Sunday, January 15, 2017

my January Gifted Gorgeousness update

Time for my first Gifted Gorgeousness update of the year.  Gifted Gorgeousness projects are projects that were made to be given as a gift -or- in some way or part received as a gift. 

Shown above is my first finish of the year.  I stitched this cute little bear from a chart by Durene Jones, which I found in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine.  The magazine was a gift to me from my sweetie -and- I turned the stitched bear into a "get well card" for my Great Aunt.  

I took a little bit of time off over the holidays and was happy to have more stitching time!  So ... lots of updates this month: 

I had neglected my "Butterfly Forest" all year, so I put some stitches into itThis was a kit I received a few birthdays back.

I worked on both of my "Pooh" kits (gifted to me by a non-stitchy friend).  Say hello to Piglet (finally)I also completed all of the back stitching in the central image of my "Too Much Honey" sampler.
I gave Pooh some feet and finished his back stitching, as well as filling in the rest of the fence  color on "a Chirpy Sort of Place".

I pulled out my "Rose Lap Quilt"  (gifted to me by another non-stitchy friend), and finished stitching the central motif - where the 4 panels are stitched together.  This section was stitched with lazy daisy, french knot, and stem stitches.

I put some stitches into my beautiful "Hummingbird and Fuchsias" project.  This was a gifted kit from my Mom.  It is a printed cross stitch/embroidery project. 
 
I also decided to reboot my "Spanish Sampler" (floss and fabric were purchased with a gift card from my Mom)started over with a piece of "even" evenweave.  "Ta-Da!" Now it is square, as it should be.  

And finally, I added several rows to my "Monterey Sunset" latch hook rug. (Purchased with a gift card.)  This is a great cold weather project - it keeps my lap warm while I am hooking it.  This rug project measures 50" across and 30" high.  It has 98 rows - each of which takes me about an hour to complete.

I think that covers everything!  Whew!  It was so much fun to have time to work on my projects this month.  I hope to continue my progress throughout the year and have several more finishes.

Happy Stitching! 

10 comments:

  1. The perfect design for a get well card, i'm sure it lifted the spirits of the receiver.

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  2. Some beautiful gifts here! I love Butterfly Forest. Your card is a great use of the Magazine chart and perfect for get well soon wishes.

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  3. Congrats on the cute finish Cheryl. Nice progress on the rest of your projects.

    Linda

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  4. Your bear get well card is so cute and I'm sure your aunt loved it. I love the variety in your WIPs and look forward to watching you progress.

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  5. Thanks for taking part in GG this month. With all those different gifted projects you have no excuse for not posting this year!
    Those butterflies are particularly beautiful!

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  6. Great progress on everything! I especially love Butterfly Forest :)

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  7. Lots of wonderful projects there

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  8. Beautiful work on everything and glad you're happy with your properly square fabric. :)

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  9. You are working on some lovely gifts. Love the butterflies .

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  10. Wow! You have been productive over your holiday time - lots of great projects, my dear.

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