Little Friday Finishes

I added hexagons to these small towels.

Fronts and backs of ornaments and fobs. I previously stitched the designs, and finish finished them this week.

Friday Finish - Fobs

Beady Fobs

Kogin Fobs - front and back

 

Work In Progress Wednesday

I spent a good deal of my stitching time so far this year, working on and finishing, The Tale of Genji.  With just a few weeks left until the mid-year, I am now looking at my many unfinished projects. I have so many that I want to work on and finish.  

Lavender and Lace - The Quilt Maker, the progress this week was to unstitch over half of the little bit I had done in order to fix a counting mistake. It’s ready for a restart.

Linda Driskell Hardanger - I worked on the motif in the lower right.

New Start - The Great Wave

Beady Fobs progress

Work In Progress Wednesday

Beady Fob progress - next step beads

Tale of Genji Progress - more backstitching/outlining 

Work In Progress Wednesday

I’m still trying to make things out of scraps and leftovers. I stitched the first layer of some beady fobs.

Tale of Genji progress - I’m working on the backstitching/outlining and it’s going slowly.

Knot Garden progress

Work In Progress Wednesday

 Zipper Pouch Progress - I haven’t worked on this in a while, but picked it up this week, and was able to do several rows.

Blackwork Heart project - I pulled out leftover strands of thread and started putting in stitches. I’m happy to use up these small bits of thread that I can’t bear to throw away.

Little Fobs or Ornaments to use up this fabric. Check out Suzi’s blog if you are looking for little patterns.

Friday Finish - Beady Fobs and Zipper Pouch

I finished the four beady fobs this week.

I also finished the huck weaving square into a zipper pouch (hand stitched).

Work In Progress Wednesday

 The Tale of Genji progress

Beady Fob progress - I started the stitching of these fobs on my December trip, and added the beads after I got home.

I stitched two more ornaments on leftover fabric pieces.

Friday Finish - Biscornu Fobs

These were so cute and so easy, I couldn’t stop at making only one.

Work In Progress Wednesday - Trip Stiching

Not being able to go a day without stitching, I brought some small simple things on my trip to work on. Hotel lighting is not usually good, and train stitching needs to be small, so these projects fit the bill.

These fobs are good for using up small bits of fabric.

I made a good start on basting the little hexagons.

Stitch Group Sunday and My Birthday

My stitching friends are incredible. They are so good to me.  

We met on Sunday to work on our biscornu fobs. They finished the cross stitching at home between last time and this get together.  We needed to attach the beads, make the cording (also known as guru guru), and put the two sides together with the cording and stuffing to make the fob.

We look like we only stitch, but we also have a lot to talk about and I learn many things.

Please notice the pins worn by the stitchers on the right. The bell is bargello and the maple leaves, Brazilian embroidery, made at earlier get togethers.

The two center fobs were completely finished at this get together and the other two had just a little more to do.

Next, birthday cake and pizza made in the wood stove.

They treat me like a queen - my favorite carrot cake, homemade pizza, even tabasco! They also sent me home with pizza and cake to eat for days.

They also gave me wonderful gifts in addition to the fabulous party.

I am fortunate to have met up with these stitching friends and thankful that we continue our friendship and stitching over nine years, so far! I appreciate them more than they know.

Work In Progress Wednesday

I’m pleased with how all of these are coming along. 

New Start - Cross Stitch Fobs in progress 

The Tale of Genji progress

Dogwood Afghan progress - upper right corner

Hardanger progress -