Friday, September 4, 2015

A finish and an almost-finish

To combat the stitching blahs, I decided to put my large projects aside and just stitch up a couple of small designs. The first of these is from Sue Hillis' A Wintry Mix:


Sue had a name-the-chart contest on the 123Stitch message board when she designed this chart, and I had the second place name, which was Snowflake Forest. She kindly sent me a free chart even though I didn't win, and this is my favorite of the trees in the design.

I then decided to finally start on Curtis Boehringer's Happy Halloween, for myself this time. About a year ago I stitched this little cutie for someone, who wanted the colors shown in this picture:


The original chart only calls for three colors, which are orange, black and brown. I like the colors in this version, but I love the colors in the one I'm doing now:


I should have this done in the next day or so, so I'll share the finish in my next post.

Hope everyone in the US has a terrific Labor Day weekend, and to everyone a great stitchy weekend!
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14 comments:

  1. D1-D2September 4, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    I love the little tree with the cardinals. They're so cute.

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  2. Robin in VirginiaSeptember 4, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    I love the colors in your Pumpkin Halloween version. What is the blue that you are using? Congratulations on your cardinal tree finish! Enjoy your weekend!

    Robin in Virginia

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  3. HeatherSeptember 4, 2015 at 8:33 AM

    Ooo I love the new Halloween colors! The tree you picked is my favorite of the bunch too :)

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  4. Le trame della GalavernaSeptember 4, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    Very very lovely.
    Little projects are precious.

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  5. LindaSeptember 4, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Congrats on the cute finish Melanie. Love your new start and colors your using.

    Linda

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  6. AnnieSeptember 4, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    OH, I love that snowy tree - so gorgeous! I too like to stich small projects sometimes - it is great to have the satisfying feeling of a finish every now and then:) Have a nice weekend!

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  7. MarilynSeptember 5, 2015 at 2:44 AM

    The little tree is cute.
    Love that dotted fabric.
    Your CB Halloween looks great with those colors.
    Have a great weekend!
    Marilyn

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  8. sew.darn.quiltSeptember 6, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Your tree is so pretty.

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  9. TiffstitchSeptember 6, 2015 at 12:16 PM

    Great tree and I love your new version of the Halloween ornie!

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  10. JustineSeptember 7, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    I love your tree - looks great against the dotty fabric! I don't often stitch designs twice but that Halloween one is a cutie!

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  11. stitchinpeanutSeptember 16, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    Oh my goodness... I love the tree with the red birds... Vey pretty also love the pumpkin cats... They all look sooooo different.

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  12. CarolineSeptember 21, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Beautiful work! I really like the modifications you made to 'Happy Halloween'. I love the fabric, too. Very lovely projects!

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  13. wytchinghoursAugust 30, 2018 at 7:20 AM

    I love this halloween pattern are you selling it?

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    1. MelanieAugust 30, 2018 at 7:39 AM

      I'm not selling it, as there is a design on the back that I still want to stitch at some point; sorry!

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