Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Halloween Blog Hop

 Happy Halloween, and welcome to the next stop on Jo's bloghop! My letter is:

I didn't get as much stitching done as I'd like -- a busier-than-usual fall, post-season baseball (woohoo, Red Sox won!), the Minecraft quilt, and some commissioned bracelets kept me from picking up the needle.  But I made some progress on "Millicent Finds a Mask" (Just Cross Stitch's 2013 Halloween issue):

And "13 Days of Halloween" (Just Cross Stitch's 2017 Halloween issue):

I also have a couple of finishes. I framed my sampler from the Stitchy Box Halloween box:

This design, "Fall Pumpkins Fob," I sewed up on the machine and then covered the seam with Palestrina stitch, one of my favorites.

I also added some beaded trim around my much-altered skull stitch, although I'm not thrilled with how it came out:

On to the next stop: Beth's Needlework Stash! I look forward to seeing what you all have been working on.
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16 comments:

  1. cherylOctober 31, 2018 at 12:00 PM

    I enjoyed all of your Halloween stitching. Happy Halloween!

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  2. Quilting TangentOctober 31, 2018 at 3:08 PM

    Happy Halloween!

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  3. Clare-AimetuNovember 1, 2018 at 3:02 AM

    Great work, thanks for the letter

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  4. SherylNovember 1, 2018 at 3:39 AM

    Pretty stitching. Thanks for the letter. Happy Halloween.

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  5. ChristineNovember 1, 2018 at 7:09 AM

    Great stitching! Thanks for the letter

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  6. KatieNovember 1, 2018 at 11:36 AM

    I'm haunting my way through collecting letters. Love your Halloween themed stitching. Everything looks great.

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  7. jocondineNovember 1, 2018 at 12:23 PM

    Nice stitching, thanks for the letter. xxx

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  8. Purple Pixie DustNovember 1, 2018 at 3:05 PM

    thanks for the letter great stitching

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  9. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameNovember 1, 2018 at 4:18 PM

    Thanks for taking part in the Trick or Treat Blog Hop this year.
    I remember the letters you stitched! That was a great series.
    The 13 Days is on my stitch list too.
    Love the finished pieces. The beaded edging looks fine to me.

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  10. Astrids dragonNovember 1, 2018 at 5:04 PM

    Great finishes and I like how the beads turned out on the skull.
    I had to look up what the 13 Days looks like, what a fun stitch!

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  11. beadgirlNovember 1, 2018 at 8:02 PM

    Thanks, everyone!

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  12. The Crafty PrincessNovember 3, 2018 at 12:28 AM

    Very cool Halloween stitching. Thanks for the letter xox Alicia

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  13. AriadneNovember 4, 2018 at 10:05 AM

    Thanks for the letter.AriadnefromGreece!

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  14. rosey175November 4, 2018 at 10:31 AM

    I like your little tin design! 13 Days looks like a fun stitch, full of bright colors. Thank you for the letter and hope you had a Happy Halloween~

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  15. TiffstitchNovember 5, 2018 at 8:10 AM

    Love your stitching, so fun and the letter too!

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  16. Leonore WintererNovember 6, 2018 at 10:03 AM

    Lots of great Halloween stitching from you - and I did check out your Minecraft Quilt. How cool is that! Thank you for the letter.

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