Category Archives: cross stitch

Spring Cross Update 3-6-18

Posted on March 10, 2018 by civilwarrose5

I promised that I would show you what this cross will look like when I’m done. Isn’t it pretty??! No, there aren’t any roses in it, but you have sunny happy flowers! In my eyes they are much better than … Continue reading →

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Spring Cross Update 2-21-18

Posted on February 26, 2018 by civilwarrose5

As you know, I’ve finished and framed the Autumn Cross: It is now hanging on my wall next to the Summer Cross. That means I get to start the final cross of the series, the Spring Cross! Look! Very few … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Finished!

Posted on February 8, 2018 by civilwarrose5

At the beginning of December I showed you that I had finished all of the regular stitching on the cross: One month later, on January 5th, I had finished the background words: Now all I had left to do was … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Update – 12-2-17

Posted on December 2, 2017 by civilwarrose5

Yet again, it has been a while since I last posted. I’ve been working on a very time-consuming project which I haven’t been able to blog about. The reveal will be happening soon and then I’ll be able to show … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Update – 10-15-17

Posted on October 25, 2017 by civilwarrose5

I haven’t spent a lot of time cross stitching because it seems like I’ve found other ways to occupy my time in the mornings. Despite all of that I have managed to make a little bit of progress on my … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Update – 8-12-17

Posted on August 20, 2017 by civilwarrose5

The last time I posted a picture of my progress was in May. Wow. I thought I was doing better than that! Here is what it looked like back then: To show you how much pre-writing research that I do, … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Update – 5-18-17

Posted on May 27, 2017 by civilwarrose5

I forgot to post an update last month so I’ll post two update pictures today. Here is what I had completed as of 3-22-17: I had all of the cross stitching done on this part of the cross. The next … Continue reading →

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Cross Stitched Gettysburg – Framed!

Posted on April 26, 2017 by civilwarrose5

This piece was a kit by Sunset called “Gettysburg.” It was the first piece that I’ve ever started for myself. Looking at my spreadsheet I started it in April 2003 and finished it October 30, 2007. Since then I’ve let … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Update – 3-22-17

Posted on March 22, 2017 by civilwarrose5

I just realized that it’s been a while since I last showed you my progress on my Autumn Cross. The biggest reason for that is there hasn’t been a whole lot of progress. Typically I can stitch for 20-30 minutes … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross Project – 1-17-17

Posted on January 28, 2017 by civilwarrose5

I realize that today is not January 17th, but that’s when I took my last progress picture. So, here where I was on Jan 2nd: That was all stitched while I was off of work right after Christmas. Man, those … Continue reading →

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