Stitch from Stash 2014 - January Update

 So, this has been an interesting first month .  

Money Spent on Stash:  $0

I did receive two new pieces this month, both for clubs I subscribe to and both have been started.

I worked on the following projects this month:

Country Sampler Silent Night Pinkeep by Stacy Nash Primitives
Last Stitches :  1/3/14

Country Sampler Silent Night Ornament by Stacy Nash Primitives
Last Stitches:1/10/14

A little work on a pocket for A Fine and Fancy Tulip Tray by Patrick's Woods - pre-stitch for an April class

A Friend Loves - Prim Sisters by The Pinkeep started 1/10/14 and finished stitching on 1/17/14

A Colonial Candle Pocket by Plum Street Samplers part of a A Colonial Gathering Club for 2014 - stated on 1/17/14 and last stitches placed on 1/21/14  This is one of the new additions this month.

Continue working on Hibernation Day by Heartstring Samplery

Holiday Patchwork Bag by Threadwork Primitives a part of the Ladies Prim Society - first stitches placed on 1/21/14 and last stitches taken on 1/25/14

And another newbie Folk Bird Needlebook - part of Little Stitches Handwork Club by Notforgotten Farm - first stitches placed on 1/25/14.  The other new addition this month.

By my tally I'm in the running for this month's contest.  How did you do?

Stitch On!

One Last Finish for 2013

I almost forgot to show a picture of my final finish for 2013.

This is Irish Blessing by Twisted Threads that I stitched for Baby Boy.  This is the piece I took to Just Cross Stitch in Lederach, PA for framing.  I am so pleased with the job that Carolyn did.  And amazed that I had a figure in my head for the framing and it was very close.  I was thinking $70 and it was $69.99.  Not bad!

In other news, I did make a little start on A Fine and Fancy Tulip Tray.  I got one of the pockets basted - after four tries.  I hope the other four go a little quicker.  I tried to take a picture but I used a light thread and my camera isn't picking up the basting.

It's snowy and cold here.  The perfect night to stitch on Hibernation Day by Heartstring Samplery. 

Here is where it stands tonight.  Maybe I can get an hour in before bed.  After I fold the laundry.

 I have almost completed page one.  That should be doable for tonight.

Have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by.

Happy July!

Time continues to fly for me this year.  I'm not stitching as much as I'd like but I have many things to show you this time.

So, be warned, there are lots of pictures in this post.  I think that you can double click on the pictures to make them larger.

I finished stitching The 1892 Pledge by Sam Sarah Designs. I received this at the Stitcher's Garden Retreat in 2010. It is pressed and ready for the framer. One of these days I'll mosey on down there.

I finished Make It Do by Heartstring Samplery into a little pillow. It will live in a little trug with its other friends.

Blue Mountain Bunny by The Sweetheart Tree is stitched and ready for finishing into - are you ready - a little pillow.

The pictures that follow are the result of stitching over a couple of years - and languishing in the box of shame for quite some time waiting for inspiration.  I have probably spent more time thinking about how to finish these babies than it actually took me to put the book together.  I have mounted each of these on scrapbook paper and put them into an 8" x 8" scrapbook.  I apologize for the glare on some of the pictures.  I don't know how to correct it. 

January Tea Pot and January Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

January Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

January Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

February Tea Pot and February Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

February Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

February Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

March Tea Pot and March Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

March Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

March Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

April Tea Pot and April Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company (this is on of my favorites - these are mounted on cork)

April Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

April Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

May Tea Pot and May Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

May Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

May Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

June Tea Pot and June Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

June Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

June Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

July Tea Pot and July Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

July Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

July Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

August Tea Pot and August Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

August Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

August Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

September Tea Pot and September Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

September Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

September Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

October Tea Pot and October Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

October Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

October Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

November Tea Pot and November Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

November Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

November Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

December Tea Pot and December Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

December Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

December Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

A picture of the scrapbook in its spot in the kitchen.

Progress on A-B-C by The Prairie Schooler. I am stitching this over one so it's a bit of slow one. I have found the right strength glasses which is making a difference in how fast I can stitch and the amount of stitching I can accomplish in one sitting.

On the health and wellness front, I manage to get in 10,000 or more steps each day.  Regular, i.e. daily, trips to the gym are helping in this respect.  I am losing weight - slowly - but still losing.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and will come back again soon.