Cross Stitch Update

When I went to Goodwill this week, I was looking and I found this clock.  I loved the piece and bought it because I think I am going to take the picture and clock out and add a cross-stitch piece in there.  I haven’t looked yet to come up with something to put in there but I know I’ll come up with something.

I also found a frame.  I’ve had The Apostle’s Creed from Heartstring Samplery and have wanted to stitch it for some time.  In fact, I kitted it up and was thinking I might try to do a Sunday Stitch as some other cross stitchers do.  They stitch a specific thing on Sundays.  I’ve been wanting to stitch this and think it’s so appropriate to stitch it on Sundays.  I had another idea to stitch one line of the creed each week until I’m finished.  That idea I liked too.

So with that on my brain, I found this frame.  I would prefer a different color I think.  I measured it out and it’s actually not a bad fit width-wise.  Length-wise it’s a little short…but, look a the picture above.  See the pretty tulip border at the bottom?  I had already thought I might just skip everything under it.  If I did and made another change, I might be able to make this frame work..but then I looked and it might be too fancy of a frame for this piece.  So, we’ll see.

The frame was only $3 so if it works, great.  If it doesn’t that’s okay too.  Chances are I’ll stitch something else that this frame will work for.

Now onto stitching…

When I last left you with my piece Heaven and Nature, I was here…

I made a goal of getting the house roof and windows stitched.  That actually turned out to be an easy goal.  Karl volunteered to drive to Buck and Lora’s on Thanksgiving Day and I stitched along the way.

I did all of it on the way there.  It’s about a two-hour drive.  It was just the thing I needed.

When we got home I moved the hoop and started on the lettering.  I had Buck’s kids here for two overnight’s so I didn’t get much stitching done.  I did put on a movie one night, I watched and stitched with them.

Here is the official progress report…

The roof is completely done.  The house and the do-dads to the sides and above are all done.

I stitched the words…

I came over and started the row of flowers above the bird and star.  These, are a bugger.  They take a long time as there are many color changes.

I have to stitch an entire row of them under the house.  I have a goal to get them done this upcoming week but I doubt it will happen.  I have company all weekend so I won’t get weekend stitching time.  That’s okay.  I’d rather have company.  So instead my goal will be to get as far along as I can over the week.

This is the whole piece as of today…

I know it looks like a lot but I really think I could have it done in a couple of weeks if I didn’t have company or Christmas Cards or some of the other things I’m focusing on around here.  ‘Tis the season.

Stop by next Friday and see if I got the row of flowers finished.  Fingers crossed but I doubt it will happen.