April Update

April Showers.  OR any project with water.  This is the theme for Aprils Theme Tas Stitch monthly SAL  For the first week of this month - I was all about this theme, as it either rained or snowed just about every day so far in April.  I hope to have a few more Rainy stitching by the 21st but I do want to finish Woneta, 4 calling birds, and a couple other WIPS.

 I finished my Puddle Dancer by HandsBlessing.  I am giving this to my daughter who dances in the Summer Rain all the time.  But I have to do it again to keep for me.

I had a new start finish my I love New York - Yankees.  I left out the word Yankees Because I don't think this CloudsFactory chart needs it..  This post would be all about baseball if I spent anymore time explaining.  But my mom who would have been 90 this year - loved, loved, loved listening to the Yankees on the Radio - every, every game all summer long.  Her love of the game and the team was passed down to all of my siblings and grandkids  It was a warm and fuzzy project. I am going to find a couple of buttons to add instead.  I choose many of my projects as if I am still stitching gifts for her.  Oh wait a minute - what does have to do with rain... Because the worse thing that happens while listening to baseball on the radio is RAIN DELAYS
This is the cake my Baker Daughter made for me for my birthday a couple of years ago .  Summer stitching is best while listening to baseball on the Radio

Below is my Finish of Springology As I mentioned in a previous post I am only stitching two squares  And they are finished.  And of course we have our great rain boots and umbrella.

First March Check In

I had a great February Stitching Month.  These are all my finishes.  There are two additional Smalls I am sharing for the first time.  JBW Designs Spring Basket I completed with the left over floss from my Spring project - because it was stitched 2 over 2 on 25 ct purple, it really is much larger than I expected.  The pink Easter Egg fabric is a shade of green.

I have jumped back and forth with trying to plan just what Madness will be happening in My March Stitching.  I have added a few stitches to my year of WIP piece Woneta by Amy Bruecken, I have a new start Puddle Dancer from Hand Blessings and I did start 12 days of Christmas, in Cross Stitch and Needlework January 2014.  I am stitching from stash.  So many new projects will start on different shades and stitch counts and fabrics.    I have frogged all of my progress on 12 days because I will not survive stitching it on the fabric I choose.  So I will restart it next week.  

I am planning on several new starts in the Month of March.  But not sure which ones will make the final cut - I will share as I stitch. 

Daughter #3 loves to play in the Rain.  Especially in the Summer when everyone is running for cover, she is dancing.  I am stitching this on, I think, 14 ct while aida in her favorite color purple  DMC 154

Woneta - When I pulled this out to stitch on I had completed half of the black cat and the arm and hand holding the cat.

This pattern has a  ton of fractional stitches.  Haven't stitched these in a bit, the evenweave I started this just wasn't working.  But I really want this to be finished by Christmas and I like this already owned chart.  So I will not give up.

Something to share on  Cross Stitch.  But just have to.

Locally every Tuesday our law enforcement agencies issue a press release regarding a cold case.  This past Tuesday this was my brother.  I am sharing the links because I have to.  I have to continue to share on all my social media things.  So the following links are all about the case.  I have saved this to the end, because I am not sharing this for one reason, it makes me feel better.  Interview re brother  and   First Article after Press Release