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November 3, 2021
Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 43 from Life in the Scrapatch

 


Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 43

I have completed the stitching October Cross Stitch Along!

I have pulled fabrics and have a plan

 for how I want to finish and display this next October.  

I completed the stitching on last block late on Halloween night.

 I have been enjoying this for a few days while I have decided that a few on my stitches need to be fixed before finishing. There is a letter in "Brew" that somehow got messed up while I was working on this that needs replacing. I have also decided that the colored lettering on ...

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October 27, 2021
Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 42 ~ 24 Days from Life in the Scrapatch

 


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 ...

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October 20, 2021
Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 41 ~ Still Slow Stitching from Life in the Scrapatch



 Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 41

Is it Wednesday already?

I have been sitting and slowly stitching.
Today I carried my stitching with me for my annual physical 
and a visit to the bloodwork lab. 
I am well, it is just the routine stuff.


Here is my progress on my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

This photo was taken a day or so ago.

I am not catching up very fast. 

I will continue my slow stitching and see what I decide after Halloween

if I have not completed this sampler.

I am enjoying the stitching and the lovely group ...

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October 18, 2021
Stitching Weekend ~ Day 2 from Life in the Scrapatch

 


Stitchy Weekend ~ Part 2

This weekend I have been able to stitch the daily block and one of the blocks that I need to complete to catch up with the daily posts for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I am really enjoying this stitch along.


Today's block was this 

Ghastly ~ Day 17

I decided to add black cross stitch eyes to the ghost

and add a few stars to the sky to add some sparkle to the blank space.

Today I also stitched the 

Boo ~ Day 9

where I decided not to extend the witch's broom ...

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Stitching Weekend ~ Day 1 from Life in the Scrapatch


Stitchy Weekend ~ Part 1

I am still playing catch up with the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles


First I added one of the blocks that I needed do to catch up.

It is this Block 16 ~ Brew


Then I decided I could not resist stitching Saturday's Block,

Block 16 ~ Witch

next to her brew.

Magic Happened!

The bubbles floated over to the witch and the spoon jumped into her hand. 

There is so much cute creativity in these little cross stitch motifs from the designer,

 Sandra Workman @ Pine Needles

 that they bring out my own creative spark when ...

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October 16, 2021
A Good Day To Sit and Stitch from Life in the Scrapatch

 


After a day or two on more thinking than stitching on my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I added the block that says "WHO ..." which was designed to look like this:

Pine Needles SAL Block 13

In the original layout this block would appear to the right of the owl,

but because I changed the layout and added the Block 12 Owl in

a different spot with the wreath already on the right, I have to improvise.

I also had to frog a few leaf stitches out on my tree and extend it to the left.

Well, maybe I ...

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October 13, 2021
Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 40 ~ More Sitting and Stitching from Life in the Scrapatch

 


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 ...

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October 12, 2021
My October Stitch Along ~ Day 11 from Life in the Scrapatch


 I am happily stitching along with the 

Pine Needles Halloween Stitch Along 2021

The leaves are turning in the scrapatch 

and October is turning into a very stitchy month. 

Happy October! 


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October 11, 2021
A Slow Stitch October Weekend from Life in the Scrapatch

 


The calendar grid is done for my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

This has been a time consuming design change for me

as I am a slow stitcher but I am very happy with how this is working up.


I have figured out how to add the word "October" 

in the extra space in the bottom row

and am stitching that now.

I will probably fill in this space with a few more spooky stitches. 

I have gotten a few days behind on the cute little daily blocks

but they are quick and fun so I am hoping I ...

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October 5, 2021
Halloween Stitch Along ~ Day 4 from Life in the Scrapatch

 


Day 4 is done for my version of the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I played with the colors in the original block for the Witch Hat ...


... and then added the word "Hex" after I saw another 

stitcher add this lettering in her version of the block in the ...


Pine Needles Halloween Stitch Along Group on FB

I love stitching with a group.

The sharing and inspiration and support is wonderful!

Thank You, Pine Needles!


Are you stitching along?

What are you working on for October?


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October 4, 2021
Halloween Stitch Along ~ Day 3 from Life in the Scrapatch

 


Day 3 is done for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

This is the first time I have backstitched on aida in a very long time.


My aida fabric is hand dyed 11 count from Garibaldi's Needleworks.

I like gray backgrounds and they are difficult to find in 10 or 11 count aida

so I am happy to have found a good source of these beautiful hand dyes. 

My DMC floss is all colors from my stash.

I am happy with how this is stitching up.

The motifs in the blocks and the frames are small enough for ...

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October 3, 2021
Halloween Stitch Along ~ Day 2 from Life in the Scrapatch




I could not resist this fun, free Halloween Stitch Along! 

Day 2 is done for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

Day 1 was the the black grid, but I did not have time to complete it.

I will be continuing to add the grid one frame at a time

as I stitch the motifs each day.

 



I am using colors from my DMC stash. 

My cloth is also from my stash and is a hand-dyed 11 count Aida.

As I am a slow stitcher,  I am hoping I am able to keep up ...

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