Just An FYI

 Happy Fall and Happy Thanksgiving to all the people in USA that celebrate the Holiday

I want to let you know that Donna Bayliss over at By The Bay is having a giveaway with a purchase, your choice of four Wreath Of the season, they are pretty also she is having a drawing on December 13 to give away four 50.00 gift certificates.

This is happening until the end of November on her Etsy shop site.

Go and take a look you never know what you will find.

Donna also has a SAL coming up, it sounds very interesting, she has so far designed Ann Of Green Gable, Little Women and My Secret Graden, sounds wonderful, I will be joining this stitch along, I hope you will also. 

I am not stitching much this week very busy will show an update in a couple of days.

Catherine🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃

I have been Very busy

 Thank-you to all my faithful followers, I have been busy with stitching cleaning and other things, I did have some non-cancerous skin removed a while ago, all is good thank-you for your prayers and positive thoughts.

I have been stitching on three things, one is a project bag from Primrose Cottage, for the Jingle Ball in December, this will be my third year at the Ball.

This is the back side, I did it a little different from the pattern I slanted my initials and added the birds instead of the hearts they has on the design

I plan on buying more bags and making a few more of different designs

Front side

Back side

I also bought the pattern for the Cathy Hands On Design Stand Up Santa, I think he is so cute, I am not sure just yet what count fabric I will use it calls for 20 count but I want to make him a bit smaller, I will use the DMC embroidery floss instead of the #5 pearl cotton

I also bought the pattern for the Liz Mathews design at the Ball, Christmas Snow Globes, after seeing Vonna's a few years ago I just have to do some in a jar

I do have three of the designs stitched, working on the Cardinal

I have been trying to construct a Betsy Morgan class project from long ago, I stitch everything but never did finish constructing the pieces, it is the This Ones For Betty designed for aa very dear friend of Betsy's

I had no trouble making the bag it was so easy

I did change the stitching around the bag I was not a fan of the black squares that were used to construct the bag

This is a small needlebook, I may take of the ribbon and make it look a bit better

I am doing the Twelve Days Of Christmas with the Colorado Cross Stitcher, i will open the first bag on the 12th of December

This is a free design from Primrose Cottage if you sign up for their newsletter, every month they have a new design, you can also buy the finishing kit if you like

I do not believe I had showed you this beautiful hummingbird that was stuck in our garage, we tried everything to get it out, I looked online and read that if you put a red bowl on the floor with sugar water they will go to it and eat, he was so weak that we had to hand feed him with a stick with sugar water dripping from it, after about a half hour he regained his strength and flew away, they are so lite that I could barely tell I was holding him, God has created some amazing creatures for us to enjoy

I do have more to show but do not want to drag on.

For those of you that celebrate Thanksgiving i hope you have a very beautiful day with family and friends

Catherine

 

A Drive By Post

 Thank-you to all who have commented on my last few posts, I am very busy and have had a little surgery fully recovered and doing well.

Just a heads-up Vonna Peiffer is blogging againhttps://vonnapfeiffer.blogspot.com, she is working on some really adorable designs, please give her a visit.

I will be posting tomorrow what I have been stitching promise.

Happy Thanksgiving

Catherine

A Couple Of Fully Finished Some Stitching & Cleaning

 It has been a while, I have been very busy, I did finish my Tersa Kogut Blue Santa into a standing Santa, with bells hanging from the stick horse, I stitched him on 32 count unknown fabric ( I get most of my fabric from stash reallocation at retreats) his face is so adorable, I plan on stitching more of Teresas Santas, the Green Coat Santa I want to stitch after the first of the year for next Christmas

I also finished the pin cushions from Just Another Button Company, they are thin cushions, I still like them I will use them as ornaments on one of my trees this Christmas.

