TUSAL May

 Today is the New Moon so it's time for the Totally Useless SAL-a time to show your container of orts.

WIPocalypse May 2025

 This is Melissa's brain child. Find all the information here.

Well, I managed to get a bit of stitching done this month.

First up, Pour ta Fete -I finished a letter!

Next month we have the challenge of stitching one stitch on a piece every day of the month. Pour ta Fete is my choice for the challenge.

I made progress on my drum:

And I got a section done on my Limonera Pear:

Hapsburg Lace Needlecase and the scissors case are moving forward:

This Blue Flower piece, Bees in the Greenhouse needs some attention:

But I finished my first little section on my Harmony of Nature Casket!

The question from Melissa this month is: How do you personally distinguish between a Work in Progress (WIP) and an Unfinished Object (UFO)?

A WIP is something I am currently stitching; a UFO are the projects in my basement!

A Half of a Pear Section

 

My goal is to have this little section of pear done before the end of the month. I also realized I can gift the finished piece to a friend, if I can get it done before the end of the year....

Needle Case

 

Hapsburg Lace Needle case by Tanya Berlin.

I'm Slowly Stitching

 

This is Bees In the Greenhouse by The Blue Flower. It's a slow stitch for me .

A Little Flower Pot

 

AC Bluebird by Sassafras Samplers 

I Lied

 I decided to change the initials on Pour ta Fete.

I will do my mom's initials which shouldn't be too difficult.

This is also my post for Gifted Gorgeousness.

Decision Made

 

I have been trying to figure out if I should personalize Pour ta Fete or leave it as charted. Laziness won and I am stitching it as charted. 

Working on the Drum

 

AC Bluebird Drum Progress

 

I wish I had stitched an alphabet under the motifs. Oh well.

Tiny Little Petals

 I just need to attach these to my panel.

Working on My Pear

 

I need to get this section done before my guild meeting.

AC Bluebird Drum

 

I am enjoying this piece.

A Motif

 Working everyday on Pour ta Fete 

A Restart

 I don't like my start on AC Bluebird by Sassafras Samplers:

I think it's the purple banding with the over dyed silk.

So I am making a drum using the pattern while I decide how I will stitch the whole sampler:

I'm using Ocean Aire by Fox and Rabbit 37 count linen and Silks4u silks from the Advent box.

More Ripping

 Well, I ripped out the Dazzle and added the DMC 816:

Ripping and Decisions

 I ran out of a thread while working on my needle case:

I know I will use the yellow/gold for accents but could not decide between the Dazzle, Sue Spargo threads or DMC816.

Ripping and then trying out threads:

I like the Dazzle (on the left) best. And since it's the back of the needle case, does it really matter?

May 3, 2025

 Well, I have some progress on my Harmony of Nature casket :

A leaf

And a petal.

May 2, 2025

 One little hedgehog:

I have two more to finish. They are adorable and quite addicting to stitch.

May 1, 2025

 I just watched Brenda over at Handwork Maniac on Flosstube. She has an interesting way to do Maynia. I won't be able to explain it well, so go watch her!

Anyway, I thought I would try to post daily one of the projects I am stitching. I usually stitch on 2 or three pieces daily. My goal this month is to finish one so I can start something new. We will see.

Here's my calendar for April:

I'm working on the next section of the Limonera Pear. It's a study group with my local EGA:

If I finish a section, does that mean I can start something new?