One month from today...

...I will be flying to Charlotte for the Chatelaine retreat, and I am really looking forward to it! Last week I went to the DMV to get a Real ID, so fingers crossed that it doesn't get lost in the mail. 🤞🏻

I ended up finishing the second Friendstitch model a week ago yesterday, which was a few days earlier than I had thought, so I've been back to working on Chatelaine's Little Tuscany Mandala for the past week:

I love how each new color changes the look of the piece. I'm done with all the cross stitches in the outer border and am trying to decide if I want to start the specialty stitches in that area or head to the center and start the cross stitches there. Right now I'm leaning towards the center, because I don't need as much focus for regular stitches, but I'll see what appeals to me when I actually sit down to stitch later.

The latest Heart in Hand model I stitched has just been released:

This was stitched with one strand over two threads on 36ct linen; if/when I stitch it for myself, I will use two strands as I'm just not a fan of the coverage one strand gives. Cecilia also released another Frill for the Nativity Tiny Town:

While I like the idea of the shepherds being included in the Nativity, I will admit to being slightly disappointed that the release wasn't a Tiny Town Farm, but I guess that gives me something to look forward to in the future!

Speaking of looking forward, I was excited to see Cathy Habermann post a sneak peek of a design for the class I'll be taking with her in September:

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!