8 Patriotic Finishes

 I finally got the latest patriotic pieces finished!  It really was fun to put them together!  Here they are:

 And here are the new ones in the bowl with the older ones. Click HERE to see the story about my display bowl.

Finally Some Finishing

 I finally gathered some fabric from my stash in my sewing room closet and have been finishing some patriotic pieces.  Each one takes a while to figure out what fabrics to use and how to do the layout.  Once I'm into the finishing process I really have fun! This go round I have 8 to finish, 6 from this year and 2 from previous years. 2 more to go!  Can't wait to post pics of all when complete!

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A Little Update

 Time is flying by! It's over half way through June already! I have a few more finishes to share. These really are the last of the patriotic stitches for the time being! I have pulled out some finishing fabrics and hope to sit down and get all of the ones stitched lately into little display pieces.  

 

Let Freedom Ring

Lizzie Kate

28 ct. Ginnie Thompson Linen Plus (tea dyed)

2 over 2

 

And, since it has been a while since stitching a PS Santa, it was time for another. Of course, I pulled out the patriotic one from my stash.  Love it!

 

Prairie Schooler Annual Santa 2002

c. 2002

25 ct. Mushroom Lugana

1 over 1

 

And, since it is time to move on with the seasons, I stitched one that was kitted up for a while and sitting in the bottom of my suitcase. I always have a few small "kits" to take with me in case I run out of something to work on! As you can see, there is not much extra room to use for finishing, but I liked this piece of linen that I dyed with hazelnut shells, so I'm going to do the best I can.  It's stitched with Victorian Motto thread in Barn Red.  Not a true red but I think it's sweet.  Hopefully I can find or might even have a great fabric to finish it with. A free pattern, found here.

 

Valentine

The Primitive Hare

C. 2012

30 ct. linen (hazelnut shell dyed)

2 over 2

 

 

It's been sooo hot here this week! Where we live there are four distinct seasons and the weather is pretty perfect. (that's why we moved here) The humidity is low year round, unless of course it is raining, but we don't get much. Our elevation is much higher than Phoenix, so in the summer we don't get their heat, but this past week the weather pattern brought high temps to our area! I love to sit out on the patio in the afternoon and stitch, but this week it was done inside! 

 

Last night we hosted a little get together with some of our neighbors since we hadn't been able to do that for so long.  We had it indoors, of course! It was nice. One of the things I made was a charcuterie board.  I'd not made one before, but I see so many on Pinterest. It seems to be a trend lately. Here is mine. 

 

 

That's all for now. Will be back soon!

Memorial Day Finish

Well, I had said no more patriotic stitches for a while, but I just couldn't resist this wee star stitched on black.  And, 28 ct. at that!  It's only 1.75 inches! I had to do the navy stitching outside...in the sun, so an added bonus was a tan!!! I love the way it pops on the black and will be so cute finished for my bowl. 

 

Star

The Prairie Schooler

28 ct. Jobelan black

1 over 1

 Enjoy your Memorial Day!

Patriotic Finish and Some Sewing

 I stitched up one more little patriotic design. This little chart has been in my stash for a long time! Even though it is pretty small, it took a lot longer than I anticipated.  I stitched it 1 over 1 on 28 ct. Jobelan and it was a little hard to see, especially the rows stitched with DMC 712!! But I really like the way it turned out.  I have several more patriotic that I want to stitch, but I think I'll hold off and try to get all my recent ones finish-finished!  Will soon be time to think about fall and then.....Christmas! Wow!

Patriotic Heart

The Sweetheart Tree

c. 1987

28 ct. Jobelan Ivory

1 over 1

I made 2 project bags.  I needed a little something new and cheery to carry my stitching in.  The small one is 10" x 10" and the large one is 12" x 12", and they are fully lined with coordinating fabric.  The perfect sizes for 6 and 8 inch Q-Snaps. They were fun to make and I'll be sewing up a few more!

 

 

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At The Beach

 

 After being confined close to home for the past year we finally decided to take a trip that was longer than just overnight. We've both been vaccinated and feel pretty comfortable about being out and about. We flew to Galveston, TX for a week. The flights were good. Don't know if it was planned by the airline or just not as many people flying, but on both flights we had the middle seat empty! I usually end up with that one, so it was wonderful for me!

