I’ll cross that stitch when I come to it

This is mostly gonna be a drooling-over-things-not-yet-out post I received my August issue of The Cross Stitcher, and while I wasn’t really grabbed by anything, the preview section says that Casey Buonaugurio will have a design called “Caramel Apples Sampler” in the October issue! Yay! I’ve stitched her Strawberries and […]

Incredibly late again this week (how did I miss it this time???), but here’s the SBQ:
How many cross stitch books do you own and how often do you use them?
Too many , and every once in a while. Mostly they’re pattern books, not reference books, so usually when I’m looking for a particular […]

While watching the ‘Canes win the Stanley Cup (YAAAAAY!), I finished up the June Chartswappers ornie challenge, Brittercup Design’s Britty Christmas Kitty.

I did it using DMC (instead of WDW) on 32ct Irish linen, and boy was this a quick stitch! Though I did mess up a little - I stitched the right side […]

Just a quick update. I haven’t been working much on Skeleton Crew, though I have been getting at least 2 lengths of floss in it a day. Mainly I’ve been working on the two Chartswappers ornies, Sweetheart Tree’s Holly ‘n Hardanger for May and Brittercup Designs’ Britty Christmas Kitty. The latter […]

After finding the camera a few days ago, I finally found the cable for the scanner, too! So, here’s pictures of my two latest finishes.

First up, Chicken Feed. I’ve done several other ones from this series, and I have to say this is my least favorite. However, it was something […]

Well, I finally found my camera again, so here’s a picture of how far along I am on Cricket Collection’s Skeleton Crew.

It’s not quite too big for the scanner, but it’s getting there. I think I might need a bigger Q-Snap, too! I’m using E940 (DMC’s glow in the dark white) for […]

#81 is “go to the Raleigh flea market 10 times over the summer.”  We took Gram out to the flea market on Sunday (and bought a red bookcase for $10), so that counts as 1!

Well, it’s official! I’ve signed and returned my offer letter, so as of today, I am gainfully employed! I don’t start work until June 26th, though, so I still have plenty of time to unpack!

Well, first of all, I’m not going to be able to do the SBQ photos, because I don’t have my new stitching area set up yet.
In other news, I went to the LNS (Lazy Daizy) on Saturday, and bought a few things, most notably, Cricket Collection’s Skeleton Crew and some R&R Foglifter to do […]

Well, I did finish one thing over the long MIA period - another small flour sack (for chicken feed).  I haven’t unpacked the scanner yet, but hopefully I’ll get a scan of that sometime in the next few days.  Since I finished that, I’ve been working on a Textile Heritage bookmark (the Cream Celtic […]