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 Love, Hugs, and Ladybugs is now in the Etsy Shop.  Etsy Shop This pattern is part of my Ladybug series that is being released.  At this time there is a total of 5 designs with 2 charts already added to the shop.  The first Ladybug pattern was Love Bug.  Both models was stitched on 14ct hand dyed Zweigart fabric.  I dyed the fabric with Rit Dye. I used colors Lemon Yellow and Marigold.   The fabric turned out absolutely B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L ! I used all DMC floss to stitch this pattern. DMC floss included : 310, B5200, 321, and 972.  I finished both patterns similarly.  I started with  two red Baskets from PopShelf.  I added red rick rack  between the aida stitch board and the black with white dot back board.   To finish off both pieces I added cute little ladybugs from Hobby Lobby which I found in the floral area.  The Ladybugs come with floral wire attached to them. They cost $1.79 each in my area for 4....
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Stitch-Con 2025

It is time again for Stitch-Con !  




I am going to Stitch-Con again this year. I am super excited. This year I am going to be in Weekend A instead of B.  I was waitlisted for both weekends and was accepted into Weekend A with just 4 weeks to spare. 

Which weekend I received didn't really matter to me since I have no returning stitchin' friends, and I live in the Cincinnati area.  I am able to attend for only the cost of the chair/entrance fee of $275.  



Last year I done several stitch gathers. I started with Stitch-Con in June 2024 weekend B, then I done Summer Stitch with Keepsakes. Summer Stitch is a two Saturdays in July that stitchers gather together at a local Cincinnati Community Center and Stitch 9-4pm.  Finaly I attend Barefoot Needleworks Beach Retreat in October. 









This year I have changed things up.  I am doing Stitch-con and Summer Stitch only.  I have decided to change up on travel bags.  Last year I took all my projects, snacks, gifts, and more in a tote bags everyday.  

This year I bought a rolling cart from Michaels. 


https://www.michaels.com/product/everything-mary-collapsible-rolling-cart-with-lid-10772269?michaelsStore=1076&inv=6

This cart is called the Everything Mary Collapsible Rolling Cart.  It is currently on sale for $34.99.  I actually found this cart months ago and I only paid $19.99.  It comes in four different colors: purple, black, pink, and Aqua.  I choose the Aqua color.  It has hard sides and is plenty deep enough to fit my project bags/pouches. 

I bought a plastic clear caddy to go in the cart from Michaels.  It fits so well into the cart and on the top. 

 

I decided to sew cotton pads to go in the bottom of the caddy. It was sew easy to do. 















So with only 4 weeks to sew I decided to go light this year and only made 20 thread keepers and a small number of hoop savers. 





These Thread Keepers are such a quick sew for a gift. 








I still have two days to pack and plan.  But time flies. 
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