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I’ve had a busy week again but I did manage to get some cross stitching done.  I had Buck’s kids here for two overnights.  Kayla and Jasper stayed over for two nights and after Jasper went to bed, we sat up and stitched.

Let’s start out with All Creatures Great and Small by Barbara Ana.  This is stitched on 40 Count Vintage Country Mocha…called for Anchor floss except the red was changed to Anchor 20.

Here is where I was last week…

Here is where I am this week.

I’m starting to get the itch ...

It’s the season for stitching with FQS Sunflower September!

FQS Sunflower September lasts throughout the whole month of September. The all-new Sunflower Sampler Mystery Pattern Series is a chance to bring the bright blooms inside and stitch with us all month long. Everything starts on September 2 for this 5-part mystery series! After September 30, the full cross stitch design will be revealed.

Sunflower Sampler Mystery Pattern Series

Live your brightest life! It’s time to find some sunlight with our Sunflower Sampler. The Sunflower Sampler Downloadable PDF Cross Stitch Pattern Series will make you stand tall as its ...

 So what do you think? Lining one of the tunnels for a nest perhaps? Update...I've been told he/she is probably storing food for the winter.

I've also enjoyed a few calm early mornings laying stitches ...

Only a fool would try to catch up just now. There is so much to do to get ready for our upcoming big trip it's hard to hold it in my head all at once. Mike really has the lion's share of the work, making sure the RV is ship shape. "Ship shape" seems the wrong term for this..."road worthy" might be better. He noticed a strange wear pattern on one of the tires recently. He thought it was a problem with the trailer suspension, but then realized there was a broken spring. He insists it will ...

Only a fool would try to catch up just now. There is so much to do to get ready for our upcoming big trip it's hard to hold it in my head all at once. Mike really has the lion's share of the work, making sure the RV is ship shape. "Ship shape" seems the wrong term for this..."road worthy" might be better. He noticed a strange wear pattern on one of the tires recently. He thought it was a problem with the trailer suspension, but then realized there was a broken spring. He insists it will ...

Another month down, another project finished. I met my goal last month of sewing a shirt. I’ve done well this year finishing my OMGs, which has kept my projects moving.

There are quite a few changes in the list this month.

Project One: I’m still stitching My Sewing Treasures by Bobby G Designs.

Project Two: I started working on a UFO I picked up off the charity table at Guild. Whoever started it including a picture of what the planned quilt would look like, but I’m not going there. I’ll sew up all the pinwheel pieces ...

Get your floss ready for the latest Heartfelt Charity Cross Stitch release! Today is the day to talk about finishing the cross stitch pattern for our Heartfelt design, a pattern inspired by our 2022 Heartfelt Charity Quilt.

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If you’re just joining in, it’s not too late. You can find all the patterns in the announcement post. Download our complete Heartfelt Cross Stitch Supply List for all the details.

Our Heartfelt Charity Cross Stitch was finished by Priscilla Blain of Stitching with the Housewives on SKU# 2074417 from Hobby Lobby with Beautiful Day ...

This week I've been working on another Christmas tree decoration designed by Liz Matthews.  

It doesn't look very exciting in this photo, but I'm stitching it on white sparkly 32 count evenweave and I'm really pleased with it.  

I think it will look nice next to my first tree that I stitched back in January.  You can read about that one here.

Next Friday I'll be in Christchurch at my work conference.  I'm really looking forward to regaining some work life balance after the conference.  There's been too much work lately and not ...

Sewing-related holidays are the best kind, aren’t they? Thread a Needle Day is OUR kind of holiday. To celebrate the essential tools of the trade that make our world go ’round, we have a fun contest and a special coupon, just for you!

Today we’re indulging all you cross stitchers with a little floss frenzy. Classic Colorworks makes lovely 100% cotton hand-dyed cross stitch floss that give your stitches subtle variegation. The floss come in a range of more than 200 colors, which is pretty amazing when you think about it!

Besides the beautiful floss, we love the ...

This next Holiday Hallmarks release has us ready for a nice fall breeze. Autumn Holiday Hallmarks is full of sugar and spice with text that captures everything nice about Autumn!

Add a little bit of typography to your next holiday with our quarterly cross stitch series, Holiday Hallmarks! Make a “Hallmark moment” with holiday-themed typography, color, and icons! This seasonal pattern is low-priced and is only available as a downloadable PDF, so you can click, print, and stitch!

Halloween Holiday Hallmarks

This month we are releasing the Autumn Holiday Hallmarks Downloadable PDF Cross Stitch Pattern. This piece was finished with ...

** Before I start today’s post:  I am trying to contact the person who called the Stitchery Nook the day of (or close to) that we started the retreat.  You were wondering if I planned to do another retreat, I would like to chat with you.  Please contact me at rogjok@iowatelecom.net.  They didn’t write your name down and I want to send you a note.

Now to today’s post.

Check out this fun bunch.  These are the ladies who attended the retreat we held over the weekend.

First off, let me tell you, I have a ...

You might remember a bit ago I stitched this piece, Remember Me, by Blackbird Designs.  You can find the chart in the book A Heart Remembers by Blackbird Designs.

I stitched mine on a scrap of 40-count linen.  I didn’t label the scrap so have no idea who dyed it.  I used GAST Raven for my floss stitching one floss thread over two linen threads.

I told you a couple of weeks ago that I had purchased this box at the thrift store for $2.  I thought the box and stitched piece would work great together.

Then I debated ...

I am at the retreat…  I thought I’d share a few things that happened earlier in the week that are all cross-stitch and retreat related.

When the girls were home last weekend, we made pincushions for all of the retreat attendees.

These are my ort jar pincushions with the Oui yogurt jar on the bottom.  Here is our collection…
If you want to make one for yourself, you can find the pattern HERE.

I bought some pins to put in them.  I put them in while the boys were here.  I had the tote on the dining room table ...

I finished my Red Bird Stitch Along a week or two ago but didn’t fully finish it into a pillow.  I had promised that when I did, I would take some pictures and write it up on the blog.  This is the promised post.

I really didn’t have a vision for this one.  I thought about making a tiny drum finish.  I thought about making a pillow.  The pillow idea won out.  That didn’t end the decision making though.  Do I add fabric…which fabric??  Too many decisions…

I ended up with… the fabric that had the ...

When Mason was born in 2008 a good friend told me not to blink. I tried. This happened anyway.Yes, those are FOURTEEN candles! Sigh. I finished Bluebird Garden by Artful Offerings. I used the called for Weeks Dye Works floss colors and stitched it up on 30 ct. Belfast Linen (Mariners Map), two threads over two. The plan is for it to become a small pillow.My friend and I attended our final

When Mason was born in 2008 a good friend told me not to blink. I tried. This happened anyway.Yes, those are FOURTEEN candles! Sigh. I finished Bluebird Garden by Artful Offerings. I used the called for Weeks Dye Works floss colors and stitched it up on 30 ct. Belfast Linen (Mariners Map), two threads over two. The plan is for it to become a small pillow.My friend and I attended our final