Pat’s Cross Stitch Corner

As if I really needed any more stitching projects BUT I could not resist these. They are from the 2010 Little House Needleworks Christmas Ornament of the month collection. I just order them from my favorite online shop 123Stitch.

“Pear Tree“
Ornament #2

Pear Tree Ornament

“Red House in Winter“
Ornament #6

Red House in Winter

“Peppermint Twist“
Ornament #9

Peppermint Twist

“Under the Tree“
Ornament #10

Under the Tree

“Joy to the World“
Ornament #12

Joy to the World

Now the question is “What fabric shall I stitch them on” and “How will I finish each one?”

Progress on my Sunshine Sunflowers Picture is slow but sure – so many shades of orange and green. I love the picture itself but would have preferred a 32ct fabric with additional inches on all sides for framing. Not sure I will be able to add a mat. Would like to use an old barnwood frame I have ordered in the past.

Sunshine Sunflowers 12-06-2010

Sunshine Sunflowers 12-06-2010

Christmas Is Forever

Christmas if Forever is the 2008 Special Edition from Lizzie Kate. I’m not a big fan of kits. The main reason being is that normally the fabric piece is not large enough for my taste AND I already have all of the DMC colors. The charts by Lizzie Kate are some of my favorites to stitch and this particular one was available only as a kit. This kit came complete with the chart,  28ct Cashel linen fabric, 5 skeins of Crescent Colours floss, and the 2 DMC colors. I ordered extra of the Crescent Colours floss and two pieces of  Laguana fabric in the same color as the linen. I prefer Laguana to linen for stitching. The piece is stitched in traditional Christmas colors with a few punches of pink and chartreuse for extra holiday spirit! The finished size  of the stitched piece is 4 1/2″ x 7″.

Now, who to give it to for Christmas.

I just ordered Poinsettia House by Little House Needleworks from my favorite on-line cross-stitch shop, 123Stitch along with a new kind of floss (new for me that is), Crescent Colours.  The pattern is described as “Soft colors, a snow hill and the flowers of the season. . . . . .poinsettias!”

Crescent Colours used include:  Roasted Chestnut, Timber, Clay Pot, Weeping Willow and Wild Berries. The remaining thread is DMC.  Can’t wait for it to arrive so I can start work on it.