December

Hello everybody,

I had a rough year and between health problems and an extremely hot Summer, not much Christmas crafting happened. I did make one Christmas gift, a shawl for a friend.

I hope next year will be better and I hope you will let me play in the workshop again, even if I only made 3 Christmas items this year.

Merry Christmas everyone!

May Finish

The last two months got away from me, not much crafting was happening around here. First we got a new kitten and he turned out to be quite the little tornado and then I decided to turn the unused front room into 'my room'. And between watching Mr. Moose, schlepping boxes and moving furniture most of my crafty projects fell by the wayside. Now that everybody and everything has settled, I have started to work on Christmas gifts. The first one is a cowl for a friend. The pattern is called Blarney Stone Cowl and it was a quick and easy project.

February Finish

My project for February was this little cross stitch pillow.

January Ornament

I made my first ornament of 2016 using a free Red Brolly redwork design. I left out the words and added another star instead.

Some finished gifts

Hello everybody!
I am sorry that I have not been around much this year. I had a rough time and nothing went the way I thought it should. I did manage to finish some Christmas gifts last month and I really would like to stay on next year. I hope it will be a better one and I will actually get things done. Here are my finished gifts.

Baby, it's hot outside!

With temperatures in the 90s not much is being done here creatively speaking, except some cross stitch and sock knitting. I avoid anything that requires me to drag out the iron so my Christmas sewing projects have been postponed a bit. I added another section to the Scandinavian Christmas sampler and stitched another Advent Animal.

Oh dear, May already!

I don't know where the time is going, but it sure goes by fast. I managed to stitch another part of the Scandinavian Christmas cross stitch project. I love Dala horses.

April Project

Well, at least the beginning of the April project. It is the first part of a larger cross stitch piece with a Scandinavian Christmas theme.

March Items

Whew, I actually have something to show this month. I made a little progress on the adorable advent animals. They are so much fun to stitch and they are really cute. Meet Cashmere Camel and Pierre Penguin.

Hello everybody!

I have not vanished from the face of the earth but I simply cannot do much of anything at the moment. I injured my left wrist somehow (lately I seem to have developed a tendency to fall, mostly over cables, buckets and cat toys) and it protests loudly whenever I attempt something crafty. So no contribution from me again this month. :-(

A very big thank you for the lovely fabric I won in last year's draw. It is beautiful and I will use it for something special.

December Projects

I know I am a little early but I am sure next week I'd forget. Here are my last two Christmas items for this year. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope we'll see each other again next year for more crafting through the year.

Oops, I almost forgot, I also managed to stitch three more of the adorable Advent Animals by Brooke Nolan.

November Finishes

Two Little Ornaments

My finish for October.

September Project

This month's project does not look much like Christmas, but it is going to become a sweater for my husband. It will not be a surprise because I have to measure and such but I am sure he does not mind. I am using this pattern, the yarn is Lion Brand Heartland in Yosemite.

August - Maria in NC

The heat of the Summer did not let me think about Christmas but now I am back. Here are my two ornaments I made this month.

Meet 'Peter Polar Bear'

He is the second in the Advent Animals series by Brooke Nolan. I am still not decided on how to use them but I do know it will be some kind of advent calendar.

I know I am a bit early this month but once the weekend is here I tend to forget to do things. ;-)

April Project

She is part of a bigger project and available as a free pattern on Brooke Nolan's website.
I have not yet decided what to do with the little critters but several ideas are swirling around my head at the moment.

My March Item

Despite ice storms, power outages and minor health irritations I made it! I finished the little ornament I had planned as my Christmas item for March. It is a Gail Pan design that was part of the 2012 designer ornament hop at Aurifil.

February Project

I just finished my Christmas project for February, a tiny quilt with a cross stitch kitty in the middle. The whole thing is 7" square and will be used as decoration in my house this Christmas.

January Item from Maria in NC

I finally finished these stitched bird ornaments, they have been languishing in my UFO stash for a few years (blush). The bird patterns are from "So September" the rest is my idea. The size of the hoops is 6", the bird motives are 4".