Sept 8th Monday Update

Hello anyone still here. Mostly me looking back so Hi me haha. Let's see what I worked on since last week...

 ABCingo is here in Monthly Magazine Challenge and that's the focus this month. 1st was Monday and the letter spun was L Just a note we get 25 picks before the challenge is over. Our boards has 35 spots though. All the letters of the alphabet and 1 - 9 numbers. For the numbers we stitch motifs. An example is a letter counts as a motif. Just depends on the size of the pattern so Carolyn said be smart on picking that haha. Anyway for L I pulled out Little Helpers by Lucie Heaton. It was Day 3 on this one...

Tuesday the letter spun was G. So I excitedly grabbed Noel Gnomes by Jardin Prive. I wondered if I could keep it out and finish it. Tuesday I got 264. Wednesday was an amazing day. I got 1k stitches!!!! I don't know when I did that last. Wednesday 5 was spun so I added 5 areas on Noel Gnomes....Snowflakes,the gnome, the stool he's standing on, the snow, and the tree. Thursday I just needed 100 more to finish it... 

The Halloween one is now screaming to be started. I checked and I have it all kitted up and ready to start. We got a number for Thursday 7. So I added 7 letters to Summer Time by NY Dreamer...

After that I pulled out Peppermint Purple 2025 SAL to add Weeks 35 and 36... 

The upper left two "corner" pieces were this time. Next I got the two square at the top that are empty. I finished the stitching up Friday. Letter P was spun for Friday so after finishing up the Peppermint Purple SAL I pulled out Along the Nesting Boxes by Jardin Prive. I wanted to get the September part added. 

634 added Friday. 335 added Saturday which the call was X so put in Xtra Stitches. 283 added Sunday so Zeroed in on a finish haha.

Now it can go away till October. I pulled out Jeremiah's favorite piece Yggdrasil for a bit Sunday... 

So 148 more added at least. Slowly but surely right? Okay another week of ABCingo ahead. I have to get to stitching haha.

Sep 2nd Monday Update

 I totally forgot to update last week. My brain haha. Let's have a fun look back at the last two weeks of stitching...

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the first week I worked on finishing up Summer Quaker by Primrose Cottage

 Friday the 22nd I added Weeks 33 and 34 to the Peppermint Purple 2025 SAL...

I also added 284 to the 2025 Lola Crow Extraordinary Birds SAL... 

Over the weekend no stitching was done. I had a lovely date day with Fred on the 23rd. 

Last week Tuesday I worked on Noel Gnomes by Jardin Prive...

Getting close and I really want to finish this one up.

Wednesday I worked on Trick or Treat by Luminous Fiber Arts. Only added 106 then put it down to work on something else... 

Thursday I did the same thing with the Honey Bee Mill Hill Kit. Just 100 added to the wings...

 

I was trying both days to get some added to the Summer Time by NY Dreamer. I added 429 at least...

 I doubt it and When I Think of Summer by Puntini Puntini will be done in time for Fall but that's okay. So many lovely pieces screaming for attention.

I got 49 little stitches added to Creepy Christmas Village by Lola Crow before everyone showed up for Labor Day weekend. It was fun. Crazy and I'm exhausted but it was a fun way to celebrate the final big camping weekend. 

September is here! Wow. We have a fun vacation planned for end of the month. Our 2nd vacation without my mom. So weird but we are really looking forward to it. Sault Ste Marie, MI and Mackinac. Places my mom loved. Fred has only spent a few days in both places so it will be fun to have a week and a few days to relax and enjoy lots of things. We are so excited. If you want please check out my Flosstube for a peek at my September goals for challenge. 

July 28th Monday Update

 Hello anyone still here haha. I mostly update for myself and a teeny few readers haha. I had fun having a Christmas in July week mostly last week. 5 of my 7 projects were Christmas at least.

So let's see what I worked on...

Monday was a no stitch life day. Tuesday I got started on Luminous Fiber Arts Trick or Treat for Adelaide's bday #orangefabricHalloweenSAL. I'm using WDW Envy and 32ct Pumpkin gorgeous fabric for this one...

1 day and 530 stitches in. Love it. Doing them individually. Really love the way the green looks at the orange which of course won't photograph well at all haha. 

Wednesday was time for 2 weeks in Peppermint Purple SAL...

