February Finish .... Just a Bit Late Posting

Well the end of last month was hectic for me with working full-time (arrghh don't do that often) and any spare moment working on my Master of Nursing assignment (3am finishes) before I took off to Hobart, Australia, so blogging was on the back burner ..... I also misplaced my camera cord so photos were stuck on the camera.

Anyway I did finish a project for February and am just about to completed the March one so will post that one in the next few days.

This "Heart of Christmas" stitchery is a Rosalie Quinlan design I started awhile back but have now finished.  I still have two other to finish and am hoping to this year.

This one is the "Angels" pattern

Very Beary February Finish

This month is a decoration-y item.

A from-a-long-time-ago pattern,

coloured in, stitched,

and made into a fabric canvas :)

Confession: It is only pinned presently.

I need to cut the batting to back the stitchery

before I tack it properly, 

and this hasn't been a good week 

for me to handle sharp objects ;)

Which is also why I am posting 

at what seems like the last minute.

I was still hoping I would get a "safe" day ;)

What lovely finishes have been posted this month :)

See you again in (hopefully) 25 days :) 

Sisbabe

February Finish

My project for February was this little cross stitch pillow.

February Project

This is my first finished project to post! I was part of the Nuts About ... blog hop, and this is what I made, which will be going to someone at Christmas. You can see the post HERE. Here's the important part, though ... the finished product!
 

  Deets: It's a 16" pillow cover, finished with an envelope back closure. The top is made from scraps of other projects. All three fabrics were completely used up, except for a small bit of the pink Civil War floral I used for the heart. See ya next month!

February finish

Hi all.  This is my finished item for February.
I know I am a little early for posting but we are heading off on our five month travels in one week so I had to get this finished before we left.
This project has been around in my PiP box (Projects-in-Progress) for quite some time so joining the Elves gave me motivation to get it finished. It is called "Subversive Santa" and is a design by a Victorian designer at Smee Designs. The original is a redwork project using mainly backstitch - I've just given it my own personal touch by using a variety of stitches and adding a few embellishments. The sashing and border fabric is 'Season's Greeting' by Fabri-Quilt.

Subversive Santa Wall-hanging - Smee Designs

I did finish a project in January - which was another of those PiPs in the Dreaded Drawer 3 (see my blog for more detail on that story - www.1cr8ivMiss.blogspot.com.au ). The four bears are candlewicked and I just added a narrow binding and stitched them to a pillowcase. This will go with the quilt I made for my great-niece last Christmas.

'Sweet Dreams Little Bears" pillowcase

So two projects finished - thank you Elves for giving me the motivation to finish these PiPs.
Happy stitching, NannaRay

Another newbie

Hi everyone!  My name is Toni, and I'm A Little Yarn on the Side on the side links.  I meant to post yesterday, but got too distracted by all the lovely projects everyone was posting.

My January Christmas project is a tablerunner:

and for February, some Christmas ornaments in my college fabric:

 

Another Happy Elf

Hello fellow Elves. How wonderful to be able to join you all. Thank you Narelle for inviting me to participate (especially after my 'No-reply' issue).  I look forward to sharing my projects with you.

Happy New Year 2016

Happy New Year to all elves and may we all have a very successful year in our merry little workshop. Thank you for all you have shared in previous years and I'm sure we are all looking forward to seeing pictures of all the amazing creations to make Christmas 2016 a Happy Handmade Christmas.

It's as simple as following these 3 steps:

1.  Get busy in the sewing room with

     a)   an item which you will use as a decoration in your home at Christmas  OR

     b)  an item to be given as a gift at Christmas  OR

     c)  one large project for the year and post your progress each month.

2.  Post a picture of your finished item (or progress on your large project) between the 25th and end of that month. Please use month 2016 in the label or the month in your title.

3.  No stress allowed ... no problem if you miss a month ... join in again when you can.

PLEASE NOTE:
Can I please ask participants to comment on this post or send an email -  pinsandwhiskers(at)gmail(dot)com - if you wish to take part in 1 Xmas Item A Month for 2016. Our door is always open and new Elves are most welcome to join us in the workshop.  I have already taken note of comments and added the following names as 2016 Elves.  Michell, Jeanette, Sisbabe, Raewyn, Maria in NC, Renee and Myself.