Heavenly Stars

This pattern is from the Stitchworks and is called Heavenly Stars.  I stitched it for my cross stitch shop Cross My Heart who are making them into pillows to send to the Newtown, Connecticut families and first responders.  Mine is stitched on 28 ct Nautical Blue lugana from Sassy's Fabbys.  I used all DMC for it instead of the recommended Kreinik fibers.  I used DMC 823 for the words and 825, 745 and white for the stars.  Every stitch in this contains a prayer for those families.

Framed LHN Family Sampler

Here is a picture of my framed Little House Needleworks Family Sampler. I went with a blue frame similar to the color of Crescent Colours Wavy Navy that I used on the house. It is proudly hanging in my family room!

LHN Family Sampler

I have been working on my Family Sampler from Little House Needleworks off and on for the last couple of years. I was blessed to stitch the model of this for Diane Williams and knew that one day I would stitch it for myself. Pictures just cannot do it justice!!! I changed colors for mine from the original to match my Americana decor. It's stitched on 32 ct linen from Sassy's Fabbys called Sable. I have loved every stitch that I put into this design so much that I would even stitch it again!!! I even took it in to be framed already and hope to have a picture to share next week of it framed!!

Summer

I stitched up this complimentary design from JBW called Sailing Alphabet. It stitched up in just a couple of hours one evening and I used Sassy's Fabbys 14 ct Cape Cod aida and used WDW Blue Bonnet floss.

Here is the August Cottage I stitched the model for Country Cottage Needleworks. This is my favorite of all 12 cottages! Of course my dream is to have a cottage on the water just like this one is! It doesn't hurt to dream! :)

Midnight Stitching Heartstruck

I stitched up this little cutie this week. It's from Midnight Stitching Heartstruck Seasons I. It's for an autumn exchange block on the STO yahoo group. I stitched it on 14 ct Sassy's tan marble aida with the recommended GAST and WDW floss. I just love it!

Exchange blocks

I stitched up 2 "blocks" for an exchange in one of my yahoo stitching groups. The first one was for a cupcake exchange. I chose CEC Mitten Cakes and stitched it on a pink aida. The second one is for a garden flower exchange. My favorite flowers are pansies so I stitched a pansy from an older Leisure Arts leaflet #2170 called Tender Blooms. This one is stitched on Sassy's tan marble aida.

First finish of 2012

I finished this little ornament for a blue exchange for a yahoo group I belong to. It's from La-D-Da in the JCS 2010 Christmas ornament magazine. It's called 'Tis Red but I stitched it in blue. I used Vikki Clayton Blueberry Soup silk floss and stitched it on a piece of Sassy's 14 ct tan marble aida. Today I'm starting LHN Snow White for my Jan. 1st piece.

Prairie Schooler small finish

I stitched one of the little blocks from Prairie Schooler's book #154 July.  This is for a block exchange for one of my yahoo groups.  It's stitched with the recommended DMC on a piece of Sassy's Cape Cod blue aida. 

Hugs and Kisses

For a heart SAL on my Stitcher's Time Out yahoo group I stitched up this cute little freebie from Erica Michaels called Hugs and Kisses.  I stitched it on Sassy's 16 ct Tan Marble aida and stitched it with Gandy Tango silk by Vikki Clayton.

Another Snowman Ornament

I stitched up a freebie from Val's Stuff called Another Snowman Ornament.  This will be my "snow" block for an exchange in one of my yahoo stitching groups.  I want to stitch this guy up again for myself too.  I used all DMC and stitched it on a piece of Sassy's evenweave that I think the color was called Periwinkle. 

Danielle's Tree Ornament

Danielle's Tree Ornament by M Designs has been a UFO (unfinished object) for a couple of years now.  When turned on it's side you can see that it spells out my daughter's name DANIELLE.  I actually pulled it out and finished the stitching and beading this month.  She is quite excited about me finally finishing it!  She picked out everything from the fabric, floss, and beads, to the pink heart on top.  This is stitched over 1 on Sassy's Fabbys 25 ct Valentine Pink lugana with hand dyed silk from Vikki Clayton called Enchantress.  I used frosted Mill Hill Beads (#62037) and it's topped with a Mill Hill pink heart Glass Treasure (#12100). 

LHN Pumpkin Hollow Farms

I stitched Pumpkin Hollow Farms from Little House Needleworks. What an absolute joy it was to stitch! I added a few changes to customize it for me. I changed the house to WDW Lancaster Red to match the house my grandma always lived in. I used WDW Kohl for the roof. The pumpkins were changed to GAST Fragrant Cloves and I used Antique Gold from Carrie's Creations Threads in place of GAST Brandy. I used the same red from the house for the flowers below. I added a JABCo blackbird button over the house a gold maple leaf button under the tree. It's stitched on 32 ct Caramel Creme belfast linen from Sassy's Fabbys. I want to frame this in a black frame like the original model.

CCN Liberty Lane

I stitched Country Cottage Needleworks Liberty Lane design for myself! I had a SAL with some friends and we each made some color changes to match our homes. Special thanks to Sherre, Jenn, and Rita!! I stitched this on Sassy's 28 ct sugared coffee linen with DMC and 1 Crescent Colours floss (Wavy Navy). I'm so happy with how this turned out!

LHN Battle Hymn of the Republic

I just finished something for me! I stitched Little House Needleworks' Battle Hymn of the Republic on Sassy's 32 ct Tan Temptation linen. I used most of the recommended floss but did make 1 change. In place of DMC 924 and DMC 3768 I used DMC 336. I wanted just a little bit brighter blue color to match my americana home decor.

Last finish for 2009

I finished Midnight Stitching's Starstruck (from the Heartstruck leaflet) as my last project for 2009. You can see all of the wonderful Midnight Stitching Designs on Hoffman. This is for a patriotic block exchange for one of my yahoo stitching groups. I am excited to have 3 of the 6 blocks stitched already for 2010. I think it's the only way for me to be in the exchanges........if I stitch them ahead! LOL! :) I stitched this on Sassy's 28 ct Blue Pearl lugana and used a couple Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe hand dyed floss. The red is Christmas Red and the blue is Azure. I just used DMC and GAST Straw Bonnet for the rest. I want to keep this block for myself!! Guess those are the best kind of blocks for an exchange. :) Happy New Year's Eve!

Pinkeep finished

I put it off long enough and finally finished the present for my mom for Christmas. I made the LHN Always & Forever into a pinkeep because that's about the extent of my finishing abilities! LOL! The fabric on the back is a perfect match to the dark purple floss used on the front. I just used a black ribbon and black pins for the pinkeep. Merry Christmas Mom! :)

Teddy Bear Block

I have my Teddy Bear block stitched for a block exchange in one of my yahoo stitching groups. I used part of the Little House Needleworks chart The Old Doll. It's stitched on Sassy's 14 ct Milk Chocolate aida. I love the color of this fabric!

LHN Always and Forever

I stitched Always and Forever from Little House Needleworks for my mom for Christmas. My parents just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Nov. 15 so I thought this was perfect. It's stitched on Sassy's 36 ct Frosted Cafe linen with Elegant Eggplant Belle Soie silk. Purple is actually my mom and my dad's favorite color. I have some dark purple fabric I'm going to use on the back and finish it as a pinkeep.

Coffee Crazy

I stitched Lizzie Kate's Coffee Crazy for a block exchange in one of the yahoo groups I belong to. It's stitched on Sassy's 16 count Creamy Cocoa aida. I've just finished stitching 2 models for designers that I cannot show yet so at least I have this little block to show! HA! Working on stitching some Christmas presents right now. :)