Tiger Chilling Out

I love tigers!! I had so much fun doing this piece. I love how the stitching looks on black. 

Interesting story with this one: I had finished all the tiger and was working on the water. We took a trip up to a friend's cabin and I had taken my cross stitch with me. After arriving home and wanting to work on it again, I couldn't find it anywhere! I thought surely I had left it up at the cabin. The friend checked all around the next time they were up there and it was no where to be found. I couldn't find it anywhere in my house. I was so sad to think it was lost! All that work... my beautiful tiger! About five months went by and then one morning in December, when we were packing up our house to move, my husband woke me up out of bed with a surprise. He had found my cross stitch! Somehow it had gotten caught in the crevice of the back seat of our car and was only visible when he had laid down the row of seats as he was loading it up to take stuff to our storage unit. I was sooo happy to have it back again! Now this project is finished, but I don't have it framed yet. It will be the next one I put up on display.

Tiger Chilling Out by Dimensions

Stitched area 9" x 14" 18 count

Queen of Peace

This was my favorite project to do! I loved doing all of the beautiful beadwork on it. I stitched it on 32 count linen. For Christmas, my dad and stepmom paid to have it custom framed for me and it is hanging up in our dining room. Every day I see it and it makes me want to do another one like it!

Queen of Peace by Mirabilia

Stitched design 10.5" x 20"

Mother and Child

I finished this piece a few years ago and it had been sitting wrapped up in a storage bucket. Finally, this past weekend, I decided it really needs to be framed. I took it in to have it put together in a custom mat and frame and I am sooo excited to get it back! It should be ready in about two weeks. 

Mother and Child by Plaid/Bucilla

Stitched design 9" x 11.75"

Good Fortune

I'm pretty much in love with anything Chinese after being able to spend 5 months there teaching English, so I was excited to do this little project. It is framed and hanging up in my bathroom.

Good Fortune by Sunset/Dimensions 

Stitched design is 5" x 7"

Hang in There Kitty

This darling little piece is called Hang in There Kitty by Dimensions. I love it, but never framed it! So I ended up giving it away to a cousin on the spur of a moment about a month ago. I'm glad to see it go to a good home.

Stitched design 5" x 7"

Lazy Afternoon

This piece is called Lazy Afternoon by Lanarte. I stitched it on 28 count white linen. Stitched design is about 12" x 12".

I do have this piece on display in our home with a custom mat and frame that my husband made for me.

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ABC Project

In 2006 my sister-in-law gave me this for Christmas:

In it, I noticed there were really cute patterns of each of the alphabet letters and the wheels just started turning in my head. The stitched area of each letter is 5" x 5". I began stitching them with the intention of putting them all together on display in a quilt when I am finished. 

It's a project I've been working at off and on for the past six years and I'm pleased to say I'm halfway through the alphabet! I'll post the pictures of each letters as separate posts with the label ABC project, and then continue to keep you posted as more letters get finished.