February's Ornament????

"Joy"

from Dimensions, Christmas Folk

28 count cream linen

Here it is, JUNE, and I'm only on February's Ornament. I do hope there's not a time limit. Although, I hope to have them all done by the end of the year. If that is not doable, then at least by the end of next year. I love this little rustic country ornament. It is usually not my style, but I have this cute little booklet of about 20 or so of these little cuties. I am going to do a bunch more. Again, this ornament is not a finished one, I will wait and finish them when a few more are stitched.

Catching Up

Here is my February ornament: Workbasket's Quaker Heart on Glasgow 28ct linen [color: raw linen] stitched in GAST Cranberry floss. Like my January ornament it features a Quaker design and is finished as a fringed pillow with a hemp cord hanger. I am going for a rustic country look for the entire set.

I have started on my March ornament, Quaker Flower by The Sisterhood, using the same linen as my other two ornaments and stitching it in Belle Soie Tortoise Shell and Lilac. I hope to have it finished by the end of the weekend. That way I have a shot at catching up next week ... if I can find a suitable rabbit chart to adapt for my purposes, probably by replacing some of the solid stitching in the haunch with a Quaker motif.

April Ornament

While a bit late, here is my April Ornament! The design is called "Snow Bunny" and was purchased from Cross My Heart through Patternsonline.com. It was done on 28 ct. Antique Blue Jobelan. The bunny and the snow were done with 2 strands of floss and 2 strands of Kreinik blending filament. I chose it for my rabbit and the quality of Hope because the bunny looks so hopeful as it gazes up at the moon.