Cross Stitch Update: May 29, 2026

Cross Stitch wasn’t my best friend this week. First off, I didn’t stitch much as we had family here three of the days over Memorial Day. Second…I started out with a piece that hates me.

So what piece hates me?? Garden Club Series by Blackbird Designs. Here is where I was…

This block has gotten the best of me. Thread color issues and frogging have plagued me. It got to the point I didn’t want to pick it up anymore. This week I was determined to get it done and off my list.

That didn’t happen. I had more issues. Here is where I am. Can you see any progress? It was two nights of stitching and I hardly got anywhere. UGH.

I wanted to make sure I ironed it when I wrote this post, thinking I might end up loving it again. It didn’t really work. No…I won’t give up on it but I am not going to fight it like I have been. I decided that the block wasn’t going to get stitched this week. I was moving on for now.

I am stitching this on Atomic Ranch’s Frieze in 40 count.

I decided I needed something that was sparking my interest. I ended up pulling my Consider the Lilies by Heartstring Samplery. My daughter Kelli had brought her project home over Memorial Day Weekend, and that gave me a push to work on it.

About a month ago I started a border flower. I decided this project would be more of a comfort stitch. Do some repetitive border and quit worrying about the other project.

I ended up in a flower grove.

Ah…much more relaxing stitching. I ended up finishing that flower and moved on to stitch three more of them.

I had talked with Kelli and she asked me how I was tackling the border flowers. I told her I didn’t have a plan. She suggested I keep up with the border flowers as I stitch along. I thought that was a great idea so that’s the plan. I’m going to work on the flowers for a bit until I’m caught up.

One of the days I stitched on these, my grandson Carver was sitting with me. He loves to take that chart and figure out where I am on the chart. He likes to look at the symbols and let me know where I am at and what colors I need. It’s fun to have him “helping” me.

Carver and I were talking about when I started this and how far along I was. After careful consideration on Carver’s part, he announced that I wasn’t doing very well if I only had about 1/8th done if I have been working on if for about five years. Thanks, Carver…way to burst my bubble.

I am so happy with myself that I’ve been working on this more in 2026. I have no plans to finish it anytime soon…but if I keep picking it up from time to time. It could eventually get done. When/if I do, this piece will eventually be given to my granddaughter Lilly.

That’s all I have for you…It was a slow week of stitching. We have a wedding this weekend, so it might end up slow, too.

What are you busy working on??