I still exist!!

Seasons Greetings

     

It has been a very long time since I last posted. So, I'm trying to catch up. I completed a lovely project in mid-2018 for Christmas and framed it in Feb. 2019.  The project design is from The Prairie Schooler.

Special Quilt for my granddaughter

I got the quilt back from Korea and I’m going to give to my 4 years old granddaughter as a Christmas gift. It’s beautiful….. I hope she likes it. Special thanks to Jade.

Six Birds

I stitched these six birds and made them into cushions a very long time ago. I wanted to stitch them again, so I did so in June. I’m sending them to my quilt friend in Korea, to have them made into a bed runner or a wall hanger.  I haven’t decide which, yet.

Initials PH

I stitched the initials “PH” for my son, who has framed all my projects which were sitting in a closet for 10 to 15 years…. He has done about 46 frames so far and there are a few more left to be done. Original pattern is Monogrammes Entrelaces “P et E”, designed by A Mon Ami Pierre, I changed the “E” to “H”. My dearest friend Yoon-Hye from Korea helped me change it. I love how it turned out.

Peaceful Retreat

This lovely "Peaceful Retreat" project is designed by Barbara L Peterson of Something in Common. I stitched two of them in May of this year.

My son framed them for me. I'm going to use these as a gift.

Four Seasons

I stitched these in 2003. Designed by Anne Van Wagner Young, from Leasure Art book#174. It has two sets of cross stitch pattern and one set of needle roll pattern.  This is a second set of the four seasons and I just have framed.

Coffee Sampler 2

Freebie from the Stitch Alley, I stitched this sampler in 2004 and just have it framed. It's a metal frame, little heavy. Frame size if 17.5" x 17.5 ".

Hooray!

I completed the last 4 pieces of Holly Hobbie. Since last December, I stitched 16 Holly Hobbies with all different colour conversion. Now I’m going to send them to Korea to have them made into a quilt as wall hanging or bed spread. And all I have to do in the meantime is wait.

Special Project 3

Here are four more Holly Hobbies completed. So far I have done 12 Holly Hobbies. Just four more to do. They are so beautiful..... to be continued.

Special Project 2

Four more Holly Hobbies are completed. Two were done as mirror images. I’m going to stitch eight of the original pattern and eight of the mirror images. So far I have done half of the project. I’m going to slow down as I’m getting a little tired.  To be continued …

Special Project 1

I’m working on a special project for my granddaughter, who is 3 and a half years old. Last year in December, I started to stitch “Holly Hobbie” with all different colours. I planned 12 pieces when I started, but now I’m going to make 16 pieces. It’s fun to stitch with my own colour conversion work. Here are first four pieces done. I contacted my friend in Korea, who will make a quilt of these for me. Special thanks to Jade.

Butterfly Garden 1 & 4

I stitched this project in 2006. Designed by Mike Vickery. It's my son's 40th frame job done. Frame size is 26.5"x 17.5".

Old North Bridge

 I stitched this project in 2003. Designed by Jean Lanning from Art Venture. It’s 39^th frame job done by my son. Size is 21.5” x 17.5”.

Apple, Pear and Pomogranate

These are very old designs from freebie. They’ve been sitting in a box for a very long time. I didn’t plan to do anything with these small finished projects, but it turned out so great after framing.  I’m so pleased. I still have lots of small projects which have to be framed. Size: 12" X 24.5"

Prayer is the Key & One Door

I stitched these two projects in 2006 for my friend.  That time she would have framed it herself, but I found that she has kept them unframed for 12 years….I asked her to lend them to me, for my son to frame.  Finally they are framed, and I will return them to her next week.

Coffee Sampler_34th frame

I stitched this project in 2004. It's a companion set with the Tea Sampler. Freebie from Stitch Alley.

Tea Sampler

I stitched this project in 2004. Design is a freebie from Stitch Alley. It's a 35th frame job done by my son.

12th Holly Hobbie

I again stitched Holly Hobbie in Purple. It's a 3rd time stitching a purple colour version. The 1st one was done in 2004, and I made that it into a cushion. The second time stitching was done in 2009, and I made that it into a bag for my friend. I used DMC floss 3688, 369, 550, 3837, 153, 3839, 434. 906. 553. 3688. 700, 754, 726, B5200, 436, 3371, 3726, 208, 996, 801, 503, 210. For hair colour, I used 938 and 433.

11th Holly Hobbie

This is the 2^nd time stitching a green colour version – The 1^st one was done in 2004, and I made that it into a cushion. It’s the 1^st project done for 2018. I don’t have any idea what I’m going to make with it yet. I used DMC floss 898, 890, 319, 320, 369, 3345, 434, 746, 905, 503, 726, 744, 754, 783, 436, 3371, 721, 722, 368, 3856, 367, 433 and 801. For hair colour 938 and 433. Oops! I missed some backstithches on her bonnet.