Finishes 2011

26. These monogrammed handkerchiefs were a Christmas gift for my dad:
Capital "D" from "Alphabet SA058"
Designed by Kai and Denis Chabault

Initials "DF" and "DGF" from "120 Alphabets"
Designed by Carol Emmer
Leaflet #2285, Leisure Arts
Started 12/25/2011, Finished 12/25/2011

25. This is a Christmas gift for my son's girlfriend:
"Home is Where the PlayStation Is"
Designed by Ellentje
14 ct yellow Aida
Started 11/12/2011, Finished 12/20/2011

24. This is a Christmas gift for my son:
"Perpetual Mario & Luigi"
Designed by Lord Libidan
14 ct white Aida
Started 12/2/2011, Finished 12/16/2011

23. This is a Christmas gift for my friend's husband.
"Pirates of the Caribbean"
Janlynn
18 ct white Aida
Started 12/2/2011, Finished 12/6/2011

22. This cute dog house is something I stitched for me!

"Dog House Sampler"
Designed by Diane Williams
Little House Needleworks
14 ct Fiddler's cloth Aida
Started 10/12/2011, Finished 11/29/2011

21. This is a little Christmas gift for my friend, who always orders dirty martinis!
"Martini"
Designs for the Needle - Janlynn
18 ct white Aida
Started 11/27/2011, Finished 11/27/2011

20. This is a gift for my mom, whose kitchen and dining room are decorated with chickens.
"Plymouth Rock Chickens"
Designed by Laura Doyle
14 ct Fiddler's cloth Aida
Started 1/12/2011, Finished 11/16/2011

19. This is a gift for my aunt, who collects ants!
"Ant"
Designed by Ann Logan
14 ct Fiddler's cloth Aida
Started 10/21/2011, Finished 11/9/2011


18. I stitched this for my grandma's 100th birthday. It will be sewn onto a walker bag.
"Violets Teacup"
Designed by Donna Vermillion Giampa
14 ct Mint Parfait Aida
Started 9/17/2011, Finished 10/20/2011


17. I stitched this clown for World of Charity Stitching.  It will be added to a Clown quilt and donated to a child at Ronald McDonald House.

"Clown Carol"
Designed by Sonea
11 ct white Aida
Started 9/27/2011, Finished 10/11/2011


16. This butterfly will join 35 others in a quilt for World of Charity Stitching.

"Butterfly"
Designed by Iulia Catalina De Rango
14 ct white Aida
Started 8/19/2011, Finished 9/15/2011

15. I stitched this for World of Charity Stitching. It will be added to a Fairy quilt for a girl at a domestic violence shelter.
 "Fairies"
Designed by Michaela Learner
28 ct opalescent Zweigart evenweave
Started 8/26/2011, Finished 9/12/2011

14. This is for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.
"Golden Wedding Sampler"
Designed by Kate Golby
Bothy Threads
Started 8/1/2011, Finished 8/29/2011

13. I stitched this for World of Charity Stitching.  It was added to a Teapots quilt for a senior lady.
"Time for Tea"
Designed by Joanne Sanderson
11 ct off-white Aida
Started 8/11/2011, Finished 8/18/2011

12. My first big finish of 2011, a gift for my daughter's birthday!
"A Paris Kiss"
Vervaco
28 ct linen
Started 1/6/2011, Finished 8/17/2011

11. A cute snowman ornament on 18ct Aida. I love the handy little frame!
"Starry Snowman" 
Designs for the Needle
18 ct white Aida
Started 2/26/2011, Finished 7/26/2011


10. Another ornament for my tree next Christmas! This was my first time to stitch on plastic canvas.
"Santa"
NeedleMagic
Started 2/26/2011, Finished 7/18/2011

9. I stitched up my very own QR code!
"My QR Code"
www.qrstuff.com
14 ct white Aida
Started 7/15/2011, Finished 7/15/2011

8. I stitched this for World of Charity Stitching.  It was used to decorate a children's tote bag.
"Raccoon"
The Floss Box
14 ct off-white Aida
Started 7/10/2011, Finished 7/15/2011

7. I took this little Christmas ornament to stitch while sitting in waiting rooms, and finally finished it!
"Santa's List"
Designs for the Needle
Started 2/27/2011, Finished 6/24/2011

I finished this farm needlepoint many years ago but never framed it until now!
 "Farm" needlepoint
Framed 5/7/2011

6. I stitched this for World of Charity Stitching.  It was used to decorate a children's tote bag.
"Hippo"
The Floss Box
14 ct off-white Aida
Started 5/1/2011, Finished 5/6/2011

5. This is my second Christmas ornament finish.  It came with the house-shaped frame. 
 "Tree With Gifts"
Designed by Sally Townsend
The New Berlin Co.
Started 2/20/2011, Finished 4/10/2011

4. I stitched this chicken for my mom.  I bought the kit about 20 years ago and finally got around to stitching it!
"Hen on Nest"
Designed by Phyllis J. Baldridge
The Janlynn Corp.
14 ct Ecru Aida
Started 1/11/2011, Finished 4/9/2011

3. This is the first Christmas ornament I have finished. I've always wanted to have cross-stitched ornaments all over my tree and I've been buying kits for years.
"Sleeping Teddy"
Designed by Lois Winston
The New Berlin Co.
Started 2/21/2011, Finished 3/26/2011

Grandchildren Tree was started in 2000, but burned up in a car accident on December 1, 2010. I framed a photo of it instead.
"Grandchildren Tree"
Started 2000, Destroyed 12/01/2010, Framed photo 03/12/2011

2. This is my first finish of 2011. I bought the kit for 25 cents at a thrift store and stitched it for my mother's neighbor.
"Apple A Day"
WonderArt
14 ct white Aida
Started 12/29/2010, Finished 1/27/2011

1. This is my first finish of 2010 since starting this blog. I stitched it for my BFF and her new husband. They are cross-country truckers and "ride" together so I thought it was perfect!
"Wedding Ride"
Designed by Joan A. Elliott
Imaginating
14 ct white Aida
Started 10/28/2010, Finished 11/29/2010


1 comment:

Linda K's Stitching Corner said...

Your Finishes are so cute...especially the Quilts. You sure do beautiful work.

Congratulations on all of your finishes.

Happy Stitching!