Cross-Stitching (Works in Progress):
Finished Projects listed below.
A Changed World:
Started: August 1, 2021
Finished:
Fabric Used: 36 Count Baked Clay by Fox & Rabbit
Floss Used: Soie d’alger conversion by Needle in a Haystack
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
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
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.
Pet All Dogs:
Started: February 3, 2021
Finished:
Fabric Used: 36 Count Confederate Gray Linen
Floss Used: All called for floss
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 (Fully Finished Projects):
The date next to “Fully Finished” is a link to the completed project.
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.
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)
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
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
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).