Small Starts, and the first finish for 2024

 First finish for 2024.  Carnation Sampler from Hello from Liz Mathews.  Just keeping it simple.  Used the Weeks Taupe, as the dmc was darker for the bird backgrounds.  

Boo Sampler from Lizzie Kate.  A kit from my stash that I got for half price or less.  Two over two, which slows me down.  Using the kitted fabric, and suggested fancy flosses.  

How To Live by Works by ABC.  On Antique White 28 count Jobelan, using mostly suggested fancy flosses.  Again, a pattern I picked up from some stitching shop going out of business.  I don't mind stitching words, so this will probably be the next finish.   Stitched area should be about 6 x 7 inches when finished.  

I cut the fabric for one more start, but I haven't grabbed it to start it yet.  But again, just trying to start a few simple things to get a couple finishes in.  

It is gonna be crazy cold, and there is a bunch of snow on the ground, and I did the laundry yesterday.  So stitching is the plan. 

New Year, small new start...

 Carnation Sampler - Hello from Liz Mathews.  New Year, new start.  Just a small project from my stash.  Not gonna do the fancy border, I prefer it more simple with just the center area.  It's about 3 inches square.  On a 28 count antique white jobelan?  A scrap from my stash.  One over one.  Mostly dmc floss.  I would like to start the year with a finish. 

  Peacock, Unicorn, Badger, from Scarlet Letter.  Working on getting in the outlines for the open area.  Took a break to do a puzzle, and to do the small new year start.  But it's funny cause I really do want to get back to it all the time.  A day on something else is fine.  But after two days on something else, I just want to pick up this again.  Might be because it is on 25 count, not 28 count, making it just a bit more comfortable to see and stitch.  I haven't felt like there is something else in my stash I would rather be stitching either.  Or even really wanting to start something else.  Hence such a small start of something I'd consider very quick and easy.  I didn't find a new puzzle to buy on January 1st.  Gonna try to use things up, and not keep stashing more.  And that goes for life in general, not just stitching stuff.   

Stitching on lots of things...

 Finish #5 for 2023.  Heart In Hand - Bluebird Sampler.  Used the suggested Chesapeake Bay floss on Colour and Cotton Spiced Honey, 28 count lugana, one over one..  

Finish #6 for 2023.  The freebie pattern from Hello from Liz Mathews website.  Stitched on just a scrap of white 28 count lugana, one over one, using Classic Colorworks Bandana floss.  

I tried adding more to this... Brick House Sampler - With Thy Needle and Thread. 

Not much got added, this is where it was when I picked it up again.

This is Violets & Verses - Mary Woodrow.   A new start.  Done on Dove Gray jobelan 28 count, one over one, using dmc 3799.

Another new start - Teresa Kogut - Nature, on 25 count white lugana, one over one, using the suggested floss colors.  So far, this one is a fun stitch.  

Another new start - Marjorie Massey - Quaker Street.  On PTP Gingerbread 28 count, one over one, using Anchor black.  I am one stitch wide on the right side....  I think.  I don't want to start over.  I'm not sure how much being off is gonna confuse me.  I'm not sure I'm thrilled with the results of this start, so there might be a restart on this.  But I just love the pattern.  Might just need a different color combination.