🗽 God Bless America!

 Hi friends! Happy Independence Day to my American friends!

💖🤍💙July Cubby Shelf💖🤍💙

Almost every one of these are stitched over one. 🐭🐭🐭

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💖🤍💙July Corner Shelf 💖🤍💙

⭐Hats Off To Uncle Sam⭐ by Blackbird Designs

🧵I stitched this one over two on 35ct Feldspar PTP linen with WDW Baked Apple, GA Parchment and DMC 924.

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⭐💖💙Stars & Stripes⭐💖💙by Blackbird Designs.

I will be framing this in a matching blue frame soon.

🧵I stitched this one over two on 40ct lambswool linen with the called for WDW Bluecoat Red, but my own choice of DMC 930.

All of those eyelets!! 🤪 You certainly get in a rythm doing all of those though! I love the look of them.

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🩰The Nutcracker Tree🩰by Jo Gatenby 

I have had this design in my stash for many years! This was in the magazine A Needle Pulling Thread. It was shown on white linen with black floss. I am a PINK girl, have been my entire life. This frame is from Hobby Lobby and Emerson cut it to size for me.

🧵I stitched this two over two on 32ct Rhubarb linen by someone. I lost the tag. I began stitching with #VMSS Antique Pink number 4 and got three quarters done when I realized I was not going to have enough. That floss was years old. NOT GOOD. I sent the remaining floss into 123stitch. They were so kind. They searched their vast inventory of pink flosses and found the best match for me, GA Antique Rose. I also used silver metallic floss for the longstitch diamond eyelets.

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I have now gone back to BBD's The Sweet Birds Sing. I am stitching it one over one on 30ct. It is taking forever.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.  Psalm 33:12

Thank you so much for stopping by today my friends. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Stitching and praying,

Vickie

Where Have I Been?

 Hi friends! Well that was a long blogging break. Our one and only daughter Madeleine came home from Hawaii for a month, and I took a social media break. 

McKinley Marina in Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan.

Visiting Grandma(my Mom)

You may notice from the pictures it was a cool May. Miss Madeleine is getting used to Hawaii's very warm, humid weather! 🏝️Notice she is wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants in every picture??😂 She stayed home for a month. And we miss her terribly again. Cally, our Himalayan was glued to her. Henry was very happy to see her. Interestingly, Flossie was leery of her at first. That made Madeleine cry. Flossie came around. 

I found this beautiful frame at Hobby Lobby and Emerson cut it to size for me. I stretched it and mounted it myself.

This is Snow Bird by La D Da. I made this little bird as a birthday gift for our friend Robin 

This pattern can be found in the 2004 JCS Christmas Ornament Issue.

🧵Stitched on the backside of 40ct Vintage Country Mocha with DMC. Handmade cording, and backed with a floral black cotton from my stash.

☁️Ascension☁️

🧵I stitched this one over one with DMC 413 on mystery hand-dyed blue 32ct linen. I edged the pinkeep with grey velvet ribbon.

Georgian Floral Basket by Judy Whitman. 

I changed the color of the tiny blue flowers to match the originals in the antique.

🧵Stitched one over one on 28ct Cashel Bo Peep Pink with the called for DMC

I am patriotic stitching right now.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:33

Thank you to those of you who checked in on me. God bless you. 💕

Can't say when I will post next, but it won't be such a long time again! Take care my friends!

Stitching and praying,

Vickie

See you next time!

Christ is Risen!

 Hi friends! Christ is Risen!

🐇Easter Wabbit💗by Sheepish Designs. 

I have had this pattern in my stash for years, and decided this is the year! It is a cute one, and a quick one. EXCEPT FOR ATTACHING THAT RIBBON TRIM! Ugh. Glad it is done!! 

I chose a Smyrna stitch for the bunny's eye, and just cross stitched the birds eyes. I skipped the beads. The backing fabric and ribbon and well, everything is from my stash.

🧵GA Sarsaparilla & Pink Azalea

WDW Saffron

DMC 327, 738, 4030, 4230

WDW Red Pear Linen

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But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 1Corinthians 15:20-22

Have a Blessed Easter my friends!

Stitching and praying,

Tetelestai

 Hi friends. I have a special finish to share with you today, on this Holy Friday.  

This is Tetelestai by Quaint Rose Needle Arts.  I stitched it one over one on 32 count sand linen with DMC 301, 501, 3781, 3802, WDW Celadon & GA Maple Syrup. I found this beautiful frame at Hobby Lobby and Emerson cut it to size for me. I stretched it and framed it and love it!

I am still stitching on Thomas by Kathy Barrick. I will work on framing another Fair piece next also.

This has been a very busy week for us with church attendance, as I am sure it is with many of you also. 

I hope to be back for Easter. I have an Easter finish to share with you.

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”  1Peter 2:24

Thank you for stopping by today my friends. I am so glad you did. Take care. 

Stitching and praying,

Vickie

Hellooooo

 Hi friends! I am still around! I have been stitching for our State Fair I hope to have a framed piece to show you next time. Emerson is working on the frame this week. 😁

Here is my April Cubby Shelf Display🐥 

Almost all of these are stitched over one. Not the little April pillow or the Lizzie Kate Spring String on top.

🌸🐰April Corner Shelf🐰🌸 

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I am now stitching a small Easter piece. This is easy for me to take to stitch club tomorrow. Once I have this completed and finished into a small pillow, I will go back to stitching Thomas by Kathy Barrick. That is the last piece I want to stitch for our State Fair.

Are you stitching for Easter? Have you seen this pretty, new pattern? 

Do you enter your State Fair?

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.                                                                  James 1:2-3

Thanks for dropping by! Take care my friends. I hope it is warming up by you and you are enjoying your weather.

Stitching and praying,

Vickie

I'm Just Saying

 Hi friends! How is your March weather? Ours is still cold. We have some warmer weather heading our way though. Almost all of the snow is melted around here.

☘️March Cubby Shelf ☘️Almost all of these are stitched over one.

"I'm Just Saying" by Lori Holt is the new addition to the cubby shelf. 

I hope you can see the pinks, not sure, it was overcast when I took the picture.

🧵I stitched this one over one on 30 ct pale pink evenweave with WDW Begonia.

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I finished Tetelestai. I took it to Divine Liturgy last week to be blessed. Father took it to the altar. I got it back today.  I now have to get a frame before Pascha/Easter and give it to Emerson to cut it down to the correct size. I am hoping he can get it done before Easter.

🧵 I stitched it one over one on 32 count sand linen with DMC 301, 501, 3781, 3802, WDW Celadon & GA Maple Syrup

I am now stitching a St. Patrick's Day piece.

Are there any Market pieces coming out that you are super excited about? The one and only one that I am SUPER excited about is by Blackbird Designs.

I will tell you something else that I am super excited about! My friend Deb, our friend Francesca, and myself have started a new cross stitch group locally. I am still part of my group of 12 cross stitch ladies. However, that group has decided they do not want to expand the group. 🙁 It has been this way for several years now. Even though we have had quite a few ladies ask to join our group, the answer back to them is always no. So I told Deb and Francesca I would find a meeting place, since neither one of them was keen to do that. We are now meeting at a local library. We had our first meet up yesterday. We plan to meet the first Saturday of every month. We had 8 ladies the first time, and they are all lovely. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Proverbs 9:10

I thank you for stopping by today my friends. I hope you have a wonderful week. 

Stitching and praying,

Vickie