Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Did You Hear The Cries For help?

 If you heard the cries for help it was me I am lacking a needle and fabric with thread in my hand, ouch it is hard giving up something so dear to me, but well worth the Sacrifice For Jesus Gave his Life for our sins.

I am missing needlework terribly, it will be another 26 days before I have my needlework in hand, it was very hard the first week, it is getting better I must say, I hope to keep busy with all the alterations and other things I am working on.

I am doing a felt project for Christmas, one I am doing for myself instead of someone else, I have gifted in the past.

I have been spring cleaning also, I have decided that I will not climb a small ladder to clean my walls, instead I decided to use a swifter dust mop to run along the walls, this is working out well, so easy and get the dust off the walls from open windows and the running furnace.

I will not post photos today just wanted to stop by and say hello.

I hope all are doing well, please Pray for the state of Texas they are having some horrific fires going on and California had some areas with five to ten feet of snow, something even the mountains are not used to.

Have an amazing week.


                                                  Catherine☘️

Friday, March 1, 2024

Some Finishing

 Greetings Everyone: Thank-you for your comments on my last two posts, I will send out thank-you's soon.

I have given up stitching for Lent, it has been two weeks and two days, it has not been easy, but thinking what Jesus Christ did for my sins I am able to make it through the tough time of not picking up needle and thread, I will really appreciate the needle and fabric in my hands after Mass on Easter Morning.

I have been sewing and finishing cross stitch that I have done in the past, the pile is starting to go down, finally, they are simple finishes' but still constructed items.

First up is a Brenda Gervais that I stitched I am not sure maybe two years ago, it was a pattern I was able to rescue from the stash relocation table at Needlework Guild retreat that year.



So sorry about the crappy photos, I think my battery is going dead, I really like constructing these two they are so sweet



This is a Scattered Seed Sampler Club design, I do not remember when I stitched this I do love the pin cushion on the end


I used a different ribbon, I had lost one of the gray ribbons I think the cat dragged                       one away and hid it, she like to collect items for herself


I do not have a hard photo of this design, it was found in the stash reallocation pile with out the cover photo, I turned it into a pillow for my basket
not sure of the designer, I no longer have the pattern
I need to add buttons on the end of the vines, I just realized I did not do that


I stitched this last year it is a design from the Wishing Thorn, I really like her designs, she has some amazing Samplers




It was stitched as a Sampler on her site but I preferred a barrel


This is a free pattern from Hands On Designs, I was not going to stitch a Valentine design this year but Vickie over at https://astitchersstory.blogspot.com. put a bug in my ear when she asked if anyone was stitching Valentine designs this year, thank-you Vickie
I did add the ribbons they are different from the design


This is a design which is free from  https://kanikis.com
They have some very lovely samplers this was free design
I made a simple finish


This is one of my favorite designers, she has all kinds of designs from quilts to cross stitch, I did my rounds a bit different than her finish, Brenda has an amazing talent for finishing https://blueribbondesigns.com



This is an Erica Michaels design, for some reason I made the tip a bit pointy, I do want to make more strawberry's for my basket of strawberry's
hopefully after Easter



I bought this from Jerome Thomas designs not realizing it is a 9x9 design, i think it is way to big for an ornament I will sew it onto a pillow form and use it on our bed at Christmas



I won this design from the Country Stitchers on You Tube
I am a big fan of Pineapple anything, will stitch this onto a small pillow for the pillow basket.


I watch several You Tube stitchers this happens to be my number one to watch, do you watch any You Tube or Floss tube videos? just curious

            Well, that is enough for today I hope you have an amazing weekend


Thank-you from my heart for following me and commenting

Catherine


































Thursday, February 29, 2024

New Mystery Stitch Along

 Hop on over to Kitty and Me Pamela is having a mystery SAL


https://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Some Good News Some Stitching & Finishing

 Greetings My Dear Friends: It has been a year I hope never happens again, I became ill, I wore myself out taking care of my sweet husband, it was worth it.

