2026 Year of 100 Starts: Start #41 - Did You Take Your Meds Today by Subversive Cross Stitch

Time for another quick stitch to use up more stash thread and fabric! Another fun one from Subversive Cross Stitch. They have so many fun patterns, and as someone mentioned once, I do tend to like to stitch letters, so these are perfect for me. This is the photo from their website:

And I picked out some stash fabric and threads and took 2 days to finish this one up. Here it is:

Did You Take Your Meds Today? by Subversive Cross Stitch

stitched 2 over 1 on 14ct scrap Aida

with stash threads, Dinky Dyes, WDW

It's a fun one that I was thinking of for a gift for a friend that tends to forget to take their medication, but then I wasn't sure if it would seem like nagging? I tried to use cheerful colours that are similar to medication colours, plus did some fussy stitching to try and make the tablets look more like medication. 

For now it's in the finishes drawer and maybe a flat fold would be a good idea if I do give it away? Or something that could be hung near where people keep medications? Ideas are always welcome. 

Hope you've had some good stitching days!

Happy Stitching,

Tiffstitch

2026 Year of 100 Starts: Start #23 - Plan Ahead by Subversive Cross Stitch

I've collected a few of these fun patterns over the years, and it's finally time to start another one. Most of them are fairly small, so a finish can happen quickly sometimes with these. Their website is here if you want to check any out. They have random sales and sell kits as well as patterns. 

This is the one I finished way back in 2018:

This pattern is a fun one, and is easy to adapt colours, etc. I took a couple days and finished it up, and it looks like this:

Plan Ahead by Subversive Cross Stitch

stitched 2 over 1 on scrap opalescent 14ct fabric

with Jodyri Santa's Sleigh (border) and WDW Crepe Myrtle (words)

I  wanted to make it more colourful and I thought playing with the variegated thread in the border would be fun. I like the patterns that it made, definitely fits the saying! And it was nice to find 2 different thread companies that had somewhat similar colours, so you can really pick out the pink colour in the border. 

It's great to have a finish, and go through some of my stash to work on this one. That's the goal, hopefully to not have to buy anything, just work through what I have and enjoy the process. 

Hope your stitching day went well!

Happy Stitching,

Tiffstitch

People's Choice SAL - April 2020 - Modern Samplers

As many of us have seen, samplers and reproduction samplers have made somewhat of a resurgence in the last couple years. There are some designers that put a modern twist on theirs, so this month we're to show off a modern sampler and you can include anything you think that fits this description.

As always, please check out our gracious host's blog for more details and more really interesting samplers.

I will admit to not being that interested in reproduction style samplers, but I do like some of the modern designs and have stitched one or two ten or so I've come across.

 Welcome by Pine Glen Designs

stitched with DMC, not sure the colours

 One Drink Woman by Kincavel Krosses

stitched with DMC and I've stitched this twice, one with rose wine 

Mario Sampler by Daffycat?

I loved stitching this one!

 Don't Make Me Kill You by Kincavel Krosses

with DMC variegated threads

Pog mo thoin (look it up! ;) ) by Kincavel Krosses

with DMC variegated threads

 Dead by Dawn by Pyro Dog Pins (Etsy)

based on the Evil Dead movie

Specialty Stitch SAL by Durene Jones hosted by Lakeside Needlecraft

stitched with Chromatic Alchemy rainbow thread, no longer available

Hell is Other People by Subversive Cross Stitch

Turns out I like these a lot! There were a few others that I wasn't sure fit, but this is a pretty good list of what I'd call modern samplers. I hope you enjoyed it and check out everyone else's posts as well. 

Also, this weekend is the first weekend of the Spring Into Summer New Start Binge, so feel free to join in with starts or WIPs! I started In the Gloaming by Whispered by the Wind last night:

stitched 2 over 2 on Mirage by PTP with DMC 310 so far

I hope you're all staying well and healthy!

Tiffstitch

Zodiac : Taurus

It's time again to talk about another astrological sign. One member of my immediate family is a Taurus, my younger brother. Check out Jo's post for more info on Tauri? Tauruses? and here's a little blurb:

The Bull represents a strong-willed character with great perseverance and determination.  In India Taurus is known by its Sanskrit name Vṛṣabha, which is occasionally given as a name for Shiva and his vehicle Nandi as well as the first of twenty-four Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha.  In Egypt, Taurus was seen as the cow goddess Hathor.  Hathor was the goddess of beauty, love, and happiness, and she represented all of the riches seen in cattle as the providers of nourishment.  Roman astrologers considered Taurus ruled by Venus, the goddess of beauty, and Earth, the goddess of the earth and nature.

I'm going for some nature/earth type shoe horns this time, so let's see what I've stitched since last month that I can squeeze into this theme. :)

Full Moon got a little more progress:

 These lovely flowers....

 This snowy scene in Kiss for a Snowman:

 Wool is an all-natural fibre right?

Fishing - what could be more nature oriented than this one? 

Okay, maybe Mini Winter Magic:

Hope you've all had a good month and Happy Stitching!

Tiffstitch