Two More Cross Stitch Ornaments

On this the eve of Christmas Eve, I thought that I would show you two more ornaments fully finished today and added to my cross stitch tree.  This sweetie is “Skate with Mrs. Claus” from Stitching with the Housewives - Round About Series. Priscilla Blain’s designs are always fun to stitch. (Priscilla and her daughter Chelsea have a shop on Etsy where you may see all of their designs, and they are, of course, available at your local needlework shop if you are lucky enough to have one.) 

Another favorite designer is Cathy Habermann of Hands on Design. This chart is part of her Polar Plunge series and is called Polar Bear Peek. I’m currently stitching another design in the series. This piece is finished on an ornament backing board from 141Design Company. Both “Hands on Design” and “Stitching with the Housewives” have very fun, entertaining flosstubes on Youtube.

At this point, I would have liked to show you a third ornament which was stitched about this same time last year. The finishing of that piece would have been a bit more challenging, so I put it away in a safe place until I had more time. Okay . . . I know . . .  you are a step ahead of me . . .  Yup, I have absolutely no idea where that safe place is with my unfinished piece. ;-(  When and if it turns up, I’ll finish it and tuck it in my ornament box.  That’s the trouble with safe places; they always seem perfectly reasonable and safe when you first tuck items away. :-)

Moving on . . .

 If you enjoy online projects, you may want to check out SAHRR 2024. You will find all the information “Announcing the SAHRR2024” at Quilting Gail. SAHRR stands for Stay at Home Round Robin. I participated last year and plan to do so again this year. This was my 2023 project which I made into a wheelchair quilt for a veteran.

You may make a project of any type or size and how you interpret the steps and what you do is all up to you . . . definitely my type of project. 

Earlier this month, I dropped off a box of items at a local thrift shop. Entering I kept repeating, don’t look, don’t buy anything, don’t bring anything home.  It didn’t work as this charming Pfalsgraff little house is now sitting on my dining room table. So, from our house to your house, Emma and I wish you all the happiest of holidays.