I will still have to buy a red ribbon to add to the Candy cane and a hanging ribbon

I was gifted a new book from Teresa Kogut, I love the Biscornus in this book, I started stitching the Blue Flower Border, the flip side will be I Love Biscornu Flags

Stitched on 37 count one over two threads 

I did do a little decorating for Fall, I do not celebrate Halloween but do like some of the fun designs people stitch, the little pumpkin boy is holding little blocks that say  Harvest oh so cute in my eyes

This is in the breakfast nook 

In the kitchen

This is in the tv room

This is a photo of Mike when he was a very little boy, holding his dog Spice 

Love this picture from Hobby Lobby

 I did finish three Jolly Designs from Running With Scissors for a friend, I will make more after the first of the year for gifts next year 

So sorry about the wrinkles, I did construct all three but only have one photo of the first one finished

The other two are on there way to my friends sisters

Well that all for now, I have been taking down drapes and valances cleaning them and wiping down walls, some think I am a clean freak that is true, I am not a fan of dirt or dust

Next week I will clean out the drawers and fridge

Please Pray for peace my friend Charlie Kirk was assonated, a very kind and gentle man, he never raised his voice or fought with anyone who had a differing of opinions then his 

Rest In Peace My Friend

Catherine

 

A Little Stitching & Some Finishing

 First I want to thank-you all for your lovely comments, it touch's my heart that your words are so kind.

I would send out individual thank-you but have been very busy with family and Mike's health.

What am I stitching now, a sweet design from With Thy Needle and Thread, Brenda is one of my favorite designers.

This is PA Dutch Tomato Pinkeep, I stitched it on 36 count Vintage Country Mocha the called for fabric and the number 22 DMC floss, I did run out of 22 and am waiting for the skein to come in the mail tomorrow, I hope, Welcome Stitchery in Blue Earth Minnesota is really quick to send out what ever I buy from them.

So sorry about the wrinkles, I do not like ironing more then once when there is stitching on the fabric, I hope to finish stitching and construct by Wednesday or Thursday this week

 I have a very large collection of Santas some are ornaments some are figures I put around the home at Christmas, they do spend time on shelves in my sewing room the rest of the year

I really like the face on this Santa, he is so cute, with a glass bead red nose and pom pom on his hat, I stitched him 28 count blue unknown fabric with DMC threads 

I did construct the Winter Wonderland free design from Primrose Cottage, I also bought the finishing kit for this pillow, I was going to do a roller pin finish but decided on the pillow instead

I stitched this on on 32 count unknown fabric with the called for threads

I added the snowflake from my stash

I stitched this Liberty from https://samplersandsantas.blogspot.com, Marly has some lovely free designs, some that I will surely stitch in the future, I stitched this one last August 2024, finally constructed it finally, I do not remember the fabric count, I did use DMC floss

I also finished constructing the Give Thanks free design from Primrose Cottage

I love the finish, I use my own fabric. choice, so sorry about the wrinkles, my puppy got a hold of it lucky I was able to get it from her, before too much damage was done, I stitched this on 32 count unknown fabric, I did use the called for DMC threads

I love this pillow, Primrose Cottage has so many seasonal free designs, they do not keep designs on their site very long

I I bought this design when I was at Welcome Stitchery's Retreat this past spring, Plum Street Jacks Sweet Shopthe owner is a hoot as well as her staff, I had to buy the tin on Amazon, I stitched it on the called for fabric and the threads

I do not have many fall decorations other than pumpkins and some fall artificial leaves, I am growing the fall decorations this year

I did belong to the Desert Club from Just Another Button Company, but decided to stop, I have enough to do with other projects and stitching

I finished this on Friday, it was a rather confusing set of direction, I did my own thing and got it done

This is the It's A Party Pincushion

The Macrons are a hoot, I love that they look like candies instead of the Macaroons

I do have a couple or maybe three more Just Another Button Company kits to construct but will take time later this fall to do them

Well I think that is enough for now I do have some other finish's but will keep for my next post

Please Pray for the lost live at Assumption Church  in Minneapolis, that is one of the two Catholic Church's in my neighborhood where I grew up, it saddens me that someone will just throw away their life with all the hatred they have, the survivors need our Prayers also, there are many who are still recovering

WE have been busy with many things around our home, Mike is having a tougher time with his neuropathy pain in his feet and hands, someday he will have no feeling in both,

please Pray for him

Happy Stitching

Catherine

Another Public Announcement

 I was talking to a friend about the cross stitch they offer for sale on Temu, I had a long look, there are some designs that they are selling that belong to designers, they also are selling designs that are exactly like Mill Hill designs, please be aware what you are buying if you buy on Temu.

