Category Archives: Needlework

Christmas Cards – Batch 1

Cards, Needlework

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

I made a variety of Christmas cards this year so over the next couple of days I’ll post photos of them.

Primitive Trees

The November Guild demo was an evening of hand stitching one of these delightful trees. I loved the process and the pattern was immediately added to my card list. They were simple to do and I had improved my Blanket stitch by the time I was finished.

Juggling (from the Splendid Sampler series)

I’ve made this card a few times over the past years, but never for Christmas. I used Christmas fabric for the circles and I’m really pleased with how they turned out.

Two Cranes

Needlework

I took this project with me when we went to Vancouver for my radiation therapy. It required very few accessories – just a needle and thread – so it was perfect. The only drawback is that it is very quickly done.

I think it will eventually find a home on Texada but for now it is hanging in my stairway.

Happy Birthday Ray

Cards, Needlework

June 12, 2023

from the Stoney Creek Cross Stitch Collection (July/August, 1993)

I usually try to find something fish related for Ray’s card but a quick search on my computer didn’t bring up anything that would work for this year. When the reminder for the card came up on my computer though I had made a note of a pattern in one of my magazines that might work. Several months ago I started going through my magazines and marking ones I wanted to make and divesting of any that didn’t have something I wanted to make. It took a bit of searching to find the pattern book but eventually I was successful.

I did all of the stitching for this at the Lodge in Vancouver. It took a trip to two different Michael’s to get the floss that was missing from my collection.

I only used a portion of the pattern so I will be able to make at least two more cards for the following years.