Christmas Theme Embroideries

Does it sound odd to talk about Christmas in Spring / Easter time?

Not at all, if you look out and see this...

... a lot of snow at the backyard!

Anyway IT IS first of April 

and it 's time to start the next project in a SAL group.

I took a head start on Easter...

April's project is Bon Noel -wall hanging from Natalie Bird's Tis the Season booklet.

 To my own wall hanging I chose these three patterns.

If you are familiar with that book, you may notice, I did some changes to the stitcheries...

Mill Girl's quilt is progressed little since last time.

We have now pieced all the blocks together...

... and now we reflect the border.

 In the pattern the border is made of hour glass blocks...

I have those patches cut

... but something bothers me...

Do I like it? Is it too colorful or restless or flashy for my taste?

... if I use gray background, not cream...

Krr! I have only dark or mid grays in my stash.

... or shall I do other kind of border...

What about log cabin or stripe pieced border?

Well, it seems we reflect this more... and deeply ;o)

a HAPPY new WEEK to YOU all!!!

About the Bright

When I 'cleaned' the closets last week I found several UFOs, for example some Mill Girls blocks.
Do you remember last Friday's Bright one?

I started to sew the MG blocks in October 2011 with quilt along group, but as usual my interest didn't last long :o( 

Perhaps October, so close to the end of year, is NOT a good place or time to start a new quilt with a busy schedule... you know, then there is much other projects... at least I'm always dreaming of make many Christmas presents and so on... ;o)

Now I'm going to sew more MG blocks, but I'm not quite sure about the quilt size...

I have now nine blocks (finished block size is 12" x 12")

... with wider (over 2") sashing they are enough for the lap quilt.

But I have cut the pieces for all the blocks (= 20)... and now the bright colors fascinates me...

so how it sounds if I'll sew at least seven more?

4 x 4 blocks is much more bigger lap quilt...

If you are interested in sewing your own Mill Girls quilt you find the pattern for the block HERE. It's funny and quite easy block... and there is plenty of possibilities to play with the fabrics!
Mill Girls pattern is from Jennifer Chiaverini's book called More Elm Creek Quilts.


The 'Summer Bunny' is cross-stitched now. It was also UFO, started few years ago.

The fabric is 16 count = 6 stitches / cm aida. The dimensions are (approx.) 7" x 10" = 18 x 25 cm. The pattern belongs to DMC's Somebunny to love -collection.

I counted it as completed now (OPAM), although I have a plan to add some fabrics to it... and make it into some kind of wall decoration with the pockets... perhaps?

There's many cute details on the pattern...

... bees, butterflies, mouse, little bunny...

Cross-stitch works will not stop there... even those I have dozens of unfinished... 

oh, maybe not so many...

My next cross-stitch project is this small tablecloth with poppies and daisies and grains...

Happy Stitching Week!