Cross-Stitching (Works in Progress):
Finished Projects listed below.
A Changed World:
Started: August 1, 2021
Finished:
Fabric: 36 Count Baked Clay by Fox & Rabbit
Floss: Soie d’alger conversion by Needle in a Haystack
And Heaven & Nature Sing
WIPGO #19 (January, 2022)
Started: January 3, 2022
Finished:
Fabric: Zwiegart 40 Count Cafe Au Lait
Floss: Victoria Clayton Packet
Away We Ride:
Started: August 7, 2021
Finished:
Fabric: 32 Count Vintage Country Mocha
Floss: All called for except Bark in place of Garden Gate for the border and Brown Sugar in place of Pumpkin Pie
Elizabeth Eyles 1799
New Years Day Start – 2022
Started: January 1, 2022
Finished:
Fabric: 36 Count Bramble by Picture This Plus
Floss: Victoria Clayton Packet
Elle Brode en Lettres Carmin
Started: January 15, 2022
Finished:
Fabric: 40 Count Cafe Au Lait (Zwiegart)
Floss: Victoria Clayton 1143 and 1149
This is my one length per day project
Farmhouse Christmas:
Note: This pattern is a nine part series and as far as I know, you have to buy the nine individual patterns.
Started: February 1, 2021
Finished:
Fabric: 30 Count Portobello Linen
Floss: All called for
First Thanksgiving:
Started: November 25, 2021
Finished:
Fabric: 25 count Potato Lugana (one over one)
Floss: All called for except I will use some shade of ecru instead of white. Will post that when I decide.
I am making quite a few changes on this chart. I will keep an updated list here.
For the Love of Nature:
Started: December 10, 2020
Finished:
Fabric: 36 count from XJuDesign’s Sampler Fabric Club (September, 2021)
Floss: All called for except:
* Cayenne in place of Crimson
* Ye Olde Gold in place of Caramel
Forever and Ever:
Started: March 3, 2022
Finished
Fabric: 40 Count Baby Sheep by XJu Designs
Floss: Mostly Called For (I’ll update later with substitutes)
Grace on Thee:
Started: December 25, 2020
Finished:
Fabric Used: 32 Count Lambswool Linen
Floss Used: All called for floss except as noted below.
Because my fabric is a bit darker than the sample, I made the following changes in order for the stitching to show up better.
- Parchment – Changed to DMC 3865 throughout
- Nature Trail – Changed to Oscar in the grass on both sides of the front steps.
Noel Sampler by Brenda Gervais
Started: February 11, 2022
Finished:
Fabric: 40 Count Fiber on a Whim Cream & Sugar
Floss: Victoria Clayton (a conversion I did using the conversion chart)
Pet All Dogs:
Started: February 3, 2021
Finished:
Fabric: 36 Count Confederate Gray Linen
Floss: All called for floss
Thirza Priscilla Dawes 1870:
Started: May 7, 2022
Finished:
Fabric: 40 Count Fox & Rabbit Up In The Attic
Floss Used: All called for except:
- 06 – GA Oatmeal
- 841 – GA Garden Gate
- 3856 – GA Baked Clay
Thy Love Divine:
Started: April 6, 2021
Finished:
Fabric Used: 40 Count Zwiegart Cream Linen
Floss Used: Soie d’Alger – all called for colors.
Cross Stitching (Finished Projects):
The date next to “Fully Finished” is a link to the completed project.
ABCD by La-D-Da:
Started: February 2, 2022
Finished: February 25, 2022
Fabric Used: 36 count Relic by Picture This Plus
Floss Used: NPI 993 (Black)
A Good Marriage:
Started: January 13, 2021
Finished: February 2, 2021
Fully Finished: July 20, 2021
Fabric Used: 32 Count Lambswool Linen
Floss Used: All called for floss but I added DMC 924
A House Is . . :
Started: February 14, 2021
Finished: July 19, 2021 Fully Finished
Fully Finished: July 21, 2021
Fabric Used: 36 Count Tycho Edinburgh Linen
Floss Used: Except as noted below, I used the called for floss.
- I used all DMC except I used GA Old Purple Paint where called for
- For the house and for the flowers in the border, instead of Ginger Snap, I used GA Raspberry Frost.
- Instead of DMC 221, I used 3777
- Instead of Baked Apple or the flowers in the border, I used DMC 3779
- For door and dormer – DMC 3328
Started: March 13, 2021
Finished: March 25, 2021
Fully Finished: July 20, 2021
Fabric Used: 40 Count Ancient Newcastle
Floss Used: I used all DMC. In palce of Havana, I used 869. Instead of Juniper, I used 319. Instead of Twilight, I used 3750. Instead of Acorn, I used 898.
Changes: I stitched all the words exactly like the chart. I changed all the “decorations” to whatever fit.
Be My Valentine:
Started: January 26, 2022
Finished: January 28, 2022
Fabric: 32 Count Mystery Fabric
Floss: Victorian Motto
Blessings Abound:
Started: March 1, 2022
Finished: Finished March 14, 2022
Fabric: 36 Count Natural Raw Linen
Floss: All called for overdyes
Big Red House:
Finished Post
Fully Finished Post
Started: June 1, 2021
Finished: June 15, 2021
Fully Finished: July 20, 2021
Fabric Used: 36 Count Relic by Picture This Plus
Floss Used: Except as noted Below, I used the called for floss:
- Windows – Weeks Dye Works Amber
- Door – Gentle Arts Raspberry Frost
- Grass and Bird – Weeks Dye Works Loden
- Blue – Classic Colorworks Chesapeake Bay (because I didn’t have Kentucky Bluegrass)
Cat-O-Lantern by Luminous Fiber Arts
Started: September 26, 2021
Finished: October 2, 2021
Fully Finished: Pillow – October 8, 2021
Fabric: 32 Count Chalice by Picture This Plus
Floss: Called for floss
Cranberry Christmas:
Started: January 16, 2022
Finished: March 31, 2022
Fabric: 36 Count Sand Dune by Seraphim
Floss: All called for
December 25:
Started: November 22, 2021
Finished: December 9, 2021
Fabric: 36 Count Country Mocha
Floss: I’m using what I have handy
Fully Finished
- Red – Buckeye Scarlet by The Gentle Art
- Green – Oscar by Weeks
- Black – Cast Iron Skillet by The Gentle Art
- White – Oatmeal by The Gentle Art (changed to DMC B5200 for a brighter white)
- Orange – DMC 740
Deux Oiseaux:
This chart is in the Ooh La La booklet by Blackbird Designs
Started: April 30, 2021
Finished: July 31, 2021
Fabric: 36 count Winter Moon by Zwiegart
Floss: Sulky 12 weight Color No. 1147
Eliza M. Stone:
Started: October 17, 2021
Finished: January 11, 2022
Fabric: 36 Count Biscuit by XJuDesigns
Floss: Cherry Rose by Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe and Old Red Paint by Gentle Arts
Harvest Tina:
This chart is one of the September charts from Theresa Kogut’s Patreon group.
Started: September 12, 2021
Finished: September 22, 2021
Fully Finished:
Fabric: 32 count Lugana. Color is Sparrow by Luminous Fiber Arts (leftovers from Rooster Alphabet)
Floss: All called for except 950 used in place of DMC 3866
Key to my Heart:
Started: January 26, 2022
Finished: February 6, 2022
Fabric: XJu 36 Count Biscuit
Floss:
Pink – Victorian Motto Cotton Candyz
Red: Weeks Brick
Black: Victorian Motto Stove Black
Tan: Victorian Motto Old Brass
Green: Classic Colorworks English Ivy
Flower Stem: DMC 830
Let’s Give Thanks
Started: November 11, 2021
Finished: November 19, 2021
Fabric: 32 Count Stash Fabric
Floss: All called for DMC
Love is in the Air by Blackbird – booklet with 3 Valentine stockings. I made “Be Mine”.
Started: December 13, 2021
Finished: December 15, 2021
Fabric: 30 count Vintage Smokey White
Floss: Called for except:
* Instead of using Harvest Basket, I used Apple Cider for both Apple Cider and Harvest Basket.
Fully Finished: January 17, 2022
Love Your Family (by Teresa Kogut – not yet released)
Started: October 3, 2021
Finished: November 11, 2021
Fully Finished
Fabric: 36 Count Legacy by Picture This Plus
Floss: All called for floss
NOTE: This chart will be released at Spring Market, 2022
Mighty Acorn:
From the Winds of Autumn booklet by Blackbird Designs.
Started: May 1, 2022 (for my son)
Finished: June 1, 2022
Fabric: 40 Count Picture This Perfect Wren
Floss: Victoria Clayton Silk conversion with the following exceptions:
- House: Nosegay 23 (because we lived in a purple house when son was born)
- Trim Around Door and Windows: Lilac Mist
- Windows: Orchid Smoke 5113
- Door:
Rooster Alphabet by Modern Folk Embroidery:
Started: August 2, 2021
Finished: August 18, 2021
Fabric: 32 count Lugana. Color is Sparrow by Luminous Fiber Arts
Floss: Victorian Motto overdyed cotton. Color is Antique Tea Rose
Santa’s Big Bouquet:
Started: July 5, 2022
Finished: July 31, 2022
Fabric: 40 count Legacy by Picture This Plus
Floss: All called for (DMC and one Weeks)
Date Started: July 2, 2021
Date Finished: July 21, 2021
Fully Finished: Frame ordered 7/19/2021. Will finish when frame arrives.
Fabric: 32 Count Antique White (Wichelt – and I liked it!)
Floss: I used Sulky 12 wt. and just used whatever worked. Pretty much didn’t follow much of the called for colors.
Changes: In the “text box”, I added my uncle’s name and years of birth and death. He died in World War II (1945).
Winter Cardinal Etching:
From a Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher magazine
Date Started: September 20, 2021
Date Finished: September 24, 2021
Fully Finished
Fabric: 32 count Cream linen
Floss: 898 and Classic Colorworks Cherry Cobbler
Cross Stitch Kits:
Mighty Oak (Blackbird Designs)
Fabric – 40 Count Wren by Picture This Plus
Floss – Victoria Clayton Silks
Let Love Reign (Teresa Kogut)
Fabric – 40 Count Grandma’s Slip by XJu Designs
Floss – Victoria Clayton Silks
The Humming of the Bees (Blackbird Designs)
Fabric – 40 Count Thornfield by Needle & Flax
Floss – Victoria Clayton Silks