Two more leaves &

Using four strands of Splendor 844, I used the stem stitch to fill in two more leaves on the lower right tonight.  They take me a while, but they do look good.  Almost all the leaves have directional lines on them and I am working them as drawn.

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The center petal and....

I worked on the front poppy, center petal tonight using the single strands of either the peach Splendor or overdyed silk and got most of it done.  Carol Sylvester sent me a photo of her piece which she has completed and has ready to send in for the critique by Pat Van Cleve......Isn't it lovely?  She used different colors working from her stash for fibers and her fabric.  Congratulations Carol for completing it!

The last flower

Tonight I worked on the last flower on the right, which is the last flower on the fan.  I am using a single strand of DMC flower thread and the Alicia last stitch.

A little variety

Rotation day brings back Gifts of Love by Sharon G and I decided to work on the left bow streamer.  Using a single strand of Marlitt, I worked on filling in this streamer.  I used both the blue and the cream and made quite a bit of progress on this section tonight.

The beaded Snow Garden

I added the pearls to the Snow Garden tonight and it is now complete.  I will be finishing this as an ornament this next weekend!

Merry Christmas, one and all!

May you all be filled with the joy of family, fun, and friendship during the Christmas season and thank you for
visiting the blog!

Bargello Stocking

This is a bargello stocking that I started way too long ago, and decided it was time to finish it up.  I only had the last ten or so rows to do and it could move from the unfinished pile over to the finishing pile!  I worked the pattern in Needle Necessities,Flair, Patina, and Fyre Werks so it very shiny and glitzy.  It is about 6" tall and will be a lined stocking when next I remove the sewing machine from its' case!