Slow Sunday Stitching

Thank you for dropping by the weekly hand stitching party where we're all about needles, threads, fabric, yarn, inspiration and self care! There is no advertising here, no Black Friday sale emails, nothing to give us grief or stress! It's just pure relaxation, taking deep breaths, and taking one slow stitch at a time. 

And because we are all about slowness, it's not very often that we can announce finishes, but I have had a couple of little finishes to share this week. 

This is "Determined Woman" - pattern by SewBe Stitchery. I finished it without any hanging sleeves or label on the back - I was just "in the zone" and didn't even think about it until I went to hang it on the wall. So it's being hung with some mini clothes pins on this wire hanger. The finished size is 8.25" x 4.25". It will live in the tea room of my shared office space.

The second finish is "Bird Nerd" which was a free pattern offered by Amity of Boomerang Stitches. 

I love this finish so much because I really am a bird nerd! I thought I would finish this in 2024 and confidently put the date on at the bottom... but here it is finally being finished at the end of 2025! I loved this thrifted frame for the birds, however it does cut a tiny bit off the tail on the bird on the right to fit it in the frame. I just didn't want the bird on the left to have her beak against the frame! Finished size is 6.5" x 3.5" and it has 5,476 stitches.

I will also remember that "Bird Nerd" was my first project using Pattern Keeper, which is an android APP that makes stitching complex cross stitch patterns so much easier. 

Today there won't be much time for hand stitching because I'm diving into the Quiltville mystery called Lupine and Laughter. I'll be making my version from the scrap bags and am so happy to be starting another Bonnie Hunter adventure! 

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