Ready for Fall

I am not fond of Halloween. I rarely even look at Halloween designs. I was surprised to find myself paging through the Just Cross Stitch Halloween ornament issue. This little pumpkin really called me to stitch it, so here it is!

I still need to ornamentify it...but that will come at a later time.....

Merry Skater

I finished this ornament for Little House Needlework's 2010 series the other day. I need to fix one of her eyes before the ornamentification process begins.

I noticed a companion chart of a boy skater in an issue of Just Cross Stitch Ornaments Issue. I now have that one all kitted up and will be stitching it soon.

Baby's First Christmas

In a previous post, I mentioned that I would like to make an ornament each year for each of my grandchildren. Since Logan is already 2 years old, I needed to catch up! I have already shown you the monkey ornament and the sock monkey ornament for Logan.

Here are two Baby's First Christmas ornaments that are not yet ornamentified! One is for Logan and one is for Natalie. I am all caught up......until next year.

Edited to ad:

The design is a free chart on the Victoria Sampler website.

A Sock Monkey for Logan

I stitched up this sock monkey ornament last weekend for Logan. Just need to add the date and his name, and then off to ornamentify it!

The chart is from the 2010 (I think) Just Cross Stitch ornament edition, and was stitched on a random piece of 32 count linen with DMC floss.

July Quilt Square

I finished the July square to the Piecemaker's/Peacemaker's Quilt this week. I love the colors on this one. I don't have anything in my house that are these colors, so it will not match anything, but it's still fun to stitch!

A Different Kind of Finish

We were invited to a 4th of July party last weekend, and I volunteered to bring a desert. I needed something quick and easy, something that would work well on a buffet table, and something with a "wow" factor.

I found canoli shells at a local produce mart that specializes in Italian imports. After scouring the internet for filling recipes, finally found one that combined both ricotta and mascarpone cheese.

It was quite easy to mix up the filling, pipe it into the shells, and dip the ends into mini chocolate chips and chopped pistacioes. They were a hit! And they were quite tasty too!

A Monkey Ornament for Logan

I have decided that I want to stitch an ornament for each of my grandchildren every year and since Logan is already 2 years old, I am behind before I begin!

This monkey ornament is a freebie on the Ellen Maurer-Stroh website, and since Logan just loves monkeys, it is perfect for him. I still need to personalize it with his name and the year, but I am not sure where those two elements will appear.

Birth Sampler Progress

Here is Logan's birth sampler as of July 1st.

I am at the half way point, and am making steady progress on it.

Patriotic Stitching

Happy 4th of July!

Every year I try and stitch something patriotic on the 4th. This year I started early and finished before the 4th.

This is Red White and Bloom, by Country Cottage Needleworks, stitched on 30 count straw linen by Weeks Dye Works with Cresent Colours and Weeks Dye Works floss.

TUSLA - July

Here is the ort jar as of July 1st...lots of stitching was happening recently!

June Progress and July Goals

June Progress
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN Sheep ornament finished
Piecemaker’s Quilt square 6 finished
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler worked on it (about 10 hours)
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
EMS Rose Sampler part 10 finished
Photo booth Love Happens finished
LHN Red House in Winter ornament finished
Red, White and Bloom finished
Monkey ornament worked on it
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG


July Goals
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament
Piecemaker’s Quilt square 7
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
EMS Rose Sampler part 11
Photo booth
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG