Gifted Gorgeousness July 2025

 This is the SAL set up by Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching where we show things that are gifts for people, are stitching pieces that were gifted to us,etc.

I have been trying to get my Pour ta Fete done:

I realized I made a counting error and had to rip! 

Sigh.

 But I am slowly making progress.

 

Phoenix Band Sampler

 I have been working on my Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework.

I had to play with my colors.  

 

I finally decided on a Vikki Clayton silk Umber 4257. My goal is to get all the cross stitch done on the second band. It is a start a long with FiberTalk and I am bound and determined not to let this one end up in my basement! Here are a couple of videos of our progress.

 

A Single Thread

 I was stitching along and realized I was one thread over on Pour ta Fete.

Can you see the problem?

I will be ripping as I can see it. And I know that to the left of the brown will be a straight line of stitches. The mistake will really show up.

June Calendar

 

Wipocaplypse June 2025

 It's not quite the end of the month, but I have managed to stitch on Pour ta Fete everyday:

It wasn't a lot of stitches as I had a family emergency, but every little bit helps!

I also finished a section on my Limonera Pear:

Worked a little on Hapsburg Lace Needle case:

Started my oxen for my Harmony of Nature casket:

And fully finished a Stitched Stories project:

TUSAL

 It's a new moon so it's time for the Totally Useless SAL-a time to share a picture of your ort containers.

IHSW June

 Here's my post for the weekend.

I started my oxen for my Harmony of Nature casket 

I started the third section on my pear:

Progress was made on Pour ta Fete 

And I need to decide if I want a top border on the Quaker Drum 

Progress on Quaker Drum

 

I'm debating on whether to add another Motif on the right. What do you think?

Gifted Gorgeousness June

 Well, it's time for my GG post. I have been plugging along on Pour ta Fete 

I'm so close to being finished but have decided to change the pattern a bit.  I'll try to remember to take photos.

A Stitch or Two

 I am trying to get Band 1 done on my Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework.

I did get all the way across so now I am just filling in the spaces.

Quaker Drum

 Making progress on my drum.

I need to figure out one more large Motif and then add smaller ones. I will be using Quaker Samplers by Lesley Wilkins to find patterns.

A Bit of Tone on Tone

 I've been working on Bees in the Greenhouse by The Blue Flower.  A little hard on the eyes but I like the tone on tone .

Calendar for May

 

I still have been stitching every day.

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.