Smalls SAL - May

It's time again for the Smalls SAL hosted by Mary at Mary's Thread.  This is where we tell about all the small projects we stitched during the past month. Click the link to see what other stitchers have done this month.

Dashing through the Snow - Lucie Heaton (2018 JCS Ornament Issue)

Harvest Barn - Mill Hill

April Owl - Leslie Teare Free SAL on Facebook

Redwork Borders - Elizabeth's Needlework Designs (2018 JCS Ornament Issue)

May Owl - Leslie Teare Free SAL on Facebook

Wednesday Update - 5/29/2019

I can't believe that it's Wednesday again.  It' s been a rough week in many ways, but I did get some stitching done.  I also stitched on my three projects every day except for Friday, May 24th, because I went to the Angels' Game and left my scissors at home.  I did manage to stitch on Tinkerbell when I got home though.

Tinkerbell is my Monogamous Monthly stitch for May and although I'd hoped to get a lot more done, I at least have stitched for a few minutes each day in May.

As of 5/21/2019

As of 5/28/2019

I'm still working on my May Owl, but it hasn't received a lot of attention this week. Hopefully, I'll have a finish soon!

As of 5/21/2019

As of 5/28/2019

 

I also had a start and finish this week.  This is Harvest Barn from the Mill Hill Autumn Harvest Collection.  It's stitched as charted with the enclosed DMC floss on the enclosed perforated paper.  The only change I made is to use two strands of floss for the cross stitch instead of the three called for.  This will be made into a magnet and be displayed on my refrigerator.  It was stitched for my husband who is a John Deere fan.

Started: 5/23/2019   Finished: 5/28/2019

There are quite a few threads and beads left, so if anyone wants my leftovers, please let me know.  I'll wait a week and hold a drawing if necessary.

WIPacolypse - May

It's time for my WIPacolypse post for May.   I didn't realize it was so early this month, but I'm still on time, because I saw some of the other posts.  This is a SAL run by Measi at Measi's Musings where we try to finish all our WIPs by the end of the world.  I set myself several goals for the year and I'm using this SAL to keep track.  You can see what others are doing by clicking the link above.

I managed to stitch on three projects every day this month except Friday (5/24) when I went to the Angels' game and forgot my scissors.  

1) YOW - Again, I only worked on one project this month.

Tinkerbell - The Art of Disney

2) Finish squares for Kyleigh's quilt - I stitched one.

Unicorn - Cross Stitch Crazy #251

3a) Participate in Leslie Teare's 2019 Owl SAL - I finished April and am working on May.

April Owl - Leslie Teare

May Owl - Leslie Teare

3b) Participate in the Christmas Ornie SAL - Again, I didn't stitch one this month.

3c) Participate in the JCS Christmas SAL - I stitched ornaments for both April and May so I'm caught up on this SAL.

Dashing through the Snow - Lucie Heaton

Redwork Borders - Elizabeth's Needlework Designs

4) Continue to stitch for charity - Other than the owls which will be going to WOCS, I didn't do any charity stitching this month.

5) Stitch an undetermined number of Mill Hill kits, at least one being from the Christmas Village series.  I finally worked on a Mill Hill kit, my first this year. 

Harvest Barn

 6) Stitch on 69 projects this year as a SAL with Linda of Stitching with my Furbabies.  I stitched on five additional projects this month for a total of 33. The five are Tinkerbell, Dashing through the Snow, Harvest Barn, May Owl and Redwork Borders.  I also figured out a more accurate way of counting so I know this total is correct.  

7) Fully finish at least one project a month to participate in the Fully Finished SAL - I finished five items this month.

Dashing through the Snow

Pirate Finger Puppets

I'm also doing a Monogamous Monthly Stitch where I add at least one stitch a day to a single project for the month.  For the Month of May, I've chosen Tinkerbell and I've managed to add at least one stitch every day (most days, I added about 15 minutes worth).

As of 6/21/2018

As of 5/26/2019

Question of the Month: Where do you love to shop for stash?
I get most of my charts/kits from 123Stitch.com, but I get fabric and floss from Jo-Ann, Michael's and Hobby Lobby since I mostly use Aida and DMC.  I have a large selection of specialty fabric and floss so I shop for that in my stash.

Wednesday Update - 5/22/2019

Although I had less time for stitching this week, I made good use of the time I did have.  I stitched on three projects everyday, but two of the projects got more time than the third and I did manage to finish one of them last night.

This is Redwork Borders by Elizabeth's Needlework Designs in the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue and was stitched for the JCS Ornament SAL on Facebook.  It's stitched on my new favorite, gold dusted 14-count Aida with DMC Coloris Floss, 4518 instead of the called for red.

Started: 5/13/2019  Finished: 5/21/2019

I continued stitching on my Monogamous Monthly Stitch, which for May is Tinkerbell.  Again, I only took a picture of the current section.

As of 5/15/2019

As of 5/22/2019

And finally, I continued stitching on my May Owl.

