A Fresh Start And Stitchmaynia Maynia

I think that this is the longest I've gone without posting since I started this blog almost ten years ago. Maybe I just needed a breather, or wasn't feeling super creative. I don't know.

This is a good time to refresh the look of my CraftyCat blog and start posting again. With spring come new things, right?

It's May and many of you know what that means -- Stitchmaynia! Stitchers do Stitchmaynia in many different ways. Some start 19 projects during the month, because it's 2019.  I've heard stitchers say that they want to start a new project each day! I don't know about you, but that would freak me out a little. For more info about Stitchmaynia, go to the Facebook group.

I'm still an avid stitcher. That hasn't changed. I think that the idea of Stitchmaynia is a great motivator if you can figure out a way to do it that suits you best. My plan is to work on a different WIP each day of May. I have 15 WIPs so I know I won't get bored.

On Stitchmaynia day #1, I worked on "No Bees No Honey" by Birds of a Feather. I love this chart. I'm stitching this on 20 count Jobelan in off white, one over one. Teeny-tiny stitches, pretty colors, all DMC.

On day #2 I stitched on the 2017 Linen and Threads Mystery Sampler. I'm still working on January. It's a HUGE chart, friends. I chose the DMC color combination and the fabric is 32 count antique white Jobelan.

I worked on my focus piece on day #3. My focus piece is a project I select to put into my rotation more often to see it finished quicker. So normally I stitch on a project for several days, choose another one to stitch on for several days, then go to my focus piece for several days. Then I repeat the sequence with two more projects and then my focus piece again. My current focus is "Tulip's Praise" by Gracewood Stitches.

Once again I'm stitching it in DMC in the suggested colors. Another big project, this is only the bottom half and even that half isn't complete! It's being stitched on 18 count Jobelan 2 over 1.

Right now the view out of the window to my left is a bit scary. Dark skies, wind, and rain. Oh yeah, let's add in some very loud thunder. Last week at this time, this was my view.

We took a little trip to Orange Beach, AL for my birthday. So relaxing, good food, and I got in some stitching and reading.

If you follow my Flosstube channel, CraftyCat Stitcher, you may know that I have gotten to 1000 subscribers. This is a big deal to me, and I'm going to celebrate it. I plan to have a giveaway and I'll announce the details in my next video which I will upload early next week (the week of May 5th). The giveaway will include, among other things, a project bag which I made especially for this occasion.

I hope you'll consider watching my video and finding out more! Thank you for visiting me today here on my blog. I've been away from it for a while but am glad to be back. My plans for the next week are to continue my Stitchmaynia stitching and attend my stitch group's May meet-up. So stay tuned to see what else I've been up to!