My Gift for Tammie

The final gift is in the hands of Tammie in the U.K. I stitched lilac morning glories for her. Lilac is a favorite color of hers and morning glories are a favorite of mine. The pattern is from the Prairie Schooler, A Prairie Garden II. Tammie says it it "gorgeous," I am so glad she is happy with it. For the handle on this piece, I used two different satin ribbons. One is fused onto the other.


When I started stitching, sewing, and knitting 30+ years ago, I had no idea that my needlework would end up in the Netherlands, the U.K. and across the U.S. My stitching is such a part of who I am, I am so grateful that I could share it with others. I wrote to Tammie that I miss all the pieces I made and want to stitch them for my home. I even found the perfect color yarn for a scarf for myself! LOL

Many thanks to all who read my blog and to those who take the time to comment.

Today, I am grateful to God for my mom, the gift of stitching, friends nearby and from around the world!

Many blessings to you and the ones you love.

Teresa

Christmas Biscornu Ornament

I joined the Christmas Ornament SAL a few weeks ago. This past weekend was the designated weekend to stitch. I know I can stitch and post anytime, but this gives me a chance to be more disciplined when it comes to ornaments. This is a Prairie Schooler design with a few changes of my own. I took a small design from the front to make a coordinating back. I am really excited with how it turned out. It is one thing to picture it in your mind, but to have it turn out just right is really special.

I already know what I will stitch next, but I am leaving it as a surprise. I am looking forward to using different finishes, but I know the biscornu will be a favorite.

Back to Stitching

I had put my stitching down for awhile to complete some knitting projects. I wasn't satisfied with the PS piece I was working on, so I felt it was better to work on something else. Finally I got back to it in the past few days. Some of the thread colors were light and blending with the blue fabric. I decided to backstitch the bee wings and yellow flowers. Now I am happy with it.

I will be looking at stitching blogs to get an idea of finishes. I know the exact place I will put it when finished and I can't wait to show you. Now it is time to decide on the next project.

Take care
Teresa

Stitching and Knitting

I have been stitching and knitting this week. I came across some blogs on knitting dishcloths. One pattern caught my eye, it was a yellow butterfly. It was stitched with 4 ply worsted weight cotton using size 7 needles. I used size 8 needles to get the right gauge for my knitting. The cloth is about 9 1/2 inches square. I like how it turned out, and yes, I will use it for washing dishes!

I finished the stitching on this Waxing Moon design

and

started this design from Prairie Schooler.

This was a freebie from Wichelt Imports, Inc. from about 10 years ago.

I am stitching it on blue fiddlers cloth also from 10 years ago!

Take care and have a great week! :)