Country Cottage Needleworks - By The Chimney

 I finished the stitching on this in 2019 did most of the FFOing earlier this year.  Today I finally stuck the bow on, well at least temporarily.  I just pinned the bow on with a straight pin to see if I liked it.  I think I do so before I put it away I will glue it on permanently.

Designer: Country Cottage Needleworks

Design:  By The Chimney

Fabric:  16CT Earthen by PTP

Floss:  Called for DMC & WDW

1st Stitch:  8/21/2019

Last Stitch:  09/01/2019

For:  Me

Last of the Crazy Annie's 2019 Country Ornament Club

 

 

Designer:  Crazy Annie's Stitchin'

2019 Country Ornament Club

Design:  Bringing Home the Tree

Fabric:  14CT Tea & Coffee Dyed & Baked Aida - dying instructions from Vonna

Floss:  Calle for except that I used Colour & Cotton Bing Cherry instead of GAST Pomegranate

For:  ?  This will go into my extra ornament box.

Linen & Threads - 2020 SAL - Family & Friends is finished.

 

Stitched on 18CT White Aida

Floss - GAST Blue Jay

Started 03/12/2020 

Finished 12/10/2020

I can't deny that I am so glad this SAL is over.  I have no desire to ever do another 12 month SAL.

Designer: Little House of Needleworks

Design:  Cardinal Tweet

Fabric:  14CT Tea & Coffee dyed and baked using Vonna's Tutorial

Floss:  Called for - O did change the Tweet from the white color to the red so it would show up.

1st Stitch:  11/17/2020

Last Stitch:  11/24/2020

For:  Shirley

I want to stitch this again for me.  Something I rarely do but I think this will look nice in my box for the winter.

I have decided that for the ornaments for the Greats for 2021 I am stitching the same ornament 6 times.  It is a Lizzie Kate and I think it is called Naughty and Nice.  Very simple and I hope to have all 6 stitched quickly.

I have a couple of smalls I want to stitch over the next couple of weeks.  On New Year's Day I want to start Baby It's Cold Outside by Heart String Samplery.   I've had it kitted up for months and I want to start it.  I also want to get back to the Paris project.  I also have Lizzie Kate's Winter that I want to stitch.  I need more hours in the day.  

Our house is all decorated for Christmas except for the tree.  Well the inside is decorated.  Bob hasn't done anything outside and I don't intend to say anything about that.  The candles are in the windows and that is enough for me.  I can't see the outside anyway.  Especially since we seldom go out at night and with the COVID 19 situation I never go out at night.

Off to get some lunch and hopefully to start the finishing on my last Crazy Annie's Stitchin 2019 Ornament Club ornament and fold some laundry.

2 more Christmas Ornaments FFO'd

 I FFO's two more of the Crazy Annie's Stitchin 2019 Country Ornament Club ornaments.  Only one more to stitch and finish.  Hopefully I will get it finished by the end of December.  I must admit I stitched one of them twice.  I didn't realize I had already stitched it and so I stitched it again.

Designer:  Crazy Annie's Stitchin

Design:  2019 Country Christmas Ornament Club - #9 Wreath

Fabric:  16CT French Cafe Mocha

Floss: Called for

1st Stitch:  10/30/2020  - Last Stitch:  11/16/2010

For:  Us

Designer:  Crazy Annie's Stitchin

Design:  2019 Country Christmas Ornament Club - Peace on Earth

Fabric:  16CT mystery

Floss:  Called for

1st Stitch:  10/20/2020 - Last Stitch: 10/22/2020

For:  Barb

Linen & Threads 2020 Mystery SAL November

 I finished November this afternoon.  Lots of frogging and several mistakes still there I have finished it.  Can't wait to get December chart so I can finish this.  I hope never to participate in a year long SAL again.

My Christmas Cactus bloomed for Halloween

 It is beautiful and yes I know there are three different cactus, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

Happy Halloween

 

A small Christmas ornament finish

 

Designer:  From the Heart Needleart by Wendy

from the 2020 JCS Ornament Issue

Design:  Joy

Fabric:  16CT PTP Legacy

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  10/20/20 - Last Stitch:  10/22/2020

For:  I will just store this for a future Christmas ornament gift

This is such a cute little ornament and a fun and easy stitch

Two more ornaments FFO'd

 Actually the same ornament I stitched twice.  I didn't mean to stitch it twice but now I have two.  I decided to back these in different colors than black felt just because I needed a change from all the ones I used black for the backing.  As Bob said he doesn't associate black with Christmas.

