Merry Christmas Church

Well, we have a church now and I have also started the snowflakes on the bottom. Every time I do one of these square series - I think Oh you should also make them ornaments - - but it doesn't really happen that way. LOL

Busy as a bee

Here are the four triangles to create the etui. I did the work on the inside of the triangles and then had to stitch the insides to the outsides. I still need to do the needle book with is two triangles with a star on top of the blank triangle.

Well, it looks a bit more like a church. This does seem to be going a bit slowly but then I am doing some finishing which takes time away from actual stitching.

No - it is not side ways

I am stitching this one sideways. So this is upright. LOL. I didn't get a lot done but it is something.

The start of something new -

Blue Ribbon's Winter White Wonderland. Stitching on 40 count over two with one thread. So far we have some snow flakes and a bit of snow.... more to come.

It is never too late for Christmas.

I didn't see a few of my friends until after Christmas. These are from Jeanne. She knows I love purple. Look at all that stitching!!!! I am a very lucky girl.

Then another surprise from Lee. It is hard to see the crocheted stitching items. The smaller circle item is a crocheted purple (of course) box that holds a measuring tape. The larger one holds a ball of perle cotton with the thread end coming through a hole in the top. How wonderful is that? Then the scissors. One can never have enough scissors....

I have such wonderful friends and stitching pals in St. Louis. I will miss them all when we move. I have to have faith that I will find a few new friends that stitch in the new neighborhood. Thanks to the internet, I should be able to stay in touch with all my friends here even when I have moved away.

Finishing and done - -

I have all the parts ready to put together the workshop. I did the cutting of the interfacing, Wonder-Under and the skitex. (very stiff but not cardboard.....)
Here is the butterfly pin with all the extra parts. I am not sure I like it. I am thinking that it would make a good necklace without so much stuff...... Meanwhile I like the butterfly.

We have a butterfly -

Here it is. There is purple in the upper tips of the wings. I used an overdyed floss and tried to keep the colors the same on both sides of the butterfly.