Stitch Maynia Starts

I am taking part in Stitch Maynia once again with my Just Nan-a-thon as per previous years.  Stitch Maynia is a stitching challenge along the same lines as the Crazy January Challenge or March Madness.  It just happens in May.  Back in 2018 I started 32 Just Nan Smalls starts and then in 2019 I stitched on each one on it's anniversary date.

Over the course of the last year I have completed 8 of them so I have space for 8 new starts.  I started 4 of them in April as part of Rachel and Tiffany's Spring Into Summer New Starts and then another one on 5th May.  I am stitching these as my Bath Time stitching so I post pictures the following morning.

So here are the photos for the first five days:

1st May - Beach Roses

2nd May - Lady in Red Heart

3rd May - Love & Roses

4th May - Rose Lady (the "Lady" will be a ladybird charm)

5th May - Sparkling Iris

As we have started another new month, my rotation has started again.  The first day is spent on Christmas stitching.  My project for this year is JBW Designs 12 Days of Christmas and we are up to Five Gold Rings:

stitched on 40 count white linen

It does look a little incomplete but that's because I am leaving the beads to after Day Six.  There will be red ribbons and a bead attaching each ring to the wreath so it makes sense to do those at the same time.

Then the next three days are spent on Hallowe'en stitching.  This year I am working on the Scary Apothecary series by Hands On Design.  This is Bitter Brew:

stitched on 28 count Radioactive linen from Chromatic Alchemy

The orange is blended rather than use a variegated.  It took ages!  I stitched the word Bitter so could at least just fill in around it, but Brew had to be counted very carefully.  Not too much to do next month so I should finish it then.

Finally I got an extra little finish sneaked in on the last day of April.  Here's a clue:

Because I also FFO'd it straight away and will show you on the 10th for Rachel's FFO Gallery.