GablesStitcher #46 Mid year wrap up 

Thank you!

Thanks Susan! Happy stitching to you also ❤️

Thank you Lori! Hope you are well and it feels good to be back ❤️

Thank you Maud! Yes….I was very happy to finish the 2003 project. I’ll need to pull out my next oldest soon but I’m giving myself a little reprieve on that for now. There are so many good designs out there I want to stitch! Too bad we can’t stitch while we sleep. Or grow a few more pairs of hands. Stacy Nash has been really calling to me recently. She’s been knocking it out of the park imo.

Thank you! It was satisfying to finish the 21 year old WIP. I have I think 6 more that are over 10 years old 🥴. Trying to knock them out one at a time

Thank you! Really happy to have the old piece done….now to not wait 20 years to frame it! And I’m glad you liked the book recommendations ❤️

Thank you Laura! It’s amazing how the stitches add up. Because day to day I feel like it’s nothing (and there are many days where it’s only 10-20 stitches) but they do add up. Working on a limited amount of projects has really helped me see progress this year and is working for me right now. And yes…love both Mary Peacock and the bird of paradise. I want to start them both and have them hanging on my wall.

Thank you Marla!

Thank you Linda!!! Happy stitching to you too ❤️

Miss you my friend too 😘😘

Thanks Julie! Yes…so close I’ve finished two since I filmed ! 🤦🏽‍♀️ hopefully that will push me to film sooner rather than later and continue finishing things instead of starting more🙃

What series are you in the middle of? Because I love book recommendations. And you know me….I love big WIPs and I can not lie…..Hope to catch up with you soon 😘

@@gablesstitcher3325 Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands. It's Miles' favorite series and he wanted me to read it.

Thank you Karin! It was great to meet you too. Are you going back next year? I have to confess…I’m already looking forward to it. And I still want to start that Gigi R sampler.

@@gablesstitcher3325 I am going in October this year and then next year. This is the only retreat that I can drive to and I really enjoy it.

Thank you Joan!

Thank you! And they sinned is so beautiful stitched up. Thinking about that is what is motivating me to keep it out and work on it. It is a fun stitch. Just not a quick one.

That is so cool to have her as a relative! I’m looking forward to reading a non fiction book about her too.

Thank you!

Thanks Darlene! Your finishes are fantastic too. Your Joyeoux Noel 😍😍😍

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Hi Maureen! Unfortunately I can’t go to NJ this year 😭. I’m really disappointed I couldn’t make it work. We have a lot of family stuff this summer and I just couldn’t fit it in. Do lots of stitching for me and tell everyone hi for me too. I don’t read as much as I used to either. Stitching typically beats reading. I need to try to get back into audiobooks so I can do both but I’m not an auditory learning so I have a hard time following a lot of audiobooks. I’ve made an effort this year to read before bed this year and I’m getting a bit more reading done and really enjoying it so it’s been working for me so far. Happy stitching. Enjoy NJ retreat. I hope to be back next year 🤞

So if I pick up Grant soon and finish it I won’t be behind 🤣🤣. Miss Hazel soon. But not yet. Need to finish the ones that are close. I’ll let you know when so we can SAL

@@gablesstitcher3325 yes I didn’t want to leave my sal buddy discouraged, so I’m pacing myself😄 Looking forward to Miss Hazel- I want to convert her even more to look like Miss Sally from the book CO cross stitcher showed. Which means green apron is all she’s wearing. So that adjustment will take awhile to chart😅 Also- 4 parts in ink circles sal should count as a finish even though you didn’t count it as a start😂😂

@@ItsOnlyStitching I like your ink circles math 🤣. I have the bunny animal cracker too. Want to stitch her but change the color of her sweater.

@@gablesstitcher3325 I just finished Bobbin and have a few more hours on Whittaker the snowman-he’s lots of fill in. I also have a bunny I loaned out but haven’t stitched yet that’s coming back to me. I wonder if I have a cat in my stash too🙃

Actually House of the Seven Gables from Salem MA. Made “famous” by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book. I’m glad you found me ❤️. Coral Gables sounds like a fantastic trip…but not in July! I would love to visit Miami some day. Thanks for watching.