Off to a Good Start in 2020.... (534-537)

Winter has finally arrived in the Richmond area....but not for long. So, I will take what I can and enjoy some hot tea after a brisk walk.

 I have been a busy bee and have quite a bit of stitching/finishing to share today. I spent last Wednesday to Monday up in OCMD helping cut fabric at Salty Yarns. There were 204 stitchers at Camp Wannastitch, an event put on by the Mid-Atlantic EGA....so there was a LOT of fabric to be cut!!! In the evenings I worked on the Silk Sampler by Birds of a Feather. I stitched this on 46 count Vintage Buttercream linen with Silk N Colors Tapestry Green, Glorianna Arctic Ice and Lacquered Gold.  Thanks to my friend, Tracie, for loaning me this chart.

I did not do much stash enhancement this weekend as I will be going back to OCMD for Super Bowl weekend and take advantage of Salty Yarns sale. But I couldn't resist this chart....Rack Stack by Plum Street.

While there, I gifted my friends their belated Christmas gift....a project bag I made from a kit sold by With Thy Needle and Thread. I made four total...this one is mine. Note the cute little strawberry zipper pull!

I received some wonderful birthday and Christmas gifts too...lots of bee related fun! Sadly I didn't think to take a photo before I put everything in its place. :(   But here are two I could put my fingers on easily....A scissor display with a stitched bee in the center and a tape measure that you rewind by hand. Thanks Sara and Debbie!!!

Now on to some finishes.....First up is my completed Amethyst Band Sampler SAL by iStitch Designs...stitched over one on 27 count banding with Glorianna Blue Grass and Avonlea Green. It's been attached to an antique spool as have my other three.

Next is Sweater Weather by October House Fiber Arts. This was stitched on 20 count linen with Tweedie fibers from Rainbow Gallery. I felted an old wool sweater of mine,  attached the stitching to it, and made it into a pillow. I'm really tickled with how it turned out! I sewed the stitching to the back of the sweater and used the front, with buttons, for the back of the pillow. This will help remind me of chillier temps!!!

Then we have a project I started in 1995 (had the upper right hand corner done) and finished in 2020. It is Home Sweet Homes by Homespun Elegance...also made into a pillow. This was done with called for fibers on a panel of Home Sweet Home fabric.

My last finish-finish is a freebie offered by Sassy Jacks to help our friends in Australia. They made the chart available  Aussie Friends and if you stitch and post on their FB page or website, they will make a donation to the fire relief.

Now a new start....the Burgandy Sampler Band SAL by iStitch designs....is it possible to be addicted to alphabets???? I'm doing this on an antique 27 count white banding with Glorianna Bellagio and various solid colors when I get the urge. Here's a funny little story...I bought my fiber (Bellagio) last March for this next SAL. Three other ladies I know have also picked the same color..great minds think alike!!! It will be interesting to see how we all do it. I'm going to try to not look at the iStitch FB page so I'm not influenced by them...we'll see what develops!!! :)

 I am not off to a good start with this. First, I had been sold the wrong cut size for the piece. The seller made it good lengthwise but sent the wrong banding the second time around...sigh! I then ordered it from the Netherlands (where I'd ordered it for all the others) and was sent the wrong color....that's now being taken care of. In the mean time, I found a piece in my stash that would work and got cracking. So, after having to rip out the first line not once, but twice...I evidently can't count anymore.... I have the start of the first line placed correctly!!!

I've also gotten back to Bee Contained by Betsy Morgan...I really want to get this done but keep getting distracted. Concentrate Stasi...concentrate!!!

I'll close out with a shot of my snowman display. I recently had my hubby mount our TV on the wall ...it had been sitting on the furniture top...so I could put displays there...worked out great!!!

Well that's it until next time. Keep stitching and thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of frieindship!

Stasi