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A fly by post to show you my Sulky Petites 12wt cotton thread choices for my next Forest Park Friend in the hoop ;-). Her name is Ruth. She is a design by Kathy Schmitz available in her webstore in printed and PDF version, and in her Etsy shop in PDF version. I get mine from her Etsy shop (link at the end of this post). Hoping that Ruth will soon be completed and join Lucy the gardening bear, which was blogged about here . Non-affiliated links: Needleminder (needle magnet) from  Cynthia Crane's Etsy shop . Sulky Petites 12wt from Uncommon Thread (they are also available in other sites, this site is where I got mine). This below is a screenshot of Forest Park Friend: Ruth, PDF pattern available in Kathy's Etsy store .

Back in June, more specifically June 24th, 2018... I posted about the humble beginnings of this design. Now it's all done! Pardon the wrinkles. Below you have a better view of the stem stitch. Stitches used: back stitch, detached chain stitch (aka: lazy daisy), straight stitch, french knot, stem stitch, satin stitch. Here are a few progress pictures in backward sequence: Threads used were all DMC embroidery thread/floss.  Aunt Martha's iron on transfers are so cute and easy to stitch!  This particular one is no.3820 Mice Tea Towels from the Red Category (just in case you like to look in your local craft store). This is how my lap quilt is looking so far.  Every other block will be hand embroidered using Aunt Martha's iron on embroidery transfers, with patches of fabric appliqué in the rest of the blocks. As you can see, I have 3 other designs already transferred. The one with the red ink is a vintage out of print one. When I get to it will post en...

In the last couple of years there hasn't been any "major" stash enhancements in the form of supplies until recently.  These pretties above are Sulky 12wt threads. They also come in a larger size, this smaller size it's specifically called Sulky Petites 12wt cotton threads. They come in spools, with ends that snap in and out in order to keep the thread end tidy in place. You use the thread as it comes from the spool, no splitting of it. The Forest Park Friend, Lucy the bear, that I just posted about in the previous blog entry was stitched with these threads. Soon will complete a tea towel for my kitchen and will be putting it thru the washer machine, as I normally do with all my kitchen towels, and see how these threads stand to the intense washing test.  Also added these two Simply Vintage Quilts & Crafts magazines (above) mainly because I was hunting down the embroidery patterns by Kathy Schmitz in them (the green mini garden/spring quilt and the autumnal W...

Lucy is finished! Very enjoyable pattern to stitch! All the Forest Park Friends by Kathy Schmitz have a back side pattern as well. Not sure if I'll be stitching the back sides yet, I think for now I'll keep working on the front of the ones I got. For these cute creatures I'm using Sulky 12wt threads... loving how they feel when hand embroidering, also love the look! The printed pattern version of these Forest Park Frieds come with the iron on transfers, mine are the PDF version so I'm having to trace mine. Got mine from Kathy's Etsy shop (link at the end of this post). Could've used the Stick-n- Stitch (aka: Sticky Fabri-Solvy), but this time didn't want to deal with the rinsing. Once I was done stitching it, I thought the watering can needed something else so I added an initial. Oh, and wanted to share with y'all as a PSA;... you probably know already that Target have these handy first aid bags/pouches free with the purchase of 3 qualifying first aid it...

Don't think I ever posted this project. Can't even remember when it was completed... thinking some time mid 2011.  Went to the craft room to take a picture of it completed, here it is. This picture was taken recently with my smartphone at night, and the 1st one was with a digital camera few years ago,... what a contrast in color and clarity. A variegated blue valdani perle cotton was my choice for this cute stitchery. I do not think the pattern is available by itself any longer, however there's a book from Leisure Arts by Kathy Schmitz that has this pattern among other projects. Today's a rainy day here, we couldn't go out to do volunteer work... so I took advantage to catch up on some encouraging and spiritually upbuilding reading and a listened to a few mp3s while I completed stitching Lucy the bear. Now moving on, perhaps the little flower mouse gets done as well! Have a nice weekend!