Question of the Month: Do you belong to any stitching groups or guilds (either in person or virtual)? If so, tell us about them.
I belong to Hoosier Stitchers on line and they have monthly meet ups but they are too far from my home to attend. I also belong to Facebook groups - Full Coverage Fanatics and Magazine Monthly Challenge. I participate in different stitching challenges in both groups. Of course I also participate in WIPocalypse. I have been participating since 2012.
Here is what I worked on this month:
Crane Paradise. I added 590 more stitches. I have now taken it off the scroll rods so I can stitch on the bottom. I will go back to using my hoop. I want to really work on this one alot in the remaining months of 2024 to hopefully get it finished.
HC Anderson Fairy Tale SAL. I finished the August installment - the Emperors New Clothes.
Hedge Hog Kit. Working on the greenery. I enjoy working on this one. I just worry I will run out of the acrylic threads.
Joy Seasonal Heart. I left off the word border and finished this one on 8/9/24
Folk Reindeer. I think I have all of the reindeer stitched. I just need to do the border and backstitching.
Butterfly Fairy Night. More stitches added. I will have to fudge the arm as I got off on the lower butterfly wing. Now I am on track and doing ok stitching on the evenweave I just have to make alot of adjustments to make up for prior stitching issues.
Spent some time on Autumn Sampler.
Bright Owl Quintet. This is Owl #7. I started it on 8/13/24. I stitch one of these every time a new great niece or nephew is added to the family. I attended my first gender reveal party this month and I will have a new great nephew in December. I also found out that another great niece or nephew is due in April of 2025. So once I finish this one I will start on the next one.
Unplug and Go Outside. I am almost done with page one.
Gnomes. I worked on this one 3 times this month.
Jolly Snowman by Joan Elliott. Added 203 stitches
Funky Cats. Lots of block stitching in this one. 321 stitches added.
Homestead Harvest. I worked on this one for 2 days. I am thinking about just doing the farmhouse panel and leaving off the bottom quilts etc. I was drawn to this one because the farmhouse reminds me of my grandparents farmhouse.
QS Magic Island I am working on page 2. I hope to put this one on the scroll rods in 2025 once I finish Dandelion Fairy Kingdom.
Dandelion Fairy Kingdom I made good progress on page 24 my last full page. I work on this one almost every day during the day. My other projects I stitch on at night in bed while watching tv.
August was a hot month with no camping. So I did spend alot of time stitching and made good progres on my projects.
September I will be participating on ABCingo with the Magazine Monthly Challenge group. I have twelve different projects on my board. We are also back to camping this month as my husband has recovered from surgery. We have 2 camping trips planned.
