Merry Christmas

 Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2026

Our 2025 Christmas Tree

An Early December Finish

 I had been hoping to start a new Christmas project on December 1st, but I hadn't finished my Thanksgiving project.  I finished it this afternoon

Design:  Give Thanks
Designer:  Erin Elizabeth
Fabric:  14CT it feels like something I tea and coffee stained
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  11/22/2025 - Last Stitch:  12/27/2025
For:  ?
Notes:  there was a bottom boarder, but I decided not to stitch it.
This was a freebie from her web site
sorry about the wrinkles 

I have another finish

 

Designer:  Primrose Cottage
Design:  Hello Autumn (a monthly newsletter freebie)
Fabric:  16CT Colour & Cotton Parthenon
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  10/23/2025 - Last Stitch:  11/22/25
For:  ?

My next start, well I've already started it, is Give Thanks by Erin Elizabeth.  Another freebie.  

An FFO, a finish and an update

 

I've been busy the last month.   I love, love, love the Decorating Owl and how Keepsakes fully finished it.    Now I only have 2 more 2027 ornaments to finish stitching.  I'm going to give myself a couple of months before I start the next one.  I frogged that cardinal about 4 times and it still isn't right.   

Design: DecDesignerorating Owl
:  Jesse Schofield
Fabric:  16CT PTP Mirage
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch::  08-02-2025 - Last Stitch: 09/10/2025
For:  Bob 
Notes:  JCS 2023 Ornament Issue
Fully Finished by Keepsakes

Progress on Monet's Irises
Pages 1 -7, 9,10 finished 
Page 10 - 09/20 - 11/19/2025

Design:  Front:  My Christmas Song
Back:  To All A Good Night
Designers:  Front:  MTV Designs
Back:  Kmotted Tree NeeleArts
Fabric:  20 CT Vintage Country Mocha
1st Stitch:  11/07/2025 - Last Stitch:  11/19/2025
For:  2027 Christmas Gift for  one of the Greats

2 Fully Finished Objects - Both are gifts

 I finally completed fully finishing 2 gifts.

Designer:  Say It In Stitches (ETSY)
Design:  Happy Birthday
Fabric:  16CT White
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  10/11/2025 - Last Stitch:  10/01/2025
For:  Shirley for her 80th Birthday
Notes:  I started fully finishing this about a week ago and got stalled.  I finally finished it this morning (11/01).  I stitched a tag for the back with her name and birthday and as you can see, I finished it into a hoop.  Bob actually put it in the hoop since he does much better at centering things then I do.


Designer:  JBW
Design:  Christmas Ornaments II
Snow Globe
Fabric:  14CT Antique White
Floss:  DMC E321
1st Stitch:  10/08/2025 - Last Stitch 10/10/2025
For: Barb for Christmas
Notes: This was supposed to be a tree ornament bur it is a little large since I stitched it on 14CT Aida.  I like how it turned out.

Monet's Irises progress

 

I am almost finished with page 10.
I have been slowing down this past week only stitching 50 or so stitches per day.
Hopefully I will pick up the pace soon.  I really want to have this done by the end of May 2026.

I'm in the process of fully finishing 2 projects.  One is a birthday present for Shirley and the other is a Christmas present for Barb.  I plan on working on them this morning.  

Another October finish that is also fully finished

 I've been stitching a mini sampler series from this year's Just Cross Stitch magazine.  I stitched and finished the Spring and Summer mini sampler as they came out in the Spring and Summer issues.  Now I have stitched and fully finished the Autumn mini sampler.

Pattern:  Mini Sampler Series: Autumn from the 2025 Fall Issue of Just Cross Stitch Magazine
Designer:  Curious Carrie Designs
Fabric:  14CT Aida either Ivory or Antique White
Floss:  Called for DMC
1st Stitch:  09/17/2025 - Last Stitch:  10/06/2025
For:  Me
Notes:  Fully finished 10/18/2025
Bob helped me center this in the hoop actually he centered it in the hoop and tightened it)
It is backed with yellow felt.