Friday, January 15, 2021

Gifted Gorgeousness Report January 2021

So, another year begins. As it's the 15th January it's time for the first Gifted Gorgeousness report for 2021. The Gifted Gorgeousness SAL is hosted by Jo at Serendipitous Stitching and anything stitched with gifted supplies or stitched to be gifted qualifies for the GG report.


I don't have much to show this month. I have made some progress on my HAED Christmas Dreams, and am currently working on the 50th page.  Christmas Dreams is stitched with gifted supplies.  This pic shows Christmas Dreams at completion of the 8th row of charts, which brought it to 80% stitched.


Since that photo was taken I have finished the first page on row 9, and made a good start on the second row 9 page. I took this photo with the fabric still on the floor frame, but I did turn the photo round for ease of viewing. 


I will be working on Christmas Dreams for the next few months - until it is finished.


The only gift I have made in 2021 is a crochet ed cotton market bag for my youngest sister, a birthday gift. I used a purchased pattern for the wildrose market bag for guidance, but used a simpler granny square for the body, and made the handles wider.  The colours in the pictures are not true - it's less pink and more purple.



That finishes my first GG report for 2021. I am keen to visit all the participant blogs to see all the lovely gift stitching.



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14 comments:

  1. Clare-AimetuJanuary 15, 2021 at 1:23 PM

    Super bag for your sister, good luck with Christmas Dreams it is a lovely design

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  2. CathyJanuary 15, 2021 at 1:49 PM

    I love watching Christmas Dreams grow. The bag should be useful for your sister.

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  3. Mary - LecoeurceltiqueJanuary 16, 2021 at 3:06 AM

    The crochet bag looks a good size and will be useful. Christmas dreams is beautiful.

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  4. A Patchwork of CraftsJanuary 16, 2021 at 4:37 AM

    Progress on a large long term project is always a gift, as was seeing it, looks great.

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  5. DJJanuary 16, 2021 at 4:40 AM

    Oh your Christmas Dreams is sooooo beautiful! What a treasure that will be when you are finished. How many pages were in the pattern? 50 pages done and there's more? WOW!! Love the bag you made for your sister. With them doing away with plastic bags here in the States, those will become more popular I'm sure!

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    1. ElfieJanuary 16, 2021 at 5:25 AM

      66 pages,260,000 stitches. I'm on the home stretch now.

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  6. ChristineJanuary 16, 2021 at 4:54 AM

    Christmas Dreams is lovely! Great bag for your sister

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  7. SherylJanuary 16, 2021 at 7:49 AM

    Your beautiful Christmas Dreams is gradually growing, such a lovely design, and pretty bag for your sister.

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  8. diamondcJanuary 16, 2021 at 11:02 AM

    Elfie: The HAED is a beautiful design, I love Santa.
    The bag you made for your sister is lovely.

    Catherine

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  9. jocondineJanuary 17, 2021 at 5:16 AM

    Bonjour, nice progress on Christmas Dreams. I'm glad to see some crochet on your blog too as I'm back with my wool basket those past months, lovely bag. Amicalement. xxx

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  10. BethanJanuary 17, 2021 at 7:35 AM

    Christmas dreams is stunning! Lovely bag too

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  11. Faith...January 18, 2021 at 3:49 PM

    Very cute bag for your sister! Christmas Dreams is coming along beautifully! Good luck continuing to stitching it!

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  12. KaisievicJanuary 18, 2021 at 4:12 PM

    Wow! Christmas Dreams is stunning! It will be such a family heirloom when it is done! Love the shopping bag, too - pretty colour.

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  13. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameJanuary 23, 2021 at 2:06 AM

    Thanks for taking part in GG this month. Christmas Dreams is growing so well. It's very exciting to think that we may see a finish this year!

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