Category Archives: Stitching

Okay, has anyone ever blocked a cross stitch project when finished? Due to the amount of pull that I had to do on my mystery sampler in order to get any sort of effect with the coil filling on that … Continue reading →

Another ambitious list this month. We’ll see what I can manage. 🙂 Finish model Finish SBEBB Melanie’s Exchange Finish SBEBB Eight Corner Pillow (Biscornu) Exchange Stitch my Round Robin piece Work on VSCyberstitchers July Exchange Gift Work on Dragonfly Stitches … Continue reading →

Looking through this month’s goals, I have to say that I didn’t do too badly. Yay me! 🙂 Finish Laura’s Quilt Square Finish Alchemy Stitchcraft – Mystery Sampler SAL 🙁 Work on VSCyberstitchers July Exchange Gift Start SBEBB Melanie’s Exchange … Continue reading →

Finally! 😀 I’m only two months behind the SAL, but the stitching is complete. Okay, almost complete. I still have to add a couple of beads, but I need to wash and block the piece first and I didn’t want … Continue reading →

Since I showed you examples of the charts to be used in my Round Robin piece, I thought I would hastily put together an example of what I’m thinking for the layout: The round robin details would then be stitched … Continue reading →

with this pattern that I’m stitching for the SBEBB eight-sided pincushion (biscornu) exchange! Obviously, I still can’t show any photos, but I should easily have the top of the cushion completed this weekend. In fact, I may finish it tonight, … Continue reading →

Parts 1 through 5 are now completed. I changed the tiny cutwork squares at the top to Algerian eyelets because I did not feel like wrestling with cutting out those openings in the thick Monaco fabric that I’m using. The … Continue reading →

Here’s a photo of my Alchemy Stitchcraft mystery band sampler, parts 1 through 4: [Photo removed. See finished project.]