Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Finish: Quaker Heart

 I finished this lovely free design today called Quaker Heart as my August project for #CrossStitchCamp. The design originally appeared in PieceWork magazine several years ago. They now offer it on their website. Here's the link: Quaker Heart

Design: Quaker Heart
Designer: Janice Wood for PieceWork magazine
Fiber: Sulky Blendables Redwork 30 wt cotton
Stitch Count: 58 x 63
Started: 4 August 2021
Finished: 11 August 2021

Stitch from Stash:

I'm claiming a $9.60 credit for this finish ($8 base + 10% bonus for hand dyed fabric + 10% bonus for specialty fibers). This brings my current Stitch from Stash balance to $82.48.

Sunday, August 1, 2021

Monthly Recap - July 2021

It's hard to believe another month of 2021 has come and gone already! I'm stitching my third month of my Stitch from Stash challenge and have been doing really well thus far. Even though I've stayed within my budget since starting the challenge on 1 June, I did a much better job in July at curtailing my expenditures. I'll give more details about that later in the post. For now though, let's get to the details of how my stitching went during July.

Stitching Recap:

Number of Days Stitched:

I stitched a total of 25 days during the month of July. I had a few days in the middle of the month where I was in a bit of a funk and just didn't feel like stitching. Thankfully, I found my mojo again by the time the Stitching Olympics event kicked off on 23 July in the Stitch All the Things group on Facebook.

Projects Worked:

New Starts:

  • Merry Christmas by Cherry Hill Studio - started 1 July 2021
  • Winter Bird's House by The Little Stitcher - started 5 July 2021

Finishes:

  • Merry Christmas by Cherry Hill Studio - finished 5 July 2021
  • Winter Bird's House by The Little Stitcher - finished 6 July 2021
  • Farm Folk by Little House Needleworks - finished 7 July 2021 (started 8 Mar 2020)
  • Baby It's Cold Outside by Heartstring Sampler - finished 10 July 2021 (started 14 Feb 2020)

Stitch from Stash Recap:

Balance Sheet:

Starting Balance - 1 July 2021$  7.02
Monthly Allowance - July$25.00
Finish Credits$45.70
Purchases$25.33
Current Balance$52.39


Finish Credits Earned This Month:
  • Merry Christmas by Cherry Hill Studio - $11 ($10 base + 10% bonus for specialty fibers)
  • Winter Bird's House by The Little Stitcher - $5.50 ($5 base + 10% bonus for specialty fabric)
  • Farm Folk by Little House Needleworks - $8.80 ($8 base + 10% bonus for specialty fibers)
  • Baby It's Cold Outside by Heartstring Sampler - $20.40 ($17 base for 10% bonus for specialty fibers + 10% bonus for hand dyed fabric)


Purchases This Month:


That's my recap for the month of July. I hope you've all enjoyed following along with my progress in these monthly update.