32ct Platinum Lugana for this one. Weeks 29 & 30 added now. I really enjoy working on this one. Thanks Faith for telling me about it.

After that was my first Christmas spin from Jeremiah. Christmas Lantern. A Mill Hill Kit. I actually ended up finishing this after 295 more stitches... 

Added to my finishes tab above if you would like more information. Thursday Christmas Truck was spun and I fell in love with it this time...

 This is a Vervaco kit and I added 500 stitches to the natural Aida that came with the kit...

Friday was A Type of Christmas by Erin Elizabeth. Added 363... 

Saturday was Noel Gnomes by Jardin Prive. Added 266 after having a fun family day out...

This one is begging to be finished soon. 

Sunday was Creepy Christmas Village by Lola Crow.... 

Love this ornament set. Just soo cute.

So it was a fun full stitching week. Horrible hot still in Indiana. Extreme Heat Warning. Fun. That does lead to lots of stitching time though. Even the dog doesn't want to go out. I don't blame him. I hope everyone has a great week ahead. Love yourself. Good luck stitching all the things. 

May 19th Monday Update

 So last week I did a Flosstube every day. Wow what a ton of work haha. It was a daily WIP parade though after my normal Monday post and it was a lot of fun. Just soooo much work. It's done now. I just feel so far behind on everything. Like email but I finally caught up. Next up to catch up is blog reading....Oh I wish I was caught up. I miss your lovely stitching. LOL After last week I miss my own stitching. I did stitch some just not near as much as normal. So let's see what progress I made...

 Monday was a no stitch day.

 Tuesday was my birthday and I had a lovely nice lazy stitching day. 2 zoom group meetings. 1 I had attended before and I really enjoy. 1 was new and I very much enjoyed getting to know some new people. I worked on Noel Gnomes by Jardin Prive. I added 571...

 Love working on these adorable gnomes! I'm also doing a #gnomealong with a few ladies on Flosstube.

Wednesday was an adulting day and no stitching was done again.

Thursday I added two weeks to Peppermint Purple SAL...

 So up to date with weeks 1 through 20.

Friday I had a new start for #mentalhealthcaresal for May. This one is To Feel Rich and I love the message behind it...

The fabric is 32ct Spellbound Linen from Needle Bling Designs and the thread is GAST Dragon Fruit. I love the combination. I got the pattern from my stitching store on the clearance table. Got the fabric for a great price at a retreat. When I think of the message it's definitely good for mental health to leave the items behind and cherish the memories. Money doesn't buy happiness I've learned that for sure. Of course you need it for everything haha.

Saturday I worked on the Extraordinary Birds SAL by Lola Crow. I'm not caught up but added 730 more at least...

We got a Spoonbill and a Bird of Paradise plant to stitch this time. Plus the puddle fill in for the bottom. Slowly but surely I hope to catch up.

Sunday I pulled out Yggdrasil for #wipintoshape which is a fun challenge where we stitch 10 stitches for every mile Andrew trains for his race coming up. I only got 97 added because we had several people stop by and we got some projects done here at the campground.

Also I was forced *cough cough* well I was lucky enough to be told about a Long Dog pattern that I didn't know I needed...

This one is Ragnarok and contains so much from the history / stories that Jeremiah loves. So I finally have my first Long Dog and I can't wait to get started on it. I need to find the fabric and thread for it. So stay tuned. Okay I have to go. Hugs. Love yourself. Smile as often as possible. Good luck stitching all the things.

Apr 28th Monday Update

 How did April go so fast? Wow. I blinked evidently. Let's see what I worked on last week...

Final week of Springo in Monthly Magazine Challenge. 

Monday pulled out Rainbow Dragon for 100. Then Noel Gnomes by Jardin Prive to mark off the P in the acrostic for Monthly Magazine in Apricot.

Added 221...

 Tuesday Rainbow Dragon was picked again. Another 100 added...

I joined a fun video chat with some flosstubers. The theme was Earth Day so I worked on Mother Nature from Just Cross Stitch magazine. Added 204...

Wednesday Canine Quotes was picked for Springo...

 Then I pulled out Beer Dragon for his monthly 500 and boy he just wasn't having it this month. 158 added Wednesday. 107 added Thursday for a little 265....oh well can't do more than what he will allow. Frustratingly slow this month...

