Life is a Stitch

                            I initially planned to make these into masks, but I changed my mind.

               I made one as a pouch instead as I had made three masks already with quaker designs.

   The other one I just stitched all space of fabric, but I don’t have any idea what to make with it.

I'm back

 

It has been a long time since my last posting on Aug/2021. I have completed many small projects during this time, some of which were pincushions, pouches, needle books, etc. I will post each project one by one. The first one is an Alphabet design from the Brookbanks free pattern. I stitched F, S, X and Y and made them into ornaments  

I also found two more(B & P) that I did in 2010. One day I hope to complete all 26 letters in the alphabet.  They are so cute and pretty. I love them so much.

Small projects

 Santa Star, designed by Fricia Wilson Nguyen, freebie. I Stitched two piece of Santa for small gift.

Scissors dolly by Dorothy Hall. This is my 6th time of stitching, one in 2006 and 4 more in 2007. I use them for door hanger or purse charm. They are cute.

                                       Christmas Ornaments from The Prairie Schooler Inc., 

12 days of Christmas

 I stitched 2 sets of the ""12 days of Christmas" on Apr 17, designed by Sue Hills Design. I made them into a pin cushions to arrange on wreaths.

Friends

I stitched four pouches of "Friends" about 4 months ago, and I gave three of them as a gift for a friend. It's from a freebie design by Mani Di Donna (Italy)., It's a lovely pattern.

Tooth Fairy Pillow

 

“Tooth fairy” pillow that I made for my granddaughter(6 years old) when her first tooth fell out. I finished stitching it on Dec 12/2020.  There's a pocket for her tooth and is meant to be placed under her pillow while she sleeps.  She can also hang it on her door handle.

Samll projects

I haven't posted in about half a year, but I've been keeping busy with a few small projects which I will share with you now.

                               “Be Well” was done on Aug 6/2020. It’s a message for people during covid.

.                                             “Christmas Card” on a black aida, finished on Dec 4/2020.

                           "Joy to the world” was done on Dec 10/2020, as a hanging door ornament.

H is for Home

 

I was organizing my old cross stitch binder and came across an unfinished project that I recently just completed.  I call it H is for HOME.  The design came from a July/Aug 1991 issue of Cross Stitch & Country Crafts, and I must have started it sometime in 1991 or 1992. I'm happy I completed it after all these years.

One more Mask

 

                                                                    Life Is A Stitch

Quaker Scissors Case

 

I stitched and made a quaker scissors case, I combined different motifs  into the design.

2nd Quaker Mask

                                         I made the 2nd Quaker Mask for a special friend.

Special gift for my birthday back in 2006

I received a surprise gift from my cross-stitch internet friends in Korea whom I've never met in-person before. We all became friends over the internet. I was a member of a Korean cross-stitch blog "For Stitch". We all shared our project such as WIP, completed and planned. We all commented on each other's work to support. We've enjoyed doing secret cross-stitch surprises for other members in the group. For example, we've stitched one block each and made a nice bed cover. We've also surprised members expecting new babies, twin babies, and members with health problems, etc. When I turned 60 years old, approximately 30 members joined and made dozens needle rolls, pillow, card and a beautiful 20 flower(with my name, HELEN) block-stitched bed cover. I was so touched. Unfortunately, this internet cross-stitch group hasn't been so active like before. It is bit sad.

                                                        Bed cover with member's name

                                                                         Pillow

                                                                          Card

                                                              Dozen of  Needle Rolls

Quaker Mask

I stitched a special mask for myself to wear during the pandemic while I'm out and about. I combined  different motifs into the design and I think it turned out so beautiful . I am very happy  with results.

                                                                       filter pocket

Happy Canada Day!!

To celebrate Canada Day, I stitched little pillows and stayed within the red and white theme of our Canadian flag.  These small pillows can be used as pin cushions, can be added to wreaths, and anything else creative that you can think of.  Happy Canada Day!

Hand Sewing

I made some sewing accessories, scissor cases(one big one & 2 minis), coin pouches, rotary cutter and a little cat for door hanger.

Masks

I made about 30 masks for family members in April to protect them from COVID-19.  Some of them are made with pocketed filters. All are hand-sewn from different fabrics. I even made kid sized masks for my granddaughter.  These masks are reusable and washable.

Door Hanger for my granddaughter

I stitched this lovely project in Jan/20 and finished it as a door hanger for my granddaughter. It’s another EMS’s free garden alphabet pattern. I really love these patterns and made lots of projects,  like a door hanger for “Open” , “Close” for friends to use for their businesses and “bathrooms”(I don’t remember who I gave it to) and one big project “Bless our Home”, hanging in my room.

Needle Book

I started this one in 2015 for my granddaughter. That time I planned to make a toy book, but somehow it’s been left as UFO for years. She doesn’t need a toy book anymore. I finished this as a needle book( I think she's too young for it though), so I’ll hold it until she turns into a teenager?. The design is a free pattern from EMS(Ellen Mauper-Stroh).

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.

Elsa & Anna

I stitched Elsa and Anna, for my 4 years old granddaughter, who loves Elsa. My son just framed it for me. It's my first project of 2019. It's a free pattern from http://www.ideeapuntocroce.it/