Not Sure About the Pink

I have made some progress on MH 1656. It is a lovely sampler, but it does require thinking.

I pulled all the yellow as I thought it looked too close to the fabric color. But is the pink too bright? I think it is staying. I have to rip some of the blue as I made a mistake. Those pin stitches are a bear to take out!

I Shouldn't Start Anything New....

but you all know that it is going to happen! 
Last year I watched Michelle G at Bendy Stitchy stitch Here Lie My Needles by Shakespeare's Peddler. It came out at Nashville's Market last year. Here Lie My Needles
I thought it would be great to stitch this piece to celebrate Hari-Kuyo in 2019 so I bought the pattern and put it in my stash.
Oh! What is Hari-Kuyo, you ask? Well I first heard about it from Pam on her blog,
Hokkaido Kudasai. She lives in Japan and had an interesting post about it. It is a ceremony honoring your needles where you place them in a shrine and thank them for the joy they gave you. If you want to find out more, here is a Wikipedia article.
My original thought was to have the piece STITCHED by February 8th and make it into a finished object in 2019. Ha! Ha! I now have the goal to have it stitched by December 8th and have it finished into something by 2020. I am changing my colors and making it less prim.I am not prim, that is for sure!
Here are the threads I pulled with the 40 count Lambswool:

 And here is my start:

 

Hopefully I will have an FFO soon to show you. After all, there is a SAL going on somewhere in blogland for finishing.

Valentine Stitching

I saw this free pattern on Facebook and decided to give it a go:

I hope to get it stitched and made into a pillow before Valentine's Day. But I doubt it as too many other things call my name!

TUSAL for February

Time for that totally useless stitch a long where we show our orts!
Here are mine:

I did a bit of ripping on that pumpkin canvas...

A Little Mill Hill Progress

I thought I was closer to beads, but discovered I have plenty of regular stitches to put in this piece:

It is cute. But what to do with it when I am done stitching?

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!

Next Row on MH 1656

I had some time last night so I pulled out my sampler. The next band had a color that I had (surprise surprise), so I used it. But then I wasn't sure, so I pulled the pink from a band I had already stitched. Still not sure, so I started the next band in the blue that I am fairly sure I will use. Then I quit for the night/weekend. So here is where I am:

I think the yellow is ok, but you can barely see it. Even in person, it is hard to see. I may use that color as satin stitch in this band or a later one. On my fabric, it just disappears which is not the look I am going for! But, as a satin stitch, I think it will pop. I may try a lighter shade of pink which might work...Decisions, decisions!