Cross Stitch Designs - Baby Gifts

I learned to cross stitch from my grandmother. And I've always enjoyed it, but I felt that I was limited to working with kits or other people's charts. The cost of those kits and charts was enough to keep me from picking this up as an adult. When I was expecting my second child, I had a surge of creativity, and created 2 designs for her - one a geometric pattern, and the other my own charting of "Babies Don't Keep". These pieces have never been fully finished and displayed! Bad mommy!

"Patchwork" - 4 colors

"Babies Don't Keep"

My personal cross stitch designs incorporate simple color schemes, geometric shapes, and usually other embroidery methods as well. I likes squares and diamonds, but I will occasionally let my imagination wander within those boundaries, sort of in a "stream of consciousness", until I'm pleased with the result.

Custom gift for a friend's first-born - we waited a long time for her!

It's interesting, I didn't think about it before, but the ideas that caught my attention and inspired me during that time were related to babies and small children.

Hardanger finishes

One of my stitching loves is Hardanger Embroidery. I have a tutorial at my main blog. If you'd like to learn how to do this intricate stitchery for yourself, please visit me there and look under the "Labels" for Hardanger. All of these designs were finished as pillow appliques:

"Laura's Garden" square

"Harvest" neckroll

"Katie"

"Baroque"


Here is another take on "Laura's Garden" - this was a custom piece created for my friend Laura M. She loved the basic shape and idea of the original, but chose her own colors. And, knowing her creative side, I interpreted the garden to have different levels of magnification of roses. At Laura's request, this was left unfinished, and she displays it on a table in her home.

Welcome

This new blog will be a place for me to display my finishes from the past few years. Some are for personal enjoyment, some were gifts, and some are for sale on my Etsy Shop. Eventually, I will also list items I am selling here exclusively. All comments on this blog are moderated. If you are interested in purchasing an item, please leave a comment or e-mail me. I will also consider custom work. Thanks for visiting!

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