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 ".

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.

Hot Air Balloon

I stitched this project in 2004 and my son framed it this week.
Frame size is 9.5 inch x 17.5 inch and mat colors are dark purple & dull light blue.

House

I stitched this project in 2004 from an old magazine.

Plums

I don’t have any information for this design. There are lots of half stitches but I didn’t like the half stitches. I stitched them full stitches with one string instead of half stitches with two strings.

The Pumpkin Harvest

Design is from a book "Holiday in Cross Stitch 1988", Venessa-Anne collection. This is a companion set of "The Apple Orchard". I love this fall color.

The Apple Orchard

Design is from Venessa-Anne collection.
Frame size is 20" X 17".

Welcome_5th frame

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This project is designed by Linda Gullum from Donna Kooler Studio, and I stitched in 2004. I gave it to my brother's family.

The Pumpkin Harvest

Design is from the Holidays in Cross Stitch 1988, Vanessa-Ann Collection. I finished this in Apr/2004 but have not framed it yet. This is a companion set of The Apple Orchard.

The Apple Orchard

Design is from the Holidays in Cross Stitch 1988, Vanessa-Ann Collection. I finished this project in 2004.

United in Love

Wedding verse “And the Two shall be called One”, Matt 19:5, designed by Pam McKee. I stitched this five times, for wedding gifts, but I have only two pictures. Top picture is for my niece's wedding gift and bottom picture is for my friend's son who married in 2004.

Plum

Design is from “Peaches & Plums”, Color chart # 204, designed by Maria Winkler. I stitched this in July/04.All the background is half stitch with 2 strands, but I've done it in full stitch with 1 strand instead.
I don't enjoy half stitching at all.....

Delft Blue China

Designed by Karen Bowdish from True Colors, I just love Blue & White china designs.I stitched this one in Feb/2004 for myself.

My old Christmas stitching

EMS freebie, 2004

BH&G freebie, 2004

Stockings for my daughter's family, 2001

NOEL, 2002

Design is from Vanessa Anne collections. I stitched two, one for my daughter and one for my sister.

Monthly Project (Christmas Wreath)

This was my 2nd wreath, completed in 2004. It was a monthly project from a Korean web site. Every month one theme (something to ride, quilt, butterfly, etc…) was given by the owner of site. I chose a theme that was closest to a Christmas theme, to make a wreath. Somehow, that site was closed in the summer time, so I picked some other patterns to make 12. I don’t know why I was thinking that it had to be 12 … Anyways, I managed to finish.

Winter Scene Series

Designs are from an old magazine, I stitched “In the Valley” and “By the Pond” in 2001. I stitched “On the Farm” in 2004. Since I finished this last part 3 years after the first 2 parts, my framer wasn’t able to find the same frame as the first 2 parts. In the Valley, 2001By the Pond, 2001

On the Farm, 2004

Four Seasons

I stitched two sets of four season series in 2004. I don’t remember the designer because I gave the pattern away.

First sets: Winter Oval, Spring Oval, Summer Oval and Autumn Oval

Second sets: Spring Rainbow, Summer Bluebirds, Autumn Squirrel and Winter Cardinals

Blue and White Quilt Blocks

I stitched the first 4 blocks – Log Cabin, Crazy Quilt, Dresden Plate and Lone Star – on Oct 16/2004, designed by Dale Burdett.

Another 4 blocks – Mariner Compass, Broken Star, Bridal Wreath and Trip Around the World – were finished on Oct 30, 2004.

The last four blocks – Spring Time, Flower Garden, Baby Blocks and Double Wedding – were done on Apr 21/2005.

One of my friends in Korea, who does quilts, made these into a wall hanger. I love this quilt. size: 98 cm x 118 cm

EMS Garden Alphabets Freebie

"Bless Our Home" What a lovely designs.

I have stitched a few different words using this alhabet.

I add some butterflies, bees and ladybugs.

"HOPE" in Nov/2004, "Bless Our Home" in Jan/2005, two sets of "Open" & "Closed" and "Bath"

I stitched two sets of open & closed signs for friends for their business stores. One set was stitched on 14 count aida with backstitch on each letter.(Sep/2005) A second set was done on 18 count aida without backstitch. Personally, I like it without backstitch.(Mar/2008)

The last one I stitched was a "Bath" sign for the bathroom. I made three of these in Mar/2008.