Stitches and More: Shepherd's Bush

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Friday, January 1, 2021

It's A Wrap For 2020 Stitching

This was a crazy year! Only 19 finishes for the year and they were on the smaller side, too! That's OK. I enjoyed every minute of stitch time! I also made a bunch of bears for Project Linus...some finished and delivered and others crocheted but not stuffed yet. Also, the sewing machine was dusted off and I got 6 quilts sewn for Project Linus. I worked on a lot of jigsaw puzzles this year. I'd forgotten just how much I enjoy them! Hubby and I worked on our model train layout a lot this year, as well. So, even though not a lot of stitch finishes, my days were very busy, and that's how I like them!! I was bad at blogging, so I 'll post all the finishes now...

Be Kind Be Happy Be Well

Lizzie * Kate

c. 2020

18 ct ivory aida

Our Daily Bread

La D Da

c.2005

28 ct. ivory Jobelyn

Old Glory

Little House Needleworks

c. 2014

32 ct. lambswool linen

Jacobean Design (#15)

Jacobean Designs/Leisure Arts

c. 1980

18 ct. fiddler's aida

Ewe Be Well

Shepherd's Bush

c. 2020

32 ct. Lugana (I dyed with hazelnut shells)

Cornucopia

Book 65 "Acorns"

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1997

18 ct. khaki Davos

Squirrel

Book 65 "Acorns"

The Prairie Schooler

c 1997

14 ct. fiddler's aida

Santa with Pineapple

St. Nicholas II

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1992

18 ct. khaki aida

Santa with Tree

St Nicholas II

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1992

18 ct. khaki aida

Santa 2000

The Prairie Schooler

c. 2000

25 ct. mushroom Lugana

1 over 1

Santa 2001

The Prairie Schooler

c. 2001

25 ct. mushroom Lugana

1 over 1

Santa 1991

The Prairie Schooler

c. 1991

25 ct. mushroom Lugana

1 over 1

Sleeping Beauty "Aurora"

Kandi Patterns/internet

c. ?

28 ct. white Jobelyn

Merry

Heart in Hand Needleart

c. 2019

14 ct. black aida

Nutcracker (#2)

Better Homes & Gardens/A Cross Stitch Christmas

The Season For Stitching

c. 1998

18 ct. white aida

Merry (2nd one I stitched)

Heart in Hand Needleart

c. 2019

16 ct. black aida

Rose

La D Da

c. ?

32 ct. ivory linen

Christmas Cheer Santa

Jim Shore

Mill Hill Kit

c. 2013

28 ct. tea Monaco

Joseph Manigault House

Rosalie R. Simons

c. 1976

22 ct ivory Hardanger

This house is in Charleston, SC, where we are from. It's now part of the Charleston Museum. Back when counted cross stitch was in it's infancy in the US, local designers began getting charts out in the new cross stitch shops. In the beginning, they were on a single sheet of (graph) paper with hand drawn symbols. Sometimes the symbols were hard to decipher. That was the case with this one. Even though it's a very small design, I stitched and frogged several areas because I either couldn't make out the symbol or didn't like the way it looked. I had to look at the photo as I stitched. I never did acquire all of the Charleston designs, but I have enough to finish off to use in a display. Some I stitched, and a few were stitched by my Mama.

25 bears

10 bears

4 quilts

2 quilts

My ORT jar with 2019 and 2020! I forgot to empty last year, and it's packed really tight.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

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)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Where did March go?

Can anyone tell me where March went??? It seems that it never existed, as it went by so fast! I've totally been busy all (well, most of) this time, just not near Blogger! Let's see... yardwork, taxes, closet organizing, starting the garden, and sometimes just nothin' :)

I stitched this and sent to my daughter to celebrate the beginning of spring.

Tiny Garden Freebie
Shepherd's Bush
c. 2011
3/2/2012 - 3/3/2012

And the back:

While rummaging in my stash I found this old WIP that I know I must have started sometime around 1988. Not a lot left to do, so I thought it would look cute as a small patriotic pillow for the chair in my kitchen. So it's finished!

Liberty Dolls
The Cricket Collection
c. 1987
1988 ? - 3/20/2012

Then this cute little bunny begged to be stitched, also with a small pillow in mind. The addition of the tiny, tiny buttons was just perfect!

The Silly Rabbit
Mosey'n Me
c. 2005
3/21/2012 - 3/28/2012

I loved working this piece, and want to have it framed real soon. This was my "travel" project. I have to choose another small canvas and get it ready to "go".

Spring Blossoms Variation (canvas)
Nancy's Needle
c. 2011
12/9/2011 - 4/3/2012

I couldn't resist starting this old Sheepish design, Gone Fishing! Haven't stitched one from Sheepish in so long.

Well, if you got this far you get a gold star!! I'll be back soon!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

More Finishes

Well, the cold that I thought I had, turned out to be what I think was the flu. I was so fatigued, had chills and fever and my body ached all over. All I felt like was being a lump on the sofa for days! DH was on kitchen duty and got all of my meals (the little I felt like eating) and did the clean up! Thank you so much! I felt a bit better yesterday and today even better, but still weak. No need to see the Dr...just self medicated with ibuprofen and lots of fluids. Glad that I didn't have to get out and need to be somewhere! I do hate to be sick!

Here are a few more finishes for the year.