Stitching Update

I have been slowly stitching my way through a few projects. I have quite a few going at one time. I have to be honest stitching multiple projects is not that good for  person who can get distracted and finish nothing.

To help me with my easily distracted self, I have made one a primary focus.

My books of the Bible sampler is that project.

This is actually a pretty large sampler, and I do plan to have it framed for the farmhouse. It only has three colors and of course I had to wait until an order of thread arrived via mail to work on it the other day. 

That makes a good argument to having something else to work on while you wait. 

I simply have no luck even purchasing thread around town locally.

You may remember I didn't finish my cardinals in time for Christmas, so I have plenty of time to do them, but they are still a project that I very much want to finish. 

They have honestly not been the easiest to cross stitch. Lots of various shades of green have been a little harder on older eyes. I really have to work on this during the day to be mistake free. I really need to think about a new style of lamp over my work chair.

I do not plan to frame this stitching piece. I have my finishing idea all ready when I finally get to that point. Since it will only be out at Christmas I feel good about doing something other than a frame.

While waiting for my order to come in the other day, I started this piece that my friend Arlene at Nanaland gave me. I will complete this one for the summer! I have a finishing idea in mind for it as well. I am doing this one on Aida cloth and it will easy peasy. Love Aida cloth.

My other project that I am going to be working on really hard as soon as I finish the Bible sampler is this Loose Feathers sampler. I did the bluebird one for the farmhouse and my original intention was for them to go in the "gathering room" in the farmhouse, but after it was completed, it was a perfect fit for the bedroom.

No worries, I already have a plan for that too. I am simply itching to start this one. Motivation to get the books of the Bible sampler finished.

As you can see below, the partner piece was just perfect on this shelf.

Now, all my stitching friends who I follow on blogs and Instagram are killing me with their cute project bags. I would have to stop and make my own since I definitely can do that, but I have sewing projects lined up as well.

I need "hours" friends. Serious hours.

I am not going to make project bags. I have simply pulled out so many teacher totes or totes you get as gifts and lined up my projects in those. I simply grab one at a time to work on in the living room. Keeps the clutter down. 

I do have one that I didn't mention that I only work on in the sewing room. I had to let it go simply due to the size and amount of time it will take me to complete it, but I do work on it every now and then. It is a heron that is the most difficult project I have ever stitched. I have to give myself freedom from it, so that I can love stitching.

In other news, I finished Brush of Wings last night. So good.

And Lemony, the Golden is 8 today.

Celebrating a birthday today,

Sandy