Sunday Stitches

I am so excited because we are now starting Chapter 2 - Diagonal Stitches. While I usually don't use diagonal stitches for backgrounds, they have many great purposes which we will discuss as we work through this chapter.  Let's get started! Contrasting Open Byzantine, page 62 I am a big fan of Byzantine stitches.  It is easy to enlarge or shrink the stitches depending on the area you are stitching.  What I love about Mary's version is it leaves an open stitch between each diagonal row.  Skipped stitches always amaze me because it adds texture without any extra effort.  Instead...

It feels good to be back in the saddle.....and, so good to stitch this week's stitches!!!  Really happy I stitched all of these earlier in the week because last night I closed the car door on 3 of my fingers on my left hand, and yes, I am left handed!!  Nothing is broken, but suffice to say, I will not be stitching today!!  Enough about me, today we are wrapping up Chapter 1 Balanced Stitches.  Let's get started...... Triple Alternating Nobuko - page 58 I don't know about you, but the traditional Nobuko stitch is a hard one for me...

Hi everyone!!  We hope you have seen our big announcement.  We are moving to Dallas, Texas.  While we are in this transition period, we will still have online shopping, Satruday at the Shop and, of course, Sunday Stitches.  If I am honest, I love stitching for this blog, and as well all know....stitching calms the nerves!! So let's get to it!   Skinny Layered Leaves, page 54 This is truly a layered stitch which combines 2 different leaf stitches.  You may recall Mary and I spoke about this stitch on Instagram on June 12, 2022, check it out because Mary never...

Is it really September already????  I, for one, am really excited because this is my favorite time of the year.  Probably because it is the beginning of holiday decorating.  For the most part I don't like a lot of clutter, but this changes when it comes to holiday decorating...there can never be too much which also means there are lots of stitching opportunities!!  Two of our stitches this week remind me of one-sided feathers which plays into Fall with owls, turkeys and birds.  So fun! Parquet with Accents, page 50 Our first stitch was actually taught yesterday on Saturday at...

After taking an unexpected week off, I am back in the saddle and tackling more of Mary Legallet's Whimsical Stitches Volume 3.  Let's get to it! The first stitch is called Leaf Columns on page 40.  This stitch would be great on a Halloween/Fall/Thanksgiving canvas as well as a canvas with a bird.  I stitched the long stitches in a Pepper Pot and the leaves in an Overdyed Kreinik.  The contrast between the two threads has a great affect.  Here is a funny thing, the first pic was my first attempt at this stitch.  The long stitches were sttiched first,...