On one of the boards I frequent on Yuku, it is Finish It February, wherein we all endeavor to finish things, be it UFOs laying around too long, or ornaments that have been stitched but never "ornamentified" (a word my friend Heather coined!). My goal was to finish at least one thing a week, and since I have no quick finishes in the UFO or WiP categories, I've been catching up on my finishing in other ways. This is my last one for the month, an ornie I stitched in 2006, and now it's tree-ready! It's a design by Dragon Dreams, from the 2001 JCS Ornament issue, called Not a Creature Was Stirring.
I also stitched up another heart from the Victoria Sampler series Hearts of America, this time Ohio. Eventually I want to make a quilt with the hearts as the centers of blocks. This is obviously a loooong-term project since this is only #17! I have an album on Webshots for VS designs, so if you want to see the others, please visit me there! These are really quick stitches...I did this one last night in about four hours.
Tonight I'll finish up the second skein of silk on Growth Rings and post a picture tomorrow. That still leaves me two days this month to work on Holland!
Lovely finishes. I love the Ohio heart. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteThose are both just lovely!!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! (I have the Iowa and Pennsylvania hearts in my stash. I was going to stitch them up for DH and I (he is from Iowa). But then we moved to New York State...hrm.)
ReplyDeleteThey look so cute! I like the idea of all the states being on an afghan or something, too. I'm going to OK this weekend to visit my brother and family. On the way into town, we are stopping by the Silver Needle - how exciting! I can smell another LNS from here. Anything they have (like SNN) that you want? Just let me know. Hope to get up to see you pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteWonderful finishes! That's a great goal to have!
ReplyDeleteNice finishes, Kathy! That little dragon was the first ornament I ever stitched, and my first Dragon Dreams, so I'm very attached to her. Look forward to your progress on Holland.
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