I had planned to finish my latest stitching project - Cat in Window by Kooler Design Studio - over the weekend, but unfortunately I have a "boo-boo" on my thumb and I wasn't able to stitch any at all. Which I hate of course.

It just goes to show that cleaning is bad for you - lol. I had been doing a lot of house cleaning in anticipation of having company for a few days and despite wearing gloves as much as possible and using loads of lotion, my thumb split open! Through the magic of Aquaphor and Bandaids, it is almost healed up. But I am giving it a few days before I take it out for a spin.

Even with my injury, I was still able to post the latest section of our free Tiny SAL. You will find it in the Connie Gee's Stitchers Facebook group in the files section. Even if you aren't interested in stitching the SAL yet you can collect the patterns and you can also see all the wonderful WIPs of this project there.

Have you had an injury that affected your stitching lately? How do you deal with dry hands from cleaning or from dry winter air? If you have good tips for us, share them in the comments section.

The next section of the Tiny SAL is posted in the files section Connie Gee's Stitchers Facebook page. We are just past the halfway point on this project. If you aren't a member of the group, click on the link above and ask to be added.

The next section of the Tiny SAL is posted in the Connie Gee's Stitchers Group on Facebook. We are halfway through now. The next section will be posted a week from today. If you aren't a member of the group, just visit the link above on Facebook and asked to join. We'd love to have you as part of it.

And don't forget you can save 25% on any order through September 27, 2016 in the Connie Gee's Designs using the code CONNIEGEEFALL so visit and save today.

In the Connie Gee's Stitchers group on Facebook, we are doing a free SAL. This one is called the "Tiny SAL" for obvious reasons - it is rather tiny. I am posting a section each week (on Mondays) and the sections stitch up very quickly. All the info you need to get started is posted in the files section of the group.

If you aren't a member of the Connie Gee's Stitchers group yet, just request to be added and I will approve your membership!

Watch for another new Connie Gee's Designs SAL coming in January 2017. This one will be posted here on this site. All the details, including the chart for the borders, will be available in Decemeber 2016 so you can prep for it. And if you haven't collected all the charts for the Diamond SAL, please be sure to get them. You will find the charts and all the information linked to on the Main Diamond SAL page. This design will be taken down at the end of December 2016 to make way for our next SAL.

More Connie Gee's Designs Patterns:
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Freebies Page 1
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Well, it's finally happened. We've come to the last motif in the free Diamond SAL here at Connie Gee's Designs. It's been really fun for me and I hope it's been fun and enjoyable for you! You can find the chart for this one on the main SAL page or the individual motif page.

Once you finish your Diamond SAL, I would love to have a photo of it to share on the SAL page. Please email it to me at conniegee.designs@gmail.com or messge me a copy on Facebook. And remember, if you are a little behind on the SAL or you haven't even started yet, be sure to save all the charts because it won't be posted forever. It will move to my Etsy shop in January 2017.

More Connie Gee's Designs Patterns:
Etsy Shop
Freebies Page 1
Freebies Page 2
Freebies Page 3

My latest free pattern is the Rainbow Circles Chart. It is composed of whole cross stitches only. The design will be about six inches when stitched on 14-count Aida or 28-count evenweave.

You will find the free Rainbow Circles pattern on the Free Patterns Page 3.

More Connie Gee's Designs Patterns:
Etsy Shop
Freebies Page 1
Freebies Page 2
Freebies Page 3