For this month's Mummys and Monsters theme I stitched Mummy-corn and Bones by Cricket Collection. The leaflet , Scary-corns has 2 other ornaments. I want to stitch the witch next.
Mummy-corn
Bones
Cricket Collection
Scary-corns
Friday, 3 July 2020
Monday, 1 June 2020
May: Ghost
My May Ghost is Essence one of the Mill Hill Ghost Trilogy.
He is stitched and ready to be beaded.
Mill Hill
Ghost Trilogy: Essence
Wednesday, 6 May 2020
April: Witch
My witch for April comes from, Just Cross Stitch Halloween Collection 2016.
Night Rider
Jemini Designs
JCS Halloween 2016
Night Rider (finish)
Monday, 2 March 2020
Feb :Black Cat
Here is my black cat for February.
He is from a Just Cross Stitch Halloween Ornament Issue ( I think it's called Hiss, I left off the word.) I will try to add the details when I find the issue again. It was stitched on a piece of mystery fabric that I dunked in a coffee/tea bath after stitching. The fabric was too light but I didn't want to take the time to look for something else. I wound up having to redo his eyes, since that thread took up the dye as well and turned out way to dark. Now he has the look I had in mind.
He is from a Just Cross Stitch Halloween Ornament Issue ( I think it's called Hiss, I left off the word.) I will try to add the details when I find the issue again. It was stitched on a piece of mystery fabric that I dunked in a coffee/tea bath after stitching. The fabric was too light but I didn't want to take the time to look for something else. I wound up having to redo his eyes, since that thread took up the dye as well and turned out way to dark. Now he has the look I had in mind.
Just Cross Stitch Halloween Ornament Mag.
Thursday, 20 February 2020
January and February
My first cross stitch finish of 2020. This one had been on my To Do list for several years. It was fun to work with all of the bright colors.
Cross Stitching Guild
Michaela Learner
Cross Stitching Guild
Michaela Learner
Patchwork Pumpkin
Sunday, 19 January 2020
Little Stitches Art - Pumpkin
I decided to participate this year in the Halloween Ornie. I am going to stitch designs from the special issues of Just Cross Stitch as I have all the collection. I chose for this month a lovely Pumpkin Pie. It is completely stitched but not finish. I have a broken wrist and I can stitch doing a great effort but I am not able to do any type of finishes with the plaster. Once it is removed I will update with my completely finished pumpkin.
In my blog Little Stitches Art you can find more details about this pumpkin.
Monday, 13 January 2020
Lavender & Lace Enchanted Alphabet Spooky Conversion
I promised to dedicate an entire post to this design once we got into the New Year, so here it is!
The chart is called Enchanted Alphabet designed by Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum under the Lavender & Lace label in 1991. Here is the original cover photo:
I have always liked the alphabet but was not keen on The World's Frilliest Child and her Bunny on a Leash. Then one day, I hit on the idea of a Spooky Conversion! I had a large piece of orange hand-dyed fabric from Sparklies which was wide enough if I removed the child and moved the letters closer together. I decided on a simple conversion of:
I started the project in July 2016 as part of a SAL to stitch one letter of an alphabet each month. I kept up with the schedule and completed Z in August 2018. And that's when the fun started!
Since then I have been adding little motifs from other charts to add to the spookiness. Here are some close-ups.
This is the cover of the Cross Stitcher magazine issue 349 with the sampler by Maria Diaz on the front cover:
And now - the whole piece!
The chart is called Enchanted Alphabet designed by Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum under the Lavender & Lace label in 1991. Here is the original cover photo:
I have always liked the alphabet but was not keen on The World's Frilliest Child and her Bunny on a Leash. Then one day, I hit on the idea of a Spooky Conversion! I had a large piece of orange hand-dyed fabric from Sparklies which was wide enough if I removed the child and moved the letters closer together. I decided on a simple conversion of:
every colour = 310
I started the project in July 2016 as part of a SAL to stitch one letter of an alphabet each month. I kept up with the schedule and completed Z in August 2018. And that's when the fun started!
Since then I have been adding little motifs from other charts to add to the spookiness. Here are some close-ups.
The pumpkins, ghosts and cats are all Just Nan designs from her various Hallowe'en charts.
The raven is from a sampler featured in Cross Stitcher magazine.
To make it fit, I stitched it over one.
The owl is from the same sampler in Cross Stitcher magazine
The white dove from the original design was stitched in black and grey.
The gate is from the Hallowe'en Night design by Jardin Prive I stitched in 2018
I added a little over one owl on top of one of the gateposts
The moon was a photo of the actual moon which I ran through Pic2Pat.
The bats on the left come from a freebie design
and the one on the right comes from the Cross Stitcher Sampler.
The little frogs are Just Nan too.
This is the cover of the Cross Stitcher magazine issue 349 with the sampler by Maria Diaz on the front cover:
And now - the whole piece!
stitched on 32 count Murano in Tigerlily by Sparklies
I'm really looking forward to getting this one framed ready for Hallowe'en this year. It measures 20 inches wide by 8 inches tall so it's unlikely I'll be able to get an off-the-shelf frame.
Sunday, 5 January 2020
Cheryl's January Pumpkin
I decided to start the year off stitching this cute pumpkin, "Freebie Boo!". I stitched it over 2 on 32 ct dark pumpkin fabric with dark brown floss. I am pondering my finishing options.
It is indeed a freebie chart and can be found here:
http://thestitcherhood.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-halloween-freebie.html
Friday, 3 January 2020
Themes for 2020
Once again, it has been a quiet year for me and this blog! But if anyone wants to keep stitching and posting I am happy to keep providing themes. Here are the themes for 2020:
January - Pumpkins
February - Black Cats
March - Haunted House
April - Witches
May - Ghosts
June - Mummys and Monsters
July - Spiders and Insects
August - Bats and Dracula
September - Hallowe'en Words
October - Owls
November - Candy Corn
December - Free Choice
And here are my Spooky Finishes for 2019:
Mystic Sampler by Primitive Needle
Raven by Nora Corbett
Enchanted Alphabet by Lavendar & Lace
(my spooky conversion)
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