March FFG

The lovely Rachel over at Ten Hour Stitcher has thought up a fantastic idea. It's a push to finish our stitching instead of just throwing it in a drawer to hide away forever. Stop over here to the check in post to see what others have finished this month. I know I can't wait to see them all.

February was the first post for this SAL. I had finished 5 pieces for that check in. (4 were posted with my first post 1 picture was released for the Valentine blog hop.) They were all from this year. This time I was really hoping to dip into my Box of Shame and finish some old pieces that were hiding. Let's see what I have to report this time...


1st up was my Mom's Nautical piece...

I already shared this finish with my readers. I finished it March 4th. On the 6th I setup my sewing studio into my living room and pulled out my Box of Shame (Yes Box of Pride for the stitching but shame for me allowing it to hide so long).

Two pieces jumped out and demanded to be finished...

Both of these pieces are from 2017. Let's talk about each one...

 (Finish #2 for 2017) January 20th, 2017
Valentine Freebie from SmallTownStitchin Blog
Stitched on 32ct lugana evenweave called Pink Waterfall
Thread from Gentle Art Sampler Thread called Hyacinth
Started and Finished Jan 20th.

Finished into a Tuck Pillow Mar 6th, 2019 

 (Finish #6 for 2017) March 23rd, 2017

Happy Easter from Stoney Creek Magazine Winter 2015 Issue

Fabric 36ct Ivory Evenweave

Threads are suggested DMC other than wording

Changed wording to Carrie's Creation thread called Magenta

Started March 17th. Took 5 days.

Finished into Pillow Mar 6th, 2019

The fabric I'm showing is on the back of the Pillow. 

I'm so happy to have 2 FFO pieces out of my Box of Shame!!! Thanks Rachel for the push to do just that. That's not all to report though let's see what else gets to join in...

(Finish #8) March 8th

  March Lizzie Kate Flip-It Stamp

Stitched on 14ct Oatmeal Aida

Threads are Suggested DMC

Started Mar 5th. Took 4 Days.

Friday I got my Lizzie Kate pillow all stitched and put together. I say again I just love this series. The little buttons add so much and I love how she works them into each design. Yesterday I squeezed in another finish to share too...

(Finish #9) March 9th

Kiss Me Freebie from Catholic Sprouts

Stitched on 11ct White Aida

Threads are Suggested DMC 702 and 699

Added Mill Hill Beads 00167 to the edging

Started and Finished in 1 Day.

I had found this freebie for The People's Choice post this month. I was so happy to be able to squeeze in the finish and it turned out exactly like I hoped it would. I love the beads around the edge. Plus it's another finished finish for this year....WOHOO!!!

Finishes So Far:

February -- 5

March -- 5

Wonder what I will finish for next time. Right now I'm just one happy stitcher. For those curious... Yes I'll be back to working on Ocean in a Bottle till it's finished up. Thanks for stopping by.

Valentine Blog Hop Follow Up and Another Finish to Report

Yesterday was the fun Valentine Blog Hop. I found out Mary from Le Coeur Celtique is the one who stitched that beautiful heart shaped piece I shared. She does other beautiful projects too so head over to her blog to check it out.

I found my piece over at Ariadne from Greece! blog. I would like to share it here too. Here is the piece I did...

Valentine Freebie from SmallTownStitchin Blog
Stitched on 32ct lugana evenweave called Pink Waterfall
Thread from Gentle Art Sampler Thread called Hyacinth
Started and Finished Jan 20th.

It was a fun fast stitch. Only took me the one day to do. The fabric in the background is what I was planning to use last week when I got into my fight with the sewing machine. We still aren't talking but hopefully next time it will work out haha. My other finish is the February Snapshot design...

February Snapshot from Pine Mountain Designs

Stitched on 32ct Lambswool Evenweave

Threads are Suggested DMC

Started Feb 4th. Took 7 Days.

I'm so happy I found these fun designs. I enjoyed this one even though it took me a lot longer to stitch up than I thought it would. I love each little square that Pine Mountain has designed for these. Can't wait to work on the next one. Now I'm going to work on the Family Crest for a few days.

I also noticed with the Blog Hop post that I don't receive the comments to my email from a whole bunch of people! I don't know why this is happening. So I have changed my comments to need approval for now. I sure wish they would get this issue fixed. I hate missing a comment from someone who took time to comment on my blog.