Wrapping Up Jolly July

 So how did it go...your Jolly July?  Did you get everything finished, or like me....almost ha ha.  I added three new "starts" as we say in the flosstube world to my existing four weekly cross stitch projects.  

Letters to Santa

Letters to Santa was a paid for pattern from Fat Quarter Shop  and a weekly mystery which launched July 1st, 2022. It started with the border, which did take a long old time...then each week we were emailed a new part.  I stitched mine on 14 count black aida using the called for DMC floss.  It's still available to purchase as one complete pdf chart now.

As you can see, it's still not finished....but I have big plans for this cute little postcard. 

Boo Crew

Boo Crew was next as a new start.  Another fabulous Fat Quarter Shop weekly mystery...but this time it was FREE.  Let me repeat that...FREE. I absolutely love stitching this one, not sure if it was the gorgeous Peaceful Purple 14 count aida cloth or just the cutest little characters.  I mean, that hat!!  

Again, not finished...but almost.  Hoping to finish this in the next week or so, and I have a great idea for fully finishing it.

Happy Camper

Finally....my last start for Jolly July was a Stitchin With the Housewives chart, called Happy Camper.  This one was also stitched on black 14 count aida cloth and just a cute little one....4" x 3".  I did omit the flag from the back of the truck, couldn't figure out how to do a Canadian flag, and I did not use any of the black DMC but all the other called for colours.  I don't see the point of stitching black floss onto black cloth.  So left it out.  Made no difference to the truck, trailer or house windows...in my humble opinion.

This one I did manage to finish, and am thrilled with how it turned out.  I plan on mounting this with a fabric border and putting it on my wooden hanging frame.  

If you want to see the rest of my weekly stitching, check out today's latest Tobyknits Flosstube and remember to like, subscribe and "tell ya mates".   Also, if you have any questions for me, pop them below and I will answer them on next weeks Flosstube.  Yes, they are every Wednesday.

Until next time, craft on!!

Jolly July Update

 How is your Jolly July going??  Mine is going great.  I am managing to keep up with all my cross stitch projects and have to say, I am really enjoying Boo Crew...and Letters To Santa.  Many of you know how much I love a good mystery, and these are no exception.

Part 1 of Letters to Santa

Letters to Santa is a pattern from Fat Quarter Shop and the cost is quite minimal for the PDF chart.  Every Friday you get a new section emailed and build the mystery one stitch at a time.  The first section released July 1st was the border, which reminds me of how the old airmail envelopes used to look.  When I first moved to Canada from England....40 odd years ago, this was how I communicated with my parents.  No cell phones or internet back then.  

Working on the black 14 count aida is not as hard as it looks.  I stitch in the evening with a light around my neck and a piece of white copy paper on my lap, under the aida cloth.  Much easier to see the holes.

Part 2 of Letters to Santa

Part 2 released July 8th and was super easy and quick to stitch.  Letters go so quickly...I am so excited to see what Part 3 will be tomorrow.  Do you have any guesses??

Boo Crew is the other super fun mystery QUILT and STITCH along from Fat Quarter Shop, and this one is FREE!!  I am actually doing both the quilt and stitch along...

Part 1 of Boo Crew

The chart releases every Tuesday in the month of July.  I am stitching mine on the called for Peaceful Purple 14 count Aida, using DMC floss.  This is much easier to see than the black ha ha.  One of the things I like about these patterns, is they don't use a ton of thread.  7 for this one, and if you don't have the called for fabric, they offer lots of great substitutes.  My friend Brenda is stitching hers on a Hazy Grey dyed aida.  It's so neat to see the difference in both of them.

I am not finished part 2 which released this week, but here it is so far...

Part 2 of Boo Crew

I just love the hat...it's so super sweet.  Tonight is my catch up night, so plan on finishing this section - which is the letter O - tonight.  Tomorrow on my Youtube video, I will show you how the quilt sections are coming along.

Leave me some comments below on how your #JollyJuly2022 is coming along.  Until next time...craft on.