Another small finish

Today I completed a Christmas Heart from June 2007's edition of The Cross Stitcher magazine. It is a cute chart and I will use it as a Christmas ornament. I will start thinking of how to "finish" it for then.

One stitch at a time.....brings my smalls total to 2 and my medium total to one.

My first 2007 XS finish!!!

There it is centerstage! I am so excited that it is finished!! It took a bit more time than I thought it would, but it was worth every minute. The heart design is by a wonderful French designer, Isa Vautier.

Now, I am off to figure out what to stitch next. Believe me, it is not like I have nothing to stitch. There are stacks and stacks of magazines with rows upon rows of books waiting to be seen. Then there are the charts and booklets that have gone unnoticed for years. I must go through all the wonderful older designs for I find that the older designs are especially beautiful. When I go through the my stash, it feels as if I am going shopping .... but cheaper....lol.

It is a wonderful feeling to start the second part of 2007 with my first finish.

Wishing you beautiful stitches!!

I'm back with a WIP

I am so glad to be blogging and stitching again! For our viewing pleasure, I have uploaded a picture of my latest WIP. The designer is a very famous (I guess) French designer, Isa Vautier. There are many things of her designs that fascinate me.

For some reason, I am enamored of her heart designs. The floss that I am using is DMC 115 ... I love that color .... on Ivory 28ct. Jobelan (which happens to be my favorite fabric).

My hands and eyes are trying to finish stitching this beauty within the week. Hopefully a framing sale will provide the presentation necessary to do the piece justice.

Wishing you lots of stitching moments!!!!!