Month: July 2021

Cross Stitch Camp: July

Finished My Needle and Thread by Waxing Moon Designs. I gave her a smile, a pony tail and pink shoe laces 😆. I stitched it on 28ct mushroom evenweave. 

Next month I will continue #crossstitchcamp using 3 things I’ve never used before: silk gauze, 40 count and silk thread. This is Silk Rose Brooch on 40ct silk gauze using silk threads by Kreinik designed by Cherie Marie Leck @coloradocrossstitcher

Finish: A year of Celebration – July

Project: A year of Celebration – July

Designer: Hands On Designs

Fabric: 25 ct Evenweave by DMC in Ecru

Floss: DMC (844, 517, 321, 3865, 729)

Started: 06/01/2021

Finished: 06/04/2021

Finish: Picnic Ants Coasters by Sharon Pope

Project: Picnic Ants Coasters 

Designer: Sharon Pope for Just Cross Stitch Magazine (August 2015)

Fabric: 14 ct white Aida

Floss: DMC (351, 321, 310, blanc)

Started: 06/10/2017

Finished: 06/13/2021

I know, I should’ve finished this way before but I got lazy stitching a lot of the same thing. I love this project but I’m definitely glad I’m done with it. I got acrylic coasters and stuck them in there. It’s not perfect but they look cute to me.

End of the Month Update and July’s Plan

 

June was a good month. In summary, I had 3 finishes:

June Sampler of the Month

Picnic Ants Coasters

A Year of Celebrations – July
But then, I started “Hello Summer” by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. However, it’s a small project so it should be a finish soon. I also joined the Mill Hill Monday wagon and started Winged Monarch on the 7th. I have no hurry in finishing this one so every Monday I will put in a few stitches on it.
JULY’S PLANS
I couldn’t make up my mind about doing Joan Elliott July or Jolly July. So I’m doing both. The good thing is that I only have 2 Joan Elliott’s projects: Air Goddess and 12 Days of Christmas. I will put in a good hour on both of them. The not so good thing is that I have A LOT of new starts this month because I want to do a Christmas ornament from 2013 to 2020. So I chosen the designs out of the Just Cross Stitch magazine Christmas ornaments edition. I already had one finished for the year 2014 so I’ll just need to do the rest. I have a good reason for this but I’ll explain later. So, these are my new starts this month:
Ornaments:
Other new starts:
  • Stargazer by Mirabilia
  • Year of Celebrations – August
  • Snowman and Friends by Dimensions
  • Kringles by Little House Needleworks
  • Christmas Tree by Mirabilia

So, yes… A lot going on in July. But, I’m okay with it. I will be having some finishes as well. First, I’m planning to finish every ornament I start in July plus the Year of Celebration – August. I will be stitching each piece for 4 days. If I have a new start, I will do about 100 stitches and and stich for about 1 hour on Air Goddess. Then focus on the ornaments.