Needlepoint Pillow

I finished the needlepoint pillow that I have been working on for the last few months.  I had the kit for a couple of years prior to stitching it.  About a year ago, I was getting ready to start it but couldn't get the colors sorted properly and got frustrated. 

I finally decided to at least get the wool sorted as part of the January 1 Challenge on the 2MuchXS list:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2muchXS/

On January 1, I got all the colors arranged and put in the first few stitches.  I finished the stitching this past week only to realize that I didn't have any stuffing to make it into a pillow!  Saturday, I made it over to Walmart to get the polyfill and later that night, finished the assembly.

Here's a picture of the finished pillow:

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Needlework designs copyright

Well, here is a subject close to my heart - both as a stitcher and hobby designer.  This site addresses it well:

http://needleworkcopyright.blogspot.com/

Happy Stitching!!

Stacy

Another Baby Afghan

I finished another baby afghan.  This one is for my cousin Jen's baby boy who is supposed to make his appearance in November.

The pattern is from The Best of Terry Kimbrough Baby Afghans from Leisure Arts.  I've done several different patterns from this book - it's a great resource!

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Wild Menagerie

Wild Menagerie is done!!  I finished it Sunday night (well, early Monday morning to be precise).

Here's a picture of the finished project:

My next project will be La Belle Dame Sans Merci  from Heaven and Earth Designs.

Happy Stitching!!

Stacy

Wild Menagerie update

Well, I've finished 2 more pages on Wild Menagerie. That leaves just 2 pages to go - the pages with the least stitching on them!



This means the tiger and lion are completely done. The leopard just needs to have his nose finished.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

English Cottage

At times, I can be a sneaky devil. ;-)

My in-laws left town right before our county fair began. I have a key to their house. I decided that I was going to enter Miss Hathaway's Garden in the fair. I stitched this for my mother-in-law. On my way to the fairgrounds with 2 other pieces I was going to enter, I stopped by my in-law's and "borrowed" the English cottage picture.

My results from the items I showed:

• A blue ribbon and best of section for the crocheted doily
• A blue ribbon for the cross stitch sampler I designed
• A blue ribbon, best of section and first place rosette for Miss Hathaway's Garden

Last night, I returned the cottage picture to my in-law's house. This time, I really felt like a burglar because the park they are in only had 1 or 2 houses with lights still on! ;-)

When I re-hung the picture, I left the ribbons hanging on it. Ron and I are waiting to see how long it takes for either of my in-laws to notice!

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Wild Menagerie update

Well, I've finished pages 2-9 on Wild Menagerie. That leaves 4 pages to go. Page 10 is almost a full page of stitching but the rest of the pages are considerably less.

Here's a picture of my progress thru page 9:

I have rolled the scroll frames and made a few stitches on page 10.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy