Tag Archives: crossstitch

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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Celtic Knot Cross-Stitch Pattern

I am still mildly obsessed with tin toppers. Last month I created and shared a little pattern made to look like an air mail envelope. But, the workshop I am doing for my guild meeting in March comes just before … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: A (Very) Little Progress

Blah. The past week has been busy, so I don’t have a lot of progress to show from last week. I was hoping to finish the memory thread heart project, but that has not happened yet. I did finish stitching … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs and Memory Thread

More progress on “Vintage Eggs” by The Prairie Schooler this week. Between being sick over the weekend and the Super Bowl, I got a lot of stitching done. I finished this bunny from the set: And, I made good headway … Continue reading

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St. Valentine’s Day Patterns

St. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and the theme of love is another popular subject for cross-stitch patterns, which give me the perfect excuse to browse for patterns to create this little collage: Clockwise from top left: “Be Mine Valentine” … Continue reading

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WIP Wednesday: Progress on Vintage Eggs

I finished the stitching on the rooster pattern for “Vintage Eggs” by Prairie Schooler, which I shared last week: This rooster makes me crack up. I didn’t notice this when I was looking at the pattern or the photo of the … Continue reading

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Findings–1/30/16

Sharing links to things that have caught my eye on the Internet this week. Topics often include stitching, textiles, design, creative living, books and more… The Selvedge blog alerted me to “The Eleventh Hour: Quilts of World War I,” an … Continue reading

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