Crazy Annie's Stitchin - 2019 Country Christmas Ornament Club

#11 Noel Tree

I still have 3 more of these to stitch but I am really sick of that boarder and the 3 I have left aren't my favorites,  I really should get them out and start another one.  I like the wreath well enough so maybe I will start that one soon.  At the moment I am stitching on Awesome Studio Designs Paris.  Having lots of problems as I can't really see the light colors on the fabric very well.  I have had cataracts removed from both eyes and haven't gotten new glasses yet.  It makes it hard to see close up work.  I have been using readers but the ones I got just aren't strong enough for this project.  I ordered some from Amazon last night so hopefully they will be here in a few days.  I found an ornament from the 2020 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue that I want to stitch, I just need Bob to enlarge the chart for me.  It looks simple and only has 3 colors.

Bacl from the framer and an FFO

 

Crazy Annie's Stitchin

2019 Country Christmas Ornament Club

Joyful Top Hat

16CT Honey by Hand Dyed Happiness

with called for floss

1st Stitch 09/022020 - Last Stitch 09/07/2020

FFO'd  10/09/2020

The Prairie Schooler Book 56 Autumn Sampler Thanksgiving 

Picked up from the Framer today

Love it

October - Linen & Threads 2020 Mystery SAL

IS FINISHED.  Only 2 mare parts to stitch.

January through October stitched

 Close-up of October

This is a fun stitch but I will be glad when it is done.  

Prairie Schooler - 2020 Santa

 

Designer:  Prairie Schooler  - Design:  2020 Santa - Fabric: 16CT Natural Lite Aida - Floss: DMC

1st Stitch:  08/12/2020 - Last Stitch:  09/30/2020 - For:  Me

I will have to have this made into a pillow like all the other PS Santas I have stitched.  I will wait until after Christmas to send or take it to someone to finish.  I have had all the others professionally finished so I will continue to get any others I stitch professionally finished.

Framed in black

Ready to be mailed to Laura

 I found this frame at JoAnn Fabrics and had a 60% off coupon.  I think it is perfect.  Well the frame is perfect and the framing looks pretty good as long as you dn't inspect the back to carefully.  Now I just have to box it up and get it mailed.  I think it looks pretty good even if I do say so myself.

The bathtub is finished

My great niece called me several weeks ago and asked me if I would stitch an old-fashioned bathtub for her to display in her bathroom.  So I found a pattern with 3 tubs that I texted her a picture of and she picked one of the tubs she would like me to stitch.  It is all stitched and mounted.  I would like to find a black frame to put it in and then ship it off to her.  I have taken a picture of it in a frame I have just to make sure it fit a 5x7 properly.  It does.

Designer:  Cross Stitch.ro

Design:  I just call it bathtub.  I got the pattern from a shop on Etsy

Fabric:  14CT Pewter

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  ?  Last Stitch:  18/31/2020

For:  Laura

 

Linen & Threads 2020 Mystery SAL - September is finished

 Only 3 months left of this SAL.  I will miss it when it is finisned

Close up of September portion

Entire project 

2 More Stitching Finishes

 

Designer:  CrossStitch.Ro

Design:  Bathtubs

Fabric:  14CT Pewter

Floss:  DMC - called for

1st Stitch:  ?  Last Stitch:  08/31/2020

For:  Laura

 

Designer:  Luminous Fiber Arts

Design: Gathering Berries

Fabric:  16CT White

Floss:  DMC 815

1st Stitch:  08/12/2020 - Last Stitch:  08/31/2020

For:  Me

The September part of Linen & Threads 2020 Mystery SAL came out on Monday so I have started that.  I hope to have it finished by September 14th so it will be finished before my first Cataract surgery on the 14th.

2020

 I am over 2020 .... I hope it ends soon ...

Another Finish

 I think I need to start some larger projects but I love stitching these smalls and finishing them.  Gives me such a sense of accomplishment in this strange world of 2020.  Am I crazy?  Well maybe a little.

Designer:  Lizzie Kate - Design: A Hug Will Do

Fabric:  18CT Ivory AIDA - Floss:  SSS

Linen & Threads 2020 Mystery SAL

 August is finished.  Can't believe there is only 4 more parts to this SAL.

