Tuesday, December 28, 2010

5 Gold Rings


Designer/Source: Margaret Sherry (12 Days of Christmas)

Date Started: 12/23/2010
Date Finished: 12/28 /2010

Stitched for: Me

Fabric Used: 25-count potato Lugana
Threads Used: Anchor

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Festive Kitten


Designer: Cross Stitch Crazy #145 (Subscribers Extra)

Date Started: 12/19/2010
Date Finished: 12/22/2010

Stitched for: Kyleigh's 2010 Christmas Ornament

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: The kitten was originally done in Ecru, 738 and 739,but I changed the colors to 415, 318 and 414 instead.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Zebra Hand Puppet

Designer: Cross Stitch Crazy #90

Date Started:12/18/2010
Date Finished: 12/19/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Will be backed with felt and made into a hand puppet

Friday, December 17, 2010

Tiger Hand Puppet


Designer: Cross Stitch Crazy #90

Date Started:12/14/2010
Date Finished: 12/17/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Will be backed with felt and made into a hand puppet

Monday, December 13, 2010

Elephant Hand Puppet

Designer: Cross Stitch Crazy #90

Date Started:11/14/2010
Date Finished: 12/13/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Will be backed with felt and made into a hand puppet

Saturday, November 13, 2010

4 Calling Birds

Designer/Source: Margaret Sherry (12 Days of Christmas)

Date Started: 11/2/2010
Date Finished: 11/13/2010

Stitched for: Me

Fabric Used: 25-count potato Lugana
Threads Used: Anchor

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

3 French Hens

Designer/Source: Margaret Sherry (12 Days of Christmas)

Date Started: 02/22/2010
Date Finished: 11/1/2010

Stitched for: Me

Fabric Used: 25-count potato Lugana
Threads Used: Anchor

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Tiny Tree


Designer: Mill Hill Holiday Pins VIII

Date Started:10/29/2010
Date Finished: 10/30/2010

Fabric Used: Tan perforated paper
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Made into a pin

Friday, October 29, 2010

Teddy in Water


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started:10/27/2010
Date Finished: 10/29/2010

Stitched for: Krafters Korner Charity Quilts

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the last of the teddy bears doing various activities.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Teddy wih Flowers


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started:10/25/2010
Date Finished: 10/27/2010

Stitched for: Krafters Korner Charity Quilts

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the eleventh of twelve teddy bears doing various activities.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Teddy with Star


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started:10/19/2010
Date Finished: 10/25/2010

Stitched for: Krafters Korner Charity Quilts

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the tenth of twelve teddy bears doing various activities.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Teddy with Bag


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started:10/15/2010
Date Finished: 10/18/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the ninth of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Tinkerbell

Source: Janlynn Kit

Date Started: 10/12/2010
Date Finished: 10/14/2010

For: Undecided (possibly Kyleigh since Tinkerbell is her favorite right now)

Fabric: 18-count white Aida
Floss: DMC

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Pumpkin Kitty


Source: Mill Hill Autumn Harvest Pins VII

Date Started: 10/10/2010
Date Finished: 10/12/2010

Fabric Used: 14-count tan perforated paper
Threads Used: DMC

Project Notes: I left off the whiskers because they looked funky and difficult to do. This will be made into a pin or a magnet.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Kitten in House


Source: NMI Kit

Date Started: 10/8/2010
Date Finished: 10/9/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count white plastic canvas
Threads Used: Provided in kit

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Little Critter - Kitten


Designer: NMI Kit

Date Started: 10/3/2010
Date Finished: 10/7/2010

Stitched for: Kyleigh (because she's always asking where's the cat)

Fabric Used: 18-count white Aida
Threads Used: Provided in kit

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Rejoice

Source: Designs for the Needle Kit

Date Started: 10/2/2010
Date Finished: 10/3/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count off white Aida (from my stash)
Threads Used: Provided in kit

Project Notes: I didn't like the Aida that was provided so I substituted my own.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Hot Stuff



Designer: Mill Hill Autumn Harvest Collection (kit)


Date Started: 9/29/2010

Date Finished: 10/1/2010


Fabric Used: 14-count tan perforated paper

Threads Used: DMC


Project notes: Made into a magnet for my refridgerator

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Christmas Reindeer

Source: Cross Stitch Card Shop #74 (free cover kit)

Date Started: 9/23/2010
Date Finished: 9/28/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: Provided in kit

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Autumn Leaves

Designer: San-Man Originals

Date Started: 9/19/2010
Date Finished: 9/22/2010

Fabric Used: 14-count Fiddler's Green Aida
Threads Used: Provided

Project notes: This was part of the Summer Outings Exchange at Fellowship Crossings Yahoo Group. Everything was provided except for the fabric. The fabric called for was 28-count Rosemary from Wichelt Imports, but I substituted what I had in my stash.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Americana 9 Patch


Designer: Pine Mountain Designs (Kit)

Date Started: 9/6/2010
Date Finished: 9/12/2010

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Tucked into pillow provided to be displayed in the motorhome.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

In the Clouds


Designer: Cross Stitch Club.com

Date Started: 8/15/2010
Date Finished: 8/22/2010

Stitched for: Q4OC
Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC 4230

Project notes: Floss provided by Jeneen; finished square will be sent to Love Quilts Brazil

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Teddy Eating

Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 8/13/2010
Date Finished: 8/15/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the eighth of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Friday, August 13, 2010

Teddy with Kite


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 8/9/2010
Date Finished: 8/13/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the seventh of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Monday, August 9, 2010

Teddy at the Beach


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started:8/8/2010
Date Finished: 8/9/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the fourth of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Teddy with Sunflower

Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 8/7/2010
Date Finished: 8/8/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the fifth of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Friday, August 6, 2010

Carnation


Designer: Ellen Mauer Stroh Free Chart

Date Started: 8/1/2010
Date Finished: 8/6/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count gray Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: The fabric was provided by WOCS. It's supposed to be gray, but it looks more tan/beige to me. There were no fractionals or backstitching in this chart which is part of the 2010 Free series called Floral Beauty.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Fun Fattie Summer-Autumn


Designer: San Man Originals

Date Started: 7/21/2010
Date Finished: 7/23/2010

Stitched for: Fellowship Crossings Summer Outing Exchange

Fabric Used: 25-count potato Lugana
Threads Used: DMC

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Teddy with Gift


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 7/19/2010
Date Finished: 7/20/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the fourth of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Teddy with Blocks

Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 7/16/2010
Date Finished: 7/18/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the third of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Friday, July 16, 2010

A Year of Events

Designer: Dimensions Kit

Date Started: 10/5/2009
Date Finished: 7/16/2010

Fabric Used: 14-count White Aida (included in kit)
Threads Used: A combination of DMC, Anchor and JP Coates (included in kit)

Project notes: I had to convert two different threads to DMC, one I ran out of and one was missing from the kit.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Teddy with Lollipop


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 7/4/2010
Date Finished: 7/11/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the second of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Teddy with Cupcakes


Designer: DMC Cross Stitch Favorites - Teddy Bears

Date Started: 6/18/2010
Date Finished: 7/4/2010

Stitched for: Undecided

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: This is the first of twelve teddy bears doing various activities. How many I finish will determine the destination

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Eeyore


Designer: World of Cross Sttiching #165 (Free Cover Kit)

Date Started: 6/10/2010
Date Finished: 6/12/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: Anchor

Project notes: Fabric and floss provided in free cover kit. Also, included was a mount which got overly loved by my two year old granddaughter, but since the square didn't fit right in the cut out section, it will be made into a card instead.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

E is for Elephant


Designer: Margaret Sherry

Date Started: 6/3/2010
Date Finished: 6/9/2010

Stitched for: KKCQ

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: Anchor

Project notes: This is part of a series that was in the UK Cross Stitcher magazine but is now a free chart.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

V is for Vole


Designer: Margaret Sherry

Date Started: 6/1/2010
Date Finished: 6/3/2010

Stitched for: KKCQ

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: Anchor

Project notes: This is part of a series that was in the UK Cross Stitcher magazine, but is now a free chart.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Time for God


Designer: Lizzie Kate

Date Started: 2/17/2010
Date Finished: 5/31/2010

Fabric Used: Peach 25-count Lugana
Threads Used: DMC/GAST

Project notes: The fabric and colors were changed to match a sample done by another Needlepoints customer.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

An Alien


Source: Cross Stitch Card Shop #54

Date Started: 5/19/2010
Date Finished:5/25/2010

Stitched for: KKCQ

Fabric Used: 14-count Navy Blue Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Chart and fabric provided by group

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

A Rocket Ship


Source: Cross Stitch Card Shop #54

Date Started: 5/12/2010
Date Finished: 5/18/2010

Stitched for: KKCQ

Fabric Used: 14-count navy blue Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Fabric and chart provided by group

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Diva

Designer: Unknown

Date Started: 5/3/2010
Date Finished: 5/11/2010

Stitched for: Binky SD

Fabric Used: 14-count White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Chart provided by Binky SD

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Eeyore


Designer: Disney - LA Pooh and Friends

Date Started: 4/27/2010
Date Finished: 5/2/2010

Stitched for: Binky SD

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Chart provided by Binky SD

Monday, April 26, 2010

Winnie the Pooh


Designer: Disney LA - Pooh and Friends

Date Started: 4/21/2010
Date Finished: 4/26/2010

Stitched for: Binky SD

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Chart provided by Binky SD.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Checkered Chick

Source: World of Cross Stitching #163

Date Started: 4/15/2010
Date Finished: 4/16/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Happy Hairstyle

Designer: Unknown

Date Started: 4/11/2010
Date Finished: 4/15/2010

Stitched for: Binky SD

Fabric Used: 14-count Antique White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: The chart was provided by Binky SD.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Plaid Lamb


Source: World of Cross Stitching #163

Date Started: 4/10/2010
Date Finished: 4/11/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Striped Bunny

Source: World of Cross Stitching #163

Date Started: 4/8/2010
Date Finished: 4/10/2010

Stitched for: WOCS

Fabric Used: 14-count White Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Lickle Ted


Designer: World of Cross Sttiching #163

Date Started: 4/5/2010
Date Finished: 4/8/2010

Stitched for: Made into a card and given to Kyleigh's teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Fabric and floss provided in free cover kit. Also, I did my own thing with some of the backstitching.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Angel of Joy


Designer: 2008 Cross Stitch "Pattern a Day" Calendar - July 21st

Date Started: 2/9/2010
Date Finished: 4/5/2010

Stitched for: WOCS - Century Care Center

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC

Project notes: Chart provided by Bonnie; stitched angel only, left off words

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Blackwork Bookmark #7


Designer: Dunmani Designs (Freebie)

Date Started: 4/1/2010
Date Finished: 4/3/2010

Stitched for: WOCS - Century Care Center

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC 4200

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Blackwork Bookmark #6


Designer: Dunmani Designs - Freebie

Date Started: 3/29/2010
Date Finished: 3/31/2010

Stitched for: WOCS - Century Care Center

Fabric Used: 14-count white Aida
Threads Used: DMC Variations - #4030