Card Making

The other thing I have been doing is making cards.

One of my favorite designers is Karen Burniston.

Today, I will show you some birthday cards I made. 

This first one is for my adopted daughter, Savanna.

Outside

Inside

Yes, that is a 3-D popup birthday cake.

On the card below is the one I made for my 17 year-old, 

adopted daughter, Samantha.  

It has three  panels, on the front that flip back and forth. 

Plus the front lifts up for a message.   

Outside Front

Flip side of the front.

Inside

These cards are fun to make but they are time consuming. 

Yes, picking out the papers is just as difficult as 

picking out fabric for a quilt. Only the qualities are smaller.

They are always well received. 

Stockings Were Finished in 2020

Yes, I did finish the stockings! 

They were well received by the recipients. 

The above picture is when I finished the stitching.

The second picture is when they returned from the finisher. 

And the backs.

Below is my niece admiring her stocking. She is the big sister to my two adopted daughters. They are on the couch with matching pj bottoms. 

And here is her husband with his. 

Week What??

I really don't know what week it is. I took a ton of weeks off.  

I did some scrapbooking and I was also sick and I didn't want to work on it sick. Plus getting the girls ready for online school and then in person for 2 days a week. 

And celebrating two birthdays, they are now 17 and 15.

 

So here are the latest and great pictures.

Between July 26 and Sept 21, I finished the second snowman and started filling in the snowbank. I also made the little bird. 

This is close up of the bird, he was supposed to be white but I could hardly see him on the background, so I used one thread of red and one of brown to make him more noticeable. I like him!

I made a mistake on the cat. So sad. So frustrating. The tail is right, the white chest is right and the red scarf is right but there is a mistake in his body. Off by one thread. Grrrrr

So I went back to the snowbank and the snowflakes under the border. 

This was my progress by Friday night on the 25th of September. 

Now to pick out part of the cat, hopefully, I can save the parts that are right. The goal right now is to have it finished by the 10th of October to take it into the shop to have both stockings made into stockings. 

Until next time! Happy Stitching! 

Stocking 2 Weeks 6 & 7

I missed posting last week so today you will a twofer!

On week 6 I finished all the left snowbank and stitched the snowmen's hats and part of one snowman!

For whatever reason, I was having a hard time stitching the white on this fabric. I did a lot of ripping and restitching. 

Probably just old eyes. 

Week 7 was also a slow week. Been tired and stressed and we are all tired of being home together so much. 

So I haven't felt like stitching. 

I finished the body of the first snowman. 

He still needs arms and a nose.

Cut I have been doing some other things. watch for that post.

Stocking #2 Week #5

The top of the stocking is done!!  Except to add the year and the individual snowflakes. The flakes have to wait until the rest is done so they don't come undone. 

The very top of the stocking. I didn't want to take it off the frame, so you can't see it all. On each side of her name, 

I will put 20 so it will read to mean made in 2020. 

All rolled up and I started working on the snowbank 

which starts the slope into the toe part of the stocking. 

I still have lots of work to do. 

Leti and Nick were here for dinner the other night and were able to see them in person, They are both very impressed and happy with them. They hope their new home will be ready for Christmas. 

So they can hang there for their first Christmas in their first home. 

Happy Stitching!

Stocking #2 Week #4

Another productive week on this stocking!

This is the picture I took before rolling up 

the stocking up higher on the frame!

Here is this week's progress. The letters seem to go fast more me. 

I did have to take the S out on Christmas because it was one stitch too high. So the row above of letters looked off. Easy fix. And surprising look it looks much better. Funny how the eye can see it. 

Happy Stitching!!

Stocking #2 Week #3

Friday, June 26th was the end of the three-week mark of working on the second stocking! Of course, at the end of the evening, I noticed another mistake. So, I ended up doing more riping!

Somehow I didn't get a picture on Friday, I do on Thursday and then on Sunday but I didn't work on it on Saturday.

Here it is on Thursday evening. I left this stocking for second because it is 30 count to the inch and the other was 28 count. I am glad I did this one second, the fabric is a little stiffer, the weave isn't as uneven, it is very square and went on the frame easier, so I don't have to keep messing with the frame to keep it tight. Now if I could only learn to count right. It isn't the counting as much as remember where I am. 

What I had accomplished plus my riping and restitching. Taken on Sunday. 

Wait until you see the progress I am making so far this week.

Happy Stitching!