Slowly but surely I'm catching up...

Things have slowed down a bit, thankfully, but not in the way I would like.  My beautiful Granddaughter gave me a cold...and I've been coughing and sneezing like crazy, though it might be partly caused by allergies, it's been a bad year for them...anyway...I said all that to say, I've kept my fingers busy while I've been home convalescing!  I'm beginning to catch up from all the weeks I was so busy!  

I'm caught up in.... Cottage Garden SAL by Wiehenburg.  

Tale as Old as Time  SAL by Story Stitches.  

Linen & Threads 2020 SAL.  

And I've finished Four Calling Birds and Five Golden Rings from the 12 Days of Christmas from the 2002.  

And just for fun, I threw in Old Glory by Little House Needleworks stitched on 40 count Ivory linen over two.  I used the DMC equivalent floss.  

I still am behind in some of the Christmas ornaments, but I think I just may be caught up by the end of the month!  Wish me luck!  Till then, Happy Stitching!

May Gifted Gorgeousness

I can't believe May is already half over!  I'm still catching up from April!  LOL  BUT I do have a few more things to show this month...so here goes.  

First off, if you don't know what Gifted Gorgeousness is, take a look here and Jo from Serendipitous Stitching will tell you all you need to know.  Basically it's any stitching with the word gift associated with it.  You can even sign up to join the fun, you can join at any time!  And if you want to see what the rest of us have been stitching...go to this page and you will find links to our pages.  Thank you, Jo, for all your hard work and for hosting this challenge.  So, let's see...where do I begin?  

I participate in a few challenges, one is with Just Cross Stitch magazines, where we stitch certain ornaments throughout the year.  One is a facebook group, the other is a blog we can post on.  Since my husband has gifted me all the magazines since the beginning, I consider anything I stitch from them to fall into the GG category.  So far, since the last GG posting I have stitched:  

Have a Mooey Christmas by Sharon Pope from the 2021 JCS Ornament issue  

Christmas in my Heart by MTV Designs from the 2021 JCS Ornament issue  

I've also stitched this little stocking from the May stocking collection by Blackbird Designs.  This will be a gift for my pen pal as soon as I get it made into a stocking!  

This is what my Pen Pal sent last month!  I truly am spoiled by her!

 

I've been stitching on a SAL from 2020 by Linen and Threads with a group from Friendly Stitchers.  I was able to manage the April portion...I'm still trying to get May done before the end of the month, but here is where I am at the moment.  I consider this a "gift" as it was a free SAL offered in 2020.

I've also stitched a bit on Rose Ada Featherstone.  This is stitched on 46 count and I can only stitch a bit in snippets, it drives my eyes buggy!  LOL  This was a birthday gift from my husband last year and I really hope to finish it sometime this year.

I'm working on this SAL as a gift for my DIL.  It is a free SAL being offered through Story Stitches and I love it so far!  I'm happy to report I'm fully caught up on this one!  If I'm lucky, I hope it will be a Christmas gift to her.  Fingers crossed!!

I have crocheted a racetrack for a friend of my son who is a new Momma to a little boy.  The parents love NASCAR and when she saw a similar one online and posted about it on Facebook, I just had to make one for her!  She loved it, by the way!  

I have stitched a few other gifts but I'm not able to post about them just yet!  So stay tuned!  I also promised another surprise, I haven't forgotten, I just need a little more time to finish getting it ready.  I keep hoping things will calm down, but so far I'm still trotting along in the fast lane...haha.  I'm pretty sure I'll have more to show next time.  Till then, Happy Stitching!