Mar 17th Monday Update

 

Happy St Patrick's Day. My little red head is happy to be Irish today. Let's see what I worked on last week.

Monday was a no stitching kind of day.

Tuesday and Wednesday it was time for my monthly 500 on Beer Dragon by Paine Free Crafts. I'm up to Day 119 on this beauty now...

Confetti so slower this time but 513 added for the month.

After that I picked up Embers by Fire Wing Designs. Added 250. Finally did some research on this one. I'm on Day 8 more...

 

 

The rest of the week a WIP demanded attention. Noel Gnomes or Noel Chez Les Gnome by Jardin Prive. English Translation Christmas Among the Gnomes. Nicknamed Noel Gnomes haha. Anyway I ended up adding 1,104 total!! Wohoo...

 Flosstube 8 is officially live. We have 426 subscribers now! Wow!!

 

I leave Thursday for my Indiana Retreat in Southern Indiana. I get to meet several new people so that is exciting. Hopefully I'll have lots of stitching to share.....just need to remember to not talk too much haha.

Mar 10th Monday Update

 Hello blogworld. How are you all doing here? Flosstube is just crazy. I have 399 followers now which is just crazy. I love the comments and honestly that's what I missed about here. I was glad to see some of you watching me. But I don't want to stop being here as well. #7 is loading now so I can post here while I wait.

Monday and Tuesday I worked on Along the Nesting Boxes by Jardin Prive. Remember I'm doing this one two fence posts a month all year this year. I finished the March section Tuesday. Total time was 4 days and 1,217 total stitches. Here is a zoomed in for just March and the whole piece now...

Tuesday when I finished that one I pulled out Mother Nature: Winter from Just Cross Stitch Feb 2023 issue. I will be doing the 6 piece series sometime in my life hopefully haha. Not promising this month but sometime....hopefully haha. Anyway Tuesday and Wednesday was Day 6 and 7. Here she is now...

I just had to backstitch the antlers to admire the beauty. I'm working on the top half and then I'll switch to the bottom page.

Thursday I added two weeks to the Peppermint Purple 2025 SAL. Weeks 9 and 10. Here is a closeup and the whole piece. Still in the DMC 155 section...

After that was done I pulled out Mason Jar Lineup by Dimensions. Still on jar 3 of the 10. I'm Day 10 on this one...

Friday was time for Heart & Compass by Erica Michaels. I added 23 more rows to the background on Friday. Saturday after some running around I got started and stayed up till 3:30am to finish it haha...

LOVE IT!!! Took 7 Days. 3,187 stitches on the 40ct silk gauze. This is my 7th silk gauze finish. Many more to come. Thank you to mom for purchasing all these beauties when she did. The background thread is dark but it shows up so much better in person. I do enjoy the overall design. Next up to replace this one is another patriotic. I did have to laugh at the 4 Seasons Winter one I have in my WIP tote that is Erica Michaels...

 See that small section of background left?? That's all!! Why did I leave this so long!! I also went down the rabbit hole of looking through my blog for info on these. I planned in 2019 to finish all 4 seasons. Didn't work did it? Haha. Love blog grand plans when you look back. Failed Katie haha. 

Anyway I'm hoping to get this out soon and actually *cough cough* finish it. Duh and then start another season already. Not saying I will finish them all this year....I learned that lesson haha. Hi Future Katie haha.

Sunday was Beer Dragon and I got a sad 100 added...

Campground was invaded by visitors and I spent time doing everything but stitching. Oh well that's okay. They are excited for the temps to start warming up. This week we might hit 70 degrees. 

Anyway I will keep it out to hit the 500 required monthly amount before moving on.

Saturday we went up to Fort Wayne. It was the 2nd Saturday of the month so time for a stitching get together at the store there...

8 of us. Thanks Fred for grabbing the picture for us. After that we went out to eat at a restaurant we used to LOVE and it was delicious. Fred stopped at a new cigar place. It was high class he said so expensive but he was glad he checked it out anyway. Then we drove by the old house. What a mix of emotions. It does look like a family moved in and they have made some changes. It was sad and yet nice to know a family is enjoying our old home. We happily made our way back to our country happiness though after. I honestly much prefer country life instead of those big fancy houses.

Okay finally caught up. Love yourself. Find all the excuses to smile. See ya next week.

Mar 3rd Monday Update

 Let's see what I worked on last week.

 Monday - Added 100 to Mother Nature Winter. Didn't get a lot of time on her in February.

 Tuesday - Added 400 to Creepy Christmas Village by Lola Crow. Finished the Christmas Tree started 3 Ghosts...

