Monday, January 20, 2014

1st IHSW of 2014

I didn't do as much stitching as I had planned, I worked on my January cake from Brooke Books Publications stitched on 18 ct off white Aida with DCM floss. I finished the stitching and started adding the beads.
I finished stitching the first in a new series from Little House Needleworks called Calendar Girls. Here is my January.
She hasn't been pressed that why she's standing a little lopsided. I'm thinking of making the series into small pillows or flat ornaments. Last night I started this little design from Joan Elliott's Southwest Stitches leaflet, it's called Native Dress.

This one is also from the same leaflet by Joan Elliott and it is called the Pottery Maker.
They are all so colorful and easy to stitch, this one was done between this post and my last. Well back I go to making those little xxs. Thanks for stopping by.


17 comments:

xstitchatoz said...

What a prolific stitcher you are! Gorgeous designs, I love all of them!

EvalinaMaria said...

All your projects are lovely, well done!

The Knitting Cross Stitcher said...

I do like the pastel shades in the cake,vry pretty and a contrast with the lovely bolder colours on your other designs.Lovely stitching

Emma/Itzy said...

They all look great Minnie! x

Katie said...

All great designs. Good luck!

Christine said...

Great stitching, they are all lovely

Julie said...

You will have a nice blinging cake there when finished.Nice progress on the other pieces.

Loretta said...

Lovely stitching!!!!

Michelle-ozark crafter said...

I like them all and the pastel cake one is adorable!

Boyett-Brinkley said...

Hi, Minnie! Just checking in. Your work is beautiful. I haven't seen the Calendar Girls series but am going to look into it. I can't seem to get back into stitching -- been off of it for a while -- but hopefully that won't last long! Keep stitching and have a wonderful day!

Minnie said...

Thank you all for the wonderful comments and compliments. I try to acknowledge each one personally, but there are a few of you who have no-reply emails so I can't so here to you. :-)

Joysze said...

Hi Minnie!!!!!!!! :) ;) :D Love the WIPs. Pottery Maker is darling!

Linda said...

Hi Minnie. I just found your blog and became a follower. Love all the projects your working on and have finished. Your stitching is beautiful.

Linda

Brigitte said...

Native Dress and Pottery Maker are such lovely designs and look like companion pieces. Great choice for the hermitting weekend.

Unknown said...

Love Native Dress.. You have such a wonderful choice of projects.

Anne said...

You did good!

Sharon said...

Beautiful projects! Those beads are going to make everything pop! Thanks for sharing. :)