Warm Winter Stitches

Warm Winter Stitches from Primrose Cottage 

This was my second finish today.  I find I like to stitch Primrose patterns in between my large projects. I find them very relaxing, quick, and enjoyable to stitch and I always love the color palettes they pick.

This was a previous stitch from 2024.  I used all the materials from the Free Stitch Friday - Winter Wonderland stitch to do this one except I added Classic Color Works Cherry Cobbler for a touch of red.  I wish I had used the light blue for the "Warm Winter" text and the dark blue for "Stitches", but I still like it.

Winter Wonderland

 Winter Wonderland from Primrose Cottage Stitches

This was the Free Stitch Friday for January from Primrose Cottage.

I did purchase the kit with the fabric, floss, & finishing fabric.

Fabric:  28 ct. light ash grey lugana

Flosses:  

Cottage Garden Threads: Blue Heaven, Spruce, Water Wheel

DMC:  844, 3853 and 3865

I'm not sure how I'm going to fully finish this one yet.  It will look wonderful in my January snowman display.

Let it Snow!

 Let it Snow from Hands on Design

Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Country Mocha

Floss:  My own conversion of flosses.

I can't wait to FFO this one.  I will be finishing it as a round ornament with the "snow" banner.

The photo is a little dark.  The dark color is blue, not black.  The snow text is a blended dark and light blue. 

This is what it is supposed to look like:

FFO DAY: Botanical Bee

Botanical Bee from Hands on Design

Fabric:  32 ct. morning fog linen

Floss:  Suggested DMC conversion

Display: Bee Hive from Paisley's and Polka Dots

(Realized I painted my branch on the wrong side, so it looks a little different than is displayed on Paisley's and Polka Dots website.)

FFO DAY: Oh Christmas Three, A Whole Lot of Joy, A Little Bit of Joy

Some more FFO's from Hands on Design patterns

Oh Christmas Three

Fabric:  32 ct. Chalkboard linen

Floss:  Suggested DMC except for the blue text:  I used Weeks Dye Works Blue Jeans.

Trim:  Red, White, Silver cording from JoAnns.

Side View

A Whole Lot of Joy and a Little Bit of Joy

Used same fabric, flosses, and trim from the Oh Christmas Three project.

FFO DAY: Christmas Folk

 Christmas Folk from Hands on Design (that I got at the Jingle Ball 2024)

Fabric: 32ct Platinum Lugana
Floss - DMC: 367, 413, 436, 471, 598, 747, 839, 937, 3790, 3822, 3865
Pearl Cotton #12 – 642 
Rick Rack from my stash. Red w/gold metallic
Chantelles 141 Design Co: Folk Paddle

Loved stitching this one!

FFO DAY - AUTUMN

 Autumn Folk, Gather Pumpkins, Gather Together from Hands on Design

Fabric: 32ct Platinum Lugana
Floss - DMC: 367, 413, 436, 471, 598, 747, 839, 937, 3790, 3822, 3865
Pearl Cotton #12 – 642 
Rick Rack: Lady Dot Creates: Goldfish
Chantelles 141 Design Co: Folk Paddle
Michael's: 5 x 7 wood blank

FFO DAY - SUMMER

 Summer Folk, Gather Butterflies, Gather Memories from Hands On Design

Fabric: 32ct Platinum Lugana
Floss - DMC: 367, 413, 436, 471, 598, 747, 839, 937, 3790, 3822, 3865
Pearl Cotton #12 – 642 
Lady Dot Creates: 
Chantelles 141 Design Co: Folk Paddle & Perpetual Paddle (3)
Michael's: 5 x 7 wood blank

FFO DAY - WINTER

Winter Folk, Gather Pinecones, & Gather Moments

Fabric: 32ct Platinum Belfast Linen

DMC floss: 367, 413, 436, 471, 598, 747, 839, 937, 3790, 3822, 3865

Pearl Cotton #12 – 642 

Lady Dot Creates: Bird’s Nest Rick Rack

Chantelles 141 Design Co: Folk Paddle, Perpetual Paddles (3)

Michael's; 5 x 7 wood blank

Sayings of the Season: Winter

Sayings of the Season: Winter from Stitching with the Housewives

 Finished and FFO'd this one today.  Just in time for Snowman weather here in Central New York.

Hometown SAL page 13

 Still on track! 

 Finished page 13 of Teresa Kogut’s Hometown SAL.

A Week of Hands On Design!

Hands on Design: Gather Pinecones, Gather Moments, & Winter Folk 

I'm so excited!  I spent the last week starting and finishing the last seasonal stitches in 3 different series from Hands on Design and they stitched up in a hurry.  Almost one a day!  Winter Folk obviously took more than that.  Yes, I know there is an error in the Gather Pinecones round but I decided not to frog it this time.  I just loved stitching every single one of these designs in all 3 series.  I can't wait to see what Cathy Habermann comes up with next!

Fabric:  32 ct. linen, Platinum - (much lighter in person than the photo)

Floss:  DMC

Exceptions:  I used two strands of 3362 for the long stitched pine needles instead of just one. 

 These will be FFO'd on the paddles and boards I used for the 3 series. (FFO image to come).

Chatelaine Watergarden SAL 2025 - Part 1

 

Part One - Complete!

Fabric:  28 ct. linen, "Friendship" from Oak Crown Studios

Stitched with called for silks, flosses and beads from European CrossStitch Company.

I will stitch all cross stitches first, then do the specialty threads, and finally the beads.

So excited to stitch a larger Chatelaine.

January makes an appearance

 Here comes the snow here in Central New York!  

Time to get some of my January stitches out.

Chatelaine Watergarden SAL Starts Today!

 Started a new SAL today! I've been itching to start another Chatelaine, but didn't want to start a really big one.  When I saw this SAL posted on Instagram and Facebook, I decided to join.  It's open to everyone so if you want to join in, search for the Facebook group. 

Group name:  Chatelaine Wantergarden SAL 2025. (on Facebook)

Fabric:  28 ct. linen, Friendship from Oak Crown Studios (very slight mottled pale creamy yellow).

Floss:  I splurged and got all the called for flosses and beads including the silks from European Crossstitch Company.  Aren't they beautiful? 

I'll keep you posted on my progress.