Stitching the Night Away

Cross Stitch

Bella’s Block Ornament

Bella's Block Cross Stitch Ornament (stitched)
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The model was stitched on 28 count opalescent Lugana fabric, a ‘solo’ piece from Silkweaver Fabrics. Finished block is 41 x 41 stitches in size.

While I do include a floss key for the colors I used to stitch the piece, I do encourage you to choose your own colors to match your holiday decor or to suit the cross stitched ornament gift that you’re creating for someone. Have fun with it, use up some leftovers from your stash, or pull out those hand dyed threads you’ve been ‘saving for later’ to try out. 

Bella's Block Cross Stitch Ornament Finished and Displayed on Tree

Whatever colors you decide on, I look forward to seeing your finished ornament. I hope you’ll come by and share a photo with me in the Stitching the Night Away Facebook group, use hashtag #stitchingthenightaway and/or tag me @retta719 on Instagram, or even email me directly.

Finished Peace Tree by M-Designs

update: fully finished object! I picked up a silver frame while we were holiday shopping and finally did something with the Peace Tree so it could be displayed for the holidays. 

I finished Peace Tree by M-Designs the other night during the lunar eclipse. (It was amazing to watch, by the way!) I accidentally deleted my progress pics before I uploaded them to Flickr (oops!) so I don’t have my usual slide show progress video to share for this one, just the finished pic.

I stitched this over one using DMC 500 floss, Mill Hill frosted glass seed beads #62047, and the purple star Mill Hill treasure for the topper on a 28 count evenweave Silkweaver Solo dyed fabric. It’s hard to see in the picture, but the fabric has tints of purple and green in it, which is why I chose the beads and floss in those colors.

It’s been awhile since I did tiny stitching over one, so it took me awhile to get this one done, about two and a half weeks total I think. I didn’t have as much stitching time as I’d like to have had, but when do we ever, right? I was a little worried at first that it was going to be a difficult project, but once you get going on it things come together pretty quickly!

Thanks for stopping by the check out my stitching 🙂

Happy Stitching!

Stitching Cirque des Triangles (Ink Circles)

Stitching Ink Circles design Cirque des Triangles on 28-count opalescent Lugana hand-dyed fabric from the Ship’s Manor Little Orphan Fabrics collection with DMC# 0029

cirque de triangles work in progress photo

I’ve only just started and I’m already in love with this project. I absolutely see how people find this series addictive, because I already want all of the other ones.

Thanks for checking out my stitching 🙂 Have a beautifully stitchy day!
Loretta

retta719

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Connie Gee Designs Backstitch SAL

If you’d like to join this free two year stitch-a-long project, you’ll find all of the information and pattern downloads at http://www.conniegeedesigns.com/2018-2019-sal.html

Stitching mine on on 28 count hand-dyed Orange Spice evenweave from Stitchnmomma…

These blocks were stitched using two strands of Eterna Silk #3010 and Ship’s Manor Rolling Thunder hand dyed silk… more silks yet to come as the project progresses.

retta719

cross stitcher ✂, writer ✍️ , transcriptionist ⌨️, dabbler in all things creative ✂ , mom, wife, finder of lost shoes....

Knots and Blocks Quilt Inspired Ornament

This ornament was inspired by a combination of classic quilt designs and Celtic knot motifs. The way the blocks are laid out, you can finish it as a traditional ornament or as a biscornu if you prefer.

Knots and Blocks Quilt Inspired Cross Stitch Ornament (finished photo)

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Pattern size is 51 x 51 stitches. The model was stitched on 28 count opalescent Lugana fabric, a ‘solo’ piece from Silkweaver Fabrics. While I do include the color key for the colors I used to stitch my ornament (DMC 553, 552, 414, 319, and 29) I do strongly encourage you to use any colors from your stash. Choose something to match your holiday decor, maybe choose your favorite color, you can even stitch it monochrome with an variegated thread.

Whatever colors you decide on, I look forward to seeing your finished ornament. I hope you’ll come by and share a photo with me in the Stitching the Night Away Facebook group, use hashtag #stitchingthenightaway and/or tag me @retta719 on Instagram, or even email me directly.

Enjoy and Happy Stitching!
Loretta

Knots and Blocks Ornament when it was fresh off the hoop photo

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Obvious Things, a Sherlock Holmes Inspired Silhouette and Quote Pattern

The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are my absolute favorite pieces of literature. I’ve read all of them at least twice, and many of them thrice. This particular quote is taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles…

Sherlock Holmes Silhouette and Quote: The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
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pattern size is 100 x 118, using two floss colors (charted in DMC 002 and DMC 312, but you can absolutely use any two thread colors you’d like)

Happy stitching!


Finished Stitching Mill Hill Azul Calavera

Actually finished a thing for my Mill Hill Mondays stitching this week 🙂

Finished Mill Hill Azul Calavera Cross Stitch Kit Project

At some point I realized I made a tiny mistake, but I made it on both sides of the design, so I totally just flubbed it and stitched around it to make it work 😉 He still needs cut out of the perforated paper, but I couldn’t find my tiny scissors that I use for that step, so he’s waiting in the ‘to be finished fully’ project bin until the next time I work on finishing up some ornaments for display.


I always feel like I stitch slower when I’m stitching in hand instead of using my stand, but these Mill Hill kits are fun and they make me happy so I don’t mind the extra time investment. I got off to a really slow start thanks to some swelling in my hands, but the blue stitches filled in quickly and I just took my time with it.

retta719

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Stitching Castle Ridge (a Teresa Wentzler Mini Design)

I pulled this out of the neglected unfinished project pile this week and put a few stitches in it. As much as I love this piece, it is difficult to make progress on when my stitching time has been limited and in short bursts lately. Someday it will be a beautiful and amazing finish, but probably not in 2018.

work in progress cross stitch project of Castle Ridge on opalescent lugana fabric

Stitched on 28 count Lugana hand dyed opalescent fabric (Blue Diamond Reflections from ‘original’ Silkweavers) with threads from kit package.

Castle Ridge is one of the four Miniatures from Teresa Wentzler, available in The Best of Teresa Wentzler Fantasy Collection Vol. 2 booklet from Leisure Arts.

retta719

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Lady Liberty, Mother of Exiles, The New Colossus

The text is the poem by Emma Lazarus that is displayed at The Statue of Liberty.

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Pattern is 377 x 277 stitches in size.

While it’s charted in all one color, you can of course use any colors you wish to stitch the piece. I look forward to seeing your creations 🙂

Happy stitching!


Joy Chevron In-the-Hoop Cross Stitch Pattern

Joy in Chevron Cross Stitch Pattern for 6-inch embroidery hoop

$3.00

Full pattern is 80 x 80 stitches in size and designed to fit inside a 6-inch hoop when stitched on 14 count aida or 28 count evenweave fabric.

Choose any colors you’d like from your existing supply stash. Dress it up in red and green for the holidays or choose colors to match your decor, use one color or two for your chevron stripes, maybe pick a variegated thread, you decide 🙂

Enjoy & Happy Stitching!
Loretta
Chevron Joy Cross Stitch Pattern Preview in the Hoop

Free Guide to Evenweaves

Download this free guide about how to cross stitch on evenweaves and linens

If you haven't taken the plunge from aida fabric to evenweave fabric, now is the time to do so.

Expand your project options and enjoy something new.

retta719

cross stitcher ✂, writer ✍️ , transcriptionist ⌨️, dabbler in all things creative ✂ , mom, wife, finder of lost shoes....