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New Year, New Start, and 2020 Recap
A Fresh StartI looked through my stash this morning, searching for a project to start off the new year right. This year has just got to be better. I found a few possibilities.The large canvas is Kirk...
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How I Spent My Corona Summer
Like many people, I now spend my days alone, since I live by myself and am of a certain age, the "vulnerable" age. I left my part-time job in a retail needlepoint supplies shop just as my area started...
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Leftovers From 2019 and a Sneak Peek
I realized the other day that in my frenzy to post everything I've worked on in the past several years, I completely forgot about a couple of very important items and other random stuff.First, my...
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2020, Month by Painful Month
I'm now up to the current never-ending year of 2020. Let's see what I've accomplished so far.My local chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild, Potomac Chapter, has had a year-long challenge for 2020:...
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Remember 2019?
I did a bit of stitching last year.My good friend Donna gave me the Merrey Christmas canvas, after painting it to correct the spelling of Merry. She knows me so well. The two hearts were stitched for...
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More Old Stitching
Here's what I accomplished in 2018.The first design is mine.I really enjoyed stitching the stocking cuff, though it was a marathon stitch that ended with an all-nighter so I could meet the deadline...
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I'm Ba-ack
Tap, Tap, Tap Is this thing on? Anybody there? I've not been around, but I'm still stitching. Here, I can prove it. I've grouped the photos by year, sometimes it's the year the stitching was finished,...
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Finished!
It's only taken me six months, but I finally have everything as organized as it will ever be. All of my stash is in a closet, a bench, and a vertical cabinet. I just finished up this morning. First,...
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Progress?
It's been over a month since I posted that I planned to organize my needlework stash. I know you're all on pins and needles waiting to hear what I've done. The short answer? Zip, zilch, nada. But I...
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Oh, My
Has it really been that long since I posted here? Is there anyone out there? I understand if the answer is a resounding silence. Not even crickets. I've decided it's accountability time. I recently...
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Lucky Thirteen!
I know you've been waiting with bated breath for this next installment in my WIP Walk of Shame. This post finds the Remedial Stitcher counting her counted projects. Mercifully, they aren't legion. I've...
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UFOs and a Few Finishes!
It's fall. Officially. There's a chill in the air, the leaves are turning, I got out my fall jacket and fall/winter hats. It's definitely fall now. So I've been trying to get a handle on all my...
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A WIP is a WIP is a WIP
Unless, of course, it becomes a UFO. I've decided it's time to tally all the needlepoint WIPs I've got. Today is counted canvas day. I took pictures of all the ones sitting around on the main floor of...
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Testing, 1, 2, 3. Testing, 1, 2, 3.
Is this thing on? ::tapping the mike:: Is anybody out there? Let's see if we can make this thing work. It's been a long time, nearly two years since my last post. Sounds sort of like the beginning of a...
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It's Finished!
It's happy dance time! I finally finished stitching "Stella Polaris" by StitchPlay Designs, a cyberclass I started in June. Isn't she pretty? I really love the way this worked up. I used Caron...
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Post-Seminar Catching Up
Goodness! Has it really been over two months since my last post? I'm chagrinned. I haven't been doing a lot of stitching. It's been somewhat sporadic, with bursts of energy followed by stagnation. I'm...
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A Finish and a Start
Shortly after my last post, I finally completed the stitching of "Flyways." Yay! It feels so good to finish this at last. Here it is from another perspective. I decided to put it in a...
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Do I need another project?
Oh, never mind. That's really a rhetorical question. Of course I don't need another project. Need has never had anything to do with it, according to conventional needleworker's wisdom. So to...
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Blog Hop: Stitching Goals
Do you set stitching goals for yourself and how do you plan them out? (Weekly, monthly, annually?) What are your current stitching goals (if you don’t mind sharing)? In addition to setting goals for...
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I have been stitching
A little. Not a lot. I have one finish, which I hope to put into a boxtop very soon. It's St. Margaret's Star, by StitchPlay Designs, the collaborative effort of Michael Boren and Carole Lake....
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