I'm On A Roll!

I finally finished this heart from Gay Ann Rogers:

I am trying NOT to start a new project, but it is hard. I want to get a few more finishes before the end of the year, if at all possible.
I also found this pie pan at an estate sale:

And the doily in the photo with my heart and some really pretty pillowcases. I think the pie pan will be nice for finishing some stitching some day.

Ready To Bead

I was able to get most of the stitching done on this piece. I need to put my initials on it, but it is ready to bead.

The beads will really make this sparkle!

Lots of Tent Stitch

I am in the midst of a lot of tent stitch on this piece. It is great for mindless stitching and prepares me for the nest step on this project. Gay Ann Rogers  has said she is close to posting kits for her queens. I really should finish at least one project before I even consider purchasing another one. What do you think?

V is for Vertical

 Can you even see the vertical stitching?

The black stitching on the left is Vertical Diagonal stitch. I love how Gay Ann has us do layers upon layers.

What to do for W?

Two Letters: Q and......

 First up is Queen since this series was made of Queen Catherine the Great. Ok She wasn't a queen but a Czarina. I had to find something!

 Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching is hosting an Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop today. You go to her blog and find the first person and hop to everyone's blog to find the phrase. I don't think she put a Q in there, but you never know!
I made this little bunny ages ago and decided to send it to my mom for Easter. Not sure it arrived yet, but I hope she likes it!

Here is the next letter in Jo's phrase. Hmmmm.

 If you want to continue playing, hop on over to https://ohsewcrafty.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Happy Easter Everyone!

P is for Pulled

 I managed to finish all the pulled thread on this little heart. It went fast although I did it in the wrong place several times.

I am finding keeping up with this blog challenge and the #100dayproject on Instagram quite difficult. Must remind myself to do one or the other next year....

J is for Jewels

The jewels are yet to be added to my piece, but I do believe it will "count".
Here are a few in the bag:

 This is where I am on the piece:

 And here is what it will look like when I am done:

Bible Gateway

Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah’s Complaint

12 You are always righteous, Lord,
    when I bring a case before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
    Why do all the faithless live at ease?

G is for Gay Ann Rogers

 If I was smart, I would have pulled Gay Ann's Drawn Thread Sampler out for this challenge. Ha! It is still living in my basement. But I am loving spending a little time on this piece every day even if it is only 15 minutes.

In fact, I was online to change my insurance and had to wait and answer a few questions. I did the pulled thread section on the left of the heart while I did that. Amazing what can be done in just a few minutes.

Bible Gateway

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

D is for Diamonds

Which are a girls best friend, right?

I am working on Imperial Diamond Heart and it has diagonal tent stitches. This is a fun little piece and I enjoy stitching on it.

Bible Gateway

2 Samuel 6:14

Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,

C is for Catherine

You will be seeing a lot of this piece as I think I can make it work for several posts. You may say there is no 'Catherine' in the name of the piece, but Gay Ann Rogers designed this as part of her series based on her portrait of Catherine the Great. So I am counting it!

As you can see, I spent some time ripping. This piece is on Congress Cloth and has a memory. I am hoping this will be covered up in a later step.
 Bible Gateway

Colossians 4:6 New International Version (NIV)

⁶ Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

People's Choice SAL HEARTS!

I love it that Jo has so many great SAL's during the year. This one is to be posted the first weekend of every month and we vote on the themes. This month is hearts for Valentine's Day, I am sure.

I have quite the collection of hearts that I stitched  from   Gay Ann Rogers . Here are a few:

But since I enjoy them so much, I have a few more to stitch. I kitted this one up that I hope to start as soon as I finish the row for MH 1656:

Yes I have more, but I will save them for another day!

I is for Imperial

I really want to frame this up and start on it.  It is the Imperial Diamonds Heart by Gay Ann Rogers.  I wonder how many of Gay Ann's hearts I have?  Maybe I will check next time I go digging through my stash