Successful Stitching February

Focus on a Finish in February Theme-tas-stitch 2017

Success - Here is my Easter Egg Finish.  I had a bunch of extra stitching time this month - I came down with something I couldn't shake, and was out of work for three days.  I really to love it when I am too sick for work, but not too sick to stitch.  This is one of the first projects I started on evenweave, I think I started this sometime after March 2009 - this is the issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework this chart appeared in. The designer is Ursula Michaels.  This is one of my Year Of Wips projects - 8 completed now.  Working on these older projects is wearing on me of late - so I am going to switch gears for the month of March.  The theme for March Madness - stitch on many many things, so I am going to start a few of the "bigger projects" on my Want To Do List.

This next finish is a freebie - Elizabeth Designs, given to me at my LNS.  It is totally stitched from stash - the fabric - you can't tell I think is 14 count Minty Green aida.  Oh my goodness, I have had this aida a very long time.  The thread is from Fiberlicious Yummy Fibers It is called Berry Bouquet.  Living with the stripes, the colors are really do look like Spring to me.

Then I started and Finished Luck be With you, HomeSpun.  This was in my stash just waiting for me.  Have a couple more February New Starts, I hope to have finished before the Small Sal check in on Friday.  I hope to be able to share my plans for March Madness at that time.  

March is my Stitchers Retreat.  Looking forward to meeting Isabella from the  Primitive Hare and enjoying an All About Me Weekend.

1st Small Post 2017

So here is my first small finish of the year.
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 Yes, I found this potholder in my stash - I bet I have had it for 20 years.  And this little Gingerbread dude can be found in a very old Leisure Arts Magazine.  January was a great month to stitch from Stash.  I am having too much fun digging through my old stuff.  I am also happy, I have a fully finished object too!

I am Focusing on a Finish In February.  Please click on the link and travel to  Theme-Tas-Stitch 2017 SAL.  I loved the monthly stitching themes, so I signed right up.

I have two finishes in my WIP - these are also two things I want to finish for my FaceBook Year of WIP Challenge. So in February I will be stitching on - Ursula Michaels Easter Basket and Papillion Creations Celtic Beauty.

I started Easter in 2012 and Celtic in 2013.  I go to visit my grandkids each morning before school and to get them on the bus for their mom - I have about 1 hour to spar while I am there, so I bring stitching - Celtic Beauty will travel with me - It is a great travel stitch.  It would be wonderful if I could finish both of these - but I have not one true Easter design and so few Spring Designs I really would like to be able to display this finish before Easter 2017.  I will be pushing it.

End of Stitching.  And I just have a few pictures to show you from the March On Washington.  Hats off to all of the Sister Marches - Double Hats off to all of those International Women who also marched in their support.  I marched for the women who wanted to be there and could not - I am in no means suggesting all women felt the need to march.

Women from Canada were there - I ask permission to post picture

Women from Chicago were there - permission given to post this picture

The sign we carried - my friend, sister, friends daughter and niece

March on Washington 1/20/2017 I am in this picture with the yellow

The flip side of our sign.

This march was Empowering. And I believe this experience has changed my life.