Long-Armed Cross Stitch, a Lunch Bag, and a Harp

It’s Easter!

Happy Easter! Wishing all of my cross stitch friends a joyous and blessed Easter season!

Long-Armed Cross Stitch

The other day, I encountered a new-to-me type of stitch, the long-armed cross stitch. Here's a handy video tutorial:

It's a great stitch, and it can cover so much ground in no time. It gives a great textured look too. I came across this stitch when I was helping someone out with a sampler they were stitching. But now that I've encountered this stitch, I just have to incorporate it in one of my designs.

Have you ever used this stitch before?

WIP Update

As you can see, I've been spending my time wisely in a French Café:

It's stitching up much faster than I thought it would, but I think that's just because I'm using a lot of half stitches right now.

Moving on to the band sampler, I finished that tree:

We're getting quite close to the first dragon! Those plants look pretty nifty.

Odds & Ends

Did you ever pack your lunch in a brown paper sack? My Mama used to pack my lunches in brown paper sacks all the time. Look what I found on Etsy. How cool is that?

Here's some ethereal harp music to play while you stitch. It was originally written for the piano, but I like this harp version too.

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