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Saturday 31 August 2024
August Stitch from Stash and Pie
Sunday 25 August 2024
August WIPocalypse Groups and Guilds
Finally, Measi always gives us a topic to discuss:
August – Do you belong to any stitching groups or guilds (either in person or virtual)?
Groups, are another matter!! The advent of Facebook has been incredible for groups and I don't want to have to count how many I belong to. I am a big fan of "single designer or theme" groups rather than general stitching groups. I love the Mirabilia groups and belong to many of those. They often set up spin-off groups for a group such as The Bewitching Pixies or the Zodiac Girls. I also love the Halloween Stitching Group as that is a nice pure Spooky Stitching group.
I do admin a couple of groups - IHSW being the main one. I also run the Just Cross Stitch Ornament SAL. Both of those I took the reins when the founder wanted to take a break from admin. I also help out with the Stitchonomy group and a Lavender & Lace group too.
I'm only in 2 challenge groups - Stitch from Stash which I adore and WIP Warriors (used to be No New Starts). I do the "24 in '24" for that one.
Friday 23 August 2024
August Smalls
For my Smalls stitching this year, I have chosen 12 smaller designs and numbered them for my WIPGO Board. Each month one Small will be stitched in the evening timeslot and hopefully finished within the month.
Last month I was stitching The Hare Moon for Taurus from Circle Cross as I completed the WIPGO choice early. Here is the finished Moon Maiden:
Monday 19 August 2024
August IHSW
IHSW or International Hermit and Stitch Weekend always starts on the third Friday of the month. It's a chance to lock yourself away and focus on your stitching for the weekend. You can take part on your blog or via the Facebook page - IHSW on Facebook.
This year I am trying something different for IHSW - an A-Z Challenge! These usually take place in April and people stitch one letter every day except Sunday. I don't want to swap projects daily so thought I could do 2 or 3 letters per IHSW instead.
August was P and Q but I totally forgot to swap out my projects so I think I'd better do them next weekend instead.
My evening project are the Halloween Trifles from Shepherd's Bush. I have finished the first one and started the second.
Thursday 15 August 2024
Gifted Gorgeousness August Link-up Post
Welcome to the August Gifted Gorgeousness link-up. The link-up date continues to be the 15th and I will keep the link-up open until the end of each month so you have plenty of time if you are late posting.
The format remains exactly the same, there is a list of rules on the main sign-up page if you want to check what is required but basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.
My evening piece started in last month became a finish, stitched on gifted fabric and will be a gift for a friend too:
Circle Cross - Hare Moon for Taurus
stitched on 28 count opalescent Robin's Egg evenweave from Silkweaver
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Saturday 10 August 2024
Finally Fully Finishing Fun for August
So here's my progress on the current WIPs.
Monday 5 August 2024
August Plans
At the start of the year I made a list of 24 projects I want to stitch this year for my "24 in '24". The order I stitch them in is going to be determined by the WIPGO Board. Jessie-Marie calls two numbers each month and those will be the two projects I stitch that month. One small and one medium.
In July, the numbers were 6 and 23. These related to Nora Corbett's Capricorn, and Lizzie*Kate's Sampling Christmas.
I've been stitching away on the Faces SAL for my A-Z challenge this year and have done quite a lot of the smaller block already:
Sunday 4 August 2024
August TUSAL
It's TUSAL time!
Here is my TUSAL jar with my current projects:On the right, my current evening project which is The Hare Moon for Taurus by Circle Cross: