WOCS - Fairies - finished!

Hurray! I finished another quilt square for World of Charity Stitching. I found this design in a cross stitch book from the library, "Top 100 Cross Stitch Motifs" by Michaela Learner.  I used 28ct Zweigart opalescent evenweave fabric, and DMC Light Effects and Pearlescent floss to make it extra sparkly!  I hope the little girl who gets the fairy quilt likes my square the best! LOL.

"Fairies"
Designed by Michaela Learner
Started 8/26/11, Finished 9/12/11

WOCS - Fairies update #4

The Fairies are almost done! I just need to stitch the green fairy's hair and wings, then I will send it off to World of Charity Stitching to be sewn onto a quilt with other fairy cross stitch pieces.  This is the first time I have stitched on 28ct evenweave, and it's opalescent, too (perfect for fairies).  I really like this when it comes to 1/4 stitches so I don't have to pierce the fabric like I do with Aida.

Here is one of my favorite pics of our dog, Teddy.  We got him last August 2010 from the animal shelter.  He was 7 months old then, so that would make him about 1-1/2 years old now.  They told us that he is a yellow Labrador Retriever, but he seems bigger than that (maybe Mastiff?).  He weighs 100 pounds.  He sleeps at my feet all day when I'm working.

He's watching the kids walk home from school on the other side of the wall.

WOCS - Fairies update #3

I finished the first fairy!  There will be another green fairy in the same square.  My oldest cat, Bubbles (9 years old) wanted to model.  We got her from a cage in front of a feed store in 2002.  She always hides when anyone comes over.  This is a rare site for strangers indeed, and I'm sharing it with you!

WOCS - Fairies update #2

The first fairy is almost done, just a little more on the wings and then backstitching. I am stitching very slowly with the DMC Light Effects and Pearlescent floss. I can't find my Thread Heaven; think the dog ate it!

Golden Wedding Sampler - framed!

Wow! That was quick! Beth framed this at her shop the day after I gave it to her, and I picked it up tonight. I will take a pic with my parents holding this when I give it to them.

Tonight I stitched on Fairies for the WOCS quilt. There will be two fairies flying together.

Two new starts for WOCS!

I am stitching a purple butterfly square for World of Charity Stitching.  The members all stitch the same butterfly pattern, but in different colors.  The squares will be made into a beautiful quilt!  You may think it's not centered in the Q-Snap frame, but I did that on purpose, since it will only be 6"x6" square, and then I can save the leftover Aida to make bookmarks.

I also started stitching Fairies, a chart from a book, Top 100 Cross Stitch Motifs by Michaela Learner.  I am stitching 2 over 2 on 28-count opalescent Zweigart evenweave and using DMC Pearlescent and Light Effects floss.  These fairies will be so pretty on a Fairy quilt to be donated to a child at a domestic abuse shelter.

The pretty Q-snap huggies are made by Christine Wilson and you can order them on her website.

Gracie suggested a postcard exchange and I sent and received 5 postcards from stitchers in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and the United Kingdom. My cat Billy wanted to be in the pic too!