Brooke's Books Stitcher's Alphabet SAL

Hello

2011-12-30T08:08:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody,

I am new here. I have had my eye on this alphabet for some time, and finally have the courage to get it started. I have my fabric, my threads, and a renewed need to stitch. I have decided to follow the original time line of two letters per month. Wish me luck ;).

Joy
www.jollyrogermom.blogspot.com

S and T Completed!

2011-07-23T09:27:00.000-07:00

I completed S and T . I changed the color on T because the white just wasn't showing well on my fabric. Since T is my initial I chose a color that I love. Shades of purples and blues are my favorite colors and since I wanted this to be beautiful I went with DMC 211. I am really looking forward to the next letter!

Letter "B" completed

2011-07-14T04:50:00.000-07:00

I finished the Letter B on my Afgan. I scanned it as my camera is acting up. Will take a picture of the afghan later.

RE: Completed "A"

2011-06-09T19:52:00.000-07:00

I started over with the letters and am now putting them on an afghan. I finished "A" tonight.

Here is a picture of the blank afghan I am using.

Happy stitching all.
Joyce C F/ TX

S & T

2011-06-05T17:36:00.000-07:00

Well...I've whipped out S & T. They were a lot of fun to stitch. I don't know that T is perfect..some of my loops may be slightly different in size, but the overall effect is lovely...if I do say so myself!!!

In Stitches, Meagan

Finally finished I!!

2011-05-30T09:24:00.000-07:00

I'll probably start "J" next week- I need to work on Summer House this week!

P, Q, & R DONE

2011-02-13T11:45:00.000-08:00

Well, I've finally caught up to Terry! LOL I know all of you are waiting very patiently for the rest. We are working to get S & T done. Meagan

2011-01-05T16:54:00.001-08:00

I finished up R last night and now its the waiting game.HAHAHA! Going to go crazy waiting for the next letters .But I have things to keep me busy too. Thanks Brooke for such a beautiful alphabet. Terry N

2010-12-21T10:18:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I finished up on Q last night and P a few nights before. So both are now finished. Only 1 more letter to do before a break until the next letters are posted. Looking forward to see what they will be.I am also wondering if there is a border planned .Guess I will have to wait and see.I know its a very busy time for Brooke.Hugs dear Brooke.Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents with all of us.

N and O Finished!

2010-12-15T06:51:00.000-08:00

I finally got back to stitching my ABC's. I finished N and O this week,and have started on P.These are so relaxing and go fairly quickly.I love the way this piece is looking and its half way done. Terry n

I'm behind on my postings!

2010-11-07T20:30:00.000-08:00

I realized I haven't posted since "E!" s here are my F, G, & H! :)

2010-10-01T05:21:00.000-07:00

Well M is Finished! I just love the mouse.Next is N.This is the only big piece that I have ever stitched for myself and I am loving it more and more with each block i complete.Thank you so much Brooke! Big hugs! Terry N

L Finally Finished!

2010-09-19T15:03:00.001-07:00

I finally finished L last night.Lots of beading hahaha. I am way behind on this but hope to catch up eventually. The next few letters look like they might go fast.I love the way this is coming out. Terry N

Preview of Q & R

2010-08-03T20:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Summer! I'm glad to see such wonderful progress on this SAL. All of your work is amazing! I'm working on the publications for Q & R right now and they should be posted and ready to stitch here very soon. Hopefully, by this weekend. So here they are Q is for Quilt & R is for Redwork. Here is the DMC list for both. I'll post as soon as the publications are ready for download!

Love, Meg
Brooke's Books

Q = DMC 961, 321, 355, 800, 931, & 930
R = DMC 321 & 3866

Finished with E!

2010-06-16T04:11:00.000-07:00

I just finished a few days ago, and kept forgetting to post!

K is Done !

2010-06-02T15:38:00.000-07:00

Well finished K last night so only 3 more to complete for June. Hahaha the craziness of it all. Got to love it. Hows everyone else's going? Been quiet here for a bit. Terry N

J is Completed!

2010-05-23T11:51:00.000-07:00

I finished J last night.I truly love doing these.Thank you Brooke for creating such a Beautiful Alphabet for us. Hugs! Terry N

I is Done!

2010-05-19T07:25:00.000-07:00

I finished I last night and am going to start on J tonight. I just love working on these.I just found out that I am going to be going to Massachusetts from June 9th to July 28th with 2 of my grandsons that I live with to visit my other grandchildren and family.So I better pack up the supplies for K,L,Mand N.Hahaha Terry N

G and H Finished!

