Well, I'm Half-Way Done(?)

 This is a joy to stitch and I am surprised to find how addicted I am to working on it.

I got another page finished on Pour ta Fete so it seems appropriate to end my blog posts for 2022 with this piece.

This is where it started in January:

And here she is now:

Can I finish her in 2023? I'm at the bottom, but not at the right hand border....

Onto the Beard!

 I love this little piece: Gnome Santa by Janet Zickler Casey

First, I played thread chicken with the Fyre Werks ribbon on the plaid. But I had just enough to finish his hat:

Then I worked on his beard which required padding:

I did it incorrectly, so out it came! Again, I had enough thread in the kit to restitch the padding:

Now on to the final layer of beard. Which is actually two steps, but who is counting?

And A Finish!

I like Republic of Tea and have a cup most mornings. The All Will Be Well was perfect to wrap around the tin. I will now just refill it with my favorite instead of getting more little tins.

 I made it about a 1/4 inch too tall. I have other tins and am thinking about making another sleeve for a different tea. Just need to find the perfect design.

She Chose Poorly....

 I decided to finish the edge of All Will Be Well by Heartstring Samplery by doing a hemstitch.This would have been fine if I wasn't stitching 45 count linen...

I finished one edge:

Now to finish the top edge before the end of the year.

Plugging Away onPour Ta Fete

 

I think I can reach my goal of being half-way done with this if I don't allow myself to get distracted with other stitching. We will see.....

Gifted Gorgeousness for December

 Gifted Gorgeousness is the brainchild of our fellow blogger Jo. She is running her fantastic Advent Blog Hop so I'm not sure there will be a link for us this month.

I HAD to share the fantastic ornament I received as part of an exchange with the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild. I think what I received wasfantastic.

With chocolate too!

Here is the one I made and sent off:

 

My Travel Project

I take a project with me every Sunday to my mother-in-law's house. She is 94 years old and sometimes forgets what I bring week to week. 

She saw my Avlea piece and thought it was nice but "Oh, so much stitching!" (I consider it a small piece)

She then asked if I stitch one piece at a time. Ha! I told her that I can't stitch on certain pieces at her house as the light is not bright enough. Also, we are visiting and I need a piece I can stitch and not worry about counting.

So this is my current take to MIL's piece:

No counting, just laying my threads. Got to love a good plaid!