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WIP-it Wednesday...

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 ...and a finished object. I finally finished Starwoman. I would have finished a couple of days sooner, but I misread some instructions and ended up having to pull out a bunch of stitches and redo them in the correct color. Specs: Started 4/23/2026 Finished 11/8/2026 Pattern by Barbara Ana Designs  I'm adding this to the finishing pile, because I can't bear to look at it anymore, at least for a while. I don't think that I've ever made this many mistakes in a piece before, even when I was just starting out with cross stitch. Sigh. On the finishing work front, I've completed all of the machine sewing and some of the assembly. I still need to make cording for the ornaments, and stuff 3 remaining pillows, However, I'm rethinking that because I am running out of space for pillows. I may just turn them into flats. I have enough acid-free foam core on hand. My friend Jane needs two additional stockings as her family has expanded...
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WIP-it Wednesday...

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...in which I cycle between cross stitch and finishing work. I don't have any new photos of Starwoman, but I am making some progress. I am also making good progress on the finishing work. While it looks like chaos at the moment: I have actually completed 5 of them. I plan on taking photos of them all at the same time.  WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Starwoman (cross stitch) Working on the shirt and bottom border Finishing work (sewing) August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch) - Completed Bring Us Good Cheer CATrina (cross stitch) Cherub Garden (cross stitch) - Completed Collector's Heart 2026 (cross stitch) Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion (cross stitch) Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch)  Horrified! mini (cross stitch) - Completed Making Spirits Bright (cross stitch) Peaceful Night (cross stitch) Primrose Path (cross stitch) Sea Dandelion (cross stitch) Star (cross stitch) - Completed Stay Warm (cross stitch) To All a Good Night (cross stitch)...
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Eye Candy Friday...

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...and October is almost gone! However, our roses haven't gotten the memo that we are nearing the winter holidays. The Frida Kahlo rose is blooming again: and the Marc Chagall rose bush is going strong: The purple salvia has lots of blooms: and the pomegranates are nearly ripe.
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WIP-it Wednesday...

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...wherein the finishing work continues. I have no photos of it at the moment, but take my word for it, it's in progress. I have done the preliminary sewing together of stitched item to baking. Some pieces are larger and rewuire more trimming and more sewing, but I'm inching towards done. The project getting the most play right now is Barbara Ana's Starwoman. There are a lot of colors in here that I don't typically use (or like)—oranges and yellows—so the stitching is sometimes challenging for me. I don't know about you, but I don't enjoy stitching in a color that I dislike. :-p Oh, well. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Starwoman (cross stitch) Finished the upper border; working down the sides towards the arms. Finishing work (sewing) August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch) Bring Us Good Cheer CATrina (cross stitch) Cherub Garden (cross stitch) Collector's Heart 2026 (cross stitch) E...
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Finished Object and WIPs on a Thursday...

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 ...I was consumed with finishing something and forgot to post yesterday. I finished the beading and final stitches on Morgana, my 10th Mirabilia mermaid. I'm still trying to figure the photo setup in the studio, so this photo is not as good as I'd like. Specs: Morgana Started 1/21/2026 Finished 10/21/2026 Pattern by Mirabilia Modifications: replaced Waterlilies Fir color with 1 strand of DMC 523 (Light Fern Green) and 1 strand DMC 3813 (Light Blue Green); DMC 928 with 1 strand DMC 927 and 1 strand 928; replaced DMC 3747 with DMC 341 WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Starwoman (cross stitch) Working on the upper border Finishing work (sewing) August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch) Bring Us Good Cheer CATrina (cross stitch) Cherub Garden (cross stitch) Collector's Heart 2026 (cross stitch) Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion (cross stitch) Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch) Horrified!...
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WIP-it Wednesday...

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 and a finished object. Before we left on a short vacation to Seattle, I finished the La Cat-trina quilt: Specs : Started 5/5/2025 Top completed 5/13/2025 Finished 10/5/2026  Fabrics from the Day of the Dead line by Timeless Treasures and a raspberry batik fabric for border WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Starwoman (cross stitch) Working on the upper border No Work This Week: Another Catnip mouse (knitting) California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]   Gypsy Rose Lee Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]  Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ]   Morgana (cross stitch) My Recipes (cooking)  Room Divider/quilt wall. Starwoman (cross stitch) Studio  Website (other)  Queued for Starting Moon Lets Sun Shine (or Luna y Sol) quilt (quilting) Summer Typography (cross stitch)  Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some...
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September 2026 Recap...

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 ...and we have more progress. Finished: 9/4 Dust cover for magnifier (sewing) 9/25 Herding Cats quilt (quilting) 9/28 Courage Sunflower (cross stitch)  9/29 Primrose Catnip Mousie [ Ravelry ] (knitting)   Books: The Shadow Friends, Tess Gerritsen Pretty Dead Things, Kelsey Cox Buried in the Falls, Elle Gray Fury in Death, JD Robb Windward Hearts, Fiona Baker Sunset on the Solstice, Katie Winters Until She Dies, Kendra Elliot Her Broken Dreams, Shannon Hollinger Everything She Never Knew, Annette Chavez Macias The Doll Squad, Hailey Edwards A Killer Heart, Helen Harper Started: 9/4 Dust cover for magnifier (sewing) 9/14 Waterfall Bedspread (sewing/quilting)  9/24 Courage Sunflower (cross stitch)  9/29 Primrose Catnip Mousie [ Ravelry ] (knitting)  WIPs: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]  Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ]   La ...
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