Maxine's Birth Piece

She got here, way ahead of schedule. I understand she's healthy and just needs to grow a little before she can join the family. She may have already. But here is her personalized piece, along with a picture of her.

 

 Welcome to the world, little one.

Baby Finish

I have finished Della's baby's birth piece. I love it. It's not what I would choose for my nursery if I had been stitching way back then. But I'm hoping it will be something that will go with her nursery design. I'll post a picture as soon as I get it laundered. It will have to wait until after the baby is born to finish the personalization, of course. She has got a lot of me in her baby gift. A cute crocheted baby afghan,  and a cross stitched baby sampler.

Stuttering along.....

I haven't had a lot of finishes lately. I've been sort of stuttering along. In my goal to create a Christmas stocking for my family members there has been a hitch in the giddy-up as Andy Griffith would say.
First, I was working on Amanda's. She's my daughter-in-law. So, then my son and she decided to separate. I couldn't continue to work on a project that might never be used. I wasn't giving up on the marriage, but I just didn't have the heart to stitch on it.
So.... I went on to Phillip's and had made just a little bit of progress on it, when I got word that there is a new family member expected. Our niece, Della is expecting. So, I have to do a birth piece for her. She's not due until winter, but that is a real date, so I feel like I have to get hers completed.
I've made quite a bit of progress, but not ready to post a picture yet. I'll be back soon to post a completed project picture, I hope.

YAY Another Finish Winter Moonlight

I'm so glad that this one is complete. I do want to add it to the framed and ready for Christmas pile before long. And before you ask, who gets this labor of love, I'll remind you that in order to love others, you must love yourself. This will be my present to me. I rarely stitch for myself, but Christmas is my favorite holiday. Beautifully decorated trees are my theme at Christmas. Thus, this one has my name on it. Here it is.

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This was a kit from Design Works. I created a beaded version for my friend, Bonnie.

She got hers years ago. Now, if she still has hers, we'll have matching pictures in our homes this Christmas..

Finishing a WIP

Before I start the next stocking, I am working to finish a project that I started a while back. It's called Winter Moonlight. I only have a couple of weeks at the most of work left on this and because I don't like to not finish my projects, I thought I'd get this one on the completed side of the ledger. I'll post a picture when it's finished. It's for me. I did this same design in a beaded kit for my friend Bonnie, several years ago. I thought it'd be nice if we had twin pictures up. I think she's already had a few disasters with the one I gave her, so I'm not sure it will actually ever be a reality.

Another Finish Matt's Stocking

It feels really good to have this one finished. It seems like it's taken forever, but I think if I checked my start date I would find it actually took less than my usual time.
It's called The Best of Christmas, by Linda Gillum. I think it's my favorite so far. It has the things I love best about Christmas. Christmas trees and children!
Here's a picture.

Next on the list is Amanda. I have picked out the design but I had to order fabric, braid and beads. I guess I will take a stitching break. I hope it won't take too many days. I like to get started while I'm in the groove.

The End is In Sight

I'm down to the back stitching. I can hardly wait to be able to post a final picture. I'm thinking that I'll start the next one instead of giving myself a stocking break. My arm/wrist is bothering me again and I know my stitching days are numbered. So, I'm really going to make sure I finish my ultimate goal.
I hope in a couple of weeks to be on to the next project. Yay!

Easter Lily

This is for my friend for Easter. It only took a day.

Long Time, No Blog

It's been a while since I updated my progress on my current project. I think I'm making pretty good progress on Matt's Christmas stocking. I've finished one page and made a little progress on the second.   I think there are four pages total.