Category Archives: Cross-Stitch and Needlework

Finished Bracelet, Progress & a New Start

Time for another WIP Wednesday. Since last week’s update, I finished the wrap bracelet I had started. I also made a tiny bit of progress on the “Anhinga Blues” cross-stitch project, and I started stitching my first “Alice in Wonderland” … Continue reading

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A UFO Returns, a Guild Exhibit, Sketches and More

After finishing stitching the “Vintage Eggs” cross-stitch ornament series by The Prairie Schooler last week, I am taking a little break. I’m not sure what big (or little) needlework project I want to start next, so I dragged out a … Continue reading

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Literary Cross-Stitch Patterns

I work as a librarian in my day job and I share what I’ve been reading in my monthly books posts, so it probably comes as no surprise that I love book-related cross-stitch patterns, too. I feel like there used … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs Finished

This week I finished stitching the last egg in the Vintage Eggs series by The Prairie Schooler. I still need to transform them into ornaments, but all eight eggs are now stitched. Here is the final completed egg: Now I … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs Nearly Done

Time for another update on my stitching projects. This week I have two finishes to share from the “Vintage Eggs” cross-stitch pattern series by The Prairie Schooler. The end is in sight! I am almost finished with this series, and, … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Heart Pillow Finished; Progress on Sheep

Here is an update on my cross-stitch projects, including the grand finale of the DMC Memory Thread heart project and the latest progress on the Prairie Schooler “Vintage Eggs” cross-stitch patterns. This past Saturday I had some time to dust … Continue reading

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Finishing the Celtic Knot Tin Topper

I finished my cross-stitch Celtic knot tin topper this week just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The Celtic knot was from a free cross-stitch pattern that I designed and posted on the blog a couple weeks ago. You can find … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs, Memory Thread Heart and Celtic Knot

I have three active works in progress. Although the Vintage Eggs pieces are really eight separate items, I am sort of counting them as one set of items. Last week I showed off the finished pig motif from the Vintage … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: More Progress on Vintage Eggs

Hello, hello. Time for another update on where I am at with my projects. My main WIP right now is “Vintage Eggs” by The Prairie Schooler. But, I am starting to see the finish line now. Last week I finished … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Two Small Finishes

I am excited because after having almost no progress to show last week, I have finished both of the pieces I was working on. First I tackled the memory thread on the heart pattern I was working on as part … Continue reading

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