I finished the Winter Stamp SAL from Melisa at PinkernPunkin Quilting! This is the biggest cross-stitch project I've ever worked on, although I've made many of Melisa's individual stamps over the last couple years. I'm not sure yet how I will fully finish this, so it will go into time out for a few months.
I decided to make the hat and mitten a matched set!
I also finished up the Choose Kindness design from Crabapple Hill Studios. Just some simple quilting and a yellow binding. It's tiny - just 6.5 x 7.5! This is going to be a birthday gift for a friend.
So, I've been looking around for a new embroidery project. Melisa has a fun post with her Spring parade of fun designs, and I saw a few there that I might like to stitch. But then I picked up this book from Gail Pan that I bought a couple years ago and have never made anything from. The cover project caught my eye right away, so I traced out the center design to begin with. All of the embroidery is stitched with a variegated blue, which I always enjoy.
I didn't quite catch the full title in my photo, but it is Tabletop Stitchery.
There's plenty more to work on for Slow Sunday Stitching!
Linking up with Kathy's Quilts.
And at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday.
14 comments:
Love your winter cross stitch! Time to pull out a spring project! Bring on the spring bulbs and bunny rabbits! Lucky friend to receive such a personal gift. Gail at the cozy quilter
What a sweet finish Diann! Your colors and designs are so well balanced. That was a great decision to match the colors of the hat and mitten. I had forgotten all about Gail Pan! I bought one of her books years ago and need to get it back out.
Your Winter Stamp SAL turned out beautifully! A very fun new project in the works. Happy slow stitching today.
Looks like a perfect stitchery project for spring.
Gorgeous stitching! You have such patience!
Kudos! You finished it! But, you are very good at the finishing! I remember being introduced to Gail Pan by Jenny of Elefantz. One of the first stitching blogs I ever read. It’s going to be a wonderful little table topper.
I used to have a book by Gail Pan but I don't know whatever happened to it
Your Winter Stitch Along and Choose Kindness are very pretty. Congrats on the finishes. I like your latest project. Enjoy your stitching.
Both beautiful finishes! Happy stitching
Lovely projects! What count Aida on the Winter Stamp?
Both Winter and Choose Kindness turned out great! Enjoy the new project.
Your embroidery projects always turn out so cute! :)
Your Winter stitchery is so pretty, such a great finish.
Your Winter Stamp looks amazing, Diann. You brought the biggest smile to my day. I hope you enjoyed every stitch. I love your embroidery. It is so cheerful and will be such a wonderful gift. Have a wonderful week. Hugs.
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