Friday, October 20, 2023

Once Upon A Fairytale - Heaven And Earth Designs - My Progress

Progress on Once Upon A Fairytale - Heaven And Earth Designs - Aimee Stewart is Artist - Designer is Michele Sayetta - Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Once Upon A Fairytale

Heaven And Earth Designs

Artist - Aimee Stewart

Designer - Michele Sayetta 

25 Count Bone Lugana

1 x 1 Full Cross

This is my progress on my Full Coverage Heaven And Earth Designs Project.  I just have two more rows to do down at the bottom and than Page One will be completely finished.  

This is my Focus Piece for Heaven And Earth Designs - I just love this - if you look closely you can see the Owl's Head to the right of the picture.  I cannot wait til I finish him.  He is so darn cute and so adorable.  

I only do one 10 x 10 block from start to finish before I go to the next Block.  This is how I do all of my Full Coverage Projects.  This way I do not mess up and I do not get lost to where I am at.  There is tons of Confetti Stitching done for Page One.  

That is all for now...

God Bless You
Love & Prayers
Linda K, Buttercup 

Progress on ABC des Maisons by Jardin Prive

Progress on ABC's des Maisons by Jardin Prive - Tuesday, October 17, 2023

ABC des Maisons
Jardin Prive

14 Count White Aida 

I started this earlier this year because I wanted to start something new so I started this.  Since this photo was taken I washed my fabric to get it a little bit more softer and it did become more soft after I washed it with Plain cool water.  I took it out of the Q Snap and I have it now in a hoop.  

I prefer using Embroidery Hoops more so instead of Q Snaps.  Due to my weak hands and fingers it is so much easier for me to use a Hoop.  Plus I can hold it closer to me as well by using a Hoop.  I am a Hoop Stitchy kinda girl.  

Thank you all so very much for all of your lovely comments.  I really appreciate them very much.

That is all for now....

God Bless You
Love & Prayers
Linda K, Buttercup 

Progress on Alphabet Soup

Progress on Alphabet Soup - The Design Connection - Monday, October 16, 2023

Alphabet Soup
The Design Connection

28 Count Ivory Jobelan
2 x 2 Full Cross
Quarter Stitches
Back Stitching

I almost have the left side of this completely finished.  I have the handle to stitch yet and finish up the Yellow on the side and than do the Blue Squares on the same side as well.  

I have a whole lot more to do on this yet and my plan for this is to get this completely finished by the end of this year.  I would love to get this framed and give this to a dear close friend of mine who just loves all kinds of Soups and who eats a bowl of Soup every single day either for lunch or for her supper.  We are really close and we do our shopping trips together and we love to go to Wendy's to eat our lunch when we are out shopping.  

I love this but this is my third most difficult project that I have worked on since 1980.  

That is all for now....

God Bless You 
Love & Prayers
Linda K, Buttercup 

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Happy Fall

 Hello Stitching Friends

Well in my corner of the world we are now in Fall Season - the Leaves are starting to turn into their beautiful colors.  The Leaves are starting to fall.  The Grass does not need mowing as much.  It has been two weeks since I have had my grass mowed.  This Coming Monday I will have my grass mowed.  It sort of needs it.  I have somebody mow it for me.  

This Weekend in my town we are having the Big Town Wide Event this entire weekend.  It is called Falloween Fest.  It is at the high school where I graduated from so long ago.  We have the Big Parade which is the Kick Off for the Falloween Fest and the best part is that it goes right past my house.  I do not have to leave to see the parade.  Two of my cousins were in the Parade and my Church was in the Parade last night.  It was so great to see all of my friends and my cousins and my church in the Parade.  I got a New Hat- tons of Candy thrown right at me - a Free Hot Dog - all from the Parade.  I love it.  The Parade was last night - Friday Night.  

I really enjoyed the Parade last night - I love seeing the real old cars in the Parade with their Music Playing.  There is a couple in my town that has this really neat car and it is identical to the Bat Mobile that was in the Batman - Robin TV Show.  This Car is identical to that.  I love seeing this Car.  It is so neat looking and I always call it the Bat Mobile every time I see this car.  The couple only drives it during the summer months but not very often though and it is in the Parade every year.  It is so cool looking.  

I was going to go get me a Elephant Ear today since that is the only thing that I get during the Falloween Fest but they are over $10.00 now to get one so I decided not to get one.  I know its only once a year but I just want a Peaceful Quiet Day and Evening and not be around a whole bunch of people.  I love staying home with Buttercup and spending the day with him and be very lazy today.  All of the Events are at the high school so that is about 6 blocks away from my house.  My Street was full of people last night due to the Parade.  The Falloween Fest is from Friday Night to Sunday early evening.  It ends at 6 p.m. on Sunday Evening.  Usually Saturday is when everybody goes to the Falloween Fest.  That is the only full day that we have for the Falloween Fest.  It goes from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. 

