June 12, 2024
Last year’s card for Ray was a section of a larger pattern so for this year I stitched another section of the same pattern.
Not to worry Ray, I have several more patterns with colourful fish.
Happy Birthday Ray
Category Archives: Needlework
Who needs a nap?
Friday, December 29, 2023
12 Days of Christmas – Day 10
This cross stitch fabric (Hopscotch) came from Mum’s stash, as well as the pattern book I used for the pillow tops. These were among the first items that I finished and I honestly can’t remember which daughter (and family) got which one.
I have one more top to do for myself and then I’m passing the pattern book to Deloise.
Whale & Dolphin
I bought a couple of kits for Emma and Taylor several years ago from Amazon. I was very disappointed in them; they were from Dimensions and listed as a beginner project. Taylor and I attempted the dolphin but it was way too difficult for a beginner. I made the dolphin for Taylor as a birthday card the year after we tried working on it together.
A few years ago Emma sent me the dolphin that she did – very well I might add! I thought maybe the whale would work for Taylor’s card this year but after it was done I decided it was a bit too immature for her so I hung it on the wall beside Emma’s. I didn’t care really where it went as long as I got it out of my to-do bin!
Christmas Cards – Batch 1
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.
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.
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.