Well, since I haven't posted any finishes since Mother's Day I guess I have just a few to catch up on. I did stitch during the second half of the year, really I did!
Let's start with an exchange piece I did for my friend Stephanie in Texas. The exchange name was "American Pride" and I chose to stitch Val's Stitchin' Stuff's "Free to Be Me" piece. This was on a 32ct scrap piece using Weeks threads and a JABCo star button. It was fun to stitch and I think I may have to stitch another one for myself!
I also worked on this piece and this one stayed with me! I just love JBW's French Country series and of course I just had to do the kitty one! This was done on a 40ct scrap and stitched with Week's Sky thread (1 over 2).
Our family welcomed a new member in October. My niece Stephanie and her husband Zach added Brenden to their family of 3. Big brother Caleb was not all that thrilled at first but now has been (sometimes overly) eager to help mommy with his new baby brother. I stitched this for Brenden on a Charles Craft bib using a pattern from a baby book from my stash. Brenden and Caleb's daddy is a police officer.
And last but not least of the non-Christmas gift pieces, is one of my Crazy 15 challenge pieces. This is Prairie Grove Peddler's "Falling Leaves". I stitched it on 28ct Laurel linen and used DMC threads. The picture does not show off the vibrancy of the leaf colors at all. It's an amazing piece in person!
"God colors each leaf with a glorious shade. Enjoy while you can as soon they will fade."
That's it for this update. I'll do another tomorrow for the pieces I finished for Christmas.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
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