FFO Post for March

[So sorry, rather late post but I have been away for the weekend - more on that next post] ....

Hosted by Rachel the Ten Hour Stitcher

This is a great SAL, designed to motivate us all to do something with that box of Finished pieces instead of just storing them under the bed or in my case, in a drawer! The idea is to link up on Rachel's blog on or after the 10th of each month (10 Hour Stitcher - 10th of the month)..... and I actually managed to Fully Finish a whopping nine pieces this month - I am pretty chuffed with myself.  This SAL is a huge motivator for me!

#1.  

First up is an older stitchy finish, which I finished stitching in November 2016 but according to the post, took three and a half years to stitch!  (Obviously I am very easily distracted - lol!).

#2

Proverbi 4 by Paola Gattiblu

28ct Flax Linen

My selection of speciality floss

(The two blues are WDW Blue Jean and GAST Cornflower)

I actually finished this way back in January 2016!  This, too, only took four years to actually FFO it!

I embellished it with a blue bow and some buttons from my stash.

This has a companion piece, Proverbi 3, which I FFOed last month.

#3 
PS Santa 2015, finished as a small wall hanging with two pegs:
                                             
                                              "C"hristmas "D"ay

#4. "Be Joyful" by Tempting Tangles Designs, which I did finish stitching this year.

#5

I also FFOed this sweet design "With you I am home" which I have absolutely no recollection (and I can't find anything on my blog) of when I stitched it. I added the little heart buttons from my button collection and the hot pink check fabric is also from my stash.

I am displaying it on this cute chalkboard which I bought from TK Maxx for only $6 (AUD).

#6 is another Prairie Schooler design - isn't he a cute snowman?

#7 is Winter Wonderland by CCN, which I finished stitching earlier this year - I finished it as a large wall/balustrade hanging. I found this perfect pale blue and snowflake fabric in my stash for the border.

... and this lovely silver, gold and white fabric for the backing.

... and #8 is that I fully finished "Christmas Bullfinch", another design that I finished stitching earlier this year. Again, I found the perfect fabric in my stash!

                                             

                

... and finally, #9 is "Mon Amour" stitched it on a scrap of unknown green linen which I had in my stash and chose my own pinks and greens and added white beads instead of white crosses. The fabric in the border is what I used to back it with, too.

Please go see what everyone else Fully Finished this month.

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat,

hugs, 

Smalls SAL_February 2020

The Smalls SAL is hosted by Mary's Thread. 

On the last Friday of each month we post about the Small designs that we have stitched in that month.

Let's See, what Smalls have I finished since the end of Jan?

First up is a freebie from Anne Les Petites Croix: Bonne Annee (Happy New Year) which I changed to Mon Amour (My love) for the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog run by the wonderful Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.

  

I stitched it on a scrap of unknown green linen which I had in my stash and chose my own pinks and greens and added white beads instead of white crosses.

... and I even managed to FFO it! 

The fabric in the border is what I used to back it with, too.

My second fnish is Christmas Bullfinch by Punochka, which is the February Ornament for the JCS Stitch Along on FB.

My third Small is PS Santa 2005 - I love the fact that he is holding a quilt and sewing equipment - this is for my PS Santa SAL with my dear friend, Marie (no blog).

Lastly, here is the third of my "Snowman's Quaker Christmas".

It is a sweet design that I found through Carol from Stitching Dreams.  It is a freebie from Midnight Stitching that you can find here.

You can see Carol's gorgeous finish here.

And, just as a reminder, here are the two earlier colourways of this design that I stitched.  Which of the three is your favourite?

The second is in icy blues using a gorgeous Threadworx floss, using Carol's finish as inspiration.

So, all up, I have four Smalls Finishes for February - not too shabby (although not as good as last month's Smalls post with six!).

You can see what all the other Smalls SALers stitched by going to this post on Mary's Threads.

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat,

hugs, 

P.S. Don't forget to check out my latest Kitten Stitching and the Friday Frolics post where I stitch on a long forgotten UFO.

First IHSW for 2020....

This past weekend was International Hermit and Stitch Weekend (IHSW).

It is such a lovely idea, isn't it? To be stitching with other like-minded people from all over the globe, no matter the time zone, all weekend long - bliss!  In fact, any stitching time is great, isn't it?

You can take part on your blog or via the Facebook page - IHSW on Facebook or click on the pic of Hermie below:

My IHSW started on Friday with FNSI (another virtual SAL), you can read all about what I stitched on this post here. 

So, I kept on with my rotation of stitching but added a few more to it.  Altogether I stitched on seven different projects. 

1. Winter Wonderland by CCN 

Progress pics: 

2. Be Joyful by Tempting Tangle Designs.

Before:

Progress: 

3. Christmas Bullfinch by Punochka (from the JCS Christmas Ornie Mag 2019 for the JCS Stitchalong FB group)

Before:

Progress:

4. 2005 Prairie Schooler Santa, which is the first of the yearly PS Santas for a SAL with my dear friend, Marie (we plan to stitch all of them over the next couple of years).

Before:

Progress:

5. Unknown project:

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Progress:

6. Aussie Friends - Australian Bushfire Relief Freebie by Kimberley Young of SassyJack's Stitchery - you can read more about it here.

Before:

 Progress:

7. The Granny Square Daily Temperature SAL by Carolyn Manning Designs. I started this for my New Start Sunday SAL blog

A fresh new start:

Progress:

I am very happy with my productive IHSW and remember to check out the FB page if you would like to see what other stitchers got up to.

hugs,