I have lost 26 pound and hope to lose more, I will be having a procedure done hopefully soon, ablation on my electrical system in my heart, after researching and talking to many people I am at peace with doing the procedure.

Now some other news, I am giving up cross stitching for Lent, I do not eat sweets candy or drink soda or eat bakery sweets any longer so have nothing to give up, it will be hard but I know I can do it.

So after Ash Wednesday I will be sewing, alterations, beading, making Baptismal Bibs for Church's and get all my finished stitched items constructed that I have stitched in the past, my counter in my sewing room will soon be empty, I am so looking forward to this.

I will stitch this evening and stitch up until we go to Mass tomorrow evening, I will miss cross stitching but what Jesus did for me is amazing, with his suffering I can do the same in a different way by giving up something I do almost everyday.

                  I had hope to get this finished before tomorrow evening


This is such a sweet design by Stitching Fairy https://happinessiscrossstitching.com
Please visit her site Lynn has some sweet new designs out, she also has an Etsy site


  I finished the bunny's for my carrot three, this will be a back and front finish


                                    The bunny will be the top of the three, 
                                     I did this on 32 count unknown fabric.
                              This is a design from The Cricket Collection                                                                                         Leaping Rabbit


I stitched this needle roll last year, I used my own heart charm, it was a partial kit                  that was at needlework guild last year in the reallocation table.                                    I had already passed on the pattern and name of designer so sorry
                                      I will add to my baskets of needle rolls





I did fully finish this wool design, I did it different than the design called for, I also         did the twisted cord a bit different, i wanted a candy cane look to the cording


This is a Little House design I stitched last year, I used 32 count unknown fabric,                two over two wit called for threads, this is called Seasons Greetings

I am so sorry I did not show you what I had received from Stasi in December, it has                                 been one heck of a year for us, so sorry Stasi
                                          This pin pillow is so adorable,
                                   Stasi's finishing and stitching is beautiful
                                           Thank-you from my heart ❤️

 


I was not going to stitch anything this year for Valentines Day but after seeing Vickie's Blog and she asked if anyone is stitching Valentine designs I decided to do a small heart pillow, this is a freebie from Hands On designs stitched on unknown                           fabric two over two using my choice of thread colors


I stitched this up one evening, it is a freebie from https://kanikis.com stitched on another unknown fabric, I get most of my small pieces of fabric from needlework guild retreat reallocation table, there is rarely a number count or color of threads on                                                              the fabric


Well I think that is enough for today, I will keep you posted on my finishing and       sewing, I have a load of alterations and beading to do, have an amazing week

                                                        💝 Catherine💝



Saturday, February 3, 2024

A Day late Post

 Hello Everyone: I hope this post finds you stitching away, it is February, that is amazing to me, this winter is flying by for us.

Yesterday I was going to post what i have been up to, weel i almost forgot about Mikes hernia surgery, it went well he is now at Bible study every Saturday he meets with a men's  group at ten a.m. this is something he has done for years, he also reads the Bible daily, he is on his eight reading of the Bible, amazing.

Well I am stitching a design from The Cricket Collection, it is from the year 2004, I did all the carrots and hang them on a metal tree for Easter, I did the carrots many years ago, I found this pattern in the stash reallocation at retreat a couple years ago.


