Trees (Block #2)
Category Archives: Needlework
Happy Birthday Vicki
July 26, 2025
When I picked this card for Vicki it was in my mind that the Lily of the Valley might be the flower for Ontario. Vicki grew up in Ontario before moving north which is where I met her. Now that the card is ready to be sent I see that it is neither the flower for Ontario nor for the month of July.
Vicki will be back in Ontario on her birthday but this will be waiting for her when she comes home.
Summer
This is the summer version of the seasonal series I’m working on (Snow Bird was the first one).
I made a few changes to the basic pattern but I was grateful to have a starting point (from Pam Kitty Morning).
Snow Bird
Gail and I chose to do some embroidery in our weekly sessions. I didn’t have any embroidery I was working on so I had to pick something new. When I went looking for a pattern I found this one that was part of a calendar sampler I downloaded (for free) in 2012.
It didn’t take long to do the embroidery as outlined in the pattern but I wasn’t pleased with the outcome so I started adding a few bits of design on my own and I like it better. I wasn’t sure what I would do with it. Gail and I discussed doing a single wall hanging with something for the four seasons but I decided I’d do small hangings that could be switched out as the seasons change.
This will be my Winter hanging but it will be put away for several months before I dig it out again.