Catherine

Public Service Announcement

 Teresa Kogut has posted on her Patreon site about people using her designs to raise money for someone who has cancer or some other illness, they are bogus sites but still manage to download her design and sell as a PDF, please be aware of where you are buying a design from, only use a legitimate site or a brick and motor store.

If it looks like it is bogus be cautious. This has happened to other designers.

Catherine

Carla At Cobweb Corner Is Having A Clerence Sale

 Check out Cobweb Corner, Carla is having an amazing sale, please check it out https://cobwebcorner.com

click on the sale icon on her page, there are many older and new designs, some as little as .75 cents.

I will be shopping for a couple of designs for a friend. Hope you find something.

Carla is retiring and wants to sell  sell sell.

Catherine

I Have A Finish

 I have been having a very busy week, not a whole lot of stitching, but I do have one constructed design, it is  Blue Ribbon design that is a complimentary design, Belinda has some very sweet designs. https://blueribbondesigns.com, Belinda also has many sewing patterns for sale and some lovely bags.

                    I stitched the first set back in March 2024, constructed them close to the same time

I did finish stitching this set the end of July, I constructed them on Saturday, I did the finishing a bit different, I am not sure how I will display them maybe in a dough bowl, any thoughts from you all

                I am now stitching a Blackbird design for the 250th Anniversary of the USA

                 on my next post I will share a photo not much stitching to show right now

       I hope you all are enjoying this time of year I am I am not a fan of winter any longer

                 Please Pray that the fires in Canada and any other place are extinguished soon

                                                                    Happy Stitching

                                                                        Catherine

I have been busy

 Greetings to all mt faithful followers, thank-you from my heart for all your comments on my last few posts. I am so sorry I have not sent out thank-you emails, it has been the busiest summer since I retired in 2015.

I have done some stitching, not much smaller items, there is one that I have to construct the wood that the pieces will go on, I plan on doing that today after dinner.

I have stitched two other pin cushions from Victoria Sampler, this one is so sweet, I stitched it on 28 count unknown fabric with DMC threads, I did not have the Kreinik or Needlepoint threads, I converted the colors to my liking.

                                          Not sure why thew upper photo is sideways, so sorry

                                                                I had fun stitching this set

                                                  I will construct this sometime this week

                             This Magazine from 2006 has a couple of items I plan on stitching

I had started this design in 2006, I somehow left it in the magazine and put it back on the shelf, shame on me

This is such a sweet design, I love and feed the hummingbirds in our garden

I plan on using this (if) it works out as an insert to a leather purse, I will keep you posted on that, I did not add Hummingbird words just a bare branch

My very dear friend Sandys Mothers last name was Jolly, I just had to stitch this for her, I was able to buy the scabble board holders on Amazon, when I am finished staining or painting the boards I will post a photo

The designer is Running With Needles and Scissors

I stitched them on 36 count unknown, as many of you know from my previous postings, I get loads of fabric from the stash reallocation tables, many fabrics do not have the designer of the fabric on them, I plan on doing a few more of these Jolly's for gifts for other people in my family, I used a DMC red 304

I wanted to stitch a mitten, Stasi over at: https://beemusedandbeestitching.blogspot.com has stitched many mittens and the are so cute, please visit her someday soon

I just had to do him on a blue fabric, I did not have any black, I will add the red nose button and the bell later

When I was in Blue Earth Minnesota for the Welcome Stitchery retreat I bought The Birthday Tart design, I do not have many stitched items for fall, this one caught my eye the tins I bought on Etsy, again I used an unknown fabric  but did do it on 35 count with the called for threads

It really is prettier in person 

These are design from Samplings From Blue Ribbon designs, this is a complimentary design, I am not sure of the fabric but the count is 28 count, https://blueribbondesigns.blogspot.com please have a look at her page, she has so many lovely items sells patterns for making project bags table runners and other quilt items, she has some free cross stitch designs

Well that's it for now, I am working on  Blackbird Patriotic design now just started will post about that soon, I hope all is well with you all and you are stitching loads.

Remember an idle needle does rust

Catherine