2010-04-30T16:50:00.000-07:00

I completed H tonight.So I am actually caught up now. Yay!!!My trip to Myrtle Beach was relaxing and gave me time in the evenings to stitch my heart out. Was a great time. Terry N

F completed

2010-04-21T07:41:00.000-07:00

Well here I am again hehehe. I finished stitching F last night and hope to start on G tonight.I really am hoping to get caught up before May.But if not no worries. Terry N

Picture Retake

2010-04-17T06:53:00.000-07:00

I wasn't Happy with last nights picture so I retook them today outside.They came out much better.So here they are......Introducing The Letter E in its return Performance. Hahaha!

Terry N

E Finished !

2010-04-16T19:03:00.000-07:00

Just finished E tonight and planning on starting on F tomorrow.Sorry for the darkness of the picture but its the best one I have. Terry N

Progress on "D" ..

2010-04-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

Didn't get very far this week!

'D' is Stitched

2010-04-04T08:01:00.000-07:00

I’m about a month plus behind, but finished stitching “D” for Darning (except beads). Don’t know how I got so confused, but thought C and D were for March!

Happy Stitching!Charlene ♥ SCNeedle in Hand

C is finished!

2010-03-17T03:52:00.000-07:00

I pulled the threads for D, hope to get started on it tomorrow. :)

Progress Made

2010-03-12T09:55:00.001-08:00

I have finished C and started on D.

B finished, and started on C (a little bit..)

2010-03-05T17:33:00.000-08:00

D is Done!

2010-03-05T16:15:00.000-08:00

Well finally finished D tonight and also added a button to B. My 15 yr old grandson thinks its awesome, he so inspires me with this.I will probably start on E tomorrow, just need to gather up the threads.

January squares Finished!!

2010-02-27T15:16:00.001-08:00

Well I finally finished the Jan squares. Now to stitch the Feb. I am using what I have in my stash.

RE: Feb finish: Pear Tree LHN

2010-02-26T05:11:00.000-08:00

"Pear Tree" LittleHouse Needlework

I stitched on 16 count aida and backed it with a green fabric. This is my Third ornament for 2010.

Joyce

This week's progress on "B"

2010-02-25T20:28:00.000-08:00

Finished frogging and re-stitching most of what I had stitched.. sigh.. and got started on the beads. I wish my picture did justice to the butterfly- it's so pretty and sparkly!

C for Crochet

2010-02-21T08:17:00.000-08:00

Finished stitching “C” for Crochet. I think it’s so pretty with that metallic thread. If you haven’t used it before, my suggestion is to use short strands!

Charlene ♥ SCNeedle in Hand

B Finished - Sarah

2010-02-21T01:25:00.001-08:00

B stitched up really lovely and easy, will be waiting until pay day to get the supplies for C.

A for Aran, Sarah's first finish of the SAL

2010-02-18T12:47:00.000-08:00

Loved stitching this first letter. Cannot wait to start on the next one. I just have to do the backstitch for the sleeves etc, but had to get something posted, I forgot to order the thread for this back stitching......Silly Moo!!

Finally Posted!

2010-02-12T11:28:00.001-08:00

Thanks Meagan for your help with posting. I just wanted to show everyone that I am actually doing this SAL! I don't take pictures very often but that's a whole nother story! And to think I wanted to be a photographer when I was in high school! Anyway, here's my SAL so far. I'm going to do the beading later and I'm missing a few colors but other than that here it is!!

PennyB

OOPS!

2010-02-11T14:08:00.000-08:00

On My! I forgot i had already posted about C. Please disregard my last post! hehehe

C is finished now on to D!

2010-02-11T14:01:00.000-08:00

I am having so much fun stitching these. Even when things get hectic I can still work on them and know i can get them stitched up at a good pace. Oh and please excuse the Wrinkles, just figure if i iron at this piint it will just get wrinkley all over again with the next letter. Hahaha!

A is finished!

2010-02-10T19:36:00.000-08:00

Can't wait to start B!

By The Way...

2010-02-06T19:11:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to say what great stitching everyone is doing.I love coming here to enjoy everyones beautiful work! Thanks for sharing!

This Weeks Update!

2010-02-06T19:06:00.001-08:00

I have finished the beading on A and B,still not found a button I want to use yet though.I have also started on C. Excuse the wrinkles please.

Progress for this week!!

2010-02-06T18:14:00.000-08:00

Moving along slow but steady- finished my backstitching this week and started on the beading. :)

January AB

2010-01-31T11:09:00.000-08:00

I have almost finished stitching the two first letters - will be adding the beads later. This is so much fun!

2010-01-31T09:10:00.000-08:00

I finished the letter B. I am backing it with a piece of demin and then adding it to the front of a greeting card.

2010-01-30T07:58:00.000-08:00

I have finished stitching “B” for buttons – minus beads. I think I will get the pieces past the q-snap, then bead, not waiting until they’re ALL done to begin with beads. If each of the letters have as many beads as these, it would be a real task to do them all at once, for me! Did you see the “P” for pincushion is out? Don’t you just love it?

