Green finishes and a red start!

 I now have 3 Shamrock finishes from the 1998 Curtis Boehringer mini chart 3 For $2.  The first finish was "March". 

The second was Shamabet! 

The silk floss is white Silks For You and the fabric is 28-count hand dyed Cashel in the color "Lagoon".

The 3rd and last design in the mini leaflet is Shamwreath.

The fabric is called "Surf" from the now defunct "Dye Is Cast" is the company.  I used DMC Flower Thread in 2501 and 2503.  The flower thread is no longer available but I love stitching with it.  I started this on February 2nd and finished it on February 15th.

These 3 finishes have yet to be fully finished but I am delighted with them.  I have just started on the 2023 free design from Pineberry Lane, "V is for Valentine".  It is pictured below.

The chart can be found here: https://www.pineberrylane.com   I am stitching it on 28 count cashel linen in the color toasted almond.  I am using the Gentle Arts floss in "Schoolhouse Red".

Happy Stitching my lovelies!

Shamrock growing & Something Blue showing †

I have been stitching on Curtis Boehringer's 3 for $2 Shamrock Sampler. The fabric is a hand dyed 28 count cashel linen in the color Lagoon.  I don't know what company but I had purchased it years ago at Stitches 'n Things.  I am using white Silks 4 You silk floss.  The green dotted Swiss cotton fabric you see behind it is a lovely cotton quilting fabric that I purchased at 1-2-3 Stitch!  I am going to use it for one of my Irish designs I am stitching. I have stitched 2 of the lobes of the shamrock and I am working on the 3rd.  I love this and intend to stitch the 3rd design in this little leaflet also.

I did receive my fabric and floss for my intended start Rosewood Manor's Something Blue. The fabric is Picture This Plus 28 count cashel linen.  The color is called Alchemy.  It is so beautiful!  Also received is the 15 skeins of Weeks Dyed Works in the color Parchment.  Looking forward to starting that.

I hadn't been feeling well the past several days.  I believe this crazy back and forth weather is killing my sinuses.  I have been reading the Left Behind series again for the I don't know how many times now.  The events in the world are so dark and I need to focus on God more closely.  I also listen to the Bible in a Year podcasts from Father Mike Schmidt produced by Ascension. I love Father Mike and have learned SO much from him.  I need to keep God close in these troubling times, we all do.  So for this moment I will sign off with God Bless you my dear friends.

 

A Shamrock Sampler & Supplies For A Wanna Start

 

I started a new Curtis Boehringer St. Patrick's Day design from the small leaflet which also housed my March finish.  This design is the alphabet which are stitched into the shape of a shamrock.  I am stitching it on a 28-count hand dyed Cashel in the color "Lagoon".  I love the color which is a lovely "bluey" green with a bit of brown swirled in. It has been in my fabric stash for years. The floss I chose is Silks 4 You in white.  Haven't got much done but will be stitching thru the Bills/Bengals game.  I want to see who my beloved CHIEFS will play.

So, I pulled out this gorgeous Rosewood Manor design called "Something Blue" which was in my Lifetime Stitching Box.  It has been on my stitching mind for a few months.  Well, I broke down and ordered the Picture This Plus "Alchemy" fabric in 28 count Cashel. 123 Stitch did not have it in Lugana.  I also ordered the 15 skeins of Weeks Dyed Works "Parchment" cotton floss that it calls for.  The photo on the leaflet is gorgeous and we all know that these photos never do the actual piece justice, so I am stoked.  Oh, I used Christmas money I received to pay for it. 

Tomorrow, I plan on washing up and pressing the March design I just finished.  I like to do those kind of things when hubby is at work.  Have lovely stitching moments this week my stitching friends.

♣ A wee Irish finish!

I finished a little design that was in my Lifetime Stitching Box.  It is an old Curtis Boehringer design from 1998.  You got 3 small designs for $2.00. I want to stitch all 3.  This is called "March" and it is 50x50.  It is stitched on 28count white cashel linen that was in my fabby stash.  I used an Olde Willow Stitchery floss in Frankenstein and a DMC Flower Thread in 2907.  I started it January 15, 2023 and finished it at noon today, January 21, 2023.

I would like to finish it into a small cushion using the fabric you see behind in a green/tan check cotton for the back.  

Snowflower Lace seems to be sitting in the background as I am scratching my Irish itch.