October 31, 2016
I thought doing a small cross-stitch card for each of the families would be faster than a quilted card – boy was I wrong!
It took almost the entire month to get these done and I barely got them in the mail, along with a few treats, in time to reach their destinations before Hallowe’en.
January 18, 2016
I looked for a hockey-themed pattern for Will and about the only small thing I found were these hockey sticks. As I started the back stitching on them I realized how crooked the sticks were going to appear. I added a few quarter-stitches but they still came out wonky! Perhaps that isn’t such a bad thing as Will is a goalie and maybe the shots with these sticks won’t be on target.
I used Edmonton Oiler colours for the tape on the sticks.
January 10, 2016
When I was ready to make Taylor’s card the cord I use for my iron was still attached to the Christmas tree. So I dug through some more of Mum’s patterns and came across this one.
I know Taylor loves her cats!
This “card” finished at 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.
January 4, 2016
I just couldn’t face another small quilted project so I picked out this cross stitch pattern for Kathryn. Did you know that Carnations are the flower for January?