Month: September 2014

Fandangle

Fandangle

Christmas 2012 my husband gave me a fandangle kit purchased from Nordic Needle website. It was my first fandangle, I was quite pleased with the gift such that I had the idea to use the design to make several and … Read more

Flower circle, 1960’s DMC crewel

Flower Circle

Stitched this about 10 years ago.

This was a wool crewel kit (pillow). I started, thought the wool too heavy changed over to DMC floss.

It took me many months of stitching, I got to where I carried this piece … Read more

Farm, 1960’s crewel

Farm

My second wool project was this farm scene.

I am glad my early stitched projects have held their color and look nice enough to be displayed still.

This is about 16 by 20 inches.… Read more

Wild Violets, 1960’s crewel

Wild Violets

My Mother’s favorite flower was wild violets.

I stitched this piece probably late 1960’s.

In photo the colors look faded but they actually are still quite deep colors and bright.

As it was a gift to Mom, I saved up … Read more

Glass Case with zipper

Fandangle

This is my first counted cross stitch project. Stitched decades ago and never used as a glass case. Once finished, I quickly realized this would make a great way to care my unused stitching needles.

The finished piece has a … Read more

Floral Urn, Maxine Johnston design. Needlepoint

Floral urn, needle point

This is my first needlepoint. Floral Urn, Maxine Johnston design

Included in this 1997 Dimension kit was: 12 count mesh canvas with full printed on color design, Persian wool, acrylic yarns, cotton floss, needle, and easy to follow chart and … Read more

Snowman, Carolyn Manning Design

Snowman

I wanted a cute snow person to be the greeter on our front door.

I found this cross stitched pattern on StoneyCreek.com. The pattern is Carolyn Manning Designs – Snowball of the Month – May.

The star for top of … Read more

Starburst

Starburst

I utilized a bit of a Northern Pine Design called Snowflake to create this white and silver piece.

It is about 4.5 inches square, shown here in a coal black double mat.

Worked on a 18 count black mono fabric … Read more

Christmas motif tree, Judy Whitman design

Christmas motif tree

This is the design I embroidered for my 2013 Christmas cards.

The cross stitch design is by Judy Whitman, JBW design: Christmas Motif Sampler. Stitch count is 67w x 78h. The actual charted design comes with a lovely cross stitch … Read more

The Fox

Fox

The Fox is a counted cross stitch design from the Cross Stitcher Club website.

I will measure it, but I believe the worked area is about 100 x 123 count.… Read more