Tag Archives: cross stitch

WIP Weds: Just Keep Swimming

My stitchy bug didn’t really leave me this past week. It’s more like it stood by with it’s arms crossed and pouted while I was busy doing other things. So, I did not make a whole lot of progress on … Continue reading

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Findings–05/20/16

Findings is my weekly roundup of links about art, needlework and literature from my wanderings around the web. Here are this week’s links: Lizzie Kate takes us on a tour of Picture This Plus. I love seeing behind the scenes … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Progress on “Let Go”

This will be a short post because I have not had a lot of time to stitch in the last week. This has made me slightly cranky, but I do feel a bit better after looking back at last week’s … Continue reading

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How I Travel with My Cross-Stitch Projects

This week I wanted to share some of my project bags and how I travel with my cross-stitch projects, even if I’m only travelling to work and back. I have seen so many fancy bags and travel cases online, including some incredible … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Drawing Pocket Watches and a New Start

This week is finals week at the university where I work. The library is open 24 hours during finals, and I am working the overnight shifts. I’m not really a late-night person, so working from 10:30pm to 7am has been … Continue reading

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Shakespeare Cross-Stitch Patterns

Shakespeare has been in the news a lot recently. The 400th anniversary of his death in 1616 was commemorated on April 23. I was thinking about doing a roundup of spring patterns this week, but then I thought it would be … 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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