January 18, 2017
Since the Thomas’s will be heading to Disneyland later this winter I wanted to make something Disney-ish as a card. I had lots of Disney Princess patterns but I had to pull this Pinocchio pattern from a Christmas in Disneyland booklet. It was the least Christmassy pattern I could find (and I left half of it off).
January 4, 2017
It seems by the time my Christmas sewing is done I’m ready for something different. This is the second year in a row that Kathryn has received a cross-stitched card for her birthday.
The bookmark kit was a gift from Diane – she knew how much I loved pansies. It was Pat’s idea to add her initials to the top.
December 29, 2016
This red work ornament was the result of a Guild demo night. I’ve recently become quite a fan of embroidery, provided the piece uses a simple stitch.
Our November demo night was all about ornaments and, although there were quite a few patterns to choose from, this was the only one that I completed. As a further note, I still haven’t located my glue gun that, had I found it, would have made a nicer finish for that button.
December 2016
It was 34 years ago that I gave this cross-stitch to Diane. When it was done and framed I was very tempted to keep it for myself, but Diane was called out of town unexpectedly that year so there was no time to get or make a replacement gift. It is with very mixed emotions that I’ve hung it on my own wall this year.