happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July to all of my American followers! I hope you have a great day with good food, family and friends.

I finished another of the PS Halloween designs the other day:


And started another one:



(Sorry for the blurry pics - I need to find the good camera - the iPhone cam just isn't cutting it!)

I should be stitching on one of the many patriotic designs I have, but find myself going back to these Halloween ones lately. I think it's the size. It has been SO hot lately that the thought of having to hold much more fabric just doesn't sound appealing right now. We have been having record heat around here lately, which has not been fun. Luckily I have many, many small projects to get me through the summer!

Does anyone else find they tend to gravitate towards the smaller projects in the summer too?

Stay cool and happy stitching!

annual christmas in july sale!!

It's here - our biggest sale of the year! ALL items in the shop are 25% off through the month of July. Stock up now on a variety of charts and ornament fabric cuts!

www.stitchesandstash.com

Look at these great new Mill Hill kits added to the shop:


Mill Hill - Christmas Jewels - Golden Tannenbaum kit


Mill Hill - Christmas Jewels - Sapphire Snow kit


Mill Hill - Christmas Jewels - Ruby Forest


Mill Hill - Christmas Jewels - Garnet Spiral


Mill Hill - Christmas Jewels - Emerald Wreath


Mill Hill - Christmas Jewels - Diamond Holiday

On sale now for only $4.46 each! I love these - I may just have to make them for our tree this year!

Also, be sure tho check out the clearance section - all items are 25% off as well. Stop on by and check it out!

harvest moon

I forgot to post my finish from the other night!


This is from the Prairie Schooler Boo to You leaflet and stitched on 32ct lambswool. I started the next one, but don't have much progress to show yet. Hoping to get a little stitching in today, but we will see how the day goes!

the moon...

More progress on Harvest Moon. I forgot how fun these little projects were. Maybe they will actually be done in time for Halloween! I just need to fill in the night sky, then it's on to the next one.


I had planned on starting a few summer or patriotic projects, but I seem to be drawn more towards the Fall/Halloween and Christmas ones lately. I still may try to fit some summery stuff in since it is fun stitching for the season as well. I also reorganized our office and went through some of my stash and found several more projects that I forgot I had and now are on the to do soon list. Crazy how that happens... I also decided that some of the kits and charts I have will probably never be done, so I'll probably be listing some stuff for sale. Realistically I could be a stash-only stitcher, but who can really resist all of the new designs that come out all of the time?

a little bit of fall...

I was in the mood to stitch something with fall or Halloween colors (maybe to counteract the 100 degree heat??) so I got Harvest Moon out and was able to get in a few stitches:


Just a quick post for now - the laundry calls!

it's done!

Little House Needleworks - Pear - Stitched on a 28ct Lambswool Linen Ornament Cut.

I'm not sure why I couldn't get a clear picture of this one!

This was a fun stitch, though the flowers and bees gave me a bit of a problem. I have no idea why though... What to stitch next? I'd like to start CCN's Red White & Bloom or LK's Summer Alphabet, but I haven't kitted either one up yet. Maybe this weekend I can get that done. Is anyone else stitching either of these?

are you tired of the pear yet?

But next time you see it, it will be DONE!

Happy Friday all!