Hi Fellow Stitchers and welcome to the annual Easter Blog Hop organized by Jo from Serendipitious Stitching. This is a fun blog hop where we hop from blog to blog collecting letters that make up a word or phrase. You can start over on Jo's blog (click here) then hop from blog to blog. Without further ado, here is your letter!
First is one that you saw on St. Patrick's day, Irish Blessing by Herrschners. It's stitched on 32 count ivory over two with the recommended DMC floss. I'm still trying to decide how to fully finish it, either by a wall hanging or framed.
The other is this gift from a friend. It was a kit, that included the floss and fabric. This is called Floral Magenta and is stitched on a hand dyed fabric 32 count one over one using the floss included in the kit. I do love how it turned out!
That's all I have for now. I'm digging into my stash to see what I can find to stitch. I have to say I've been stitching from stash since the first of the year. So far I've only had to buy 8 skeins of DMC floss and have finished 21 different pieces. Even my finishing has been from stash. Not bad, eh? I was badly tempted during Market to order a few things but have made a list of things I would love to have, but still haven't bought anything. I've also been on a diet and have lost 9 pounds in the past 5 weeks! I'm not sure where the will power has come from, but I'm taking full advantage! LOL!! Wish me luck....I'm sure there will come a day when I cave on something. Until then....Happy Stitching everybody!
I know it sounds silly, but St. Patrick's Day is a favorite day of mine. My Dad loved to embrace his Irish heritage. We always dressed in green on the 17th growing up, and always had a special pin to wear on the day. I attended college in a predominately Irish Catholic town and their St. Patrick's Day celebrations were epic! So...how could I resist stitching an Irish Blessing for today? This is a free pattern from Herrschners that I have had in my stash for ages. I think it turned out pretty good...now to decide how to fully finish it. Hopefully by next St. Patrick's Day I'll have it ready to display somewhere! I hope you all enjoy your day!
Slainte' mhaith
First up are these fabulous eggs that I found. The patterns can be found in the Facebook group by F.lli Graziano srl. They have a lot of patterns for different seasons and celebrations. I dearly love her egg patterns and have had them in my stash for ages. Since they are freebies, I consider them GG candidates. Here are the eggs I've stitched so far, and pictures of the ones I have fully finished.
I stitched this little bunny egg by La Comtesse & Le Point De Croix. This was a freebie on her page.
I also found a set of eggs by Owl Forest Embroidery Easter Eggs I found on their freebie page. There are 12 in the series, but this violet basket is my favorite...I wonder why? LOL!
This little Bunny Egg was a freebie from Victoria Samplers a few years ago. I found some 32 count light blue fabric that I stitched this on over two. I just adore that little bunny!
These bunnies were finished 6 years ago. I was looking for something in my to be finished box and found them. I always loved this pattern, in fact I had pulled it out to stitch this month...I had forgotten I had stitched it so long ago. This was a free pattern from Snowflower Diaries from several years ago. I wasn't sure I would get everything fully finished before Easter, but here we are! And now I can hang them all up! Yay!
Just for fun I'm posting a picture of all my Easter Eggs!
I may have posted these pieces before as they were unfinished and are from Just Cross Stitch publications. DH gifts me the subscription each year so I consider these GG candidates as well. Here are the two that I have finished recently. This is Ready for Christmas from the 2023 JCS Ornament issue...
And Checking it Twice from the JCS August 2023 issue.
Both were designed by Durene Jones and stitched on 40 count Burch over two. I used ornaments I found at Hobby Lobby, removed the bow at the top, and turned them around to attach the stitched ornaments to the inside of the tart pan. I can't take credit for this idea, I saw someone else do it, and after Christmas I found them on sale for 90% off. Now who could pass that up? I really hope they have them again this year, I'll buy a whole boatload...lol!!
The next two were Valentine's gifts from DH. They were kits from Wonderland Crafts and I really enjoyed stitching them. They are stitched on perforated wood and came with a pre cut felt backing. They are much prettier in person, you can't see the wonderful luster to the beads in a picture. I look forward to hanging them on my tree next Christmas!
I put a few stitches if Floral Magenta by The Heart's Content, the kit was gifted to me from a friend. I love the color of the floss!!
I started this Irish Blessings Wall Hanging piece for St. Patrick's Day. DNA showed I was part Irish, part Welsh...so I like to celebrate both holidays! LOL Anyway, this was a free pattern from Herrschners so I consider it a GG piece. I'm hoping to finish before Sunday, wish me luck! It's stitched on 36 Ivory over two....pictured, without the lettering, it's halfway done!
I guess that's all I have to show at the moment. I did want to update you on Anne Thomas 1856. I have been trying to stitch 5 pages a month since I started on the first of January. I was able to stitch pages 10-15 in the first few days of March...yay me!
So I am working on more seasonal stitching that I have been hoping to have ready. There are only 5 more pages left to go, but they are chock full of stitching. April promises to be a supremely busy month but fingers crossed she will be completed by the end of April and I can get her framed. Wish me luck! That is all I have to show for now. Hopefully I'll have more to show next month! Till then, stay safe (the storms we have been having lately have been wickedly wild!), stay healthy and Happy Stitching!!