Happy Stitching!Charlene ♥ SCNeedle in Hand

2010-01-30T06:17:00.000-08:00

I have only done a couple of other projects using beads, Therefore I am still learning to use beads.

I have made this into a door hanger for my granddaughter Anna who is turning 10 today.

2010-01-30T06:11:00.000-08:00

Good morning,
I have finished the letter A. Turned it into a door hanger for my granddaughter Anna who is turning 10 today. I have almost finished the letter B. Have to pick up 2 more colors of the beads at my LNS today. Plan to put on a greeting card. Will post pictures.

My Progress So Far

2010-01-29T08:18:00.000-08:00

I have finished stitching A and B.I am still undecided if I will add the beads as i go or will wait till the end.Looking forward to stitching up C and D. Love seeing everyones progress.Great work everyone.

Progress- 1/27/10

2010-01-27T20:12:00.000-08:00

Here it is til next week! Progress on my "A." :)

My progress

2010-01-26T08:08:00.000-08:00

I got a late start so I'm catching up but here's my progress so far. I decided to stitch them individually (eventually) and someday sew sashing strips in between them to make the project into a wall hanging. To make it easier to hold, I'm stitching 4 at a time on a square of 32 ct. lambswool linen (so the piece will be easy to hold in my qsnaps) and then will cut them apart after stitching and beading.

I don't have the right beads here (and have to mail order them) so I'll have to leave the beading until later.

Progress

2010-01-25T14:42:00.001-08:00

I am stitching on 28/32 ct? 8" banding.

The finished item will be long and narrow.

I am using what I have in my stash.

Progress as of 1-21-10

2010-01-21T18:52:00.000-08:00

Here we go!! I doubt I'll have A & B done by the end of Jan., but I'm ok with that as long as I keep plugging away.. glad I have y'all here to keep me motivated! :)

A & B Completed

2010-01-10T11:47:00.000-08:00

I finished these a while ago and then stalled.....so hopefully this will give me the incentive to get going!!!!

Suzanne

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

False start # 2

2010-01-10T11:20:00.000-08:00

I went to Joanne's The only 14 ct fabric they had large enough for the SAL was Oatmeal. Unfortunately, the ABC colors look horrible on it. So back to square one. There is a Joanne's here in Melbourne. Hopefully they will have another color available in 14 ct large enough for the project. I am beginning to think this is not meant to be. Meanwhile I completed 2 more UFO's this weekend. At least I am getting something done.

"A" Start

2010-01-09T23:42:00.000-08:00

I started on ‘A’ today during the football playoff games. Would you believe the only Ecru I can find is about ¼ of a skein! But it didn’t prevent my start – I started with green and will pick up more Ecru tomorrow. So far, so fun!

Someone commented about waiting to add beads, and I use q-snaps so think adding beads later will be a good idea.

Happy Stitching!Charlene ♥ SCNeedle in Hand

Let the SAL Begin!!!!

2010-01-02T10:32:00.000-08:00

It's January!!! Can you believe it? The goal for this month is to complete blocks A & B. We'd love to see your work! Have fun! Meagan

2009-12-31T15:09:00.000-08:00

Hi, I'm now getting excited having a project to do like this SAL. I have small projects that I got for Christmas gifts and have started one already. I don't have a blog right now. I figured I'll try to make one soon. Don't know if I have enough info to write and keep one going tho. Life isn't so interesting here right now. Anyway ready to have fun. Mona - IN

Welcome & Thanks for Joining Me!!!

2009-12-23T15:02:00.000-08:00

I am excited to get started on this SAL. Thank you all for wanting to stitch these little blocks and a big thanks to Brooke for designing them!

These can be stitched individually or all together. The vision of these blocks as Brooke designed them was to be stitched in rows of 5 leaving Z on the bottom with room on either side for The Stitcher's Alphabet and a Name and Date.

Each letter block is 31 x 36 stitches. We are stitching this piece over two treads on a 28 count Tea-Dyed Monaco by Charles Craft (Fabric measures 24 x 30). I am stitching it with 6 stitches separating each block. Of course, finished dimensions will vary depending on fabric count and placement of the blocks in the composition.

My thought in keeping a steady pace on these will be to set a goal of the following:

January = A & B

February = C & D
March = E & F

April = G & H

May = I & J
June = L, M, & N
July = O & P
August = Q, R, & S
September = T & U
October = V & W
November = X, Y, & Z
December = Sampler finish along side Z

This is of course just a guideline please work at your own pace. I know there are many just starting and many already done with the current designs out. Brooke does intend on getting this finished quickly so you will not be waiting until August =)

I thought I'd share my work on this project. Now that I have it out I'm going to whip out O.

I bought this little hanger for mine. I'm going to finish it into a wall hanging.

I'm looking forward to seeing all your progress!!! Happy Stitching! Meagan