Many Things Are Happening This Time Of Year, I Have Been Busy Stitching Gifts For Friends And Family

 Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this Blessed Season and happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends and family.

I would ike to ask you to pray for the lives lost in Australia and other parts of the world, it is such a time of hatred, I miss the good old days when everyone got along, you did not have to lock doors at night, we lived in Minneapolis Minnesota, now I am afraid to even go there in the daylight.

I have been having many problems with blogger I am not able to comment on some blogs plus it has taken me days to try and write this post.

I have been very busy with preparing for the Blessed Season of Christmas, I have constructed a class project from many years ago, stitching for friends who have ordered items and gifts for family and friends.

                                       This is a Betsy Morgan design called this Ones  For Betty

This is the small Etui, it was easy to construct, I love this set so pretty

 This is the bottom of the large Etui, I was amazed at how easy it was to construct all the items minus the pin cushion, it was a bugger for me

,This is the pin cushion, I had so much trouble getting it to go together but I did the best I could, the pin cushion is on the bottom right, next to it is a wax bag, nest to the bag is the button bag with button inside, above the button bag is the min8 Etui and scissor fob, next to that is the needle book, I took this class in 2020 in Madison Wisconsin, it was a great time meeting Betsy Morgan, she is an amazing

Up next is sweet design Marilyn stitched for me, thank you from my heart Marilyn, (no blog)  it is so adorable it is center and living on my tree along with all hand made gifts and some of my own ornament’s 

Next is the note book of Santa, I love not books I always have one in my purse and car, there are small candy canes which I will be using for the Hands on design I stitched from the Jingle Ball this year, there is also a small truck with tree that I used the lovely string and hung it on my tree with the other gift.

Next is the Hands On Design Santa, I had him stitched before the ball

This is what he will look like when I construct him, I did add the small snowballs on his hat the candy canes will be in his left hand

I am going to have to stop for now I need to get ready for book club Christmas party

I hope you all are well and ready for the Holiday Season

Catherine

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I am not sure why this photo is not up where it belongs!

Just An FYI

 Happy Fall and Happy Thanksgiving to all the people in USA that celebrate the Holiday

I want to let you know that Donna Bayliss over at By The Bay is having a giveaway with a purchase, your choice of four Wreath Of the season, they are pretty also she is having a drawing on December 13 to give away four 50.00 gift certificates.

This is happening until the end of November on her Etsy shop site.

Go and take a look you never know what you will find.

Donna also has a SAL coming up, it sounds very interesting, she has so far designed Ann Of Green Gable, Little Women and My Secret Graden, sounds wonderful, I will be joining this stitch along, I hope you will also. 

I am not stitching much this week very busy will show an update in a couple of days.

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I have been Very busy

 Thank-you to all my faithful followers, I have been busy with stitching cleaning and other things, I did have some non-cancerous skin removed a while ago, all is good thank-you for your prayers and positive thoughts.

I have been stitching on three things, one is a project bag from Primrose Cottage, for the Jingle Ball in December, this will be my third year at the Ball.

This is the back side, I did it a little different from the pattern I slanted my initials and added the birds instead of the hearts they has on the design

I plan on buying more bags and making a few more of different designs

Front side

Back side

I also bought the pattern for the Cathy Hands On Design Stand Up Santa, I think he is so cute, I am not sure just yet what count fabric I will use it calls for 20 count but I want to make him a bit smaller, I will use the DMC embroidery floss instead of the #5 pearl cotton

I also bought the pattern for the Liz Mathews design at the Ball, Christmas Snow Globes, after seeing Vonna's a few years ago I just have to do some in a jar

I do have three of the designs stitched, working on the Cardinal

I have been trying to construct a Betsy Morgan class project from long ago, I stitch everything but never did finish constructing the pieces, it is the This Ones For Betty designed for aa very dear friend of Betsy's

I had no trouble making the bag it was so easy

I did change the stitching around the bag I was not a fan of the black squares that were used to construct the bag

This is a small needlebook, I may take of the ribbon and make it look a bit better

I am doing the Twelve Days Of Christmas with the Colorado Cross Stitcher, i will open the first bag on the 12th of December

This is a free design from Primrose Cottage if you sign up for their newsletter, every month they have a new design, you can also buy the finishing kit if you like

I do not believe I had showed you this beautiful hummingbird that was stuck in our garage, we tried everything to get it out, I looked online and read that if you put a red bowl on the floor with sugar water they will go to it and eat, he was so weak that we had to hand feed him with a stick with sugar water dripping from it, after about a half hour he regained his strength and flew away, they are so lite that I could barely tell I was holding him, God has created some amazing creatures for us to enjoy

I do have more to show but do not want to drag on.

For those of you that celebrate Thanksgiving i hope you have a very beautiful day with family and friends

Catherine

 

A Drive By Post

 Thank-you to all who have commented on my last few posts, I am very busy and have had a little surgery fully recovered and doing well.

Just a heads-up Vonna Peiffer is blogging againhttps://vonnapfeiffer.blogspot.com, she is working on some really adorable designs, please give her a visit.