Wed, Thur, and Friday was for Yggdrasil. Jeremiah asked me if I would finish it and I laughed. Then curiosity got me. Beer Dragon is 30 pages. Yggdrasil is 81!!! Just hope to finish it in my lifetime!! I added 800 total in the 3 days...

 Every stitch is one stitch closer. Beautiful details just a lot of confetti.

Saturday was March 1st so started on the March section of Along the Nesting Boxes...

658 added so far to the March section.
 

Have a fantastic March. I hope it brings us all the Good Luck we need. Love yourself. Flosstube #6 is loading now.

Feb 24th Monday Update

Let's see what I worked on last week. I was working on finishing up my February Plans...

Monday - Beer Dragon by Paine Free Crafts. Monday is always my busy catch up computer work day and now with Flosstube filming and editing. So 63 added to Beer Dragon was good enough...

Tuesday - The Pirate by Cottage Garden. Added 500 to this fun piece...

Wednesday - Mason Jar Lineup a Dimensions Kit. Working on the 3rd jar now. Added 400 to finish off a monthly goal...

Thursday worked on two pieces. Peppermint Purple SAL for 2025 I added week 7 and 8...

Then Enchanted Pumpkin a Mill Hill kit. 200 added...

 Friday - Heart & Compass by Erica Michaels. 650 added. Finished the motifs and started the filling in the background...

Saturday was time for a new start. I finally found the fabric at Always in Stitches in Noblesville Indiana. We ran down Saturday. Fred helped me pick out the fabric which was a gorgeous 40ct Prairie Land from Atomic Ranch it's a linen. I think the goose will really pop. So when I got home I got started on this beauty. 300 added Saturday and then Sunday was lovely and lazy so 700 added. So here is my first 1k in Trust the Universe by The Sunflower Diairies...

This beautiful Mill Hill kit followed me out of the store as well...

 It's called Honey Bee. So cute. 

Flosstube #5 is being loaded now, if you subscribe to the channel you will know when it loads. 

Have a wonderful new week. I'm trying to finish those last few February goals and finish making March plans.

Flosstube #4

 

Hello anyone still over here. I think most of you are watching which is just awesome. I'm so glad I did the Flosstube. I'm really enjoying it a lot. We laughed our way through this one haha. 

I do have my 5th finish...

Feb 14th

Irish Blessing

By Herrschners

Stitched on 32ct Antique White Belfast Linen

Using Suggested DMC

Started May 29, 2024. Took 10 Days.

2,799 Total Stitches. 

 

So far I'm doing good about not going over the 60 WIPs. I finished 5....started 4. I'm using this last finish to place hold my WIP list for the upcoming Lola Crow SAL. I've never joined one and I'm really excited to try it. It's bird themed and I'm looking forward to it. I've loved birds my whole life so how fun. I loved her aquarium one and one day just might have to get it and stitch it.

 I hope everyone is okay with me posting the video instead of sharing all the photos here. The video making, editing, and that stuff takes a lot of time so by now I just really want to go stitch haha. Come join me on the dark side.....we have videos haha. If I can do it anyone can.

Flosstube #3

 Hello all. I'm back with another Monday check in. Now on Flosstube. Here is video number 3...

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 I had one finish this week...

When I think of... Winter by Puntini Puntini. I will start Spring after March 20th. So I will mark off a finish and replace it right away haha. I did find two can't live without new patterns this last week too haha. 

Anyway I want to get off here and get to stitching. I know I am doing smaller updates here. Not a lot of comments going on and hopefully you can follow my videos easily. Thanks for stopping by.

Flosstube #2

Wow Wow Wow what a crazy turnout for my flosstube. Every like, comment, and subscribe just had me screaming out loud. Then I got a shout out from a flosstube that I consider like royalty CZook. Wow! 

So I did it again today. My Monday update. So please stop over to see me talk about my two finishes from last week. Winter SAL and Winter Quaker.

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So two WIPs marked off my WIP list but I added the Spring Quaker which I will start after March 20th. I also shared my 6 new pattern I received in the mail. I'm not adding them just yet to my WIP tote. Let me get some more finishing done first haha. 

I am so happy I finally got the courage up to do my own flosstube. Crazy. I wonder what will come of it. Who knows!!!

 

Flosstube #1 Intro and Feb Plans

 Guess what I did today!?!?

My first and hopefully not my last floss tube. I was so nervous. Who am I kidding I'm still so nervous about what people might say but it's out there. I know one thing. I am really really proud of myself.

Jan 27th Monday Update / WIPocalypse

 I was having fun stitching yesterday so missed the official WIPocalypse check in. Last Sunday of the month. So I will combine it with my normal Monday update.

