Gifted Gorgeousness January 2022

 Well, I worked a bit on my HAED, Reptiles.

Just a few hundred stitches, but progress is progress.

Oh! You might be wondering what is Gifted Gorgeousness? It is the brainchild of the lovely Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching . Anything that was a gift, is going to be a gift or has the word gift in it. Reptiles counts as I received it as a gift one Christmas.

January 2022 WIPGO Goals Met

 I worked on Springhill by Rosewood Manor for 8 hours.

Here is my starting point:

And here is where I ended:

It was those big trees that took forever!

I also was able to get the plaited braid done on More Than a Rose:

I will spend the rest of the weekend working on my HAED. Maybe I will get enough done to post a progress photo tomorrow.

My New Start

 Because I need something small to work on and I have quite the collection of Gay Ann Roger's hearts, I decided to pull out Purple Mountain Majesty, which is part of her Patriotic Heart series:

Not much of a start, but getting the outline done takes a bit.Hopefully I can work on this a bit each month and get one heart stitched this year.

Thank you for your kind words. I am still not sure what I will use for my travel project. But I am sure I have something in my stash that will work.

I Need to Rip

 I made a mistake on this Avlea design-Blue  Larkspur. I can't fudge it so a motif must come out. I love this piece. The colors, the design are scrumptious, but I am having a terrible time stitching on it on the go. Since it is supposed to be my traveling project, I may have to dig through my stash and see what I can do instead. I need something without a lot of color changes, not too much counting and a large enough count to not mess with my eyeballs. Suggestions?

More Than a Rose-Plaited Braid!

 Normally, I don't bother with a doodle cloth, but I knew I needed to practice this stitch before I put it on my piece.

I didn't have much trouble using the Perle Cotton, but using the gold wire required some fiddling. Hopefully it will work when I get to my piece. I used Mary Corbet's tutorial, which you will find HERE

TUSAL January 2022

 Yesterday was the New Moon so it is time for the Totally Useless Stitch a Long. All you need to do is post a photo of your orts.

Here is my full jar from 2021:

And my wooden bowl that I use for stitching in my bedroom:

And now it is empty:

Well, there are a few orts at the bottom of the jar, but fairly empty!

A Bit of The Frog

 I was humming along on Pour ta Fete by Linsey Lane Designs when I realized the entire letter C was in the wrong place:

Rip. Rip. Rip.

All better!