Link-up For Fully Finished Gallery SAL - December 2024

Hello!

It's the 10th of December (where did the year go?!) so time for the final Fully Finished Gallery SAL of 2024!

The FFG SAL is the place to show the cross stitched projects you have FFOd since your last link-up.

As hoped for, I have a fully-finished biscornu this month, one of the two I showed in November's Smalls SAL. I thought I'd work in chronological order so finished March's biscornu first.

I found all the back- and whip stitching really therapeutic so am looking forward to finishing April's biscornu soon.

Now it's your turn.

Please link-up using the URL of your FFG SAL post and not the home page of your blog, adding a thumbnail of a finish and either your name or your blog name as the caption. The link-up will stay open for 10 days.

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Unlike other years, I have not yet made any stitching plans for 2025. However, I do intend to keep the Smalls and FFG SALs running. I may not have been around much for most of 2024 but I'm not completely bowing out yet!

Take care,
Rachel x

Smalls SAL - November 2024

Hi all!

It's the last Friday of the month, so time for the Smalls SAL.

Entries can be anything Small you have cross stitched during the month, be it an individual piece, part of a set, a portion of a big design, or even an unfinished Small if you haven't been able to complete it. All Smalls, or part(s) thereof, are welcome!

Well, I am going to surprise you all this month because I have not one but two Small finishes - sort of! Both are halves of their wholes but, seeing as my Smalls have been negligible this year, I'm counting them!

First up is the back for my April Biscornu:

Started - 28th October 2024

Finished - 3rd November 2024

Total stitching time - 3 hours 30 minutes

The back is a slimmed-down version of the front here:

And then there is the back of the March Biscornu:

Started - 4th November 2024

Finished - 10th November 2024

Total stitching time - 3 hours 5 minutes

Which is also a slimmed-down version of the front:

With any luck, at least one of these should be my FFO for December.

Now it's over to you!

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I am slowly working on another Small, so fingers crossed there will be another entry next month.

But first, see you on 10th December for the FFG SAL.

Take care,

Rachel x

Link-up For Fully Finished Gallery SAL - November 2024

Hello!

It's the 10th of the month so time for the Fully Finished Gallery SAL - the penultimate one of the year already! This is the place to show the cross stitched projects you have FFOd since your last link-up.

This month I have my third and final Nordic Christmas Sampler. Unsurprisingly it's been completed to match the previous two, using complimentary backing fabric and silver bling ribbon:

Now it's your turn.

Please link-up using the URL of your FFG SAL post and not the home page of your blog, adding a thumbnail of a finish and either your name or your blog name as the caption. The link-up will stay open for 10 days.

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In 'treat this with trepidation' news, I am stitching again! It's only for a few minutes, and not every day, but does mean that there will actually be something for me to show in the Smalls SAL later this month! Tiny steps...

Take care,
Rachel x

Smalls SAL - October 2024

Hi all!

I'm so sorry, guys... I thought we had another Friday in October but realised today (Monday) that we don't! So I'm going to back-post this and pretend that...

It's the last Friday of the month, so time for the Smalls SAL.

Entries can be anything Small you have cross stitched during the month, be it an individual piece, part of a set, a portion of a big design, or even an unfinished Small if you haven't been able to complete it. All Smalls, or part(s) thereof, are welcome!

Once again, I have nothing Small to show, having not picked up a needle for two months now.

So it's straight over to you!

Please link up using the URL of your Smalls SAL post, with a title (usually your name) and a thumbnail. The link will stay open for 10 days.

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In a way I feel really bad continuing to run this SAL when the reason Mary handed it over was because she could not commit to a Smalls finish each month.

So, I think you will all agree that it's about time I gave myself a really good talking to and started stitching again. So that's what I'm going to do starting Monday.

I'll start with one of my Nordic Christmas designs as they are small and simple, and at least will give me something to show in November's Smalls SAL! I've set a target of 15 minutes per day to begin with but whether that leads on to anything else remains to be seen.

I also feel bad being away from blogland and emails for so long, so that's another thing I need to rectify. Fingers crossed.

If I don't appear before, I'll be back on 10th for the FFG SAL. 

Take care,

Rachel x

Link-up For Fully Finished Gallery SAL - October 2024

Hello!

It's already another 10th of the month so time for the Fully Finished Gallery SAL, the place to show your cross stitched FFOing achievements since your last link-up.

I may not be stitching etc at the moment but at least this SAL is keeping me on my toes regarding FFOing, even if it is only the tiniest of contributions!

This month is another Nordic Christmas Sampler, completed the same as last month's simple ornie with complimentary backing fabric and silver bling ribbon:

I guess you'll see the third one next month!

Now it's your turn.

Please link-up using the URL of your FFG SAL post and not the home page of your blog, adding a thumbnail of a finish and either your name or your blog name as the caption. The link-up will stay open for 10 days.

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See you next month!

Take care,
Rachel x

Smalls SAL - September 2024

Hi all!

It's the last Friday of the month, so time for the Smalls SAL.

Entries can be anything Small you have cross stitched during the month, be it an individual piece, part of a set, a portion of a big design, or even an unfinished Small if you haven't been able to complete it. All Smalls, or part(s) thereof, are welcome!

I have nothing Small this month; I haven't actually picked up a needle since I finished last month's Small. Tell a lie... I have picked up a needle once but it was to get a thorn out of a finger, so I don't think that quite counts!

So it's straight over to you; I hope you've been far more successful than me!

Please link up using the URL of your Smalls SAL post, with a title (usually your name) and a thumbnail. The link will stay open for 10 days.

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Let's see what October brings...

Take care,

Rachel x

Link-up For Fully Finished Gallery SAL - September 2024

Hello!

It's the 10th of the month (again!) so time for the Fully Finished Gallery SAL, the place to show your cross stitched FFOing achievements since your last link-up.

Having spent four months FFOing my four Teeny Weeny US National Parks, I had to find something different this month so I turned to Christmas!

This is the first of the Nordic Christmas Samplers I completed at the beginning of the year. I already had some matching Nordic fabrics to use on the back, but wasn't quite sure how I was going to finish the front. I opted to keep it simple by just sticking it onto a piece of card and then edging it with silver bling ribbon:

I assume the other two Nordic Christmas Samplers I have stitched will be FFOd in a similar manner, so you'll probably guess what to expect in October and November!

Now it's your turn.

Please link-up using the URL of your FFG SAL post and not the home page of your blog, adding a thumbnail of a finish and either your name or your blog name as the caption. The link-up will stay open for 10 days.

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See you next month!

Take care,
Rachel x