Sunday Stitches

I am so excited about this week because we are stitching almost everything except the kitchen sink!!  I just love Mary's humor!!  In Volume 2, she also does 3 variations of the kitchen sink.  They all the same base stitch which is kinda circular (always reminds me of stars, but I don't think anyone else calls them this except me), and the middle stitches vary with each version.  The base stitch in Volume 3 was kinda confusing for me.  It's not a hard stitch, but my brain is trained to do a mosaic type stitch where the stitch has a large-small-large-small...

Can you believe it is August?????  School will be starting soon and then we will be entering Pumpkin Spice Season aka "bring out the holiday decorations"!!!  I just love this time of year, and I am thrilled it is almost here.  This week's stitches are great for Fall and Christmas canvases, so let's get to it! The first stitch is called Flower Columns Variation on page 31 of Whimsical Stitches Volume 3 by Mary Legallet.  The flowers in this stitch also remind me of Snowflakes.  This stitch is a great background for ornaments which don't have a painted background.  I...

Can you believe this is the last day of July???  We are in prime stitching season down South because it is so HOT outside....we now begin the 6 week countdown to the middle of September when hopefully the weather will begin to cool off.  Enough of the weather report, let's talk stitches!!  This week I had fun stitching the samples as these stitches were completely different from anything I have ever stitched in the past.   The first stitch is called Double Diamonds with Upright Crosses.  It is very similar to the last stitch from last week.  It is another trellis...

I can hardly believe it has been one month since the blog started.....I kinda feel like I am hitting my stride and LOVING every minute of it!!  This week we are still in Chapter 1 and begin with Connected Hexagon Pairs on page 21.  This is a very open stitch which would make a great background.  Think stockings, large pillows and beautifully painted areas.  This is a fast stitch which is another great benefit.  I think it is begging to be stitched with a silk either solid color or overdyed. The second stitch is Diamond Leaves on page 22.  Boy...

Welcome back to Week 3 of Sunday Stitches Blog.  I hope everyone is enjoying this as much as I am....it never ceases to amaze me how differently a stitch can look stitched compared to the graph!! This week we are still in Chapter 1, Balanced Stitches, of Whimsical Stitches Volume 3, by Mary Legallet.  We are starting on page 16 with a stitch called Alternating Offset Mosaic.  Mary warns us that the stitch is "decptively difficult", and I 100% agree!!  She recommends we stitch in columns which I did, and once I did a few columns, I was off to...