Sarah Braizear 1829 WIP

I have been slowly progressing on several projects, and it has been wonderful having more stitching time in my life.

Here is Sarah Braizear 1829 as of a few weeks ago.  I am enjoying her a lot! She is a huge girl, that's for sure.

I have not been very active on this blog lately, but I vow to amend my ways.

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Seedy Pumpkin Cottage WIP

Hi there,

I have another new WIP this summer. This is odd for me as normally I don't like to start things--believe it or not.

Last year I was fortunate enough to win a giveaway on Brian's you tube channel.  Brian does amazing work and has a great Flosstube channel.  It's always enjoyable to watch his videos.

So in his giveaway I won the Seedy Pumpkin Cottage pattern.  It's designed by Praiseworthy Stitches.

Brian sent a package to me with the pattern, and he also included the fabric and embellishment pack for this large beauty! What a wonderful surprise it was, indeed.  How generous is that?  Thanks so much, Brian.  I wanted to get it out and start it sooner, but I waited for the school year to end.

I was able to kit it up last month, and I also was able to start the piece as well.  I am itching to return to it soon as I have since given some other projects a little bit of stitch time. More on those projects another time.

Below you will see the fabric, beads, pattern, and a better look at the embellishment pack that I WON.  Stichers are so generous, aren't they?  The fabric is a 32 count one from Picture this Plus, and the color is Echo.

I love the colors of the beads!

It's a big pattern, isn't it?

 Look at this embellishment pack!

Here is my progress so far:

Here are the threads. I am using a combination of DMC and overdyed flosses. Aren't these colors wonderful? 

I hope you too are enjoying a lot of stitching time this summer.

Thanks for stopping by today,
Sue

New WIP- Temperature Quilt

I recently started Stitchin' Mommy's (Her flosstube is here.) Temperature Quilt. Her chart is available on Etsy.

It is fun to watch the strip of colors grow each day with the ongoing changes in our local weather. When July arrives it will be a new strip of colors adjacent to this one, and so on with each passing month. 

I am stitching it on 28 count light blue evenweave, and I am using the 'hot' weather chart she provided with the purchased PDF pattern.

It's really a fun little stitch, but I have a little over 11 months left to go!

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Welcome, Summer! A WIP and A New Season

I have been working on Sarah Braizear 1829 for a year now. I am so enjoying her!

Nonetheless, I decided to start two new pieces and I will share those here another day soon.

I have recently retired and am elated to have a new, more relaxed lifestyle.  I loved what I did, but I am now loving this new phase of life. The last month of work was very intense and busy, so it's been refreshing to unwind for the first few weeks of June.

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Each end of May and early June we await the blooming of the jacaranda trees in our area.  I took this photo while on a morning walk last week.  They are so wonderful to behold!

Here is a group of photos taken of Sarah B.  This represents the last few months' work.  I have done some satin stitching in the last few months which has been a nice change from the usual stitches. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy Stitching,

Sue

Welcome, Spring!

Spring is a great time of year.  For me it is extra special this year as it is during this season I will retire from my job as a classroom teacher.

 I  do work through the end of May, but I am looking forward to a new, more relaxed lifestyle.  I will miss my job, I have no doubt of that. However,  I am hopeful that I will have lots more time to stitch!

I  have been working on Sarah B here and there since my last post.  Here are a few update photos of her. 

I have completed the border except for the satin stitches and filling in of some of the flowers.  It is great to be done with these 64 posies.

Part of me wishes I could switch to another project, but I just don't feel like trading this one out for the time being.  

Thanks for stopping by today, and I will update again soon after I remove the piece from the Q-snaps. 

Sarah Braizear 1829 Update

I have been working away on Sarah, making some very slow progress. Usually I only have time to stitch about 1/2 hour per evening, but that is better than no stitching at all, right?

Here are a few photos I took of the sampler this morning.

I hope to work on the sampler some this evening. 

The photo above shows a bit of the size of this sampler.  The Q-snaps I am using are 8 X 11 inches in size. I love my little lap stand! 

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The Kindness of Stitchers and the Amazing Gift I Received

I enjoy watching Flosstube from time to time.  It's fun to see what others are up to in their stitching life.  Instagram is also a great way to catch up with stitchers.  I have an Instagram account myself, but have never ventured into making a video, nor do I plan to do so.  Nonetheless, I do enjoy watching others' videos and adventures via YouTube.

While watching various videos I have enjoyed videos from Brian, or Blitstich as he is known on Instagram.  He has a great tutorial on diagonal parking if that interests you.  You can find that on his YouTube channel, along with so many other great ideas.

On one of his videos awhile back he announced a giveaway that included the Seedy Pumpkin Cottage pattern by Praiseworthy Stitches.  I submitted a comment to enter it, and lo and behold I won the giveaway! His generosity is amazing as he sent me not only the pattern, but also the corresponding hand dyed fabric and buttons /beads pack.  What a great surprise that was to receive such a package!

This amazing piece is definitely on my list of future stitching endeavors.  Our youngest grandson has always been thrilled by Halloween, so this would be a piece he would thoroughly enjoy seeing come to life.

Thanks so much, Brian, for your generosity.  Brian also has a blog so if you have the chance, please check it out along with his YouTube channel and Instagram  He does beautiful work, and he is a very generous person!

Here is what I won:

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Happy Stitching to all of you. 

Post -Christmas Time and Sarah Braizear 1829

Pony Wall Decked Out- Village Arranged by our Grandsons

Stitched over the course of many years- How I love this series of patterns!

Our Very Old Front Windows- We opted to keep these old ones when we replaced. 

I took this photo on Christmas Night after all our family had left for the day. What a fun day we had together!

The holidays have come and gone.  Happy 2019 to all!

 It was a wonderful time for us, but I am always happy to put things away and start anew with the brand new year.  It feels bare when one first puts away the holiday decor, but for me it also feels less crowded and hence a bit more comfortable.  I wonder if I am one of the few with this outlook on holiday decor?

I have been working on Sarah Braizear 1829 and I am slowly making a small bit of progress.  I made it around the full length of the undulating vine border, but I had to be creative to get it to line up properly.  It is fine for now, hopefully my small miscount on stitches won't affect much in the middle of the border.  

I have been working on the lower left border and a bit of the interior tree found in that corner.  It is going slowly, but on the other hand this tree is large.  This large piece of flora corresponds with the overall girth of the project! 

I am fortunate to have a bit of time off work due to the holidays so there are more hours in the day to enjoy stitching.

Thanks for stopping by today, and please tell me what you have been working on lately.  :) 

Hurrah- I made it to the corner of this huge sampler!

The tree is growing each day!