The 2025 Christmas ornaments!

I'm back with another post!  My goal is to indeed finish something Christmasy every month.  Fingers crossed!

Since Daddy's passing in August, I fell behind in my stitching.  But my grandchildren's 2025 Ornamenbts are finished and presented to them.  Charizard was a bit too big to be an ornament, so he is in a frame with a fabric border.  They were tickled to receive them last night!
I actually used Colcha embroidery on the llamas instead of simply outlining them.    

Here is the information to the various designs:

Charizard Dragon:  HoneyKittenShop

Gengar:  ChaosKittensCrafting 

Llamas:  by Stitcher's Revolution pattern #31 "Llama Drama"

Yoda:  GeoCreationsUK

Spiderman:  OutlawStitching

Some cross-stitch patterns appeared to be similar to other sellers' designs, so now I only order from cross-stitch designers that provide BOTH a black and white chart and a color chart.  

Onto my project for March!

Happy Creating to you!

Another Christmas finish

 Hello There!

This was my first Christmas without Daddy (yes, at 63 years, I still call him Daddy LOL!).  I started so many holiday projects, but didn't have the heart to finish them.  I'm on a mission to get them done as they are certainly making a mess out of my sewing room!  

I realize this blog is 1 Xmas Item a Month, but I have another quick finish to share.  I hope you all don't mind if I share here more often than once a  month!  :)

While visiting my local quilt shop, I fell in love with a vintage Christmas ornament panel.  Last month I hand stitched some beaded accents on about half of them and this week I finally took them over the finish line. 

This week I'm hoping to finish another quick project. My sewing room is bursting with all the projects I started last month.  The clutter is driving me nuts! 

Take good care!

A Gift For Mama

January 2026

Happy New Years to all!

It does seem like it’s been a while since anyone has posted, to include myself.  My precious daddy, yes at 62. I still call him daddy, became very ill and eventually passed in August 2025.

The annual ornaments I make for my grandchildren were late, but I am hoping to finish the last one this month.  I’ve decided I’ll start making their ornaments at the beginning of the year because life happens and I don’t want to disappoint them.  Here is my progress thus far.  

I did, however, make my mama this quilted Christmas tree.  The easy tutorial is by Petra at Creative Decor. 

Take good care and happy stitching!

Patricia in New Mexico 

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December 2023

 This year I again participated in a Christmas ornament swap and again thoroughly enjoyed it.  

I sent this with the stitching taking only a couple of nights earlier this month. The pattern is one I found on Pinterest.  I am not use to stitching on dark fabric but done ok.  

I have completed other Christmas projects this year and must take photo's to show these.  However one of these is this cute dog advent calendar I made for the grandpup Rusko, though had to use it for our boy Snowy as Rusko and he broke into the Dog advent calendars my daughter and I bought for them.

Christmas Ornaments

 Finally I have a few Christmas items to write about it.  Is anyone else surprised that it is October already?  I made these for our Church fair weekend.  I sold several of the felt ornaments but none of the lace ornaments.

Post for April and May: Stitching through my Christmas Stash - two quilts done!

Ever since I saw Vanessa Goertzen's of Lella Boutique new Christmas line, Christmas Eve, several months ago, I knew I had to stitch through my Christmas stash so I could make room for her beautiful fabrics!  

In April I finished this simple patchwork quilt.  

I love the backing fabric as it reminds me of my father's love for the forest and pine cones.

In May I finished a tumbler quilt with the scraps from the above quilt.  I had to purchase a few bits and bobs to complete it.  I love this one!

I'm hoping to get some Christmas mug rugs finished in June!  

Happy Stitching!

May IteM

 Another postcard... Festive Lights...

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MaRcH

 I made 3 postcards this month...

Thanks Narelle...

Finally Have a February and March Finish!

 Hello Everyone!  

I finally have a February and March finish!  Being that we'll be going to San Diego later this month, I decided I should post both months.

This month I finished this set of Christmas placemats.  They were an opportunity to practice machine quilting and binding.

I also finished this Christmas quilt which I call Beauty From Ashes. 

My Christmas stash is shrinking!  Yea!

Happy Spring to you all!

February 2023

Not quite a total finish, but I have finally finished this stitching.

I started this approximately two years ago and this month finally pulled it out of the UFO pile and finished the last elf a few days ago.

Now to iron and stitch it together, so watch this space next month.

 

February

A Mistletoe POSTCARD was this months' project finish. 

Thanks Narelle... xox

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A BiT LaTe

After a very BuSY January, I finally made a small gift.

An Aussie themed Christmas Postcard.

Now I better get busy & finish something for February.

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January’s Finish

  Here is my Xmas item for January!  

This is the 3rd in a series of 3 Kitty themed tea towels 

which will be late Christmas gifts to my Golden Girls!

We are 5 retired/still working teachers 

who gather together as often as we can.  

We meet in January 

for our belated Christmas celebration.  

2023 ... What Will You Create?

 

Merry Christmas 2022