Gift of Gorgeousness for March

 Happy March everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well.  I want to thank Jo from Serendipitous Stitching for hosting the Gift of Gorgeousness SAL over on her blog.  It is a great way of showing what we have been given as gifts or what we are working on for others.  Luckily, I have a few things to show you today.

I was gently reminded from Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher about posting the direct link and not just to my blog.  In my excitment and the fact I was doing it from my phone, I didn't do that.  I am now posting from my computer so hopefully it will be easier.  Sorry for any inconvience it may have caused.

I have been deligently working on projects since the last time I posted.  I wish I could stitch a tad faster but I am sure that is everyone's wish.

The first project I want to show is the ornament I completed for my mom.  It is called Happy Holidays by From the Heart, Needleart by Wendy.  It was in the JCS 2023 ornament issue.  I have to say, this has been one of my favorite issues in recent years.  I used random floss from my stash and a scrap piece of 28ct coffee dyed Monaco fabric. It looks much prettier in person.  I tried to replicate the colors Wendy chose.

I also worked on Louisiana by LubaDaviesAtelier on Etsy.  It is a gift for my husband, Bill.  It is slow going right now, but that is ok.  I am almost done with page 2 out of 6.  Once I finish the top, it will get more exciting.  I am stitching it with the called for DMC floss and 28 ct white Monaco fabric. I would have posted a picture but it is protected.  The excitement will come the more I stitch.

I also worked on Baked Alaska by Glendon Place.  My goal was to complete page one, and I did.  I also did quite a bit on page 4.  I know I am cutting it close with the fabric and I wanted to see if it was ok.  It looks like I will have about 1-inch to 1-1/4- inch.  I can always add more to the bottom later.  This is a gift for my oldest son, Bradley.  I plan on doing 2 more in the series for my other 2 sons.

What it will look like:

My progress Pic:

I opted out of using Dinky Dyes silks and chose my own colors of overdyed cotton floss on 28 count Antique White Lugana.

Last is a new start.  I was gifted a Michael's Craft Store gift card so I kitted up some projects.  I love strawberries so I decided to start Strawberry Harvest by Cottage Garden Samplings.  It is done on 32 count evenweave.  

What it will look like: 

My progress picture:

I usually work from the top, left-hand quarter but for some strange reason I decided to work from the middle.  Big mistake! Oh well, I will work on the border next time and then I can tackle the bird again.

I hope everyone has a great stitchy weekend.  I am off to look at everyone's blog and do some stitching.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Mary