♣ A wee Irish finish!

I finished a little design that was in my Lifetime Stitching Box.  It is an old Curtis Boehringer design from 1998.  You got 3 small designs for $2.00. I want to stitch all 3.  This is called "March" and it is 50x50.  It is stitched on 28count white cashel linen that was in my fabby stash.  I used an Olde Willow Stitchery floss in Frankenstein and a DMC Flower Thread in 2907.  I started it January 15, 2023 and finished it at noon today, January 21, 2023.

I would like to finish it into a small cushion using the fabric you see behind in a green/tan check cotton for the back.  

Snowflower Lace seems to be sitting in the background as I am scratching my Irish itch.

 

Plum Street Sampler's "The Birthday Tart"

I stitched with the called for threads  but with a mixture of DMC and GAST.  The fabric is 28ct tobacco cashel linen.  I did modify the initials on the left I stitched the year and the right has my initials.  This beautiful piece is finished into a tin tray with a spray of autumn flowers and foliage and the bow is made from ribbon purchased in the seasonal section of Hobby Lobby.  

This fun piece is sitting atop my fireplace mantle.  Although I am not 100% thrilled with the way the stitched piece is finished it does look lovely.