A Day Behind

Yesterday was Gifted Gorgeousness hosted by Jo at Serendipitous Stitching
She has been finishing a lot of things and is inspiring me. I am almost thinking about stitching just one piece at a time. NOT!

But the only piece that I am currently working on that is a gift is Grace by Terri Bay.

I have finished the eyelets around the edges and now need to put some in the satin stitches and the centers of motifs,etc. I like this piece because once you start doing a section of it, it becomes fairly mindless. The big question is whether it will get done for Christmas.

Gifted Gorgeousness for August

Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching
has a wonderful SAL where we show works we received as gifts or that we are giving away. 
 
I thought I would have this finished, but I am disgusted with all the mistakes.
Here is what I showed last month:

 And here is Quaker Ghost almost finished:

The fabric is a lovely coloring, but is so loose that I had a terrible time making neat stitches. And I also found that I am one row off. I am not going to rip it and I am going to finish it. Hopefully before the end of the month!! I have another half of fabric and I think when i use it, I will starch it a bit to give it some body. Sigh. Live and learn, I guess.

A New Project!

I was going to start one of the Wise Men from Mill Hill but realized I needed something for Gifted Gorgeousness. So I started this:

Can you see my stitching? The pattern was a gift from my local needlework shop and the fabric was ice dyed and given to me by a friend.  I plan on giving the piece away to another gal once I am done. What is it? Well, I will let you guess as I am too lazy to get up from the computer and roll over to find the pattern. (Truth be told, I fell off my scooter yesterday, jarred my ankle in a cast and bumped my knee and jammed my wrist. Moving hurts today!)
Today is a be quiet and stitch day, although if my wrist keeps hurting, it will be a sit still and read day!

A Finish for Gifted Gorgeousness

I finally got this done!

I will frame it and give it to my mother in law for her birthday!

May Gifted Gorgeousness

It has been awhile since I posted my North Pole design. I am excited, because I have started on the beading. I try to work on it for a few minutes at least 5 times a week. It doesn't always happen, but it gives me a goal.
Jo is hosting Gifted Gorgeousness over on her blog.  If you want to see more projects from other stitchers, look here.

Gifted Gorgeousness March- North Pole

 I left off with the above photo in February and here is where I ended...

I am working on all the leaves before I get to the white so I am guessing my progress will slow down. Although I do get to put the hat in soon!
Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching
is hosting this SAL. I don't think she has the links up yet or maybe I have the wrong day....

February Gifted Gorgeousness

I love this SAL Serendipitous Stitching 
It gives me permission to stitch on gifts that I have received or that I want to give away! Perfect!
This is a gift to my baby sister. Yep, it finally got framed and shipped out. I hope she likes it.

 And here is North Pole last month:

 And now this month:

Some progress although I am going to run out of blues...When did Mill Hill start making kits only using 2 stands instead of 3 strands of floss?
Go to Jo's blog to see what others are stitching!

Day 15-North Pole and Gifted Gorgeousness 2017

This is my "start" for the day and my post for Gifted Gorgeousness. GG 2017 was the brainchild of Jo at Serendipitous Stitching to stitch all those wonderful gifts we have received over the years. My friend Tam gave this to me this year and I did some math-it is 73 x 73 stitches which means if I do 240 stitches a month, I can hang it for Christmas! So lets see if I have some progress by February.