It’s Sew Emma – Quilts & Adventures

Floss Friday #193

Hello Stitchy Friends! Wow! Summer is just zooming by. I can’t believe we are already down to just a week and a bit left of August. Then we will be into all. I hope you have had a great summer.

Starts & Finishes

I did have a finish this week, but no new starts. I have a list of five things I wanted to start this month. This next week, I had better jump on that!

FINISH: Aug WIPGO Project #19: November Stackables by It’s Sew Emma (Fat Quarter Shop)

Finished up this stitch this week. I did not have a lot time each evening a hour here or there so it took 2 nights to finish. This was a stitch of the month from Fat Quarter Shop from 2021. I stitched on 14ct marbled white pine board aida by Fabric Flair with the called for Classic Colorworks floss.

WIP Updates

Missed out stitching last weekend and only a couple hours(or one) each night this week. I did not make it through my lineup for the week. Here is what I did work on:

Fabulous House: The Castle by Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabulous House: The Castle WIP 8/18/2026

The night I worked on this one, I actually got all 400 stitches for the month done. Wrapped up the rook part of the castle on the right. I still need to finish it’s roof but otherwise, done!

Sweetly Sayin’ 4th of July by Primrose Cottage

Sweetly Saying 4th of July WIP 8/19/2026

The night I worked on this I barely had an hour. I pulled it out of the basket thinking it was my Stitching Quaker but realized it was this patriotic stitch. I decided to go ahead and put a few more stitches in it before putting away for 2026.

Make Today Count by Hands on Design

I got distracted with online shopping the night I worked on this project so only got 300 of my 400 stitches done. So I will be working on this one tonight to finish up the final 100 to hit my August goal. I did some more on the border around the words and working on the left border. The border is hard. I know it will be cute when finished, but there is alot of backstitching and counting involved. It will be worth it when I am done. Meanwhile…(grumble grumble)

Plans & Reflections

I spent more time reading this week then crafting or creating. It will be a miracle if I hit my goals this month. I have been focusing mainly on my WIPGO goals so far this month which is great. I have knocked off some old goals.

Plans for next week:

Finish up Shabby Winter Calendar
Start HOD Plaid Tidings
Start Stitching Quilt
Start October Square Dance
Make Today Count
Summer Stitching Season
The Scarecrow

Hope everyone has a great weekend. See you next week!

Peggy Stockwell in Vancouver, Washington

Floss Friday #192

Hello my Stitchy Friends! It has been another crazy busy week. I ended up missing stitching a couple of nights but still made some nice progress that I can’t wait to share with you! Let’s get started:

Starts & Finishes

Once again no new starts or finishes.

WIP Updates

While I may not have a lot to share this week, I feel pretty good with what I did do.

Floss Friday #190

This past week was another full week of learning. This time I took a 3 day class in Portland to “Master” my new Bernina 990. That’s sewing and this post is about cross stitch. I only mention it because it meant that I was in traffic for an hour every morning and 90-120 minutes. When I got home, I had homework to do for the next day. By the time I finished my homework, I had enough time to eat and go to bed so I could do it all over again the next day. Not a lot of stitching happened.

Floss Friday #159

Hope all my American friends had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. Mine was awesome. Good company. Good food. I did have a bit of a food coma afterwards. Rained most of the day but since I never had to leave the house, it didn’t bother me much. Hope all of you had a great holiday!

Overall, this was a good stitching week. I even finished one of my WIPGO goals for November. With just 3 days left, I hope to finish my second goal. Let’s take a look at this week’s projects.

Floss Friday #158

Hello Everyone! I started thinking about Thanksgiving this week. I am looking forward to good food and company. It makes it one of my favorite times of the year. I look forward to the fellowship!

The week was productive. I hit all of my weekly goals and most of my monthly goals. Let’s take a look at this week’s projects.

Floss Friday #154

It sure was a busy September. I was on the road a lot, so I missed quite a few Fridays. I had a great time at the Quilt Retreat at Zephyr Cove on Lake Tahoe. I shared a little more in the To Do Tuesday #156 post.

The latest trip took me to Redmond/Bend, Oregon for a long arm training with Gammill as well as a shop hop one day. Learned a lot and met a lot of great people. The teachers were fantastic! I can’t wait until next year to do it again when I have more experience with my retrofited Statler.

September WIPGO Update

Floss Friday #151

Hello from Steaming Pacific Northwest. We are having another mini heat wave here with it supposed to reach 102F (39C). Lucky for us it is only for a couple of days with over 100, then it cools off for the rest of the week in the 90s. Oh yea!

I have continued to diligently work my active wips for the month. Let me share my progress with you.

Starts & Finishes

I have no new starts this week but one finish.

Floss Friday #140

This is a special day. My daughter is getting married. I am thrilled to be gaining a son. They have been together for seven years. How time flies. I will share photos in my next post. So let’s get to this week’s cross stitch so I can get ready to go.

Starts & Finishes

Just one finish this week:

Floss Friday #139

Happy Friday! While the weather here in the PNW is more spring like this week, it still has been a great week. I even got in a 4 mile walk with blue skies! Let’s jump into all my cross stitch projects that I worked on this past week so I can get you caught up.

Starts & Finishes

I had one finish this week. I had planned a start but wasn’t in the mood to start a new project. I know! That is very Peggy unlike.

Floss Friday #137

While things are slow moving on the quilting front as I find and organize my 50 boxes of stuff, I have all of my active cross stitch WIPS with me. Now I haven’t been able to find my extra needles, my floss stasth, my fabric stash, or my inactive wips, kits, or patterns, that still leaves me with a lot to work with. Let’s take a look at what I worked on this week.

Starts & Finishes

I initially thought I had nothing to share for this category. I already forgot that last Friday I finished a project!