🐦A Tweet Finish!🐦

Design: Wordy Birds January by Sweet Wings Studio

Link:  Wordy Birds January - Sweet Wing Studio - PDF Pattern - Etsy

Started: Thursday April 3, 2025

Finished: Saturday April 5, 2025 

Fabric: The Dye is Cast Hand dyed fabric 28 count in "Summer Sky" (this company is no longer in business) It is similar to DMC #157.

Fibers: Called for DMC.

Notes: Ugh, all of my notes disappeared, let me try to start over!  This is only a small part of original pattern.  My mother fell off of a step ladder trying to fill her bird feeders on her deck.  She collapsed her lung and fractured her spine and scared the hell out of her 3 living children and their spouses! This Tufted Titmouse is a bird she can have that she need not feed.  It is a bit of humor from a scary time. This is a two-sided fob that can hang where she wants.  I plan to stitch more of these as the collection is available.  I stitched both sides then washed and pressed it.  I also pressed a lightweight interfacing on the back for more stability.  Then I stitched an outline around the birds and bound the sides together.  I filled it with rice before it was completely closed.  My bottom tassel and top loop are made of silk ribbon from my stash. I adore how it turned out even if it isn't perfect!

The first finish of 2025!

Design: Winter Wonder designed by Sweet Wings Studio

Link: Not available for sale until late 2025, this is a Sweet Wings Patreon design. Here is a link to Sweet Wings website: Sweet Wing Studio

Started: Wednesday, 18 December 2024

Finished: Saturday, 11 January 2024

Fabric: 28 count Monaco in the color Blue Glass

Fibers: Classic Colorworks Lettuce Leaf, Caribbean Waters & Aunt Marie's Violet. Six Strand Sweets Blueberry Pie. Weeks Dyed Works Sky & Peoria Purple. DMC 003, 828, 890, 950, 3863, Ecru and B5200.

Notes: I enjoyed stitching this Patreon design.  I have never been a Patreon member of a cross stitch designer.  I am thoroughly enjoying it.  I love the blues in this piece and love my fabric choice. This was a joy to stitch! Oh, I did substitute the called for Classic Colorworks Blueberry Tart for a Six Strand Sweet Blueberry Pie that I have in my stash.  I also used DMC 828 for the Classic Colorworks Blue Beadboard. I adore the floss choices of the designer, Susan O'Bryant! At one point I thought I was crazy because the quilt star in the lower left was wonky. I couldn't figure out where I stitched it incorrectly.  After some frustration I realized it was charted incorrectly!

Comfort and Joy is finished!

 

Design:  Comfort and Joy by Sweet Wings Studio (exclusive Patreon design)

Link:  Sweet Wing Studio | cheerful cross stitch designs made with love | Patreon

Started: Saturday, November 30, 2024 @1110

Finished: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 @2050

Fabric: 32 count Jobelan in the color Parchment

Fibers: GAST Shutter Green & Otter Creek, Classic Colorworks in Hickory Sticks, Peanut Brittle, Pebble Beach and Red Ribbon and lastly DMC 927 and Blanc

Notes: I enjoyed stitching this first Patreon exclusive design from a new favorite designer.  I love the style of the designer Susan O'Bryant. The older I get the more I enjoy the spiritually inspiring designs in the cross stitch world.  This piece seemed to take a longer time than usual to stitch.  I love the red in the design.  It is so warm and happy!  My Mom, who is 88 years old now, is increasingly needing help or encouragement to take care of herself.  She got quite ill a couple of weeks ago and it scared me badly.  She is better now and raring for Christmas. Hopefully after the first of the year I will have more time to stitch.  God Bless all who read this and may you find love and contentment in the coming new year!

A Sweet Wing free Christmas finished!

 

Design:  Sweet Wings "Merry Little Christmas"

Link:  Gallery 1 — Sweet Wing Studio

Started: Monday, November 11, 2024

Finished: Monday, November 18, 2024@ 1130

Fabric: Silkweavers Limited Edition 28ct Quaker linen color is similar to DMC 3753

Fibers: DMC blanc, 931, 3362, 3862 and GAST Lexington Green

Notes: I was having a stitching malaise and nothing sounded appealing.  I joined Sweet Wings Patreon and decided a small free design of hers sounded fun. Enjoyed this bitty stitchy!

$51.31 in shameful consumer driven spending spree!

Artecy Cross Stitch

Cardinals and Holly from Artecy cost $6.96!

Just Nan "Spider Moon" was $14.39 with $3.49 shipping. Just Cross Stitch 2020 & 2021 Ornament issues $17.98 plus $3.49 shipping.

Sweet Wing Studio

Let Heaven and Nature Sing cost $6.00.

Shamefully I admit to spending $51.31 for stash in the past 2 weeks.

 

🌟New designer with an enchanting free Christmas design! 🌟

Sweet Wing Studio

Sweet Wing Studio is a new designer to me, but this lovely free Christmas design is enchanting.  It is called By Angels Bright.  Follow the link below the image to find the download link.

I have looked at this designer's patterns and I am delighted with the spiritual tone to them.  Susan O'Bryant has an Etsy shop that you can peruse and purchase her designs for download.  I love a couple of them and am going to have to purchase them. SweetWingStudio | Etsy