Monday, December 10, 2012

Stitching update

Sorry about the red bar behind each picture. If I delete it, then the pictures from past posts start showing up in random places in the center and the otherwise "dead" right-had column. I have been stitching. I have been trying to post also, but apparently my blog is too out of date to cooperate nicely with blogger. Not quite sure how to go up about fixing it. Today is a nasty rainy day. The girls and Jerry and I are sick. I have eaten nothing but tomato soup for a week. I thought I deserved a new start today. :) I have been wanting to stitch this Mary Beale Christmas design for a long time. Yesterday I actually picked up 'Lo a Rose,' and put a couple of words and motifs in. I love the design, but hate the fabric I chose. I think I am on a 15-year plan with it. I have always wanted to have an Old Testament tree for Advent. We do readings with the girls based on the idea of the 'Jesse Tree,' but it focuses on Jesus' bloodline, and so leaves out many Old Testament stories. I stitched 'Elijah' and 'Joshua' from Mary Beale's Christmas ornament. I am adding names. I also stitched 'Jonah and the Whale' from another Mary Beale ornament series. I like those slightly bigger ones better, but there are not as many of them. I actually spent some time this afternoon cutting out pieces of foam board for the ornament-making. Well, that's one step closer to a sampler tree! I also separated this post into paragraphs, but it did not work...

 

7 comments:

Margaret said...

Oh, all your stitching is lovely! I recognized Mary Beale right away -- love her designs!

Chris said...

So nice to see a stitching post from you! I hope that you are stating to feel better.
All of the stitching is gorgeous.
Hugs!!

Giovanna said...

Great Advent stitching - those ornaments are so pretty.

Siobhán said...

Your stitching looks great! I love Mary Beale's designs--I wish she'd publish more of them!

Mary said...

Lovely ornaments!
Hope you are feeling better.

Karoline said...

Your Christmas stitching is looking lovely

Hope you're all feeling better

Maggee said...

I am doing that Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming. I plan to finish that and about 4 more Christmas charts this year, along with lots of bird charts! At least that is my plan so far! Hugs!