STITCHING WITH IRIS

 Finally got this little pillow fully finished yesterday.  I stuffed it with Polyfil and a lot of my orts from last year.  

Summer Jan by October House Designs I won this in a give-away by Eastcoast Stitcher Helen D.

 I started this project along with 5 others in May 202 as May Monday starts.  I finished 4 of the 5 I started last year.  This little gem just sat in the project bag.  I got him out on July 19th, 2025, and finished him last night.

Designer:  Prairie Schooler Design:  Book #81 - Songs of the Season Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Fabric: 18CT Silver Moon using 1 strand of floss Floss:  DMC 1st Stitch:  05/27/2024 - Last Stitch:  07/26/2027 For:  Me Notes:  This will be my stitching in July for 2025. I plan on finishing this and the other Songs of the Season I started and finished last year into leaners.

I received this back from Keepsakes this past Thursday.  I am so happy with how they finished it.  Can't wait for next June to display it.

Prairie Schooler - June  Finished into a flat fold by Keepsakes in Cincinnati, OH

 I finished page 6 of Monet's Irises yesterday.  It took me 2 months and 1 day to finish.  At that rate I hope to finish it by the end of May 2026.  I hope I can keep that pace up.

Pages 1-6 and 9 completed I started this project on April 29, 2024. On to page 7

 This time it is just a small, but it is a finish just the same/

Designer:  October House Fiber Arts Design:  Summer Jam Fabric:  16CT French Cafe Mocha Floss:  DMC Conversion 1st stitch:  06/22/2025 - Last Stitch:  07/18/2025 For:  Me Notes:  I won this from Helen D. (East Coast Crafter on Floss Tube) Now that I have finished it I am going to contact Helen and see if she would like it back to give to someone else.  I'll never stitch it again and I have no one to share it with.  I plan on finishing it into a pillow to display in my green wooden box in the living room.

I am almost finished with Page 6 of Monet's Irises.  I should have it finished by the end of the month as long as I can stitch at least 60 stitched a day.  Now that I am finished with Summer Jam, I am going to stitch on a Christmas piece I started in May of 2024.  I will stitch on Irises in the afternoon and work on the PS in the evening.  Then on August 1st I plan on starting the next 2027 Christmas ornament for the greats.

Prairie Schooler September

October House Summer Jam 16CT French Cafe Mocha DMC Conversion Started 06/22/2025 I won this pattern from Helen the Eastcoast Stitcher on FlossTube

June Progress on Monet's Irises.  I am over halfway finished page 6 This isn't the best picture, but you can see my progress.

I was also working on a Lizzie Kate Retirement project that I have abandoned.  I started stitching it for a niece who recently retired and after thinking about it I decided that since I didn't do anything for her sister who retired a few years ago I shouldn't do anything for her either.  I just kept it all kitted except for the floss.  Maybe some day I'll know someone else who retires.