As of 5/15/2019

As of 5/22/2019

Wednesday Update - 5/15/2019

I had a really good stitchy week this time and got quite a bit done on all of the projects I worked on.  I stitched on three projects each day which hasn't happened in quite a while. My mindset has changed  to I only have to do one stitch for it to count.  I've never done only one stitch though and usually managed to stitch for about a half hour to an hour on each project.  .

I had two finishes this week  My first finish was the April Owl from Leslie Teare's free Owl SAL on Facebook.  It's stitched on 14-count Lite Oatmeal Aida with the called for DMC.  The leaves were supposed to be striped, but it felt too busy to me, so I changed them to be solid colors using the green floss in the umbrella.  This will be sent to WOCS with the rest of the owls when completed.

Started: 4/18/2019  Finished: 5/9/2019

My second finish was Dashing through the Snow by Lucie Heaton in the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue. This is my April ornament for the JCS Ornament SAL on Facebook.  This isn't the chart chosen by the group, but I had trouble enlarging that chart so I chose this one as a wildcard instead.  It's stitched on 14-count gold dusted Aida as charted, except that I used all different colors.  It was charted to be all in red and white on a pale blue fabric.

Started: 5/7/2019  Finished: 5/12/2019

I continued stitching on my Monogamous Monthly chart, Tinkerbell from the Art of Disney. Since I didn't want to take it off the Q-Snaps just to take a picture, I'm only showing the current week's stitching instead of the whole project.  The color is truer in the second picture.

As of 5/87/2019

As of 5/15/2019

I also started two more projects that should, hopefully be finished next week.   After finishing my April Owl, I immediately started on the May Owl.  I really like this one.

May Owl - Leslie Teare

And immediately after finishing Dashing through the Snow, I started my May ornament for  the JCS Ornament SAL  This is Red Borders by Elizabeth's Needlework Designs from the 2018 JCS Ornament Issue.  It's being stitched on 14-count gold dusted Aida with DMC 4518.

Gifted Gorgeousness - May

 Gifted Gorgeousness is a SAL managed by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching where we post projects that either utilize gifted materials (charts/fabric/floss) or are gifts for someone else.  You can click on the link above to see Jo's link up post.

I have four projects that qualify as gifts this month, all being gifts for someone else.

The first two are projects I stitched for the charity quilt group, Q4OC (Quilts for Older Children and Adults).

Angelic Doodle

Jack Russell Terrier

The third project is for the charity quilt group, WOCS (World of Charity Stitching).

April Owl

 The final project was stitched for my granddaughter's quilt of favorite things.

Unicorn

I also won the prize for participating in the April Fun event at Q4OC.  You had to post whether you preferred sunrise or sunset and why.  I chose sunset, because I love the way things look just before it gets dark.  The prize was five 13 x 13" squares of white Aida, zigzagged and pre-centered as well as a pack of 3x5" floss bags.   The squares will be used for future projects for Q4OC.  

I still haven't spent my gift certificate from Rachel (Ten Hour Stitcher), but I saw some new Mill Hill charts that need to be added to my stash so once they reach 123Stitch, it will be spent.  I also need to buy some fabric and needles, but I wanted to use the gift certificate on something more special.

Fully Finished Gallery - May

This SAL was created by Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher  to encourage us to fully finish our projects that have been waiting patiently in boxes, drawers or bags. Click the link to find out more about it or to see what others have accomplished.

I went through one of my drawers to see what could be easily finished and came up with a set of Pirate Puppets.  They were stitched many years ago and came from the Crazy Kids section of an old Cross Stitch Crazy magazine.  Unfortunately, I don't know which issue.  I think they were supposed to be finger puppets backed with felt, but I had another set that I'd finished this way so I decided to do the same thing.  I attached a Popsicle stick and felt to the back and then cut around the design which was stitched on plastic canvas.

 

I also pulled out a few other projects to be finished as ornaments and I've come up with the finishing method for the Anemone project.

Wednesday Update - 5/8/2019

This has been a good stitchy week for a change.  I worked on four projects, three of them WIPs and had one finish, again stitching every day.

My finish is another square for Kyleigh's quilt.  This time I stitched a Unicorn from Cross Stitch Crazy #251.  It's the monthly Quickie and I think it's designed by Lucie Heaton, but I'm not sure about that.  It's stitched on 14-count white Aida as charted with the called for DMC.

My Monogamous Monthly Stitch for May is Tinkerbell Spring Blossoms from the Art of Disney.  he colors are more accurate in the first picture.

As of 6/21/2018

As of 5/8/2019

I also continued stitching on my April Owl, the free Facebook SAL by Leslie Teare.

As of 4/30/2019

As of 5/8/2019

Last night I started my April ornament for the JCS Ornament SAL.  I'm doing a wildcard again; this time it's Dashing through the Snow by Lucie Heaton.  I didn't get much done last night because I discovered that I have two different die lots of DMC816.  I'll have to do some frogging before I start working on it tonight.