Last week of Brringo in Monthly Magazine Challenge FB group. They just announced they are going to do another month long event in April I think. I'm so happy because I had so much fun with Brringo and Sept is too long to wait for when they do ABCingo. Anyway let's see what I worked on each day.

Monday prompt From a Magazine. I worked on Mother Nature: Winter. Added 213. She also worked for a pop up challenge in WIP Warriors. She was classified as my Fancy Lady. I needed 500 on her. 

Tuesday prompt Inspired by your Pet. First up added 287 more to Mother Nature. Then 307 on Canine Quotes by The Scarlett House.

Wednesday prompt You Would Take on Vacation. I love taking Mill Hill kits because you don't need to take a Q-Snap. So I worked on Christmas Lantern. I also got out the Peppermint Purple SAL to add Week 3 and 4. 107 on the lantern. 267 to the SAL.

Thursday prompt Part of a Series. When I think of Winter from Puntini Puntini came back out for 519.

Friday prompt Inspired by Zodiac. I am a Taurus and also an Earth element. So I used Yggdrasil because trees are definitely an earth item. I also used it for the WIP Warriors challenge for my Largest WIP. It definitely qualifies for that. My needles refused to make good progress which tends to happen with this WIP the first day I work on it. A lot of confetti stitching and it seems to take me awhile to adjust to the rhythm. So 110 added.

Saturday prompt Something Fantasy. Yggdrasil worked for it too because it's a lot of fantasy based theories. My needles were ready today...390 added so my 500 goal was met. I am also really happy because I added 900 to this beauty this month overall. If I ever want to finish it I need to work a lot more haha.

Sunday I picked up my Winter SAL from Stitchonomy because I'm close to finished with it. Added 647 on a lovely lazy day.

Fred had a radio event this weekend. It was winter field day in his amateur radio club. He broadcast right from our deck and had a great time. Started 11 Saturday until 5 Sunday. He ended up with 109 contacts from all over the US. So that meant a lot of stitching time for me which is always nice haha. Jeremiah gamed of course. He is finally cough free. About time!!

Okay WIPocalypse. I guess I forgot to do my intro even. Oh well you know me haha. I like to use this SAL as an excuse to keep track of my monthly progress. So let's enjoy a look back since last update which was Dec 29th. 

Peppermint Purple SAL -- 3 Days. I finished up the outline and go started on the weekly sections. I'm adding them every 2 weeks right now. So I'm up to date currently...

Creepy Christmas Village by Lola Crow -- 1 Day Still working on the Creepy Christmas Tree but close to finishing it up...

Mother Nature: Winter from Just Cross Stitch Magazine -- 4 Days into her now. I am so in love with her and the 40ct fabric again. She just looks so delicate and beautiful. I had to backstitch her face to admire her while stitching...

Along the Nesting Boxes by Jardin Prive -- 5 Days. Finished the January section. I will be adding 2 fence posts a month to this one and the pretties in the middle of course. So here is the January section...

Yggdrasil by Paine Free Crafts -- 4 Days Here is my current progress on this beauty before and after...

Heart & Compass by Erica Michaels -- 2 Days My favorite designer of course had to be worked on a little bit...

Winter SAL by Stitchonomy -- 2 Days So close to finished....maybe after I get done with my computer work...

Irish Blessing from Herrschners -- 1 Day This one is very close to finished too. Maybe in February? 

Mason Jar Lineup by Dimensions -- 2 Days Still just love this fabric. Finished the first two jars and moved to the 3rd flower...

The Mandalorian -- 1 Day Finished the words and moved to Mando...

Luck of the Irish by Primrose Cottage -- 1 Day My first 2025 finish

Christmas Lantern a Mill Hill Kit -- 2 Days on this new start...

Beer Dragon by Paine Free Crafts -- 1 Day to hit my 500 monthly goal...

Noel Chez Les Gnomes "Christmas Among the Gnomes" by Jardin Prive -- 1 Day...

Winter Quaker by Primrose Cottage -- 1 Day Got a quick start on this one for Brringo...

Grow Together by Heaven and Earth Designs -- 3 Days. This one also answers the WIPocalypse question. As of the WIPs in my Tote right now this is the oldest. I started it in Dec 2013. I unkitted it and put it away for years though. Now it's back out and in my WIP tote. I might have some older hidden away.

Canine Quotes by The Scarlett House -- 1 Day on this cutie...

When I think of Winter by Puntini Puntini -- 1 Day I want this one finished by March 1st so it will be out to play soon. This half is done...

So I've had fun and this and that haha. As always. Wonder what I will work on by the next time?! I've setup up my February challenges but there are always things that seem to scream loud for attention. I just have to pay attention to quiet them down. I hear some screaming now. Off to finish up my computer work.