🦋🦋🦋A lovely fully finished gift!🦋🦋🦋

 

Design: Butterfly Bookmark from Artecy Cross Stitch

Link: Butterfly Bookmark Cross Stitch Pattern to print online.

Started: Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Finished:  Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 6:46 p.m.

Fabric:  Ivory Jobelan 28 count

Fibers:  Called for DMC.

Notes:  I love working From Artecy's patterns!  They are full coverage but they are a pleasure to work from!  I gridded my fabric with Sulky Sliver Metallic.  It makes it so much easier for me to keep my place plus this Sliver fiber pulls like a dream from the back of my stitching when I am done.  After I washed and pressed the bookmark.  I ironed on a lightweight interfacing. I buttonhole stitched the edges before I cut the bookmark to the finished edge.  This will be a gift in bird identification book for my mother for Easter!  I love how it turned out! I had hoped to stitch an Artecy bookmark featuring a bird but didn't care for the ones were offered.  This is truly a work of love, not only for my Mom, but I loved every moment I was working on it!

🐦A Tweet Finish!🐦

Design: Wordy Birds January by Sweet Wings Studio

Link:  Wordy Birds January - Sweet Wing Studio - PDF Pattern - Etsy

Started: Thursday April 3, 2025

Finished: Saturday April 5, 2025 

Fabric: The Dye is Cast Hand dyed fabric 28 count in "Summer Sky" (this company is no longer in business) It is similar to DMC #157.

Fibers: Called for DMC.

Notes: Ugh, all of my notes disappeared, let me try to start over!  This is only a small part of original pattern.  My mother fell off of a step ladder trying to fill her bird feeders on her deck.  She collapsed her lung and fractured her spine and scared the hell out of her 3 living children and their spouses! This Tufted Titmouse is a bird she can have that she need not feed.  It is a bit of humor from a scary time. This is a two-sided fob that can hang where she wants.  I plan to stitch more of these as the collection is available.  I stitched both sides then washed and pressed it.  I also pressed a lightweight interfacing on the back for more stability.  Then I stitched an outline around the birds and bound the sides together.  I filled it with rice before it was completely closed.  My bottom tassel and top loop are made of silk ribbon from my stash. I adore how it turned out even if it isn't perfect!