My New Start for this month - October 2025 - Summer Story - Pickle-Barrel Designs

Summer Story 

 Pickle-Barrel Designs

18 Count Sand Aida by Zweigart 

2 x 1 Full Cross 

This is my New Start for this Month - October 2025 - I try to start a new project once a month.  I just love this Chart.  The only thing I don't like about Pickle Barrel Designs Charts is that some of the Symbol is hard to read.  Thank Goodness it is a small designs.  I am able to read the symbols despite being hard to actually see the symbols.  I do the Hard To Read Symbols first.  Than I will do the rest of it after that.  

I am beginning to use Floss Tags - Floss Drops for all of my Projects.  Now with this in mind - I only cut a 6 strand and put it on the Floss Tag - I do that with each color that I use.  I do not put a full Skein of Thread on the Floss Tag.  To me that is a waste of thread.  This way I can keep my Master Set and still be able to work on all of my projects that I want to work on.  All I need is to buy the Fabric and that is it.  I use DMC - I have been using DMC since I was 13 years old.  I have a IPAD and next month I am going to subscribe to Mark Up R XP.  I had it once before.  I do love using it and it is so much easier to see the Symbols.  I will always keep a paper working copy near me as well just in case.  

It has been cold here in Northern Indiana during the day time and at night as well.  On Saturday and Sunday we are suppose to have Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding along with it and very high winds.  I won't be going anywhere this weekend.  

It is 1:38 a.m. on this Friday.  What can I say.  I am a Night Owl...Ha!  

I already have my New Start planned out for next month.  I have the threads for it - Only 5 Colors for this Pattern.  I just need to buy the Orange Fabric for it - 28 Count Orange Fabric by Fiber On A Whim.  I forget the color name of the Fabric.  I will be posting a picture of my New Start when I start it.  

This is all for now....

Take Care & Happy Stitching

God Bless You All 

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup 

HAED 2025 SAL - Jelly World by L & L Designs - Progress

Jelly World 

Heaven And Earth Designs 2025 SAL 

Artist is L & L Designs 

Designer is Michele Sayetta of Heaven And Earth Designs 

14 Count White Aida by Zweigart 

2 x 1 Full Cross

DMC Threads

I just love this - I decided to join in on the Heaven And Earth Designs Stitch A Long for this year which is Closed.  I have to do the full 6 Pages if I want to receive the other SAL charts and two that I can pick out from the Website. I don't know if I am going to make it or not.  I am not too concern about it.  This SAL goes from January - December 31st.  Page One is completely Finished - Page Two is almost done.  I have two columns left to do on Page two and than I can go to Page three.  

I like to work on other Projects as well.  I don't like to just keep stitching on this one.  I have a non full coverage one that I am stitching on and than I have another full coverage one that I am doing as well.  

Sorry I haven't been on here but my one brother got put into the local Nursing Home and I have been going to see him at least once a week if not more.  I have also been doing yard work as well.  So between going to see my brother that is in the Nursing Home and doing yard work I don't have much time to do much of anything else.  

Thank you for all of your Comments.  I really appreciate them very much and they always make my day.  

That is all for now.

God Bless You All

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup  

New Evening Project - Spring Showers - Iamginating - Designer is Ursula Michael

Spring Showers 

Imaginating

Designer - Ursula Michael

Stitching this on 28 Count White Lugana

2 x 2 Full Cross

One Strand for Back Stitching

This is my new Evening Stitch that I do just in the evenings.  This is my easy enjoyable fun piece to stitch.  I dearly love this.  I am almost at my half way point with the Umbrella.  

Thank you for looking :)

God Bless You

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup

ABC des Maisons Finished

ABC des Maisons

Jardin Prive

Started on Thursday, June 29, 2023

Finished on Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Stitched this on 28 Count Antique White Cashel Linen

2 x 2 Full Cross

One Strand for Back Stitching

I love how this turn out.  It is so pretty.  This was my Evening Easy Project to work on until I finished it.  I just love this.  A Good Close Dear Family Friend is going to receive this.  She is paying me for this.  Someday I will stitch this again for myself and have it hanging up in my Living Room.  

Thank you for looking 

God Bless You

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup

Front Porch View

My Front Porch View - Our Happy Place - this is where Me and Buttercup spend our Mornings - we drink Hot Tea - Have Toast with Grape Concord Jelly on it - and we read our Bible together.  

The Windows are very wide and tall and they open up.  Love My Front Porch and so does Buttercup.  

God Bless You

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup 

Buttercup guarding my Front Screen Door

Buttercup - My 8 Year Old Child - Guarding my Front Screen Door - He is being such a wonderful Kitty Guard.  Good for you Buttercup.  I am so very proud of you.  You get Extra Treats today.  

He loves spending time on HIS Front Porch.  He would stay out on the Front Porch all day and all night if he had it his way.  I love my Front Porch too.  Nice Big Wide Windows that opens up.  I just wish the Flooring was finished up.  One of these days it will be. 

Thank You all for all of your lovely sweet comments.  I appreciate them very much.

God Bless You

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup 

ABC des Maisons Progress

ABC des Maisons

Jardin Prive

28 Count Antique White Cashel Linen

2 x 2 Full Cross

One Strand for Back Stitching

This is my progress on the ABC's des Maisons.  I am on the Home Stretched of this now.  I just have the Letters XYZ to do and than this project will be finished.

A Good Close Dear Friend of mine is buying this from me - Her and her Mother and her Sister lived in my town while I was growing up.  I got all of her Mother's Stitching Stuff after her Mom passed away including some Beautiful Round Metal Tins that she always kept her Sewing stuff in. She did Counted Cross Stitch as well.  She would take the Empty Sewing Thread Spools and she would wrap her DMC Threads around those empty Thread Spools.  What A Clever Idea.  My friend use to be a School Teacher and she taught ABC to her class.  I miss her Mom so much.  We were all great friends.  Her daughter is the one that is buying this project from me.  We are still close to one another.  

It has been very extremely Hot Humid out where I live.  We have been getting storms a lot lately.  We are suppose to be getting some this afternoon. We shall see.  

I have been staying in for the most part out of the Hot Weather.  It got clear up to 105 Degrees F the other day.  That was way too hot.  

That is all for now...

God Bless You

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup