Welcome to the hand stitching party! And I remembered to be here on time today! I'm so sorry about last week - nothing like hosting a party and forgetting to show up!!
My excuse is that I was attending Stitch North which is a stitching event held in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and hosted by Evertote. It is attended by 225 amazing hand stitchers from all over the world. I was at weekend #1 and there are actually enough attendees to run 2 weekends! At my table we had stitchers from South Dakota and Wisconsin, and at the table beside us there were stitchers from the east and west coast of Canada AND someone from Austria! It was exhilarating, overwhelming, and creatively mind blowing! If you want to hear more about it, you can watch the video I posted this week.
One of the exciting things for me was finishing a project I started last year at Stitch North 2025. The pattern is called Serenity and is by Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery This photo is a little washed out, but it shows the overall design well.
I loved every minute of stitching this project and felt so much serenity every time I worked on it! It is stitched on 18 count Roxy Floss aida fabric called "speculaas" (using 1 strand of thread).
And the saying on it is so true... that is all I need is serenity, peace... and stitching of course!
Sometimes when we stitch on so many large projects we forget the joy of a finish!
Finished size: 7.5" x 6.25"
I also finished the binding on a quilt this week and will post about that tomorrow. Very exciting!
Are you having any finishes? Please share them with us... and all the projects that you are working on even if they are not close to a finish!
