Friday, January 6, 2017

Orphan stitching project = first 2017 finish!

I find hand stitching or knitting to be a great way to relax at the end of a day.  (In fact, one of my goals for 2017 (see goal post) was to always have a project needle ready.)

Often my embroidery projects become UFOs - all stitched up but nowhere to go.

This pear is something I made at least 6 months ago.  It sat lonely and unfinished at the bottom of my block basket until I decided to turn it into a mini quilt.  The pattern is a stitch sampler and very fun to stitch up.

Straight line matchstick quilting, a scrap of batik for backing and binding was all it took to dress this up and turn it into my first finish for 2017!  It is roughly 7'' square.

I wrapped it up and gifted it an aunt.  I hope she likes it.


I like the way this looks as it sits in front of the window on a gray day.  The background fabric is a light cream but looks darker in this picture.

The pear stitching pattern was sourced from Kathy Schmitz's site quite some time ago.  I don't have the direct link to the pattern anymore but there are plenty of other wonderful things on her site.

                                    (One Monthly Goal January Linkup can be found here.)

Have a wonderful day! Patty

8 comments:

  1. I did a lot of Embroidery and have a lot of finished pieces that were never made into anything. I stopped watching tv in the evenings, so without that sit down time, little handwork gets accomplished, except bindings.

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  2. Congratulations on your first finish of 2017. It is very nice. Embroidery is very relaxing.

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  3. What an adorable embroidery piece. I'm sure your Aunt loved it.

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  4. That's really cute. I'm going to have some embroidery on my OMG project.

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  5. That's a pretty finish for 2017. Pear artwork has always been a favorite of mine for the kitchen and I even have some prints hanging in the kitchen. I'm sure you Aunt loved it.

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  6. Congrats on a beautiful finish! Hand stitching is so relaxing, but it's hard to find the time for it.

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  7. What a FABULOUS idea! I have an embroidery project that will soon be a mini quilt, too! Thank you for the inspiration!

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