I have 6 Books checked out from my County Library but I would have to spend all of my time reading my Library Books and I would not get nothing else done.  So I have decided to just read my own books from my own shelves.  This way I can take my time in reading my Books and still do what I need to get done and to have some stitching time as well.  I Pre Order The Iron Flame which is the Sequel to Fourth Wing.  I have Fourth Wing on my Kindle but I would love to get the Physical Book as well which I will be getting next month - October.  I love reading Fantasy and Cozy Mysteries and Children's Books.  I am currently reading Knits, Knots, and Knives by Emmie Caldwell.  I am almost done with this Book.  It is a Cozy Mystery and its my own book.  I will be taking my Library Books back to the Library probably sometime tomorrow afternoon.  As much as I love going to the Library I just need to take my time in reading my Books and not have to worry about trying to get them read by a certain date.  I know I can renew them but its not the same.  I dearly love my County Library - the Staff is fantastic - we have the Self Check Out Computerized System - we have the Self  Automatic Computerized Return Slot for all of your Return Items and you get a Receipt if you chose to get one.  This is why I love my County Library.  Also too - my High School English Teacher works at the County Library and I get to see her every time I go there.  

This is all for now...

Take Care & Happy Stitching

God Bless You

Love & Prayers

Linda K, Buttercup 


Alphabet Soup Progress

Progress on Alphabet Soup - The Design Connection - Thursday, September 28, 2023

Alphabet Soup 
The Design Connection 

28 Count Ivory Jobelan
2 x 2 Full Cross
Quarter Stitches

This is my Non Full Coverage Project that I am stitching on.  This is my oldest WIP that I have to my name.  I started this on December 20, 2018.  It has taken me this long to get the Big Flower Section to where it is now.  Oh my gosh the Quarter Stitches in this Flower Section is a lot.  I finished another Column in the Big Flower Section - I am finally to my very last Column in the Big Flower Section.  The last Column is not that hard.  Its easier than the rest of it was.  

I still have tons of stitching to do on this whole project - I have the Tea Pot to finish on both sides and the bottom of it.  I have all of the Wording to do yet.  I have the Lace Work to do yet which is up at the top above the Tea Pot.  I have the Borders to do all the way around it.  The Big Flower Section is the hardest section out of this whole project to do and that is why I am doing this first and than I will do the rest which is the easiest to do.  I have learn throughout my Stitching Life that if you do the hard sections first on your Non Full Coverage Projects than the rest of it is easier to do and you will have the hardest section out of the way as well too.  

This is going to be so pretty.  This is my 3rd Most Complicated Project that I have done since 1980.  Once in a while I love to Challenge myself and this is my 3rd Challenge Piece that I am working on.  I am hoping to have this completely finished by the end of this year.  

Thank you all so very much for all of your comments...I love reading them.  

Thank you for looking :)

Take Care & Happy Stitching

Love & Prayers
God Bless You
Linda K, Buttercup 









Once Upon A Fairytale Progress

Progress on Once Upon A Fairytale - HAED - Aimee Stewart - Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Once Upon A Fairytale 
Heaven And Earth Designs
Artist is Aimee Stewart
Designer is Michele Sayetta of Heaven And Earth Designs

25 Count Bone Lugana 
1 x 1 Full Cross

This is my progress so far on Once Upon a Fairytale - As you can see I do my own gridding with the Red Sulky Metallic Threads.  I love stitching on this - there is tons of Confetti Stitching in this project but it is so well worth it though.  This is my Focus Piece for the time being.  I do love Heaven And Earth Charts...they are so pretty and the details in these Charts are so amazing beautiful. I have quite a few Charts that are not stitch yet - I am a Collector Of Charts...haha!  I have learn that if you do not buy the chart that you want and you want to buy it later...its not always there....due to the Artist retiring or has passed away.  I have tons of Charts on my Wish List on their Website.  I am trying really hard to stick with one Heaven And Earth Design Project from Start to Finish.  I love stitching on 25 Count 1 x 1.  That is my go to fabric for my Full Coverage Projects.  

Someday I would love to start a Super Size Chart and stitch it.  Finding the fabric for Super Size is not that easy.  I love my 25 Count Lugana.  

This is all for now

Thank you for looking :)

Take care & Happy Stitching

God Bless You
Love & Prayers
Linda K, Buttercup  

Friday, September 15, 2023

Spring In The Garden Progress

Spring In The Garden by Donna Vermillion Giampa - Progress as of Friday, September 15, 2023

Spring In The Garden 

Artist is Donna Vermillion Giampa 

Leisure Arts


This is my progress so far on this.  The Quilt is Finished...Part of the Swing is done. I love this.  This is so pretty but it is not a easy project to stitch.  It takes lots of Concentration.  I am trying to finish up with the Swing.  Than there is flowers to do and a Watering Can and a kitty kat to stitch yet.  

Thank you for all of your lovely comments on my previous posts.  I really appreciate them so very much.  I love reading your Comments.  

The weather has finally cooled down and I am so glad of this too.  I love my Cooler Weather.  

Take Care & Happy Stitching
God Bless You
Love & Prayers
Linda K, Buttercup