This time of year is very tough for me to get much stitching done because I am a baker. Yesterday was a 10-1/2 hour day and it will only get worse as the weeks leading up to Christmas get closer. Throw my son’s and husband’s work schedules and basketball schedule in there and well…you know what I mean.
I worked on this project for about a week. I finished most of the first onion but for some reason was obsessed with finishing the black negative space of the project.
Here is where I was last time:
and here is where I am now:
I have been working on a few Christmas presents in between things. Here is a gift I stitched for my mother who loves to read:
Our Next Update is New Year’s Eve I believe (my son’s 16th birthday :)) I hope you all have a happy Christmas!
Please visit the other stitchers’ blogs in this group. I can’t tell you how talented this group is, you’ll have to see for yourself. -MM
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, LucyAnn, Kate, Jess, Sue, Constanze, Debbierose, Christina,
Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Helen, Steph, Linda, Catherine, Mary Margaret, Timothy,
The Professional Domestic 
well done on progress, and that’s the perfect bookmark for a tea-lover!
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Thank you! She will love it 🙂
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Great job
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Thank you!
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Coming along nicely.
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I think we all feel the same this time of year, life is hectic and my house looks like I haven’t tidied in a decade. You’ve made great progress on this, and I hope you have a few moments to yourself in the next few weeks.
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Oh Catherine can I relate to a messy house. Thank goodness my hubby is a domestic kind of guy. He doesn’t cook but boy is he great at doing laundry and dishes!
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That bookmark is lovely.
Hope you find some time to unwind with all the hectic stuff going on 🙂
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Stitching and reading have been my unwinding. That and watching Outlander! 😉
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Well, the negative space has to be stitched at some point so why not now? It’s looking great so far.
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The negative space is all black so I don’t have to think about using another color. Now if I miss a stitch… well then that will be a problem down the road… 😉
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With your job, it is really quite amazing to me that you have done any stitching at all! I would be asleep the minute I got home, I think!
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Stitching seems to be the only thing that calms me down at night but sometimes my hands can’t hold the needle after holding a decorating bag during the day.
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Hey, I can actually see progress on this piece! Good job, especially since you’ve got so much else going on in your life. I hope you have moments to rest and enjoy the holiday season. Wish your son a happy birthday for us (what a day for a birthday!).
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Thanks Sue! Yes he was our little tax deduction haha! 16 years have certainly flown by 🙂
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Love the little tea cup bookmark!
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Thank you 🙂
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The fact that you got anything at all done is impressive. Cute bookmark, much nicer than the scrap of paper I always use!
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Thanks Kate! I am trying to be better about using an actual bookmark too haha!
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Such a cute bookmark! Merry Christmas!
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Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well Christina.
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This is the best bookmark! It’s awesome 🙂
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Thank you Emma. I am still not sure how to finish it though. I attached a solid piece of fabric to the back of it to cover up the stitching but it still feels unfinished. Mom will still love it no matter though 🙂
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I’ve been using felt rather than fabric for the back of my stitched bookmarks, I think it gives them a more finished look. Maybe you could give that a try? But it’s already great 😊
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Nice progress and that bookmark for your mother……WOW!!!!!
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Thank you Gun! I think she will love it. I am going to pair it with some homemade cookies and a little jar of lemon balm and peppermint tea that I grow myself 🙂
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Thank you!
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