More Colors

 Poppers by Kathy Rees 

These squares are so much fun to stitch. My colors are a little wild, but it makes me happy 😊.

Love the Colors

 

But each flame takes a while.

Working on Stash

 Rise Above the Waters by Jackie du Plessis from Sassy Jack's Stitchery.

A Finish!

 This should have been done last Christmas but it will be done by this year.

Flames!

 Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework 

A Start of a Thistle

 North Carolina Sampler by Heart's Ease Exampler Works 

March 2026

 

Well, I Shouldn't Have

 But I did. I started the North Carolina Sampler by Heart's Ease Exampler Works.

60 pages of beautiful charts . I am using 37 count Russian Tea Cake and Vikki Clayton silks 

Not much of a start, but that's okay.

Another Band Done

 This band on the Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework took 5 stitching days. This piece is gorgeous and I want to start the next band...

Lots of Color

 Poppers is fun to stitch. Part of me thinks I should have done the original colorway. The other part of me is saying - just keep playing!

TUSAL March 2026

 

Lots of scraps in my ort dish this month.

IHSW March 2026

 Well, it's the weekend we're supposed to hermit and stitch. But it's tax time here so we shall see what stitching gets done.

Winter Sampler -Birds of a Feather 

Poppers by Kathy Rees 

Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework 

Harmony of Nature Casket -Thistle Threads 

Needle book Finish

 This is far from perfect, but I'm done!

March 2026 Gifted Gorgeousness

 Well, I was more than surprised to receive this package in the mail from the previous president of the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild:

A beautiful engraved needle box, a needle minder and a pin. I'm currently serving as workshop chair for the guild but didn't expect anything for serving. What a wonderful gift!

Poppers Progress

 I should be finishing up the needle book but I don't have the brain space. So a few more squares of Poppers.

I Lied

 I decided to make a Dorset button for the closure on my scissors case.

A Finish!

 This was an old pattern from ANG that I started last March. It was a class from the Cyberpointers ANG chapter . Carol Algie Higginbotham was the designer.

Now to find some scissors to pop in the pocket.

I Think It's Done

 But I am thinking about adding beads. What do you think?

A Band is Done

 

It still needs beads, but that will have to wait until I finish the rest of the sampler.

It's a Color Theme

 I'm working on three pieces that have similar colors.

Poppers:

Phoenix Band Sampler and a scissors case:

I love these colors!

February Calendar

 

Return to an Older Project

 This project was started March 2025:

I pulled it back out and counted the center incorrectly.

It would be nice to have this finished in March of 2026.

IHSW February 2026

 I was able to get a little bit done on a few things:

Winter Sampler -Birds of a Feather.

Poppers by Kathy Rees 

And Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework:

A Little Stash

 Kim is having a sale on charts and I made a few purchases. Check out the sales at Sassy Jack's...

I got Rusty Rhapsody by Rosewood Manor and Modern Folk Embroidery Tjeerdje and Geertje. They have been on my wishlist for a while. And I finally broke down and got the threads for the Britamar sampler. I have an idea for them...

It's IHSW!

This is the weekend to hermit and stitch.  Here are my projects for the weekend:

Phoenix Band Sampler:

Winter Sampler:

Poppers:

And A Finish!

 Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers 

Zipper?

 I have never learned to add a zipper. Should I practice on this piece?