Tag: cross stitch

• A pincushion with no pins.

  

  I have a finished cross stitch project! It is so sweet and I do love it so. I finished the stitching over the weekend and finished the cushion this evening after work. I trimmed the cross stitch to around 3/4″ outside the edge of stitching and cut a piece of yellow fabric to match: I sewed the…

  Cortney (she/her)

  February 9, 2017

  cross stitching, knitting

  cross stitch, knitting, making, new year, sewing, yearofmaking

• All play and no work.

  

  February is the first month in many that I will not be travelling—for business or pleasure—at all. Yes, friends, I will be home every. single. weekend. I spent my first free weekend in delightful laziness. It was lovely. While I was busy not doing laundry, I did manage to accomplish a lot, crafting wise. I…

  Cortney (she/her)

  February 7, 2017

  cross stitching, knitting

  cross stitch, knitting, making, sock knitting, yearofmaking

• In other news

  

  When I was a little girl, my mom was a cross stitcher. She had samplers and other pieces she had done hanging in the house, she had patterns and thread and fabric and beads in a drawer in her sewing room, and she taught me the basics. The only thing I really remember making was…

  Cortney (she/her)

  January 27, 2017

  cross stitching

  cross stitch, making, yearofmaking