I feel like I start each monthly recap saying how busy it was and/or quickly the prior month went by, but that seems to be the case these days! I knew March would be a busy month, with trips at the start and end and a stitching retreat in the middle. The good news is that stitching travels easily so I was never without something to keep my hands busy. I only turned on my sewing machine once in March and that was to FFO (fully finish) a stitched piece, so we will jump right into the stitching.
I had two stitching finishes in March, both of which were also started in March, and I had three fully finished pieces - here they are:
My finish is my newest shop model for my local shop, Persnickety Stitchers. We have some big pieces of peach and lavender Aida, so I looked for a pattern that would show off one of them well, and found this Cottage Garden Samplings pattern from 2020. I used the called for DMC threads and just found that I didn't take a picture of it finished, so here's a picture of it underway (stay tuned, you will see an FFO picture for the April recap).
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| Hello Spring by Cottage Garden Samplings |
My three full finishes included two framed pieces and a piece that was stitched and finished within a week!
Let's start with the first framed piece, Charting a Course. I picked up this kit from a stitcher's sale in 2018 or 2019 and started it as a Stitch Maynia piece in 2021. I really enjoyed working on this one and absolutely love it in the frame from Michael's. It was a bit of a story...but they say third time's the charm, right? I am so glad to have it framed correctly and with a frame that has no blemishes.
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| Charting a Course, stitched on kit Aida with kit threads Framed by the Custom framing department at Michael's |
My second framed piece is one I picked up a frame for on a trip with my mom. I sent this one down to Fancy Works with her, as I knew Liz would do a great job with the gingham fabric. I am so pleased with this FFO as well and can't wait to hang it at Halloween. In fact, it will likely be up most of the fall.
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| Playing with Jax, stitched on 32 ct. Gingham, Framed by Liz through Fancy Works |
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| Snip Snip by October House Fiber Arts, Stitched on a mystery linen (35 ct Antique White?) with mostly called for threads Finished by me as a pillow with Lady Dot mini-pom |
In addition to all that great stitching and finishing, it was a very fun month - here are the highlights!
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| My son turned 16! (no license yet, still working on Driver's Ed) |
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| Went to Nashville Needlework Market as a buyer for Persnickety with my mom, Janie and Sue and met so many amazing people there |
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| Had a great retreat! |
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| With an amazing collection of exchange pieces! |
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| And special time with my mom and my bestie Beth |
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| Met our friend Paula for dinner and got to meet her family |
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| Hopped on a plane with my daughter to visit the "final three" colleges |
I will be happy for a bit slower April - we'll see if that actually happens!
Here are my stats for March:
Stitching time - linking up with Kate at Life in Pieces
- 25/31 days with stitching time for 81%
Stash reporting - linking up with Donna at quiltpaintcreate
Fabric added this month: 0 yards
Fabric used this month: 0 yards
Fabric added year to date: 1 1/2 yards
Fabric used year to date: 3 7/8 yards
Net fabric used: 2 3/8 yards
Unfinished project tracking:
+2 finished pieces, -3 FFOs
41 stitched pieces waiting to be FFO'ed (down 1 from Feb)
9 quilts waiting to be fully finished (same as Feb)
Hope you are all enjoying some warmer weather and signs of spring. March came in like a lamb, was crazy like a lion most of the month, and left with crazy spring storms. Looking forward to more buds, blooms and open windows in April.
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