We stayed in a condo which was just lovely! A very "beachy" decor done in white, grey and blue. Very peaceful indeed! We had a great view of the gulf from the living room.

And another view from the balcony of the beach and the pool. I loved sitting out there in the afternoons listening to the crashing waves and the seagulls! That's also where I got a little stitching and crocheting done, when I didn't fall asleep!

The sky was grey the entire week, but it didn't rain during the day. The sun came out on our last day which was wonderful! I'm sure that cut down on the crowds, as we mostly had the beach to ourselves!  I'm not a fan of getting in the water even on a hot day, but I can walk for miles looking for shells. I just love them and think that each one is so beautiful.  But, you can only pack so many to bring home!

On our last night we were walking on the beach right at dark so it was really hard to see much in the sand, but at one point I looked down and spied this little beauty!  I'd seen many of them during the week, but all were broken.  This was the perfect one!

I didn't get much stitching done, but this seemed about right for the beach.  I found some wee shells and when I decide which one I like the best I'll attach it and finish into a little pillow for the bowl.  Any thoughts on which??

Seaside Sunshine

2003 Cross Stitcher's Surprise Series From Rainbow Gallery (August)

Erica Michaels

C. 2003

28 ct ivory Lugana 

2 over 2

 

Also got this little quickie stitched. Also to be finished for the patriotic bowl.

Liberty

Lizzie Kate

c. 2002

28 ct ivory Lugana

2 over 2

  

We fly out of Phoenix and when we have a morning flight we usually go down the night before so we don't have to get up so early and also to make sure we get to the airport on time.

 

Here is  a funny story... or not...

 

 We drove to Phoenix in my little red car. At the hotel we parked by the building in an end spot under a light. Before bed I looked out the window (we were on third floor) and saw my little red car on the end right where we parked. I told hubby “ we can watch the car tonight!” The next morning after we got dressed I opened the drape and looked out and the car was gone! I said”our car is gone!!” You can’t imagine what ran through my mind...we were flying in 3 hours! I grabbed my purse and mask and ran to elevator to go out and look. Went out the front door and there she was ...right where we parked! Our room was on the back of the building and we parked on the front. Just so happened there was a red CRV in exactly the same spot as us, but on the back!! Whew!

 

That's about it for now. Thanks for stopping by!

America

America

Little House Needleworks

c. 2002

2/28/2015 - 6/2015

I just love this design.  I finished it as a small pillow to use on my deacon's bench in my kitchen.  I made a pillow insert about 8" x 10" and stuffed with polyfil.  Then I made a pillowcase with the stitched piece and the star fabric and used the 3 buttons to close it.  This really is so pretty and I could keep it out all year, but if I want I can make another case with another design and change it out.  It's much easier to store flat cases when not in use than it is to store thick pillows! :)

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Seasonal Smalls

LOTS OF PICTURES!!

I tried to fill my antique dough bowl for July 4th, but still needed a few more to really fill in the spaces!   I'll work hard to fill it for next year! The bowl is rather large! It seems larger than most of the ones I see online.   As I mentioned in an earlier post (here), it was made for my grandparents for their wedding in 1896 by my grandfather's brother.  It was well used for bread and biscuits for their large family of 8 children!  My aunt had it and gave it to me a few years ago.

Some of these were stitched a while ago, and others more recently.  The backing fabric is shown as well.  I had all of the fabrics, buttons, etc. in my stash, so I didn't have to spend any $ to finish them!  Woo Hoo!

Liberty

Lizzie*Kate

c. 1999

stitched ??

August (watermelon)

A Prairie Year Book 13

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1986

April 2015

Liberty For All

Chessie & Me

c. 2002

7/4/2011 - 7/18/2011

Just some striped fabric with star fabric appliqued in corner to make Old Glory!

Patriotic Heart (Heartstring Series)

The Stitchworks

c. 2008

June 2015

July (Heart Flag)

A Prairie Year Book 13

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1986

March 2015

Summer Ornament

The Prairie Schooler

c. ?

2/24/2013 - 3/12/2013

July

Shepherd's Bush

c. 2003

June 2010

Welcome with Pineapple

The Cross-Eyed Cricket

Collection No. 7

c. 1983

stitched in 1987 (I think)