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September 2024 - The season of tennis

It doesn't seem like a month since I last shared my crafty endeavors with you, does it? I am happily writing today as the leaves just start to show their colors and the windows are open (for some of the day at least) and temperatures are cool in the evenings. This is my favorite time of year and I have been spending a lot of it stitching, finishing and sewing. Let's see what I got up to in between tennis matches in September.  I started the month with a big finish, a project I've worked on (on and off) since 2016! I finished stitching the last piece, this cheery Santa.  Santa from the Holiday Wishes kit Santa is one of four pieces that was in a kit called Holiday Wishes by Janlynn. I picked it up from a mail order craft catalog many years ago and (silly me) thought I would stitch it for my cousin as a Christmas gift for that year. Needless to say, there were many, many more stitches than I anticipated! These four cuties are stitched on perforated plastic with DMC threads. I

August 2024 - What a quick month!

July 2024 - Summer Vacation and Squeaking in a finish

Mid-year book review

June 2024 - Lots of travel and some WIP stitching

May 2024 - Another year of StitchMaynia and the beginning of a retreat