Wow, I’m late for posting this one – didn’t realize Dec arrived so soon after Thanksgiving! Except for stitching stars for the buttons, I stuck to the pattern for this one. Happy Holidays to one & all.
Nothing says Thanksgiving like a turkey. So, I kept the design but used some large Gobelin stitches at different angles to create depth. And, to work up quicker than all cross stitches! For the main body, I went browner on the threads.
For October, I kept the pumpkins but used an encroaching gobelin stitch & a simple stem stitch. I used a light & dark combination of threads to help create the shading.
September’s flower basket seemed fine in cross-stitch. So, I stuck with the design except for the buttons. Enjoy the rest of the summer & last blooms!
Summer is very busy – like these bees! I stayed with this design and only changed flowers & bees. The flowers are Jessica surrounded by a stem stitch. And, the bees are padded satin. Enjoy the rest of the summer everyone!
I unearthed photos of the flag I did for our Chapter project (ANG Main Line Stitchers in Wayne, PA). I had the 1777 Maryland flag. Marnie sketched them for everyone. Not everyone has finished stitching & funds for the intended museum ran out. So, this is still an ongoing project.
Another flag-waving holiday! What better time than now to remember our soldiers fighting overseas, but also soldiers long gone – may they never be forgotten. Our ANG Chapter (Main Line Stitchers) is working on a project to donate to a museum of a piece with a soldier surrounded by different flags from the Revolutionary War. I forget what State mine was but it was a larger version of the one for my calendar. I used slanted Gobelin for the flag. All of the flags used a star pattern darning stitch for the background. I find darning patterns a difficult stitch to compensate (have to pay less attention to TV!).
Enjoy the holiday & family & friends . . . because soldiers made that possible.
June is all about weddings, including my parents on June 9. So, I left this design in tact & selected different stitches.
I used:
- Rhodes Heart for top ornament
- Love is done in backstitch in top layer of cake
- Snowflake stitch in middle layer
- cross stitch & a partial Herringbone for bottom layer
- Woven Spider for flowers with leaf stitch in bottom layer
- darning pattern for background
- 6-trip herringbone for outer border
Stitch books used:
- Stitches To Go by Suzanne Howren and Beth Robertson
Wow, May 1 already. I love vases & so I stuck pretty much with this design.
I used:
- Diagonal Leaf & Leaf # 3 for tree trunk
- Woven Spider Web for flowers
- cross stitch for lower portion of vase & 3×3 cross on upper portion
- darning pattern for background (which you might not be able to see b/c it is a light colored thread – it is a simple diamond pattern)
- 6-trip herringbone for outer border
Stitch books used:
- The Needlepoint Book by Jo Ippolito Christensen
- Stitches To Go by Suzanne Howren and Beth Robertson
Easter always meant Easter egg baskets as a kid. So, I switched the design entirely on this one. The eggs are my own design.
I used:
- square chain stitch for tree trunk
- whipped running stitch for tree branches
- cross stitch for eggs
- straight stitch for white background
- diamond ray for purple background
- 6-trip herringbone for outer border
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