I will be posting tomorrow what I have been stitching promise.

Happy Thanksgiving

Catherine

A Couple Of Fully Finished Some Stitching & Cleaning

 It has been a while, I have been very busy, I did finish my Tersa Kogut Blue Santa into a standing Santa, with bells hanging from the stick horse, I stitched him on 32 count unknown fabric ( I get most of my fabric from stash reallocation at retreats) his face is so adorable, I plan on stitching more of Teresas Santas, the Green Coat Santa I want to stitch after the first of the year for next Christmas

I also finished the pin cushions from Just Another Button Company, they are thin cushions, I still like them I will use them as ornaments on one of my trees this Christmas.

I will still have to buy a red ribbon to add to the Candy cane and a hanging ribbon

I was gifted a new book from Teresa Kogut, I love the Biscornus in this book, I started stitching the Blue Flower Border, the flip side will be I Love Biscornu Flags

Stitched on 37 count one over two threads 

I did do a little decorating for Fall, I do not celebrate Halloween but do like some of the fun designs people stitch, the little pumpkin boy is holding little blocks that say  Harvest oh so cute in my eyes

This is in the breakfast nook 

In the kitchen

This is in the tv room

This is a photo of Mike when he was a very little boy, holding his dog Spice 

Love this picture from Hobby Lobby

 I did finish three Jolly Designs from Running With Scissors for a friend, I will make more after the first of the year for gifts next year 

So sorry about the wrinkles, I did construct all three but only have one photo of the first one finished

The other two are on there way to my friends sisters

Well that all for now, I have been taking down drapes and valances cleaning them and wiping down walls, some think I am a clean freak that is true, I am not a fan of dirt or dust

Next week I will clean out the drawers and fridge

Please Pray for peace my friend Charlie Kirk was assonated, a very kind and gentle man, he never raised his voice or fought with anyone who had a differing of opinions then his 

Rest In Peace My Friend

Catherine

 

A Little Stitching & Some Finishing

 First I want to thank-you all for your lovely comments, it touch's my heart that your words are so kind.

I would send out individual thank-you but have been very busy with family and Mike's health.

What am I stitching now, a sweet design from With Thy Needle and Thread, Brenda is one of my favorite designers.

This is PA Dutch Tomato Pinkeep, I stitched it on 36 count Vintage Country Mocha the called for fabric and the number 22 DMC floss, I did run out of 22 and am waiting for the skein to come in the mail tomorrow, I hope, Welcome Stitchery in Blue Earth Minnesota is really quick to send out what ever I buy from them.

So sorry about the wrinkles, I do not like ironing more then once when there is stitching on the fabric, I hope to finish stitching and construct by Wednesday or Thursday this week

 I have a very large collection of Santas some are ornaments some are figures I put around the home at Christmas, they do spend time on shelves in my sewing room the rest of the year

I really like the face on this Santa, he is so cute, with a glass bead red nose and pom pom on his hat, I stitched him 28 count blue unknown fabric with DMC threads 

I did construct the Winter Wonderland free design from Primrose Cottage, I also bought the finishing kit for this pillow, I was going to do a roller pin finish but decided on the pillow instead

I stitched this on on 32 count unknown fabric with the called for threads

I added the snowflake from my stash

I stitched this Liberty from https://samplersandsantas.blogspot.com, Marly has some lovely free designs, some that I will surely stitch in the future, I stitched this one last August 2024, finally constructed it finally, I do not remember the fabric count, I did use DMC floss

I also finished constructing the Give Thanks free design from Primrose Cottage

I love the finish, I use my own fabric. choice, so sorry about the wrinkles, my puppy got a hold of it lucky I was able to get it from her, before too much damage was done, I stitched this on 32 count unknown fabric, I did use the called for DMC threads

I love this pillow, Primrose Cottage has so many seasonal free designs, they do not keep designs on their site very long

I I bought this design when I was at Welcome Stitchery's Retreat this past spring, Plum Street Jacks Sweet Shopthe owner is a hoot as well as her staff, I had to buy the tin on Amazon, I stitched it on the called for fabric and the threads

I do not have many fall decorations other than pumpkins and some fall artificial leaves, I am growing the fall decorations this year

I did belong to the Desert Club from Just Another Button Company, but decided to stop, I have enough to do with other projects and stitching

I finished this on Friday, it was a rather confusing set of direction, I did my own thing and got it done

This is the It's A Party Pincushion

The Macrons are a hoot, I love that they look like candies instead of the Macaroons

I do have a couple or maybe three more Just Another Button Company kits to construct but will take time later this fall to do them

Well I think that is enough for now I do have some other finish's but will keep for my next post

Please Pray for the lost live at Assumption Church  in Minneapolis, that is one of the two Catholic Church's in my neighborhood where I grew up, it saddens me that someone will just throw away their life with all the hatred they have, the survivors need our Prayers also, there are many who are still recovering

WE have been busy with many things around our home, Mike is having a tougher time with his neuropathy pain in his feet and hands, someday he will have no feeling in both,

please Pray for him

Happy Stitching

Catherine