Christmas Stitching

The Christmas spirit came late to our home this year but finally I managed to put aside some of the sadness and pain of the last year and get on with it.  One of the big surprises was when I got the urge to finish a long time UFO of quilt-as-you-go hexagons and create the Christmas Tree Skirt which they were always meant for.  Some very late night stitching went into the final assembly of the project which now covers a multitude of cords around the base of the tree.  Thanks Sonjia for the inspiration I needed to finally finish this project.



The crib also sits on a new runner which was a QAYG hand quilted project stitched when my arm was in plaster.

The studio is now adorned with a project I designed to hang along the top of the sliding plantation shutters which has recently appeared in Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 24 No 4.  This was a fun project to stitch with lots of embellishment with buttons and beads.

"Christmas Bunting" by Frances Leate AP&Q Vol 24 No 4
I would like to wish all the readers of this blog a very happy Christmas.

Till next time
Frances

Comments

Karen S said…
Your tree skirt is gorgeous. It looks lovely made with all those hexagons. Glad you were able to finish it.Lovely project in the mag too.
December 23, 2014 at 5:05 PM
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