I mentioned last weekend that I did a little stash diving--searching for something to work on stitching alongside my Mystery Sampler. I dug out several projects, though I haven't really decided which to work on. Most are either related to summertime or the Fourth. I love Birds of a Feather and started this one (actually most of what I found have been UFOs for years!) quite a while ago. This is called "Land That I Love" and would probably stitch up pretty quickly if I would just give myself time working on it.
Not sure why this one was set aside as I seemed to have been making good progress on it. It is "Early America" by Little House Needleworks. I love their Colonial America designs and am very much in the mood for something like this. The rest of the verse reads: "Early America: Sampler, pewter, patriotism, faith, candlelight, gardens, handmade quilts and family".
I know why this one was set aside. Another LHN design called "Sweet Little Berries" that I decided to stitch on 40 count Lambswool. I am using one ply of DMC floss and was thinking the covering looked scanty. Here it looks pretty good. Maybe it does just look 'delicate'. In person the coverage isn't quite complete, but I have so much stitched it seems a shame not to finish it. The saying reads" "Deep in the field under bright sunny skies grow sweet little berries for jellies and pies".
I have a horrible track record with LHN. I love their designs and have several WIPs/UFOs, but I'm not sure I have actually finished anything by them! This was the project I started last weekend. I'm using raw Belfast linen, but I am not sure I like it. What is my problem with raw linen? This is called "Summer House" and I bet if I could just more of it stitched I would like it. I was thinking I could finish it as a pinkeep.
One more. I love this chart. It's by Goode Huswife and is called "With My Needle". I would love to finish this one and frame it. The thing is the fabric is a 40 count linen and it is so tightly woven there is not any space between threads. I've had this one quite a long time. The linen color is 'daily grind', but I am not sure who made it--am guessing R&R Reproductions. As long as I have my magnifier glasses I might be able to work on it. It looks great stitched on that sort of linen, but it's a challenge to work on it!
Whatever I end up working on, I really do hope to actually stitch a little this weekend. Last weekend I managed to do a little finishing, but that was it aside from the tiny bit I stitched on "Summer House". A vacation would come in handy about now.