I have a new pair of cross stitch glasses to show you. This time I used the wee little stitches pattern and DMC variegated floss to create a tortoiseshell pair of glasses.
It wasn’t until I took the fabric out of the hoop that I noticed I had stitched this sideways. Luckily I left a lot of extra space the whole way around so it shouldn’t be a problem finding a frame.
After more than 10 years wearing various versions of black square frames I decide it was time for a change. They’re pretty dark, but my new glasses are burgundy – quite a bold choice for me.
So when I was looking for a quick cross stitch project to tide me over until the next Story Time Sampler frame (it’s Little Women, in case you were wondering, and I’ll be starting on that asap) I decided to revisit the Horn Rimmed Glasses pattern from Wee Little Stitches I made almost a year back.
I thought I needed a really gaudy ornate gold frame for my Golden Girls cross stitch. I thought wrong.
I saw this one at HomeSense and immediately thought of the living room furniture on Golden Girls, so of course I had to go with it. Now I just need to find the perfect spot to hang it, it’s sitting on bookshelf until I decide.
Blanch finally has her pants on. Now that it’s all done I need to find the perfect frame; of course it’s going to be golden!
I missed one of the colours when I was picking up supplies for my latest wee little stitches pattern, which means that Blanche is without her pants for the time being. Anyone who’s ever seen the show will understand how fitting the situation is – after all, Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux was quite the colourful character.
It’s raining. Rain in December means everything outside is grey and brown and soggy, so I’ll just need to focus on the pretty colours inside. I picked up supplies for a new cross stitch pattern from wee little stitches, I love the colour scheme for this one. I’m not going to tell you what it’s supposed to be just yet, but I will give you a hint: Thank you for being a friend…
I finished the horn-rimmed glasses pattern from wee little stitches, it was pretty fast and straightforward. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the finished product – I’ve seen pieces framed, stitched into pillows, worked into quilts, and sewn up into ornaments. I’m just going to let this one sit for a while until I decide.
One thing is for certain though, I’ve got a new hobby on my hands.
I knit. I sew. I spin. I crochet. I garden, bake, and can. But all that wasn’t enough…
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