A Finish!

 I finished my blessing sampler today! It needs to be made into a pillow but that can wait for another day.

SA Marsham 1838 by Sassafras Samplers. Mine was stitched on sycamore seed pod linen with Soie Surfine thread.

IHSW January 2026

 Well, it is the first International Hermit and Stitch weekend of the year. This is the idea of Jo's over on Serendipitous Stitching. There's a Facebook page too with lots of lovely eye candy.

I worked on three things.

Poppers by Kathy Rees:

I'm debating on my color choices....

SA Marsham by Sassafras Samplers:

And Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers:

The football game made it difficult to stitch but I managed to get a bit done.

A Gift

 Sheri at Colorado Cross Stitch needed a thread which I had in my stash. ( I have stash!?!) I mailed it to her and she was so kind to send me this floss holder and thread winders. 

So kind and totally unnecessary.

FiberTalk Made Me Do It

 Well, sort of... I suggested we start sharing more needlepoint. So we are all starting a new project. Mine is Poppers by Kathy Rees. I'm changing from the original colorway to Colour Compliments conversion:

Original colorway above.

Here's my start:

Organize

 I'm trying to get organized in 2026.

This is my box of silk floss.  I'll try to keep you posted.

A Page Finish

 Well, I'm going to call this page a finish although I need a few initials to finish it.

I look forward to working on the house.

Another Pear!

 So I finally finished my second pear. It's a little chunky but I still love it.

I really want to stitch the apple sometime this year.

Tiny Tiny

 These stitches are super tiny on the 56 count. 

I may have a hard time finishing this in a month.

A Little Display

 I have this beautiful basket that I hope to make some pillows for it.

Color Glows

 I am trying to work on this a little every day.

Here's from December 31

And here's from January 1

Imagine how much I would get done if I stopped scrolling through my phone!

New Year, New Start

 I decided to start a blessing sampler this year. Mine is from Sassy Jack's, SA Marshum with Sycamore Seed pod and Soie Surfine:

Here's my calendar from December.