TIMELINE: September 1, 2025 – September 22, 2025
September 1, 2025 – Continuing the stash clearout, I am returning to the Dresser Scarf. Still working on cleaning up my stash, but I think I have found all the blue cross-stitch pieces. This final grouping is going to be slower because (1) I am TIRED of doing the pattern and (2) I have other projects I need to get done. BUT it is the perfect project for meetings, once I get all the dark blue cross-stitch and light-blue 2-strand stitch complete.
To recap, these are cotton dresser scarfs, preprinted with a design that will disappear if water is applied (note to self: do not drink anything anywhere near this project!!!!). I am using DMC cotton embroidery floss 809 (light blue) and 798 (dark blue) for the stitchwork, an embroidery needle and a four-inch embroidery hoop. The cross-stitch is worked with three threads pulled from the floss and the additional stitches will be worked with 2 threads. The stitches are: cross-stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, and a chain stitch variation to create leaves, which I will refer to as the leaf stitch.
I believe I picked these kits up at A.C. Moore while I lived in New Jersey so over twenty years ago. … It’s not so much a stash as a hoard.
9/1-7/2025 (total time spent about seven hours (not counting finding all the materials) – 7 overall) – 9/1/2025 Starting point picture. Bottom left is the already completed dresser scarf (See original post). It took about 20 hours; I figure two scarfs will take about 40 – similar to the pillowcases (see pillowcase post). Above left is the untouched scarf and to the right is the completely folded out scarf I started before I went – STOP EVERYTHING, I NEED PICTURES!!!! 9/4/2025 – Three normal nights of one hour each. Working on the middle patterns. After all the previous work, habit will make this hard. For the pillowcases, it is easy to have all the cross-stitches crossed in the same direction. For the FOUR-SIDES of the scarfs, the middle need to be started slashed left-to-right “\” and the ends need to be started right to left “/” to have everything on the piece to have the same cross pattern when working on sewing them from the edges. I started in the middle to keep it easy. 9/7/2025 – Three one-hour nights, plus one one-hour meeting. Working on the dark-blue cross-stitch everywhere. Total of 8 patterns between the two scarfs. The middles are done with the dark blue (one is completely done!!!), now to break habit and do the “/” cross-stitches.
9/10-22/2025 (convention attendance blew out the time tracking) – 9/10/2025 Another few nights of normal stitching and another of the side-designs is completely done and the dark blue cross stitch is about done which is important as I am about to go to a writer’s con and sit through a lot of panels and need something to do with my hands, just in case. 9/14/2025 A productive convention (ArmadilloCon), but no clue how many hours were spent sewing. North of ten, but also stopping to take notes. The dark blue cross-stitch is complete and the light blue cross-stitch has enormous advancement. With another convention next weekend and a week of meetings this week, I have hopes for completion. 9/22/2025 Second of the back-to-back cons (P-con), then a final few stitches at home and a wash cycle to get rid of the pre-printed design and ALL DONE!!!
Full view of all the stitch-work on the two new desk scarfs with an accordion fold of the material. Also the previously finished scarf is folded and on top.
Blue Cross-Stitch Pieces Series
Blog 1: Cross-stitch Dresser Scarf (7/29/2025)
Blog 2: Blue Cross-Stitch Pieces Continued (8/31/2025)
Blog 3: Cross-stitch Dresser Scarfs – The Sequel (9/30/2025)