Hello from Central Massachusetts!

[Violet270]

Hello everyone.

Once upon a time, I dabbled in cross stitch and really enjoyed it. That is until I got half way through my first project and realized I had miscounted and an entire section was out of place. Instead of just sucking it up and ripping out the offending section, I got frustrated and put it aside to 'deal with later'

Well, it's taken over 20 years, but it's finally later. That original project is long since gone, but I've started a small kit to get myself started again. I was planning on diving into Teresa Wentzler's Carousel Horses for All Seasons once I got good and warmed up, but I've already already started stash building and have about six projects I want to do as soon as possible! It looks like the horses may just have to wait another few years!

I've been browsing the forum for a week or so, and I'm just amazed at the amount of knowledge and talent that's here. I'm sure I'm going to be picking your brains for help and advice for a long time to come.

[rcperryls]

Hello Violet and welcome to the forum from South Carolina. Glad to hear that you have returned to cross stitching so well. I hope you will post pictures of your projects. Teresa Wentzler's designs are a lot of fun to do. She was my favorite designer for years so I hope that you will get to her at some point and share your progress with us.

Carole

[karen4bells]

Hello Violet and welcome to the forum!! I hope you will visit often and that you will share your projects with us!

[MaggieM1750]

Sending a welcome back to stitching from Minnesota.
I took about a 10 year break.. so I know how that goes. Picked up my needle about 5 years ago and have so many projects that are on my list to work on I'll have to live to be 200.

Happy stitching

[Squirrel]

Hi Violet and Welcome from me too. Great that you are back to stitching and already gathering stash - so addictive but oh so nice too.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Stash building is a great way to get back into the craft -- welcome

[tiffstitch]

Welcome from a little further north! Stash gathering only seems to grow once you join here, fair warning!

[vanessanjf]

Hello and welcome

[Violet270]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. With any luck, I'll be posting pics of my first project in a few days!

[CrossStitchHappy]

hi!

I also took a break from cross stitching, and am just getting back into it also!

My husband and I are travelling up to Boston on Sunday and are staying for a week.

Welcome to the forum.

Jennifer

[JA Fan]

Welcome to the forum!
You're not alone. I have a piece of embroidery of a cottage I started waaay back in the seventies, which I keep meaning to finish, but somehow it never even gets to the starting line!

[Nachstenliebe]

Welcome from Connecticut! With this forum you'll see that the stash buying will multiply quick!
Faith