June's Christmas ornament is finished

 

Designer:  Little House of Needleworks
Design:  Log Cabin Fox
Fabric:  16CT Natural Lite
Floss:  DMC - I substituted DMC Blanc for the snow
1st Stitch: 06/02/2024 - Last Stitch:  06/11/2024
For:  Shirley in honor of the log cabin she and Rich owned 

2024 Christmas ornaments fully finished and ready for Christmas delivery

 I finally finished fully finishing my 2024 Christmas ornaments.  If I must say so myself I think they are pretty cute.  Not perfect but cute.  

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design:  A Merry Mini Suprise + one from a freebie card
Fabric:  18CT Vintage Country Mocha - stitched 1 over one.
Floss:  DMC
I stitched these 1 per month starting late 2023 and finished the last one on March 26, 2024
For:  6 are for 2024 Christmas presents for my great nieces and nephew.  I think one will be for my tree.

A Fully Finished Birthday Gift

 My oldest sister, Barb, turns 90 on June 9th.  I charted this birthday wish using Free Alphabet on the Internet.  Fully finished it into a pillow.  I will include it in the birthday present I am sending her.

I needed another space between the e and the 9 but didn't notice it until I had the stitching all done.  Wasn't going to frog all that so I just left it.  

May Stitching

 I started a lot of things in May.  I did a new start each Monday.  and stitched on a few other things along the way.  And I have been FFOing my 2024 Christmas ornaments.  I actually have one completely FFO's and the rest of them started.

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design - Book 125 - Merry Mini Suprise - Lantern
Santa

This is something I designed for Barbara.  I used a Free Alphabet from the Internet.  I plan on stitching a few flowers on either side of her name.  I will add her birthdate and then make it into a pillow.  She will turn 90 on June 9th.  This must be finished in the next couple of days and made into a pillow so I can get it mailed to her in time for her birthday.

Design:  Irises in Monet's Garden
I bought this chart off ETSY
Fabric:  18CT Eazy Grid white
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch - 04-29-2024
This is a full coverage that will take me years and years to stitch.
The pattern is very hard to read and so far, I haven't been able to download it into Pattern Keeper which would make it a whole lot easier to stitch

Designer:  Jan Hicks Creates
Design:  Carolyn's Balloons - Autumn
Fabric:  Colour & Cotton 18CT Renaissance
Floss:  DMC called for
1st Stitch:  04/19/2024
Notes:  I have made so many mistakes on this project.  There are three other seasons, but I don't think I will be stitching them.  I don't think Quakers are my cup of tea.  I like the finished project I just don't like all the frogging I end up doing.

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design: 2024 Yearly Santa
Fabric:  18CT Dirty Aida
Floss:  DMC called for
1st Stitch:  05/20/2024
Notes:  This was my 3rd May Monday start.
I have no idea when I will get back to this.  Maybe I will make it one of my Christmas in July projects

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design:  Book 81 - Songs of the Seasons - Deck the Halls
Fabric:  18CT Silver Moon
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  05/13/2024
Notes:  My 2nd May Monday start

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design:  1994 Yearly Santa
Fabric:  18CT Dirty Aida
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  05/06/2024
Notes:  This was my 1st May Monday Start.  

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design:  Boox 81 Songs of the Season - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
Fabric:  Silver Moon
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  05/25/2024
Notes:  My 4th and final May Monday start

I stitched for a week on each of the 4 May Monday starts.  I don't know when I will get back to my May Monday starts.  Like I said above I may hold off on stitching them again until July when I will do Christmas in July.  Or I may stitch on each of them one day a week.  I need to finish the pillow for Barbara this week and I should finish Carolyn's Balloons in the next couple of days.  Once I finish the Balloons I want to start on Prairie Schooler October.  I also have to start my June Christmas ornament but that will wait until I finish Barb's pillow.  I also want to finish FFOing the 2024 Christmas ornaments so I can get them off my plate.  It shouldn't take me long now that I have the designs attached to the backing boards.  I just have to glue on the felt backing and then the bows and hangers.