Lighthouse

I just finished stitching this lighthouse which is the first in a series of four that I am going to be putting together as a quilt. It took me about four months to do this piece. There were a lot of french knots in this, but they were kind of fun to do... proof that I've finally mastered how to do them! 

Dimensions Beacon at Daybreak

stitched area 5" x 7"

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

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"