The little Santa mini sampler was finished this week - finished stitching and then fully finished, too!
Just in time to hang out with some friends before everything was put away for January!
And the Snowman embroidery was completely started over! New fabric, newly retraced, and even a different floss to work with. It's going to be a much better choice for the look I want.
Instead of the white with blue and red stars, I found a piece of white Grunge that looks so much better. It's not solid white, but there's no print to clash with the embroidery.
The floss is DMC 334 - Medium Baby Blue.
I'll be working on this today for Slow Sunday Stitching and linking up with Kathy's Quilts!
Gosh, starting over was the right choice! I like the softer floss color and the Grunge background!
ReplyDeleteGanz entzückend ist dein Weihnachtsmann geworden.
ReplyDeleteJa, deine Entscheidung für einen neuen Stoff und einen Neubeginn kann ich nur bestätigen. So lenken die Sterne nicht mehr von deinem wundervollen Motiv ab.
Hab ein gutes und gesundes Neues Jahr 2026
Es grüßt dich
Petra
Lovely finish on your x-stitchery...and the background you chose for your snowman embroidery is just so perfect...nice work in progress...
ReplyDeletehugs, Julierose
The new background fabric for your snowman is perfect. Great call . I see we were both finishing off Christmas projects this week, just in time to put them away for next year. Happy new year Diann! Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteCute Santa, glad he could hang out for a little while before going into storage. I like the snowman in blue, good choice.
ReplyDeleteIs that Melisa's Santa sampler? It turned out great, I love the profile shot of Santa. :D I like the blue floss you chose for your embroidery! Grunge is a great choice for your fabric.
ReplyDeleteSanta is sure cute, glad he got to hang out for a little while before getting put away. The snowman is looking spiffy already;)
ReplyDeleteThe Santa is the perfect addition to your decor. Too bad it has to get put away for the rest of the year. Enjoy your slow stitching today. It's hard to start over on a project, but sometimes you just have too. Your snowman is looking really cute. Happy slow stitching today.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy stitching you sweet snowman!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you use to trace your designs? I have an abandoned snowman embroidery project that I gave up on because my tracing was too faint. Better to start over on a project than to be constantly sorry you didn't. Good example of the "sunk costs" theory, that it's better to give up on something that isn't working than to invest more time and money it.
ReplyDeletePat
cute santa now it is ready for next year!
ReplyDeleteThat’s a lovely little finish. Very nice shade of blue thread for your snowman. Happy new year. Sarah quilting by the sea
ReplyDeleteThat pretty blue thread stitched onto the grunge-coloured fabric is perfect and as for your finished Santa sampler; it is lovely, Diann. My Christmas pretties are still all on display. I suppose I should put them all away. Definitely a job for this week.
ReplyDeleteYour stitcheries are cute. It was the right decision to change the background fabric on the Snowman stitchery. The blue floss is pretty.
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