I didn’t do a post in March, because while I acquired some nice stash I hadn’t actually done much stitching. I’ve remedied that, thankfully, so I have some stitching and stash to show off again.

Stitching progress:

Connie Gee Designs 2018-2019 Backstitch SAL

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Worked on block 2 of 25 for the Connie Gee Design's Backstitch SAL (@conniegeeb) in between doing other work today Stitched on 28 count evenweave Orange Spice from @stitchnmomma using Eterna Silks 3010 using my new oval hoop … and still not completely sure if I like this oval hoop yet or not. Not entirely happy with this silk right now, my stitches aren't as smooth as I'd like them to be. . . #crossstitchersofinstagram #xstitchersofinstagram #crossstitching #blackwork #stitching #stitchalong #backstitch #conniegeesdesigns

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Using my new oval embroidery hoop for stitching this. I can’t decide if I like this hoop shape or not.

The color you get when you order a hoop is random, but I got green ~ which is kind of awesome because most of my other hoops are green too 😉

Stash acquired:

I picked up the March and April Thread of the Month packs from Ship’s Manor.

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March & April Thread of the Month from @shipsmanor . . . . #crossstitch #threadofthemonth #crossstitchersofinstagram #xstitchersofinstagram

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These always make my day when they arrive in the mailbox 🙂

Unrelated but fun; I got this adorable shirt from TeeTurtle:

Not so much stitching in February. Everyone was sick, there were fevers and flu bugs and just … ugh, so glad it’s March.

Stitching progress was made on:

Mill Hill Azul Calavera

Neglected Threads SAL January Biscornu (finished stitching!)

Stash acquired:

I picked up the February Thread of the Month pack from Ship’s Manor plus one of Erik’s Little Orphaned Fabrics

Happy stitching out there 🙂

January Pattern

I figured since we’re using neglected threads, I might as well use some neglected fabric too. I pulled this opalescent Silkweaver fabric from my stash to stitch this month’s pattern. The threads are leftovers that were missing their labels.

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stitching the Neglected Floss Stitch Along January pattern on some opalescent evenweave …. This part is finished, now I need to stitch a square for the bottom, find a button that matches these colors, and learn how the heck to assemble a biscornu . . #crossstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #pointdecroix #NFSAL #neglectedflossstitchalong #biscornu . . SAL and pattern info is at https://mattsma.deviantart.com/journal/JANUARY-Neglected-Floss-SAL-718086917

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stitched a bottom square for my Neglected Threads January Biscornu I still need to find a button and do the biscornu assembly, but I think I'll wait and do assembly in batches later. . . . . #crossstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #xstitchersofinstagram #pointdecroix #NFSAL #neglectedflossstitchalong #biscornu . . SAL and pattern info is at https://mattsma.deviantart.com/journal/JANUARY-Neglected-Floss-SAL-718086917

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Now I need to find a button that matches these colors and I should probably learn how the heck to assemble a biscornu.