Thursday was also time for another 100 on Lady Liberty for Springo...

I have one square left to get my last Springo call done. But I was able to report 3 bingos....

 Such a fun game to add to the year. Loved playing along. Now for May a lot are talking about Maynia....I plan My Way May. I want to stitch all the things....my way. I know I have 4 maybe 5 starts planned haha. I was asked today about doing a gnome SAL and how could I say no to that?! So I just might need a new fun gnome pattern I fell in love with. I know I know I don't need another project but come on....a gnome SAL! 

Over the weekend we went to the Squared Circle Expo for meeting wrestlers in Indianapolis for our 3rd year. This one happened to fall on Jeremiah's 27th birthday so how fantastic of way to spend Jeremiah's bday. We ended up meeting 18 wrestlers and just had an amazing time. Trying to rest up now though haha. This coming weekend I have a stitching retreat to attend and I'm really looking forward to that. 

Anyway love yourself. I'm still so far behind. No matter how hard I try haha. But I'm busy stitching ALL THE THINGS. haha. 

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.

Jan 20th Monday Update

 Brr from cold cold Indiana. Right now actual temp is 0 feels like -9 with the wind chill. We are under a Cold Weather Advisory till Wednesday when we might make it to 20s. So a lot of stitching going on. Even Spike would rather be inside under a blanket. So let's see what stitching I got done last week with my warm needles haha.

Still doing Brringo in Monthly Magazine Challenge group. So a prompt each day to work around.

Monday -- Prompt Non US Designer. I looked it up and Mother Nature: Winter was designed by Stitchora which is from Abu Dhabi interestingly enough so I added 200 to her. I fall more and more in love with her every stitch...

Tuesday -- Prompt Relates to your name. So I celebrated my Irish heritage and pulled out Luck of the Irish by Primrose which I was close to a finish on. Added 454 and was able to finish it...

My first 2025 finish. Wohoo! Will be adding information to my 2025 Finishes Page. In honor of my first finish I decided to start a new Mill Hill kit...

Christmas Lantern. Added 302 to it...

Wednesday - Prompt Length of your Favorite Movie. That answer changes every other few minutes haha. I picked Moulin Rouge because it stays my favorite a lot of times. I love a great musical and ohhh the music in that one. The length was 2 hours 7 minutes. I overachieved and hit 571 which also met my monthly goal...

Thursday - Prompt was a fun one. Roll a dice and stitch that many motifs or elements on the design of your choice. Jeremiah rolled a 3 which was a nice middle number thanks bub haha. I pulled out Noel Gnomes by Jardin Prive because it was easy to see the motifs added. I finished the little mushroom house. Added the Christmas Tree, two snowflakes, and a start on the next little motif with the presents before bedtime. 760 total added...

Friday - Prompt Monochromatic. That's perfect for Primrose Cottage Quaker's and I have 4 on my goal list for the year so started Winter Quaker...

I'm using a DMC variegated 93. I got the 100 needed for the Brringo challenge and then put it away for now. I really wanted to see if I could complete a goal for another challenge. I needed 500 added to my Oldest WIP which is Grow Together HAED. Sometimes the confetti makes it go really slow so I didn't know if it would work or not. Luckily it was International Hermit Stitch Weekend. We did run out Saturday to grab groceries but I hurried haha. 

So 63 Friday. 137 Saturday. 330 Sunday hit 530 total. Wohoo!

Saturday prompt worked because it was Will Be Gifted and Grow Together will go to my son when it's finished. Sunday prompt was Someone Chooses for you and Jeremiah said You're close to the goal mom Go Go. 

A lot of confetti haha. Here is my Brringo board now...

This has definitely been a fun challenge. I didn't join in last year since I had just joined the group and I've sure enjoyed playing along. They do another one in September with letters so it's ABCingo. Instead of prompts you put letters and pick a project to match the letter. It's fun as well. I do seem to enjoy a prompt challenge though most the time. 

Poor Jeremiah still has the ick it just won't leave him alone. He is a lot lot better though. So hopefully soon. Fred and me are fine now. Luckily Fred only had a little version of this whatever it was. 

Okay I'm off to stitch and stay warm haha. Only planned thing is to run quickly and do laundry tonight. Brr but it won't wait for warmer weather so we must do it.