The Stitch Maynia starting status pictures

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Here is Autumn Queen as I start her for Stitch May-nia. Last worked on in July 2015.

Autumn Queen by Mirabilia is first on the schedule.  She is on scroll bars which makes her look headless.  She last got love in July 2015.

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Overdyed Dragon from Dragon Dreams is my first try at blackwork and yeah, it probably would be more enjoyable if I remember what I learned in the class.  He last saw love Sept 2015.

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The Dr. Who quilt from Fandom in Stitches got a few new signatures to be stitched in at FanX earler this year.  But then I’m also still working on the Barrowman signature from last fall’s ComicCon.

In this space should be Anniversary Roses but it is a class piece from EGA and we were asked not to post pictures on the internet.

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Fruit Bellpull is the Teresa Wentzler piece which is closest to being completed. 

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Fortunate Traveller is also a Teresa Wenztler pattern and last saw a needle in March 2004.

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Memories of TidePools is a class from Ro Pace.  This is at 41% completed and fun to work on. It’s last turn in the rotation was May 2015

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Fall Carousel Horse by Teresa Wenztler is stitched on 40 count linen with one strand of Anchor floss.  Last worked on November 2015.

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This Bucilla purse kit was left behind in my grandmother’s sewing room when she passed.  I’m they only grandchild that knows how to needlepoint so I got it.  I finished the front of the purse, I’m working on the bridge between front and back and then I’ll figure out how to create a back since the original has been lost over the years.  The kit was purchased in 1943 for $3 and included the purse lining and hardware.

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Fire Wing Designs Sentinal didn’t get very far when I started him in January 2013.   I’m thinking that if I take him off the scroll bars and work on a q-snap or frame, I’ll have a scroll bar to use for Summer Queen by Mirabilia.

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Dragon Ride by Teresa Wenzter is being done borderless with “Dette’s Tail.” I have the fabric for finishing it into a pillow.  I last stitched on in in January 2004.  I’m hoping I didn’t stop because of frogging because if it was, I don’t remember where it is.   I planned this for a weekend so I could have time to figure out where I am and re-start.

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Stitcher’s Paradise by Marie Barber published as a serial pattern in Just CrossStitch.  Last worked on January 2012.

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This is my oldest WIP and it has a companion piece which is just as old.  I bought them when I was in junior high.  There were 3 in the set and I finished the first while I was in college but never finished the other two. 

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Spring Carousel Horse by Teresa Wentzler – Last worked on May 2015.  You would think after putting in a full year on them, I would be closer to done.

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Summer Carousel Horse by Teresa Wentzler.  This is my favorite of the group and last saw a needle in August of 2015. 

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Here is Mirabilia’s Summer Queen all kitted up with silk/linen and the color conversion to make her more green than teal.

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Something Wicked by La-D-Da.  This is a companion piece to The Raven that I finished last year.  If I get Overdyed Dragon finished, I get to work on this as a replacement small piece.

And this is where Stitch May-nia starts.  I’ve already put in an hour on Autumn Queen and still have 2 days to work on her.

Discovered Stitch Maynia

It’s been awhile since I had a stitch in.  After all it’s more fun to stitch when you have people to talk with at the house.  Carleen came over and we had a stitch night and while she was here she introduced me to FlossTube and told me about the Stitch Maynia Facebook group.  Facebook isn’t the Yuku so things get lost easily but I’m really enjoying it so far especially the Flosstubes. (It was smart to show me Annette’s Acres first.)

One of the events on the page is Stitch May-nia – generally this is 15 starts in 15 days but I figure my justification for WIP’s only is I’m starting stitching on my own projects for this year and some of these WIPs are so old they might as well be new starts since I haven’t looked at them in years. I figure 2 days on each will still be a lot more progress than they’ve had in a lot of time. 

I’ve picked 15 WIPs to work on during the month.  I figure 2 days for each piece. Here’s the list:

  1. Autumn Queen – Mirabilia
  2. Overdyed Dragon – Dragon Dreams
  3. Dr. Who Quilt – Fandom in Stitches
  4. Fall Carousel Horse – Teresa Wentzler
  5. Fruit Bell Pull – Teresa Wentzler
  6. Fortunate Traveller – Teresa Wentzler – This might as well be a new start considering how long it’s been since I worked on it.
  7. TidePools – Ro Pace
  8. Anniversary Rose Sampler – Lauren Sauer
  9. Needlepoint Purse Kit from Mama’s Sewing room – Bucilla
  10. Sentinel – Fire Wing Designs
  11. Dragon Ride – Teresa Wentzler
  12. Crafter’s Paradise – Just CrossStitch Magazine
  13. Pegasus  – Dimensions Embroidery Kit
  14. Spring Carousel Horse – Teresa Wentzler
  15. Summer Carousel Horse – Teresa Wentzler

I figure that even one thread over 2 days will be more stitching time than many of these have seen in years and it fits in with this year’s theme of finishing things.   The one caveat for my joining is I need to finish the final Believe before May starts.

Finally a finish….and a contest.

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I have friends who would say this is not finished because it doesn’t have a name and a label.
I created this quilt from the blocks in a beginning quilt class and it’s made for my son, J, who is on an LDS mission in St. Louis, MO. He wanted Red and Blue but not something patriotic which is why I went with a black background.  I need suggestions for names – I’m thinking about giving a prize for the name I select… Leave your name suggestions in the comments.

 

I love how many of the blocks have scriptural references.  The center block is known as Tree of Life, the house block has been nicknamed by my classmates – the wiseman’s house because it’s built upon the rock, the teacher said that a log cabin block with a black center stands for freedom from slavery which is what the gospel truth does to a tortured soul, The bottom center block is an anvil which is appropriate for the summer that J was an apprentice to a blacksmith. IMG_9496You can definitely see the relation of the block to the anvil he worked with.  He looks so young in that picture too.

This is what Elder Bates looks like in Missouri – James

So if you see him on the street with his black and white name tag- Ask to see his quilt.  Especially if you gave me the winning name!