Crazy Cat Love ~ Christmas Gifts for Stephanie
My daughter is Mama to two cats, Moe (short for Mozart, although she is female) and Muffin. The three of them live in Bangor, Maine, where Stephanie works, having graduated a couple of years ago from...
View ArticleWednesday's WIP Report ~ Where There Is Hope
This doesn't look very exciting, but it really is a fun stitch.2013 marks the 20th anniversary of my diagnosis of breast cancer, so this year I have decided to stitch up all my cross-stitch patterns...
View ArticleWelcome to Crossroads! Thanks for Growing My Blog!
Hello and Welcome. My name is Pam and I have been cross-stitching for about 25 years. I am totaling hooked on stitching and collecting cross-stitch patterns. I love to stitch in my recliner in front of...
View ArticleAnother Liebster - This is So Fun!
Kerrie has nominated me for a Liebster award, and I am very flattered - thank you Kerri!Here are the rules: 1. You must post 11 things about yourself.2. Answer the questions that the nominator set for...
View ArticleWednesday's WIP report ~ Pink Ribbons for 2013!
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View ArticleGrow Your Blog Drawing ~ We Have a Winner !!
Hello Everyone!!The Grow Your Blog Party on January 19th was super fun. I gained 27 wonderful followers, and that makes me very happy. It's nice to know 107 followers are keeping up with my stitching....
View ArticleMy Grow Your Blog Prize is Here !!
Not only was it a blast to participate in the Grow Your Blog event, it was fun to come up with a “door prize,” and for it to be so sincerely appreciated. Remember, MJ, I want a picture of your...
View ArticleWhere There Is Life ~ A Finish for 20 Years of Survival
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of my Breast Cancer diagnosis. To celebrate, I am stitching up all the Breast Cancer designs that I have collected around that time and since. This is Where There Is...
View ArticleElation Over Rotation !!
You may not have noticed, but there is now a tab at the top of this blog call "Rotation." If you do not know what a stitching rotation is, let me tell you. Many stitchers are also collectors and have...
View ArticleUnion Fife & Drum Corps
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I will be stitching a few Civil War and Lincoln designs. Here is my start, reflecting 10 hours, on “Union Fife & Drum Corps,” an old Jeannette...
View ArticleBirch Point: A Charles Wysocki WIP
The start of this Dimensions Gold Collection kit, entitled Birch Point, predates the beginning of this blog. So, you can imagine how far down in my WIP pile I had to go to discover it. But, I have to...
View ArticleI’m Down With Downton Abbey ~ A New Start
This past Christmas, my daughter purchased quite a few perfect gifts from sellers on Etsy.com. When looked under “Cross Stitch” she found this adorable pattern called “I’m Down With Downton Abbey.” I...
View ArticlePrairie Schooler #9 ~ Johnny Appleseed: Next Stop on the Rotation RR
I have an extensive, if not exhaustive, Prairie Schooler collection of cross-stitch patterns. So I thought it only appropriate that I add a real gem to my rotation. It's an oldey but goody, Johnny...
View ArticleChowder House ~ A Cricket Design for a True Downeaster
This is Cross-Eyed Cricket's Kiss The Cook (#78), but I chose to stitch the adorable Clam Chowder shack. The most surprising part of starting this design was that the picture on the cover is not...
View ArticleOld Salty Santas ~ Gotta Maritime Theme Goin' On Here
I fell in love with these guys a long time ago. I reverted back to Aida for it, and am glad I did. It's 14 ct. Misty Taupe from Charles Craft, which is what the model was stitched on. It's super stiff,...
View ArticleJudith Kirby's Victorians (House Number 14) ~ The Piece That Lured Me Off...
Judith's Summer Sunset, stitching with 3-ply DMC, on 28 count Heather, from Picture This Plus.
View ArticleJameson's Sampler
This is the finished and framedSavannah Birth Recordfor my great nephew Jameson Torrey Queen. I brought it to Maine with me, and gave it them today.I love the way my framer, Keepsakes in Sharonville,...
View ArticleA Union Fife and Drum Finish
This was a stitch that combined my two passions - Genealogy and Cross-stitching. I have been documenting my family tree at my other blog, Digging Down East, for four years now, and this summer I found...
View ArticleJohnny Appleseed (PS #9) -- Progress Report
I spent most of my Labor Day Weekend making real progress on an old timer, Prairie Schooler's Johnny Appleseed. I'm stitching it on Platinum cashel linen, 28-count. This old design from 1985 shows how...
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