Finished my first SAL ornament

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I finished the first one and started the second ornament. Have a great day stitching laurel

Just joining

Thank you for allowing me to join. I started doing some ornament (since they were small) to get back into stitching again.

I hope to do some of my ornaments for charity. I just finished a watermelon heart and am just starting a wreath heart. I think I'll have that be my February ornament. I'm also working a mitten from a freebie site (http://pagesperso-orange.fr/anne-les-petites-croix/ouvragescommuns/vos_creas) It's in French, but as they say a picture is worth a thousand words.

UPDATE 2/22/08: Someone asked about what I've stitched so far in the mittens can be seen on my website (http://suefitz-fitzsstithing.blogspot.com/)

February's Stitching Weekend...

This upcoming weekend - February 23 and 24th - is our monthly SAL weekend.

Start thinking about your ornaments and gathering your supplies so you're all ready to stitch this weekend. If you still can't decide what to stitch, take a look at our themes this month. We're featuring "Love", "Music" and "Winter", and there's a whole bunch of freebie charts to check out. Of course, you don't HAVE to stitch these themes, but you can use them as a starting point or to help you narrow down your choices.

Also, please remember to label your posts as it makes the blog so much more useful. Instead of looking through hundreds of posts, you can just click on a label and bring up all posts labeled as such. (Pretty handy, right?)

If you're confused on what to label your posts with, the left side bar has a link to tips on labeling your posts. You can click on the "Show All" option next to the label box at the bottom of your "New Post" screen (where you enter your posts). That will bring up a list of ALL the labels used so far on the blog and you can just click on the ones you need. Blogger also auto suggests labels as you type in the label box, so you can do that too. Don't worry if your label is not auto suggested or contained in the list - finish typing it in and it will add a new label.

And if you forget to label, you can always go back later and edit your post. I've been trying to fill in missing labels along the way as well. If you have any questions, just let me know and I'll be glad to help out.

Heart Stitcher

I first saw this free chart from A mon ami Pierre's I knew I must stitch it. It's stitched 1/1 on 25ct cream evenweave using DMC 75 and I'm so pleased with the finished piece.

Joyeux Noel

I've finally finished the ornament my daughter requested from the 2007 JCS ornament issue. She picked out the trim - and the fabric is one of Sassy's Fabrics.

January ornie

The fact that I posted February's ornament before January's ornament is more typical of my life than I truly care to admit! I had finished stitching this one a few weeks ago, but just now got to the task of trying to find a suitable adornment for the centre. There was nothing suitable in my bag of tricks so I am now declaring this one finished. This is the bargello star ornament by DebBee's Designs in the 2007 JCS Christmas ornaments. I had to fudge some of the threads as well because I do not have any access to Weeks Dyed floss nor did I have any of the Kreinik braid called for so my version is a little bit different looking than the version on the cover of the magazine!

February Ornie

I have been slow at stitching ornaments for this blog, but here is the one I have done for January. Thanks to C. at mtrlgirl for the pattern!

Winter Love

Hello All! I am new to this Christmas Ornament SAL, but I joined as a way to keep myself motivated for a Christmas Ornament Challenge that I have set for myself.

Today I finished the stitching for my first ornament. It is "Winter Love" by SamSarah Design Studio and can be found in the JCS 2007 Christmas Ornament issue. I currently don't have any fabric to finish it into the tuck-pillow ornament that I have planned, but as soon as I get some I will.

February Ornament

"Joy" by Lizzie*Kate, Inc
JCS 2007 Ornament Issue
Stitched on 32 count Light Mocha Belfast with DMC
(and Petite Treasure Braid PB10 added for the "snowflakes")
Finished as a pinkeep (my first)

January Ornament

One of January's themes was JOY. This is a Lizzie Kate freebie that Jennifer had listed on the sidebar. Some of the other stitchers made the pattern as intended with a star in the top border. I liked the border so much, I continued with it. Enjoy your stitching.
Teresa

My February Ornament

I just completed my February Ornament. It is called Cranberry Christmas, designed by Pamela Smith of Prairie Schooler. It can be found in the 2007 JCS Ornament edition magazine. I stitched this on 28ct Lambswool Jobelan. I made a couple of modifications to the the design. First I used DMC Ecru instead of white because I wanted a softer contrast. I replaced the date on the left of the fireplace and the letters ABC on the right of the fireplace with two emotions I associate with Christmas, Love and Joy. I added a forth stocking and finally I used beads instead of cross stitching the cranberries that are located within the greenery on the mantle piece. I will finish this ornament with either a green or red felt backing and matching ribbon hanger. This was a fun ornament to stitch once I decided on all the little modifications.

12 Days of Christmas - Day 1

Designer: The Prairie Schooler, The 12 Days of Christmas
Fabric: 32ct Cream Belfast
Threads: DMC

I hope to make this my monthly SAL, provided I don't get sidetracked by the lovely designs that are popping up every other day :)

My February ornament

Hi all! I'm a new poster to this blog so I hope I do everything right. Here is a picture of my finished ornament. IT is called Chillly's gift. He is from the 2007 designer freebie packet. From Stitchy kitty. I wish I had a candy cane or a gift chart/button for him to hold. But all I could find was a christmas tree. With the colors used in the chart it sorta looks like a valentine ornament. lol

My January Ornaments

This is a late post of the 2 ornaments I stitched last month. The first is the 2005 JCS Olde Colonial Ornament.


I am waiting on the frame and charm to finish.

The second is a freebie from Kreinik:

Gwen

My late January ornie post

A little late posting...but here are the ornaments that I stitched in January. I just hadn't had a chance to take pictures of them.

This is from Stacy Nash Primitives, Homespun Christmas Pinkeep Ornaments

This is JBW Designs, Christmas Motif Sampler

Thanks for looking!

Melissa

Christmas Ornie Feb 2008

Just completed my February ornie tonight. I haven't done much blackwork so it was fun. :) Anne

Valentine ornament

Hi everyone, Here is my February ornament. The designer is Lizzie Kate - February Stamp Flip It. I'm hooked on pinkeeps so finished it as such. The floss used includes Gentle Arts floss and Weeks Dye Works (I believe I stayed true to the pattern). The fabric is a pretty lavender linen. Happy Stitching! Looyoo

Stitcher's Alphabet Freebies

In the right sidebar, I've listed tons of freebies by theme, as well as some sites that host multiple freebies. There's also a list of stitching themed pieces suitable for ornaments, and I've just added a new one, the Stitcher's Alphabet by Brooke's Books. It's not complete yet, but she has some really adorable designs that feature all kinds of needlework and fiber arts themes. Go check them out!

My January Ornament

This is my January ornament. I finished it last night at 11:55 pm. It is a little kit I had and I wanted to stitch this for my 15 month old grandson. This was fun and easy to stitch but took a lot longer than I thought it would. When I 'finish' it I will use red felt backing and a green ribbon for the hanger. Thanks for looking.

My January Ornament

I had seen the chart for Puppy's First Christmas a day or two before I joined the SAL and was planning on doing it anyway, but I probably would have put it off for months and months. I'm glad I had something to get me to do it now. I used white 14 ct Aida and I changed the colors a little. You can find the free chart for Puppy's First Christmas at The Chart Shop.