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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m taking a break from my Halloween stitch to work on this one - Piped Plovers by Bad Stitch. This is so fun to work on! #crossstitch #bigbirdbundle #stitchsky

Picture of cross stitch pattern and cross stitch project of plovers on the surf. Stitched on 14 count Aida.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Holiday Samplings - Halloween by Primrose Cottage. Progress as of September 28…I’m almost ready to move my hoop! This might be my largest project so far. #crossstitch #StitchSky

Halloween ween sampler with ghost, witches, and a skeleton motifs.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Completed September 6, 2026 - Sip, Stitch, Repeat by Primrose Cottage. (Finish number 13 for the year!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Completed cross stitch Sip, Stitch, Repeat. Pattern by Primrose Cottage. Stitched on 14 count Aida from stash with the called for DMC colors.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Completed August 14, 2026 - Birch & Cardinal by Pigeon Coop Designs. #crossstitch #StitchSky

Completed cross stitch design, Birch and Cardinal. Designed by Pigeon Coop Designs/Max Pigeon. Stitched with called for DMC floss on 14 count platinum Aida by Charles Craft.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Completed July 31, 2026 - Santa Collection #6 by myfanny (Clotilde Cherubini). #Stitchsky #crossstitch

Completed cross stitch of Santa and his geese! Stitched on 14 count platinum Aida by Charles Craft.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Some summer evening stitching…Christmas stitching in July! This is a fun pattern by an Italian cross stitch designer that goes by myFanny (aka Clotilde Cherubini). #crossstitch #stitchSky #ThingsSaferThanEatingSalad

Partially completed cross stitch pattern of Santa with four geese!

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I am so close to finishing…and was lured away by another pattern! (Squirrel!) But this has been a fun stitch. I really like the design of the coral and the sea horse- I love those colors.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

LOL…everyone spends their staycation updating their floss inventory, right? #crossstitch #stitchsky

A picture of a container of floss, a pile of floss to be cataloged, and a printed out sheet of my Excel inventory log.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Kicking off a week long staycation with a finish! Crescent Crab, designed by Fine Frog Stitching - completed June 25, 2026. This is part of the Beneath the Waves collaboration. #crossstitch #stitchsky

Completed cross stitch of Fine Frog Stitching’s Crescent Crab. Stitched on Charles Craft printed 14 count Printed Dew Aida.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The perfect project for a stormy Friday night: Crescent Crab by Fine Frog Stitching. #crossstitch #StitchSky

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#FridayReads The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader by Melissa Murray @profmmurray. My semiquincentennial read! #booksky

Cover of Melissa Murray’s book, The U.S. Constitution.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Progress as of June 7, 2026 - Beach Quaker by Primrose Cottage. This is a fun summer stitch! #crossstitch #stitchsky

Partial cross stitch of Beach Quaker - stitched on 14 count platinum Aida by Charles Craft.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

This was a fun one! May Lizzie Kate Flip It - completed May 31, 2026. #CrossStitch #stitchsky

Completed cross stitch called May by Lizzie Kate Designs. Small cross stitch showing a carrot, a white gate (with birds!) and flowers in a pitcher. Stitched in white 14 count Aida.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Taking a break from my holiday stitching to work on my TBR pile. Next up: Draft No. 4 by John McPhee.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Summer Blessings by Primrose Cottage. Completed May 22, 2026. (Finish #6 for the year!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Summer flowers and cottage cross stitch design.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Just a follow up on one of last weekend’s culinary experiments…collard stem pickles are awesome!!! #cooking #canning #canningsky

Jar of pickled, diced collard (yes, really!) stems.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Completed April 30, 2026. Festive Cardinal by Max Pigeon/Pigeon Coop Designs. Stitched on 14 count Fiddler’s Cloth. #crossstitch #stitchSky

Completed cross stitch of the Max Pigeon design “Festive Cardinal.”

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A rainstorm, some stitchy time…and a little bit of shopping on EBay. A perfect Friday night! #crossstitch #stitchsky

Cross stitch project: Festive Cardinal by Pigeon Coop Designs.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

April Flip It by Lizzie Kate. Completed April 17, 2026. #crossstitch #stitchsky

Completed cross stitch with a small bird, a hat with a flower, and one very cute rabbit with three flowers.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#FridayReads Keep it Simple Y’all Every Day by Matthew Bounds. I had sworn off buying cookbooks but there are some authors you just want to support. And I love his practical approach to cooking!

Cover of Matthew Bounds’ latest cookbook, Keep It Simple Y’all Every Day.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Sunday morning stitching. I’ve discovered that my vintage cups make great ORT and scissors containers! #crossstitch #stitchsky

Cross stitch project on hoop, along with the Lizzie Kate pattern, floss in floss bags, and a vintage coffee cup to catch floss discards and to hold the scissors.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A little seasonal stitching start for this stormy Saturday. #crossstitch #stitchsky

Setup to begin Lizzie Kate’s April themed small cross stitch: pattern, material, hoop, needle and scissors, and DMC floss.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Bewitching Toad by Shannon Christine. Completed March 29, 2026. (Halloween and Christmas craft projects are always in season!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Completed cross stitch project - cute toad in a magician’s hat with a jack-o-lantern!

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Bewitching Toad by Shannon Christine. Progress as of March 22, 2026. (This is a fun one but the greens are more of a challenge than I thought they would be!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Update of the progress on Shannon Christine’s pattern, Bewitching Toad. A cute toad holding a carved pumpkin.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Completed March 10, 2026 This was a lot of fun to complete! #crossstitch #stitchsky

Completed cross stitch of a forest design, Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#FridayReads Feeding the Nation by Marguerite Patten. I love reading about the ingenuity of home cooks during World War II.

