About Loretta

I’ve been a cross stitcher since I was 8 years old. It was something I learned as a Girl Scout when we did a project for a badge related to crafts and the group choose to cross stitch a holiday design on a red sweatshirt using waste canvas. (Talk about hard first project, that was such a pain!) I was one of the first ones finished and I’ve had a needle in my hand almost every day since then.

Threads of Joy is Chart of the Week

Threads of Joy Cross Stitch Pattern by Ursula Michael DesignsThreads of Joy by Ursula Michael Designs caught my attention this morning because I enjoy quilt designs, I don’t have the space here to really get into my quilting so I haven’t touched it in a few years.

But this design held my attention because I really liked the poem verse that it has at the bottom…

Families are like quilts…
Memories stitched together
with threads of joy
Hearts pieced with love,
growing more precious with time.

Design’s model was stitched on 28 count Antique White Cashel linen using DMC threads (click through to chart for list of threads and supplies) Stitch count is 154w x 214h, for a finished size of 11×15 when being stitched on 28 count evenweave or 14 count aida fabrics.

==> Click here to pick up the chart and supplies for this piece.

Brushstroke Butterfly Shared by Timothy J on Facebook

I love it when Brushstroke Butterfly finishes come in for the gallery, they’re all unique and so much fun to see.

Brushstroke-Butterfly-by-TimothyJ
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Finally, Some Stitching Time!

I cannot tell you how badly I really needed to just have some nice quiet stitching time. I finally had some this week. Not a lot of progress, but managed to get a little bit done on My Token of Love. This was taken with my phone last night, so it’s not the best picture… I’ll grab a better picture next time!

Finally some stitching time... like a much needed therapy session :-P
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Sunflower Sam is Chart of the Week!

Sunflower Sam Cross Stitch Pattern designed by The Sunflower Seed Honestly, everyone in my house is ready for summer break and we still have a few weeks of school left to go. I’m trying to think warm sunshiney thoughts over here today and Sunflower Sam caught my eye. He’s ready to go for summer fun and 4th of July activities, perfect for getting into a cheery mood and ready for summer break.

Sunflower Sam comes from The Sunflower Seed (and there are lots of other cute sunflower-themed charts from them, of course) and the design is a quick stitch at about 80 stitches high x 60 stitches wide.
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Merry & Bright Stitched by Shaunterria

Merry-and-Bright-stitched-by-Shaunterria

– as stitched by Shaunterria –

One of the things that I enjoy most about doing the Ornament Club is seeing how everyone finishes their ornaments and what fabrics they use. This is Shaunterria‘s finished Merry & Bright (February’s Ornament)

Happy Stitching! :)
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