Christmas in Virginia

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Christmas in Virginia by Betsy Morgan
2011 exclusive Christmas in July ornament, Swan Sampler Guild
Stitched with Gloriana silks and DMC perle cotton

This pretty needle book was a quick stitch and finish, and will make a lovely year-round stitching accessory.

I’m picking away at a few other Christmas ornaments and trying to finish up the Button-up Birdies series.  Thing Two is impatient with my lack of progress, but now that he’s in kindergarten, he’s not around to nag me — and I can actually make more progress on stitching — so we’ll see how many small and Christmasy things pop up on the blog over the next few weeks.  The empty nest is taking some getting used to, but I’m loving all the extra stitching time.

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Sweet Surprise

Monday, April 13th, 2009




Sweet Surprise thimble pod & scissor fob by Betsy Morgan (Inspirations #61)
Flax Belfast linen (32 ct)
Stitched with Gloriana silk floss

One of my stitching goals this year is to improve my finishing skills (in my case, complete and embarassing lack of skills).  Therefore, from stitching over one thread to assembling the three-sided pod, this project was a challenge.  But the soft, antique color scheme and design were lovely, and the little thimble holder so cute,  I couldn’t resist giving it a try.  I purchased the kit from Country Bumpkin and am pleased (and relieved) to report that the kit includes plenty of Gloriana silk floss to cover any mistakes that need unpicking.  (Ask how I know this.)  The kit also includes enough perle cotton, silk, interfacing, linen, and template plastic to cover finishing mistakes.  Those sorts of errors are usually my specialty, but not this time.

Happily, this project wasn’t as difficult as I had feared it would be!  It also didn’t hurt to have a supply of chocolate mini-eggs (aka Stitcher’s Little Helper:  Seasonal Variety) for fuel and photos.  In fact, this was such a fun little finish I’d enjoy making more of these … but I’ve probably overdosed on chocolate eggs for the year.

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