Afghan - First Finish 2007

This is my first finish for the new year! The afghan is finished and has been given to my daughter. She loves it.

Celtic Cross

This is a free patteren I got of the internet. It is the first Celtic Cross I have worked on. The colors are dark & light blues and yellow/golds. It is make a nice ornament for the tree next year.

Caring Wings Updated

Progress on Caring Wings! I really enjoy stitching on this piece. I love the colors.

Happy New Year!

I want to wish all my stitching friends a Happy New Year! May 2007 bring you all blessings of good health and happiness. I have spent my week-end working on Caring Wings and Celtic Cross. I am almost finished with the afghan. I am going to start my Rocky Mountain Christmas today so the start date will be Jan. 1, 2007. I have not put together my list of goals for the year but the short term goals for the next 3 months are to:
Finish the Celtic Cross - freebie from online
Finish Mirabilia - Caring Wings
Finish the afghan -colors are blues and purples
Finsh Bent Creek Snapper Holiday series
Work on Teresa Wentzler - Fortunate Traveler
Start Rocky Mountain Christmas

Caring Wings

This is an update on my Caring Wings progress. I really love the colors and the fabric. I received a new stitching lamp for Christmas so I am excited about putting it to use. I really needed it to work on this fabric.

Celtic Cross

This is my first Celtic Cross. I plan on making several into ornaments for next year. The problem with this one is... I have started it too close to the top of the fabric. I will probably just start over and not try to take it out. I am stitching on an off white, 28 count material. The colors are deep blues, yellow and gold.

Holiday Snapper series

Bent Creek Holiday Snapper series.
I am working on March now. Happy Holidays is in the center. I am doing them all on a piece of cream aida. I plan on making them into a pillow.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my online friends! May you all have a blessed day filled with family and friends. There will be 16 of us having dinner at my parent's home. Mom cooks turkey, ham, dressing, dumplings, gravy, rolls, and pies. I am taking Green bean cassarole, deviled eggs, potato salad, pumpkin pie and pecan pie tarts. Our oldest daughter is bring broccoli cassarole and a chocolate cake. Our other daughter is bring boiled eggs and creamed potatoes. My brother is bringing corn and I'm not sure what else. My dad will lead us in a pray as we all stand in a circle holding hands before the meal. Mom has a journal where we all write what we are thankful for. Even the little ones write something. We will have a wonderful time eating and visiting. We take lots of pictures! We watch some football and also childrens movies. We are all very thankful for our blessings and know all good things come from our Lord. May God bless you all and keep you safe as you travel and visit with family and friends.

SBQ

As we all know, stitching in the winter can really be rough on thehands. What do you do to treat your hands well in the cold wintermonths? Do you have any suggestions for creams or soaps? Or perhaps aspecial regimen that you would like to share? I have used nearly every cream made for my hands. Although, most have worked ok, none have healed my hands. I use alot of hand cleaner at work. This adds to the dry and cracked knuckles. I have bought a new cream from BeautiControl called Extreme Repair. I have just started using it and I really like it. Alot of creams that seem to help leave my hands feeling greasy. This does not. They feel silky and smooth. So I recommend those who need the "Extreme" treatment and those who just want smooth hands, try this cream!

Polar Bear with Maple Leaf Quilt

This is the final bear I will be finishing. I have altered the bear from a brown bear to a polar bear. It is now "Polar Bear" with a Maple Leaf Quilt. I also added the butterfly house and flower from the original polar bear pattern to this one. I will add butterfly charms, black bead eyes and heart buttons to this one also. The bear is stitched with wisper floss. It is for one of my grand daughters. This pattern is one of 4 in a series from Cross Country Stitching.

Polar Bear & Butterfly at the Crossroads Quilt

I have finished the stitching on this bear. I have to put on the beads charms and buttons and then it will be ready for framing. It is going under the Christmas tree for my grand daughter. This pattern is from Cross Country Stitching and it is called: Polar Bear and Butterfly at the Crossroads Quilt. I will be adding butterfly charms, heart buttons and black bead eyes. The bear was stitched with wisper floss. This is the second bear in the series.

Santa with Tree

This is my Santa with a Tree from a Better Homes and Gardens, Cross-Stitch Christmas magazine. I finished him yesterday. He is on a towel and is going to be part of my Christmas decorations in the kitchen this year.

Snail Mail

I have finished Snail Mail from Lizzie Kate.

Turkey Bread Cover

This is my Turkey Bread Cover. I finished him last night. This is my first bread cover and it was really fast and fun.

SBQ

Do you have an organizational system for your fabric? If so, what is it? If not, what do you store your fabric in?

I do not think my system is very organized. I do store my fabric individually in the large zip-lock bags. I put a small piece of paper in with each piece that has the type, color and count of the fabric.

How do people store their fabric, especially those small but potentially usable pieces? Do they sort by count? How do they label it or otherwise know what each piece is?

I have my small pieces in bags and sorted according to count and color.

SBQ

For those of you who use hand or over-dyed floss, how do you store it? I do not have any hand or over-dyed floss but....I do intend to buy some! lol I will store it in small floss bags.

Jessi's Afghan

This is Jessi's Afghan. It is blues and light lavenders mixed. I am making a section of 8 doubles and 2 singles. This is an easy pattern and I have about 1/4 of it finished so far. She has worked on it some also.

Ladybug Garden Progres

This is my progress on my Ladybug Garden from Cross Country Stitching. I have done some of the back stitching as I went along. I have bought ladybug buttons, a black bird button and a red bird button to put on after I'm finished. This piece is for me. I'm going to frame it and hang it in my kitchen wall.

Stitching Blogger's Question

Do you have a favorite needlework tool that you like to work with? What is it and why do you like using it?
My most necessary tool is my bright lamp! I really need that lamp to see the 28 ct. fabric. I can work on aida without it, but not 28ct.

Thanksgiving Flip-It

Thanksgiving Flip-It from Lizzie Kate.