And A Finish!

 Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers 

Blue Ribbon ANG Challenge

 My local needlepoint guild has a challenge. You set your own challenge and shared it with the guild. I said I would finish six pages of Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers and a panel on Harmony of Nature Casket.

I'm done with the challenge for Christian Henry:

In fact, I have almost finished the sampler! 

Harmony of Nature, well...

Hopefully I will return to it soon.

January WIPocalypse Check In

 Melissa's question is what is your oldest WIP in your stash.

Mine is definitely Venetian Delight by Ro Pace. This is what it should look like if I would ever finish it:

 I know why I haven't touched it. I don't like that it requires two pieces of canvas.  I doubt I will touch it this year, but I do plan to work on another old WIP, MH 1656 by Hands Across the Sea:

I need to do some ripping and finish the last third, but it is too pretty to abandon.

I fully finished my blessing sampler-SA Marsham by Sassafras Samplers:

 

And I have made serious progress on Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers:

Harmony of Nature Casket is moving forward too:

Hopefully I can FOCUS in February and get my WIP list down. But I am thinking about another start....
If you have time, join me over on the FIBERTALK YouTube channel Sunday February 1, 2026 for a stitch in public day. We will be on from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Who knows what kind of trouble we will get into.

Tudor Rose Sampler Guild -MAGIC

 My Annual Good Intentions Contract (MAGIC)- is the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild's yearly challenge. Here's my list:

Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers:

Harmony of Nature Casket -Thistle Threads 

Phoenix Band Sampler - Northern Expressions Needlework 

My Beloved - MH 1656 Hands Across the Sea 

Rise Above the Waters - Jackie du Plessis 

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 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.

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!

Progress on Christian Henry

 I spent a lot of time working on Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers. I have finished 5 of 12 pages and am down to the fun bits.

When I finish two more letters, page 6 will be done!

IHSW December

 I did a bit of stitching this weekend.

First, my art quilt:

Start

Finish point.

Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers: start

Finish:

And a new start - Lizard by Mill Hill 

A Bit of Algerian Eyelet

 When I finish this row of letters, I will be halfway through this sampler.

More Words

 

Definitely need to practice my counting....I have made more than one mistake and had to rip!

Stitching Daily

 

This is a project that I want to complete next year. I'm trying to stitch on it daily.

Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers 

Gifted Gorgeousness November

 Well, today is the day we post things that have to do with gifts. I have been busy trying to get Christmas gifts done, which I can't share.

But this is going to be a gift for a friend. Hopefully. We will see.

I finished the third page which feels good. Christian Henry 1816 by Sassafras Samplers 

Making X's

 Sometimes you just don't want to think. 

Lots of Letters

 I'm plugging away at this piece:

I'm ready for the bottom of this sampler which is full of specialty stitches.

Working on a Sampler

 Trying to move this project forward.

TUSAL

 It's the New Moon so it's time for the Totally Useless Stitch a Long. It's where we post a picture of our orts. Here is mine:

I have made progress on Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers.

A Bit of Stitching

 I made some progress on Christian Henry by Sassafras Samplers 

I always stitch upside down. Why? I'm not sure. But I am enjoying this piece. Life is a little stressful so this is a nice, calming stitch.

Sampler Start

 I decided to start Christian Henry 1816 by Sassafras Samplers 

I must be crazy!