My first FFOs for August

Designer:  Lizzie Kate

Design:  Count Your Blessings (Freebie)

Fabric:  18CT Ivory

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  07/28/2020 -  Last Stitch:  07/31/2020

For:  CJ

Designer:  Tiny Modernist

Design:  Autumn (Freebie)

Fab ric:  18Ct Ivory

Floss:  DMC  I Changed Autumn - It was suppose to be

all the same color floss but I changed every other letter to orange

for a  little more color

1st Stitch:  07/28/2020 -  Last Stitch:  07/31/2020

For:  Me

Lizzie Kate - Autumn Smalls

Lizzie Kate 

Autumn Smalls all together

4 FFOs and 2 returned from the finisher (Vonne Pfeiffer - The Twisted stitcher)

 These are 

Lizzie Kate - Autumn Smalls

Fabric:  16CT Natural Lite Aida

Floss:  Called for

1st Stitch:  06/28/2020 - Last Stitch:  07/11/2020

Made into pillows for me.

 2019 Yearly Santa

Finished by Vonna Pfeiffer - The Twisted Stitcher

 Another Prairie Schooler Yearly Santa

Finished by Vonna Pfeiffer the Twisted Stitcher

Love these guys

I really want to stitch the other yearly Santas but 

I don't know how to display so many of them.

MLK Sampler by Stone Street Stitchworks

is finished

Designer:  Stone Street Stitchworks

Design:  MLK Sampler

Fabric:  16CT Tea & Coffee Died Aida

Floss:  Called for DMC

1st Stitch:  06/27/2020 - Last Stitch:  07/25/2020

For:  Me

FFO's 2 smalls today

Well actually I finished FFOing these two today.  I had them all ready to be sewn together for several weeks and I just haven't felt like getting my sewing machine out.  But since I have another 4 smalls to be finished I decided I was going to start sewing them together today and since these were the oldest I would do them first.

 Designer:  JBW

Design:  Lovebird

Fabric:  16CT Lambswool

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  05/09/2020 - Last Stitch:  05/25/2020

Leslie from KYKS sent me this chart because I admired

her finish.

When I finished stitching it I sent it to Patricia from KYKS

For:  Me

Designer:  Lizzie Kate

Design:  Count Your Blessings

A Freebie

Fabric:  14CT Ivory Aida

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  06/11/2020 - Last Stitch:  06/15/2020

For:  Me

These were both fun little stitches and only took a couple of days each as you can see.

I am currently stitching on Stone Street Stitchworks MLK Sampler.  Should be finished with that either tonight or tomorrow.  I am also stitching a freebie from Tiny Modernist called Autumn.  That should be finished in a couple of days.  

Linen & Threads - 2020 Mystery SAL - Part 7 (July)

is done.

Crazy Annie's Stitching = Ornament 8 finished

Crazy Annie's Stitchin
2019 Country Christmas Ornament Club
Feather Tree
This was an extra pattern in with Twenty-Five
Stitched on 16CT Natural Lite Aida
Called for floss
1st Stitch - 06/11/2020  Last Stitch - 06/27/2020
For:  ?


I think I am going to stitch one of these ornaments every month until I finish the entire series.  I think at this point there are 7 more.  There were released once a month during 2019 but 2  months there was an extras chart.

Stitching finish and 2 FFOs

Crazy Annie's Stitchin
2019 Country Christmas Ornament #5 - Twenty-five
16CT Natural Lite Aida
DMC & Gentle Arts
1st Stitch:  ?  Last Stitch:  06/10/2020
For:  ?

 Prairie Schooler

Card from 2006 - It had no name

Stitched on a scrap of 16CT AIDA

Using DMC

1st Stitch:  06/15/2020 - Last Stitch: 06/19/2020

For:  Me

Little House of Needleworks

Mayflower Landing

Stitched on 16CT PTP Legacy AIDA

using called for floss

1st Stitch:  04/22/2020 - Last Stitch: 06/27/2020

For:  Me

I have another ornament to FFO which I should get done today.  The next part of the Linen & Threads 2020 Mystery SAL will be out in a couple of days.  In the meantime I have started MLK Sampler by Stone Street Stitchworks.  It is a sampler to honor the protest going on all over the US and across the world for equal justice.  These protest started building after a black man, George Floyd, was killed by a police office in Minneapolis, MM on Memorial Day.  Anyway the MLK Sampler will be my focus piece until the next part of the Mystery SAL comes out on July 1st.  I think I am going to start the Lizzie Kate Autumn Smalls as my small stitching project.  I did stitch a couple of them but I stitched them on 18CT AIDA and think they are a little to small for my taste so I will give the ones I stitched to Shirley and re-stitch them on 16CT AIDA