It's time for the weekly hand stitching party!Everyone is most welcome to join in and stitch with us! All you have to do is prepare your favourite beverage, grab your stitching project, and enjoy the relaxation that hand stitching offers.
I am attending Stitch North in Brampton, Ontario Canada and let me tell you, the room is full of talented and inspiring stitchers here. And everywhere you look, you are surrounded by beauty and finding more treasures to buy!
I purchased the Stitch North kit to start a pattern called Serenity, and here are the pretty threads. The pattern is so lovely to work with and I am really enjoying my stitching.
I was lucky enough to meet the pattern designer Lori Pengelly of Pansy Patch and purchased several more of her patterns for future starts. Here she is holding her framed sample stitch, and below it is my small start.
This is how far I got by last night. I had planned to just stitch the border all around, but I was enticed by the stars and letters (it looks like I didn't finish the letter 'L'!) and got started on stitching the roof. And then I noticed my mistake and shut it down for the day! Can you spot it? Should I take it out?
What a wonderful weekend it has been and we will have a half day together today! It will be very sad to say goodbye to all the lovely, kind, generous people I have met here. I will say more about the experience (and show my purchases) in my next flosstube video, but for now I will say that I am so grateful to be part of the hand stitching community and to have the privilege of meetings so many like minded people! Like you!
Link up your blog post below and share your hand stitching projects with us!
12 comments:
Looks like a fun weekend with your friends. Ugh. Two different greens in the roof … I would probably fix it…. The project is really pretty. You’ve made a great start on it. You will be in stitches for years to come, I’m sure!
I cannot see the mistake. Sounds like a great weekend!
What a fun retreat for you! Soooo cool to get a pic of Lori and her project and your project! Can't wait to see your other things. The world needs more events where people gather to be happy like this. :)
Sounds like a wonderful weekend, Kathy! Your new stitching project is lovely, and how fun to meet the designer, too. Enjoy your day today!
for slow sunday stitching today I need to use my hands to put away my supplies that I have, do some hand quilting on the frame and look at the hexies and see where I stand for the next step.
Sounds like you had lots of fun and are leaving with plenty to keep you busy.
Stitch North looks great! Yes you need to make the roof all the same color.
I love getting to meet some of the "stars" of our industry, and I've been fortunate to meet a few. Good luck with the cross stitch! (I would leave the mistake, personally.)
Looks like a great retreat, and you made some lovely purchases!
Ooo I want to go, learn, buy stuff, meet those talented people! LeeAnna
You could say the border was casting a shadow on the roof! Lucky you to spend the weekend stitching with friends old and new.
What a great time you had at the retreat! Your New Cross stitch is going to be so nice. I think I would probably take out and redo. A bit frustrating but we’ve all done it!
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