Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! If you enjoy hand stitching, you are at the right place. Do you like making hexies, crochet, embroidery, rug hooking, beading, applique, hand quilting and/or knitting? We love to see what you are working on and to encourage you in your stitching journey.I have a June start and finish to share today. This project was inspired by Colorado Cross Stitcher's Summer Camp, where stitchers are encouraged to keep stitching over the summer with monthly prompts. June's prompt was to "Pick a pattern that includes a motif to represent day or night".
I rarely have time to stitch during the day, so I picked a little pattern from Tiny Modernist called Twilight Moon since I am a night stitcher. It's so cute how the moon is asleep (because it's night time!) and there is so much life going on right under her nose - a lovely little home and beautiful flowers, mushrooms, and trees are growing within it's protected space.
The fabric base is Roxy's Sea Party 18 count aida and it was a dream to stitch on.
My plan was to stitch this project in the recommended DMC colours, but when I collected those threads they just looked too boring. So I chose some threads from my Roxy collection and especially loved the Chantilly thread that I picked for the moon colour and I love how the variegation made the moon look so interesting!
I am totally shocked by how much I love this finished stitch! It is not a colour palette that I anticipated liking so much, especially the purple thread that looks like dusty rose plus the dirty green, but the combination of all the colours is so pretty. And as I stitched this and thought about the fantasy moon garden, I just fell in love with it! I might add a few beads to sparkle up the night stars.
But now the big question is - how will I finish it?
I don't have a clue, but it made life in June 2025 a little more relaxed and enjoyable, so that's all that matters to me. It has already served it's purpose for me!
Now it's your turn! What are you enjoying with your hand stitching this month?
9 comments:
What a lovely finish! the colours you chose are perfect. I look forward to seeing how you finish it.
Your moon is so cute. As far as finishing - I think it's a good candidate for a round or hoop finish. I'd add one stitch to the top pink star and few more of the little two stitch yellow cross stars at the sides to fill in the circle instead of making it square.
You have a knack for picking other colors that work so good together. The moon is so cute.
Kathy, your Twilight Moon stitch is adorable! I love the snoozing man in the moon and the fun little house and garden, too. That definitely looks enjoyable to work on. Have a wonderful Sunday!
That is such a charming project! I love the idea of adding beads to it!
That moon is so cute, yes I love the color you chose for the moon.
What a sweet little stitchery. Your color choices are perfect. Perhaps a flat fold for a finish?
it's so pretty. I love a moon anyway and you're right. Why do I respond to the colors? not my usual ones but so so beautiful.
it's always the big question, how will I finish this, what shall it become so I can look at it a lot!
being a quilt maker, I might consider setting it in border fabrics,, but maybe this needs some velvet maybe some iron embossed ones for texture?
maybe it could become a carrier bag for threads or tools, a notebook cover to keep track of your made items? Just thinking
LeeAnna
What a lovely moon, the colors you chose are just perfect. The nice thing about a long slow project is that it leaves plenty of time to ponder all the options before you have to decide.
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