February 24, 2018
I wanted a butterfly on Kristin’s card as I was thinking of Lynne when I was picking out a pattern. I had a new-to-me cross stitch magazine and, surprisingly, this was the only butterfly I could find.
My finish on burlap still needs improving – getting the lines to match in the aida cloth and the burlap is more difficult than I thought.
January 10, 2018
I saved the photo on the right from somewhere online as I thought it looked interesting. When I was looking for a pattern for Taylor’s card I came across the photo and decided to add my own spin to it.
It was fun to make. I’ve never used a hoop as a frame before, although I’ve always really like the look of it. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be so I’ll try it again sometime.
At one point I thought the hardest part was sewing on those tiny buttons; as it turned out it was harder to get the frame around the piece.
January 4, 2018
This small stitchery was started, and mostly completed by Mum. When I moved all my cross stitch and embroidery projects to Texada I got a better look at which ones would be easy finishes, and this was the first that I tackled.
I did the framing myself. It fit nicely into a 5″x7″ frame.
When I moved my UFO’s from Powell River to Texada I found three of these ornaments that Mum had finished except for the back stitching.
I bought the 2017 ornaments from Michael’s when I was in Saskatoon. I couldn’t find a pattern for the ornaments so I had to figure out the stitching on my own. And it had to be done this year because the frames all had that “2017” charm.
I neglected to get photos of the other two – one went to each of my girls – but I’ve since received photos of them both.
