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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Christmas in July

Can you believe it?  2013 is already half over. My how time flies!

I haven't stitched as much this year as I normally do. Life changes and many times it is not always in the way a person would want or expect. Still, life must go on and we must change and adapt. 

This year I've decided to focus my stitching on one piece that I started in December 2012......
Santa of the Forest by Lavender & Lace:

I'm well on my way, but I still have lots of ground to cover. My ultimate goal is to finish it in time to display for Christmas.  To that end I must get to it.  This will be the first time my needle has hit the fabric all day!

Happy Stitches!

Jennifer

15 comments:

Jennifer M. said...

This is just lovely. I can't wait to see it grow some more. :-)

Jeanne said...

Oh Jennifer this is such a gorgeous piece, keep on stitching and you'll get to the finish line. I was in my LNS last week and overheard some customers ("casual" cross-stitchers) asking about this pattern that they had seen displayed in someone's home. Maybe some new stitching addicts have been born LOL.

Peggy Lee said...

Oh wow Jennifer... this piece is stunning. Love it!
It's so good to see you here again. You have been missed.
Did you hear that Cucki finally received the traveling pattern after a year of wondering if it would ever show? I'm so excited about it!
~hugs

cucki said...

Aww aww such sweet stitches..I love it..
Keep well and happy stitching x

Myra said...

Such a gorgeous Santa!

Cath said...

Gorgeous . I have the chart in my stash , so may well be joining you , one day , lol.X

Catherine said...

Such a beautiful piece ~ looking forward to cheering you on and seeing your progress!

Sherry :o) said...

nice to hear from you, Jennifer! Sweet Santa...I love their patterns.

Laura said...

That is looking so amazing! I am sure you will finish it in time!

Laura

SoCal Debbie said...

Santa looks great! I'm sure you can finish by Christmas (if you don't start anything else, of course!).

Maggee said...

You will finish it sooner than you think, as your only focus piece! Hugs!

Penny said...

Gorgeous Santa!

Barb said...

When that is hanging in your home this festive season it will be stunning. Looking forward to seeing it progress.
Hugs

Chelle said...

Oh goody! I bought that pattern a year ago and now I get to see what it looks like when you actually work on it!

I have such a huge stash and so many Lavender and Lace and Heaven and Earth Designs that I got overwhelmed. I'm working on some smaller projects now, but would love to work on this someday. Maybe this will be the incentive for me.

Thanks for sharing! He's gorgeous!

Sharon said...

Beautiful progress!