Many years ago, when I was a student at UT Austin and we had to call in (on phones, no less) to do our registration, the kindly Texan automated voice we called “Tex” would always wish us “g...
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What a productive year this was for me! I thought I'd run through all the things I tried and learned this year, stitching and otherwise! January Kit: I began my first Septemberhouse calendar- Cor...
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This project is one from the archives - let's travel way, way back to October 2017 - I had just been happily married and was busy working at a project that ultimately didn't see the light of day....
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Well, here we are at Christmas Day, and at the end of our countdown through my ornament finishes from 2018 with Lord-a-leaping! What a fun journey this was, not just with the ornaments, but to ex...
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I had so much fun with my Lady Dancing ornament - finally nearing the end of my year of ornaments, I had found the colors and threads I loved most, gotten more comfortable with 3d elements, and e...
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I had a lot of fun incorporating some sparkly Etoile threads, and his jaunty feather cap is just adorable! All these patterns are available in the Mmmcrafts Etsy store - this is Piper Piping. Her...
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Another fun stitch - I made a few changes to the pattern, one was unintentional - his head was bigger than the one called for. I think it turned out fine, although I had to stitch his hat a bit b...
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Stitching this lovely Noel Pattern is how I will close out my year of Projects a Month! Slow Evenings is the Etsy shop of Miriam Polak who you might know from Instagram as @slow_evenings_embroide...
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This was another fun stitch - I wasn't 100% happy with my colors, but it was a lot of fun to put together. One thing I loved about these ornaments was how they helped me overcome a bit of fear ab...
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I adored my swan ornament - one of the first finishes that I was perfectly happy with! I especially liked the two-tone water I did, instead of stitching a waterline. All these patterns are availa...
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I've finished my lovely Jenny Blair Owl kit in record time! When I last left you, I was about to stitch the final full moon in padded satin stitch... Here's how I began, scattering seed stitch ac...
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Here is Goose a Laying - although I wasn't super happy about my color choices - I finished these in the midst of my first weeks of chemotherapy - and the strongest rounds, at that! So, another fr...
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Well, my year of stitching one project a month is almost over, and I admit, if I only had more time, THIS Christmas Beetle Kit would have been my December project! Isn't it lovely? I know some pe...
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Here is the Golden Ring - I loved the 3d elements of this design - it was such fun to put together! All these patterns are available in the Mmmcrafts Etsy store - this is Gold Ring. Here's a link...
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Here is Colly Bird - I never liked my finished stitching on this one very much, and my photos didn't help either. But still it was progress, so I'll cut myself some slack on this one. :) All thes...
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Here is the French Hen - and this was where I began to love my ornaments - I learned something new on each one, all the while trying to keep them all in the same vivid, fun color family. All thes...
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Here is the Turtle Dove - one of my least favorite that I stitched - but I was still learning and progressing. :) All these patterns are available in the Mmmcrafts Etsy store - this is Turtle Dov...
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Hi all! I thought it would be fun to do a Countdown to Christmas day, using the 12 Days of Christmas ornaments I stitched up last year! All these patterns are available in the Mmmcrafts Etsy stor...
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My little Jenny Blair Owl Kit is coming along so well! This is indeed a quicker stitch than my last project, and I'm enjoying the increased pace. As I mentioned last time, I'm stitching this a bi...
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I've had my eye on this Jenny Blair Owl Kit ever since I first saw it on Jenny's Instagram account - it is just lovely! I am quite behind on my monthly projects - this should have been October's ...
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And I'm finished with the Gimena Romero final project! Believe me, there were times I never thought this days would come - it was very slow going for me at 2 months, but the result was very satis...
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Well, I am finally making headway with my Gimena Romero stem stitch class! As I mentioned in my previous post, this is a Domestika online class in Spanish (English subtitles are available). It wa...
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Folks, I apologize for my lateness this month, but I am excited to report that I am finally stitching on this month's Project a Month! This month, I am stitching along with the Domestika class by...
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Hello friends, my hands have been busy this month, just not necessarily with embroidery. Earlier this month I happened upon weaving when trying to come up with a craft for teens when helping my s...
Tamar's artwork and embroidery patterns are so charming - like this Cats and Houseplants Embroidery Kit. I've featured Tamar numerous times on Feeling Stitchy - because her work just has a unique...
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