Im Late

Sorry I am running late and trying fast to catch up

 here is my August piece,

this Rose is from an old Danish Clara Weaver chart

that has been sitting in my stash for many years.
 Lee in NZ

LEE'S JUNE PIECE

I have chosen  for the fruit for my June piece -a wreath of berries. This is a Danish Chart from Eva Rosenstand which I have had for many years and one I enjoy stitching. Have stitched it on 40 count permin linen using one strand of DMC eorked over 2 threads.

LITTLE BIRD

I have chosen one NZ small native birds Yellow Breasted Tit.

The design is by Maree Garstang,  I have had the chart for many years and this is the second time I have stitched and this time it is for me.

 Stitched it on 35 count permin linen with DMC thread. 

LEE'S APRIL RABBIT

 I have been trying to stitch on each ornament something that is special to me,after much searching through embroidery designs I decide to stitch Benjamin Bunny, one of the Beatrice Potter characters.
Benjamin represents too, the collection I have of these pieces. there are now 43 of them.

 I have stitched him on 40 count Permin linen which I have hand dyed using coffee. The thread is DMC and the chart came from the Cross stitch Book" The Tales of Benjamin Bunny" designs by Jeanne Bowers and Janet Powers.

Basket of Roses

Here is my March contribution a Basket of Flowers.

I stitched the basket in cross stitch from an old chart ( source unknown) using a hand dyed thread and added Bullion stitch roses ( perle 12) to complete the piece.

MY FEBRUARY ORNAMENT

I have chosen for my February ornament, this J B W Design "French Country-Amour" I found the chart while I was on holiday and stitched it immediately on Permin 36 count linen using Jane Van Kuelin's hand dyed tencil thread. 

 I have since stitched it again as I really enjoyed this design.

MY JANUARY HOUSE.

Hi Everyone,
Here is my January Ornament, I have stitched the cottage where I live.
Stitched on 40 count Permin Linen with DMC threads and using a variety of embroidery stitches.
The design size is 6 x 4.5cm
Am going to wait till I have stitched several more before I finish the mounting as I want them all to look a set.

Lee in New Zealand.

May birdies

Wow. Barely done in time! It's been a busy month.
I like bright red cardinals, but thought I'd go in a different direction this time.

Prairie Birds (PS Book 24)
DMC threads
Confederate Grey Lugana

Lee's April ornament

Here's my April ornament! As it happens, "Rabbits" are the theme of my Yahoo group exchange this month, too. So it looks like I'll be stitching this twice. No matter, it was a fun, quick stitch!

Prairie Schooler Book 10
A Prairie Christmas
14ct. Lambswool aida
DMC floss except for the rabbit (WDW Cocoa) and the green trees and border (GAST Dried Thyme)

March Ornament - A Little Late!

I'm a little late at posting my March ornament. March was kind of hectic between DS's Spring break from college, the Easter holiday, an extended family visit, and then a trip to Philadelphia to visit a college with my daughter. Oh...and sometime during the month I turned 50! So I'm sure you all understand!

Lee's March ornament

From Prairie Schooler Book No. 13

On 32 ct. Natural linen with DMC threads

February Heart

Here's my February ornament! It's a freebie called Folk Heart by Tokens and Trifles. It's on a natural linen, 32 ct. The threads are one strand of DMC 99 (a variegated pink/burgundy) with one strand of DMC Pearlescent Effects #E818 (pale pink).

I know it's hard to see the pearl thread. It didn't have as much glitteriness to it as I would have liked. Maybe this close up will help?

Maybe some Balger blending filament would have been a better choice. Or some beads here and there. Live and learn!

A good beginning

Hi gang,

Here is my first ornament for our SAL. It's from a 1998 JCS ornament issue, and was designed by The Needle and I. I've always liked stitching little houses, but this one felt very familiar to me as I worked on it. It turns out that the house was part of a larger group of houses that I had stitched way back in 1988! Some things never change, huh?

Stitched on 32 ct natural linen, with DMC cotton floss (red is #4210).
Lee