The Merry (Wet) Month of May

May 2018 is just hours away from being an entry in the history books. The last few days we have had an awful lot of rain. Hope this will help us as we approach summer to make up some of our deficit.

I think I'm slowly getting out of my stitching slum. This month I worked on two pieces from Praiseworthy Stitches', Halloween Frights Treat Box. The first is a candy corn that will be finished as Scissor fob and the other is the face of Frankie. Frankie will be finished as a needlebook.

Scissor Fob: Halloween Frights Treat Box

Praiseworthy Stitches

                                                 

Needlebook: Halloween Frights Treat Box

Praiseworthy Stitches

After neglecting my Cheer Angel for some months, I finally started working  on her again.

Cheer Angel

Painted Pony

I have just a small area of her face and blouse left to stitch. I also plan on adding some embellishment to the wings.

I had the great pleasure of taking a class with Jeannette Douglas this month. The class was co-sponsored by the Magnolia Sampler Guild and The Sampler Guild of Georgia. While Jeannette taught two classes I was only able to attend one. The class I took was Common Threads Two. In the tradition of Common Threads, this sampler has adapted to the area were it was being taught.  Our version includes some Georgia peaches, Cherokee Rose blossoms, a Spanish moss covered tree, and the gold domed State Capitol. Stitched in silks on your choice of  32ct or 36ct linen it is proving to be a fun stitch.

The class was very enjoyable and I hope I'll be able to take another class with Jeanette.

June Update: Glad to be back

I haven't done much stitching, blog reading or blogging, since my last post. I'm slowly getting back to stitching, and am challenging myself to get this post out before the end of the month. Hope I get chance to read some blogs next time I off work. I will be using this post for 4 SALs, Gifted Gorgeousness, Christmas Ornament and WIPocalypse 2017, and Stitching Smlls.

Currently, I'm working on Painted Pony's, I Love to Cheer Angel for my DN. I've stitched over some of the original design elements in favor of my DN's gym colors. 

Painted Pony

I Love to Cheer Angel

All but the back stitching is done on my first Hands On Design, 12 Days Ornament. Hope to get that completed soon so that I can get on the next ornament. 

Hands On Design

12 Days

My DN graduated HS last month. I finished her graduation angel, just in the nick of time.  Well to be honest, it was very close to the wire. Yes fellow stitchers, I was attaching the twisted cord while waiting for the ceremony to start. But, praise be, I had it all done and ready for the family get together after graduation. She was very thrilled to receive it.

Painted Pony

Graduation Angel

Thanks for visiting,

Gwen

Potpourri of Smalls

Stitching Lotus

Oh yeah! Back online at last, the cable company finally came through.

Now for my stitching news. Four finished for the last of September.

Baked Goods

Ornament of the Month 2011 No.7 

Little House Needleworks

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Christmas Cookies (2014)

Country Cottage Needleworks

The September theme for the Christmas Ornie SAL 2016 was Christmas Food. Diane and Nikki's ornaments fit the bill perfectly.

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Fibers: perle cotton, floss, Krenik cord, beads

Most of my stitching is counted cross stitch, however I do on occasion try my hand at needlepoint and a few other creative techniques. In August a few members of my guild took a trip to a needlepoint for a class on choosing stitches/fibers for a canvas. Of course while we were there some took the opportunity to pick up some projects. On of the canvases I bought was the above. I'm really excited to get it done.

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Last on the list, I completed the first of 3 pincushions. This is another canvas piece. Each pincushion is  stitched on 18 ct canvas, using perle cotton, using several stitches.  Designer Alice Okon published the Dainty Daisy Pincushions in Cross Stitch & Needlework magazine, September 2013 issue. This was a birthday present from my friend CarolB.

Dainty Daisy Pincushion 1

Cross-Stitch & Needlework 

(September 2013)

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

Merry Christmas!

Away in a Manger

Pam Douda

Just Another Button Company

Happy Monday!

I had a very good weekend and was able to get quite a bit done. For starters I have made progress on Brave Heart, LHN. I had hope to have the top section done by the weekend, but I am still happy with it so far.

My second ornament from Old Town Needlework arrived on Saturday. I fell in love with it and sat down and stitched one version of it that will probably go to the cath lab at one of the local hospitals that my American Needlepoint Guild (ANG) chapter supports. I stitched this with DMC 700 floss, Kreinik Braid 002 and 031 on white 18ct canvas. I will be using Petite Frosty Rays PY218, PY062 and some Frye Werks Soft Sheen FT15 on cream 18ct canvas for my personal ornament.

Don't have pictures now, but I also started the finishing on an online project I did with Jackie du Plessis of It's Fine-ally Finished. I am two steps shy of finishing the first lesson. Goal get it done by the end of the month.

I also received the class information on the fall ASG on Hilton Head. Not a bad stitching weekend at all!

Gwen