Monday, January 21, 2013

My first Christmas ornaments for 2013

They're not finished up yet, but here's what I have stitched:

I just finished stitching this Santa a few minutes ago.  I still have the names and borders to stitch.  This Santa is from ASN booklet by Sam Hawkins - 50 Santas to Cross Stitch (1993).
 The teddy is Dale Burdett's Santa Teddy, and the crescent Santa is a Donna Kooler design (from 555 Christmas Cross Stitch designs, 1999).
 and another Santa Teddy - this one is for an in'law who gave me the Santa salt and pepper set from her Christmas Day table setting this past Christmas.  She's a teddy collector.
I'm hoping to have these four finished into ornaments by the end of January,
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6 comments:

  1. Angela CGJanuary 21, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    Lovely stitching.

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  2. AnneJanuary 21, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    Adorable stitching! WOw, four this month! That's great! :)

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  3. AngieJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    LOVE Santa , great finish!

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  4. sharineJanuary 21, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    The are all very cute:)

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  5. JuliaozJanuary 25, 2013 at 7:23 PM

    I enjoy looking at your blog, to see what ornaments you are making :-)

    I have been making some ornaments with the info you kindly passed onto me.

    May I ask what the reason is, that you have put the little markings around the outer edge of the backstitching line. Just curious as to why you do this.

    Thanks :-)

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  6. ElfieJanuary 26, 2013 at 2:47 AM

    Juliaoz, the little side stitches into the seam allowance are just for counting. I make one every 10 stitches when I'm backstitching a longish border. It makes it much easier to count the stitches in the border. It doesn't show at all in the finished ornament.
    Lynne

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