In this photo you can see a couple of the carrots, it is a fun design to stitch, I will be              putting out my Easter things soon and will show a full photo of the tree


This is a two sided bunny that goes on top of the tree, I just need to stitch the back        side of the bunny, he is so cute, he is stitched 2 over 2 on 32 count unknown                                             fabric which is a light color purple fabric 


I also stitched a trio of Christmas ornaments from Blue Ribbon Designs, Belinda has some adorable designs and had a group of Valentine designs I will be stitching                                            for next year (no time this year)

I used a 32 count unknown fabric, the color of fabric is a bit liter then what Belinda used (so sorry about the wrinkles) I will be constructing them this weekend maybe                                               Sunday afternoon after Mass


I watch a few YouTube videos, a couple videos ago I won fibric from Cobweb Corner https://cobwebcorner.com down at the bottom of Carlas page is the                                                    YouTube  link, please check her out


The pink fabric will be used for Easter designs this year, I also won the Superior Bees design from Summer House Stitch Works from another video, I will be doing this one on a different color fabric, all winners are chosen by random pick number chooser or however you say the term, I am not the                                             brightest bulb in the pack, giggles


We met my favorite male cousin from my Mom's side of the family for lunch, Tim is a single dad that raised three amazing children by himself, he is a wonderful man
 after lunch I went to Sweetwater Quilt shop in Paynesville, Mn. they carry a small          section of threads and patterns and fabric for stitching, I bought myself three                                                       patterns I hope to start soon


I love all three, I am going to stitch the last two into ornaments for my tree at                                                                      Christmas




I also started the Stitching Fairy designs it is Santas Workshop, I have a good start                                               on it will post a photo                                       soon https://happinessiscrossstitching.blogspot.com, she has many adorable                                                    designs, she also sells on Etsy

It is Saturday gloomy and a day for reading and stitching God Bless You All for                               your lovely comments on my last stitching post


                                                 💝Catherine💝



Thursday, February 1, 2024

Hello Everyone I Need To Catch Up

 Greetings to all my faithful followers, I am so far behind in stitching, reading Blogs (which I Love) and commenting, so sorry, it has been very busy here.

I will post tomorrow about what I have been doing.

I just wanted to let you know about Cathy Haberman's new freebie, it is so sweet, if you go to her Blog she has Valentine freebies for many years past. The link to her Blog is in the upper part of the link page.

Please check her out: https://handsondesign.biz


Catherine💕

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

I Am Late Happy New Year

 Happy Blessed New Year to all: I hope you have a healthy and stitch filled year.

First of all we spent a quiet Christmas Eve alone at home, Mike went to the ER at 05:00 he was there for five hours, heart is good no bleeding, he had stomach flu which radiated pain to his chest, thankfully he is doing great now.


I have done some stitching, I did the Jingle Ball in December, it was a blast, I bought two class's, one from Loz Mathews, I love the kit she sent, I stitched two wreaths, it was a great internet class.




I really like these wreaths, I found mini wreath on a bolt at Hobby Lobby in the Christmas ribbon section so I can make more next Christmas. I did change the style           a bit, I used polka dot ribbon for the backing I hope you like the finish


I finished stitching the 1787 Sampler Smalls, I just need to add the ribbon to the needle book, I took this class from Stitchville USA back in 2020 over the net


I changed the pillow a bit I did not add the fabric around the stitched piece, I opted for braid instead, the added fabric made the pillow a bit larger
The strawberry is my favorite of the set


The pin pillow is so sweet, i want to make many in different colors of fabric and thread for a basket


The scissor keeper just needs to have buttons added in the four corners


The owl I did many years ago, not part of the set


I am not sure why the needle book is so much larger then the scissor keeper but I like it anyway


Had a ball stitching this set, there is an ort jar which i did not take a photo of so sorry



I saw this in the Just Cross Stitch Magazine December 2023


I found the rolling pin at Marshalls for only 3.99 the stand I found at Hobby Lobby, it is supposed to be a wood stand for any kind of photo or whatever, I turned it on                                                its side to use as a pin holder
            I added beads instead of stitching stars, i like the colored beads better


 I bought this kit from Jerome Thomas designs, I really like their designs and kits, so worth the money


                                      The fabric comes so neatly organized


                                 Look at rh lovely cards they send, so sweet


I always get a little sample which is a size that is big enough to use for something


Thats it for now I hope to p[ost again soon
💙Catherine💙