Sitting and Stitching

I made progress on my

 Stitches from the Heart Started Here

This is a free pattern from 

Click Here @ The Fat Quarter Shop Blog

Download the free Stitches From The Heart

 Cross Stich Pattern Here 

The colors in the sample are all pinks and reds and I did not have enough variety

of these in my stash so I bought a thread pack ... 

Stitches From the Heart DMC Thread Pack

Then I decided that I wanted to match the colors in my 

Quilty Love Cross Stitch Finished Here

I am picking and placing each color as I go 

and only following the chart for the count. 

This is slow going for me, but I am happy with how this is looking.

I will probably be sitting and stitching tomorrow, too.

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What are you working on this weekend?

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Slow Stitching Sunday

Slow Stitching Cross Stitch

For the
Quilter's Cottage Cross Stitch Along
which was last updated in the link above.

I missed completing the Week 3 Challenge section on time.

In part because there is a error in the count
between the post of the left and the first quilt on the line.

This snowballed into a error on the clothespins and the quilts placement.

There was some ripping out
but I left the post for the moment.

For those of you who are not stitching the pattern and would not see it,
there should be TWO spaces between the post and the quilt.

I am dithering over whether I need to take it out and
cannot stitch the post on the right until I make up my mind.

I am now working on Week 3 and 4 at the same time.

I hope to have it done by Wednesday.

Time will tell.

I am taking a few minutes to cross stitch.

I have been  Slow (Machine) Sewing my

Sunny Lanes Baby Quilt

I almost have all the blocks together
and hope to have the top done by the time I call it a night

... or tomorrow morning.

It is cold and very rainy here today.

A good day for stitching and

linking up with all the beautiful works
@
Slow Stitching Sunday @ Kathy's Quilts

May you have a Happy Sunday.

The Daily Blog ~ Day 2

Adding Color to my Vintage Christmas Cross Stitch Sampler!

I completed the frame last night.

I decided to do the borders first this time after 

I made a small count error on one of the border frames

of the Fall Sampler.

This method works much better for me

and I have saved the best part for last!

Win = Win

Cross stitching again has been such a pleasant past time for me 

that I am adding to my 2019 works.

I found these out-of-print  Snowman of the Month
cross stitch cards from Curtis Boehringer

and plan to stitch one a month
on the same blue Aida 11 background.

I find I can do this for a few minutes at a time before my eyes blur and hands cramp.

So this will be slow stitching.

Midnight has found me putting in a few more X's most nights lately,

and counting my blessings.

You may have noticed "The Daily Blog" title to this post.

I am going to make an effort to post everyday for 365.

Most days may just be a photo or short message.

My plans are to take things one day at a time

and one stitch at a time for 2019.

I have resolved not to make any resolutions 
but to sew and stitch whatever catches my interest at any given time ... 
which is pretty much what I always do in my sewing happy place. 

What are your plans for 2019?

Have a Happy Quilty New Year ... ♥️