Thursday, October 29, 2026

It's Crazy

 Design - "Three Great White Pumpkin" (kit)
Designer - Heart in Hand
Fabric - 32 count Tumbleweed linen
Floss - GAST - 2 threads over 2 strands 
Started - 11 October 1999
Completed - 22 October 1999  

It's crazy!

I'm still seeing one or two Varied Thrush in the backyard most days.



I can't get enough of these beautiful birds!


This is a wonderful autumn gift.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Wednesday's Walk

Autumn colors







See the Kinglet?



A nice walk! 

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Watching


Here's a Blast from My Stitching Past!
It is even stitching using DMC Flower Thread!  Can you even buy that anymore?

Design - Jack-O-Lantern Sampler
Designer - Curtis Boehringer
Fabric - 32 count raw Belfast linen
Fibers - DMC Flower Threads
Started - 19 August 1997
Completed - 1 September 1997

 

We are watching

Towhee

Steller's Jay


Golden-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow


A Bewick's Wren



And a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
A good group of birds.





Monday, October 26, 2026

Nuthatches

 

Design - "Happy Halloween"
Designer - Bent Creek
Fabric - Aida
Fibers - WDW & DMC
Started - ?????
Completed - August 2014

This is another of my Mom's stitches.  She had it 98.6% completed.  I added some French knot eyes and long stitch nose and whiskers.  And ta-da!  It's done! 

I had a couple of Red-breasted Nuthatches arrive at the same time.

Here is #1



And here is #2


Fun to watch their upside down antics.


Saturday, October 24, 2026

Saturday's Critters

 

Just a couple of does this week.



Friday, October 23, 2026

Varied Thrush Continue to Delight

  

Chart - "Alphabet Owls"
Designer - JBW Designs
Fabric - 32 count cream linen
Fibers - GAST, WDW, & Crescent Colors - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 26 October 2016
Completed - 29 October 2016

Lots of Varied Thrush in the backyard.
They continue to delight.






Two of them!

Again two birds!