May was a complicated month out there in the real life world. My husband (Brian) had gallbladder removal surgery. Someone shot our van window out with what I assume was an Airsoft or BB gun while we were going down the road near our house. Lucas turned 20-years-old 😮 We’re getting ready for graduation coming up in a few weeks, Noah graduates this year and then next year only Ethan will be high school. In February all of my kids will be adults ~ I suddenly feel a little old.

Surprisingly, I managed to get a little bit of stitching done here and there throughout the month, even with weird weather and humidity making my knuckles angry.

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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 🙂