A Stitching Finish

 This is fresh off the hoops about an hour ago.  This will be a 75th birthday present for Sue.  I just have to finish it into something.

Designer:  Jennifer J. Redmond

Design:  Friendship Warms the Heart

Fabric:  16CT Touch of Grey

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  12/29/2021 - Last Stitch:  01/15/2022

For:  Susan

Notes:  this design was from the Feb. 2022 Just Cross Stitch magazine.  It called for 24 or 25 colors of floss.  I have no idea why they called for Aida fabric as there were lots and lots of quarter stitches.  I would love to stitch this for me. but I would have to try stitching it on an evenweave.  I don't think I will ever stitch it for me.

I'll post a picture when I FFO it. Hopefully sometime this week 'cause her birthday is on February 4th.  

New Year start and finish

First -    HAPPY NEW YEAR

I have decided to start a Christmas ornament on the 1st of every month.  That way at the end of the year I will have 12 ornaments stitched and hopefully 7 FFO'd.    I need 6 ornaments for Christmas presents every year so that would put me 6 ahead at the end of the year.  I would like to have a couple years worth of ornaments finished in case I get sick or for some reason can't stitch for a while. 

Here is my first stitched ornament for 2022.  

Designer:  The Frosted Pumpkin

Design:  Not a Creature in Sight

Fabric:  18CT Platinum

Floss:  DMC

1st Stitch:  01/01/2022 - Last Stitch:  01/03/2022

For:  Christmas present for one of the Greats

Notes:  From Just Cross Stitch 2016 Ornament Issue

I have already stitched several ornaments for presents for 2022 so I am ahead of the game.

I am currently stitching a design from the February 2022 issue of Just Cross Stitch called Friendship Warms the Heart designed by Jennifer J. Redmond.  This is going to be a birthday present for Sue if I can get it stitched and finished before the end of January.  It has about 25 colors in it and lots of quarter stitches and backstitching.  It was designed to be stitched on Aida and I want to know who designs a chart for Aida with so many quarter stitched.  It is so hard to stitch quarter stitches on Aida and that is all I stitch on.  I am plugging away but it is frustrating.

Last Stitching finish of 2021

 I finished the stitching on what will probably be my last one of 2021

Designer:  Prairie Schooler - Design:  1990 Yearly Santa - Fabric:  16CT Parchment - Floss:  DMC - 1st Stitch: 12/02/2021 - Last Stitch:  12/29/2021 - For:  Me

2 FFOs and a stitching finish.

Designer:  Lizzie Kate - Design:  Naught, Nice - Fabric:  14CT Tea and Coffee Died Aida - Floss:  DMC - 1st Stitch: 12/11/2021 - Last Stitch:  12-15-2021 - For: Linda and Mary - This is the 11th and 12th of these I have stitched in the past year.  I don't want to stitch another one ever.

Designer:  Romina Petrucci - Desigh:  Merry and Bright (Freebie) - Fabric:  18CT Platinum - Floss:  DMC - 1st Stitch:  12/23/2021 - Last Stitch:  12/25/2021 - For 2022 Christmas present

I am currently stitching the 1990 PS Yearly Santa.  I just have his head and hat to stitch and he will be done.   Then I have a whole list of what I would like to stitch in 2022.  I plan on stitching a Christmas ornament every month making sure I start it on the 1st of each month.

 

A small finish

 

Designer:  Luminous Fiber Arts

Design:  Joy - 2021 Newsletter Freebie

Fabric:  18CT Aida from my stash - Floss:  Classic Colorworks Cherry Cobbler

1st stitch:  12/4/2021 - Last Stitch: 12/06/2021

For:  ?

Notes:  Christmas Tree Ornament which I will finish someday

Another stitching finish

 I finished the stitching on this just a few minutes ago.

Designer:  Hello From Liz Matthews

Design:  Merry Christmas 2020 - Freebie

Fabric:  18CT Ivory Aida 

Floss:  DMC 500, WDW Brick, WDW Gold, and WDW Mocha

1st Stitch:  11/10/2021 - Last Stitch:  12/4/2021

For:  Me?

Notes:  This was designed to be stitched with black floss.  I am not a big black person especially for  Christmas so I changed them to suit my taste.

Blackbird Designs - Strawberry Fields Forever -

 I have a finish

Designer:  Blackbird Designs

Design:  Strawberry Fields Forever

Fabric:  BeStitchMe 16CT Sandstone

Floss:  Mostly called for but I did make some substitutions since GAST is very hard to get right now.

1st Stitch:  10/03/2021 - Last Stitch:  11/30/2021

For:  Me

Thread substitutions:  GAST Country Redwood I used the DMC conversion 221, GAST Old Brick I used Classic Colorworks Licorice Red, GAST Garden Gate I used DMC 844

I like how it turned out but not enough to send it to Rensel Studio to have it framed.  I just don't want to spend that kind on money on something that I don't love, love, love.  Maybe part of the problem is that I know there are several mistakes in the strawberry vine.