Cover of Marguerite Patten’s book, Feeding the Nation: includes cover 1940s photograph of a young boy watching a woman mix a recipe in a bowl.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I like nature…and color! This came in the mail today… #stitchsky #crossstitch

Cover of Emma Congdon’s Merry Stitchmas book with Christmas themed cross stitch examples.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Progress as of February 22, 2026. This was maybe a tad ambitious for someone who had only completed a handful of small ornaments! #crossstitch #stitchsky #wip

Partially completed cross stitch of Max Pigeon’s pattern, Boreal Bounty. Lots and lots of green trees!

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I am trying to post fewer collard pictures…but a plate of a collard dinner is such a thing of beauty! #Collards #ComfortFood

Plate of boiled collards, chopped fatback (yes, really), boiled potato, and chopped onion.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Boreal Bounty - progress as of February 8, 2026. #CrossStitch

Progress on cross stitch project Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. About 40% complete.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Well, my Friday just got a whole lot better! A colleague came by and asked if I wanted this great old set of stamp albums. Two volumes of the Scott specialty series for South America. There are some stamps but these are great old albums even without the stamps. ❤️ #philately

Picture of the spines of two old Scott specialty albums for the two volume set of South America.

Picture of a page from the Argentina section of the Scott specialty stamp album for South America.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

January 2026 Crochet finishes: six dishcloths. (I do still need to weave in some ends.) #Crochet

Stack of six cotton crocheted dishcloths.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Progress as of Jan. 27, 2026 - Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. This is my largest project to date. I’m not fast, but that’s ok. Some of the world’s most beautiful tapestries were created one stitch at a time. Just like change - small steps matter. #CrossStitch #CrossStitchLifeLessons

Partial cross stitch of Max Pigeon’s Boreal Bounty, along with a partial screenshot of the cover of his book, Cross-Stitch in the Forest.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I’m a day late with #FridayReads because of storm prep. This week: In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore. Thanks to my library’s ILL for the access!

Cover of Carl Honore’s book, In Praise of Slowness. Cover image is a dark background with a feather floating down.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Progress as of January 19, 2026. #crossstitch (I love these colors!)

Picture of my latest cross stitch project - very early progress on Max Pigeon’s pattern Boreal Bounty. The 14 count Aida is a light fiddler’s cloth.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I’m not a fast stitcher but I’ve made good progress on my patriotic project from Shannon Christine. It’s a great design but, w/ the last couple of weeks, I’m just not feeling it. I decided to switch to something that more closely reflects my mood & this pattern by Max Pigeon is perfect. #crossstitch

Picture of a cross stitch pattern by Max Pigeon. The pattern is called Boreal Bounty and is from his book, called Cross-Stitch in the Forest.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

One of my 2026 goals is to tackle my large TBR pile. Next up: Generally Speaking by Lawrence Block. #reading #philately

Cover of Lawrence Block’s book: Generally Speaking -All 33 columns, plus a few philatelic words from Keller. The cover has a nice picture of a magnifying glass and a selection of United States stamps.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

To all who celebrate, Merry Christmas! I post this image most years - it is one of my favorites. It is the first dedicated Christmas themed stamp issued by the United States in 1962.

Image of the 1962 Christmas stamp, issued by the United States. It depicts a wreath, two candles, and the text Christmas 1962, along with the postal rate of four cents.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Kicking off my holiday break with a finish: Small Frosty by Shannon Christine. Completed December 12, 2025. #CrossStitch

Cross stitched version of Frosty the Snowman’s head, designed by Shannon Christine.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

One more week of work before I’m off for the Christmas holiday period! (I’m taking some extra leave…it’s use it or lose it.) I’m getting a head start with my holiday read/project… #sewing #quilting

Cover art from Becky Goldsmith’s book, Hand Sewing: A Journey to Unplug, Slow Down & Kearn Something Old.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This took a while for me to finish. I still need to weave in the ends and block it but otherwise, this scarf is completed! #Crochet #Yarn 🧣

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Sitting Penguin by Shannon Christine. Completed November 22, 2025. (This one was a very fun stitch!)

Completed cross stitch of a festive, holiday penguin.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Time for crafts and a new start - and time to learn how to do a French knot. #CrossStitch

Pattern, embroidery floss, and fabric in a hoop - a setup for my next cross stitch project.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Christmas Mug Small 3, designed by Shannon Christine. (I am a slow stitcher, so I love her free, small designs!) #CrossStitch

Cross stitch of a Christmas mug design by Shannon Christine.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

It took forever for Amazon to deliver this…but it’s finally here! As I re-learn #crossstitch, I’m amazed at all the new artists and innovative designs. These are probably 2026 projects…but I wanted to go ahead and purchase it, to help one of the Canadian artists hurt by the tariffs.

Cover of Meg Black’s awesome book of Halloween cross stitch designs, entitled Witchy Stitching.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

My heart is so full this morning. I’m kitting up my next cross stitch project. I have floss…SO much floss. But I couldn’t find DMC 597 and 598. As a last resort, I looked in the bin of floss I inherited from my mom when she passed. Found both of them. Somewhere, she’s smiling. ❤️ #crossstitch

Picture of an unsorted pile of DMC floss.

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Deborah Lee @debmsu.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It doesn’t really feel like fall yet but I’m clearly in the fall “crafting” mindset! I’ve cranked out a stack of crocheted dishcloths this week. And even kitted out and started a small Halloween cross stitch project. 🍁 🍂

The beginning stitches of a small Halloween themed cross stitch project, designed by Shannon Christine.

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