Suzanne's August Ornaments

 Hi everyone! I have three ornaments to share this month. First up is a Julia Lucas Designs, Deck the Windows with fits in Theme Three from the 2008 Just Cross Stitch Magazine Ornament Issue. 

I used the same finishing technique as the others, 18 count oatmeal Aida, DMC threads finished in a banner style flat ornament. I didn't have a wreath charm, so I improvised a wreath in the window. 

My next two are for Theme Four - Free Choice. I've been stitching and finishing Pinker n' Punkin Quilting's Barnyard Christmas. This month are Santa's Visit

and Christmas Tractor

I love stitching these and I'll be sad when I finish the series. Melisa has lots of freebies on her blog: https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading and I'll see you all next month. 

Serendipitous Jo's 12 Days of Christmas from 2017

I realised that while I take part in this blog every year, I have a tendency to start off well but fall off the posting wagon before the end of the year and never show the end of the project.

Back in December 2016 I started a large Joan Elliott project for the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  I stitched the Angel at the top for the December topic and then started each of the 12 blocks for my 12 Days of Stitchmas.  By Epiphany, it looked like this:

As the year progressed, I completed one block per month, working on the border each evening when my son was in the bath.  By December 2017 I was Happy Dancing!

And then I got it framed:

Christmas in Red

My ornaments for July was the ornaments by Sue Hillis. These sled ornaments, Christmas in Red, were charted for fabric but I stitched mine on perforated paper. I have 4 done and ready to be fully finished.

Christmas in Red

stitched with DMC 321

Serendipitous Jo's July Ornament

Once again I am following the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  This year I am stitching the Stoney Creek 2019 Ornament series as my monthly project.  I have also started the large Bothy Threads' design but won't be completing one block of those per month!

As per previous years, I started the 12 Days on Boxing Day and stitched one day for the next 12 days.  Each month I will return to the relevant Day and finish it.

This month I stitched the Seventh Day - a Swan A'Swimming:

stitched on 32 count Lime Green evenweave

Suzanne's July Ornaments

 Hello! I'm still working my way through Pinker n' Punkin Quilting's Barnyard Christmas. Melisa has lots of wonderful freebies on her blog - https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/ This month two of them fit Theme Four - Farm Animals. 

Santa's Ride

Christmas Goat

These are such quick and fun stitches. I am finishing all of them the same - 18 count oatmeal Aida with DMC threads. Finished as flat ornaments with red and green twine and striped ribbon. 

I hope everyone is happy and well and I can't wait to see everyone's stitching. 

Gwen:June 2021

 This month I stitched the last 2 Starry Night ornaments.

Starry Night

The Prairie Schooler

Next up some 12 Days and name ornaments.

Serendipitous Jo's May and June Ornaments

 Once again I am following the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  This year I am stitching the Stoney Creek 2019 Ornament series as my monthly project.  I have also started the large Bothy Threads' design but won't be completing one block of those per month!

As per previous years, I started the 12 Days on Boxing Day and stitched one day for the next 12 days.  Each month I will return to the relevant Day and finish it.

I completed the Five Gold Rings in May but felt it needed backstitch when I took the photos:

stitched on 32 count Lime Green evenweave

So I added that in June:

And then stitched the Sixth Day - a Goose A'Laying