The Happy Stitcher: 2018 finishes

2018 Finishes
For the 4 th year I have participated in the Debbies Crazy January Challege.
January finishes are

I had stitched this Just Nan smalls year ago. Stitched part of the design to make a biscornu back.

Brooke's Books facebook freebie Jingle Boot

In 2016 i started a Lesley Teare Flower block afghan. Finished 4 of the bonus blocks

Mill HIll Autumn pin made into an ornament

Bee Mine blog freebie

Lesley Teare facebook Sunbonnet Sue SAL January.

Brooke's Booke Firecrakers from her Picnic series

3 Kreinik Snowmen freebies stitched on 14 count clear plastic canvas. Mounted on 4 inch plastic snowflakes. I changed their smiles as some of them looked angry.

A Just Cross Stitch magazine ornament made into a biscornu. May have been 2014 christmas issue?

A Brooke's Books Icecream Cone from one of her picnic series

Happy Pudding, a Durene Jones Facebook freebie pattern.

Peony Biscornu, designer Faby Reilly

Carnations biscornu. Blog freebie

I put together a 3000 piece jigsaw puzzle in february. So March Starts out with another blog freebie biscornu/ Bunnies and Tulips. I decided to try a cotton fabric back. Just to see if it could be done.

Sweetheart Tree, Itty Bitty Patriotic Kitty and Lizzie Kate Luck to You

This is part of a Lizzie Kate April Flip-it

This is the other half of the April Flip-it. I was cruising around the web and found that needlepoint sites have fabulous finishing ides. I decided to use a cookie cutter for my tulip. As needlepoint canvas is pretty much preshaped, stiff and all they need to do is cut the piece out.

Lizzie Kate Chicks Rule

April starts with The Cricket Collection Freebie Mittens pattern are Hot Cocoa, Sweets and Snowflake Kitten.

Lesley Teare Facebook Sunbonnet Sue April SAL.

Strawberry Biscornu, designer is The Floss Box

Flag biscornu, designer The Floss Box

Owl Biscornu, designer The Floss Box

May starts with a kiss. Another finishing idea from the needlepoint canvas sites.
I used a rose from an old leisure arts book. Stitched random vines to fill in the blanks and added Mill Hill beads. The pucker in the front did not show up UNTIL i had stuffed and sewn the thing together. Mom said she doesn't mind a bit!

bottom I used a matt board circle, glued batting and covered with cotton fabric.

Back seam

Three projects in one. I plotted and planed this for a month. The board is from Walmart and measures 16 inches by 20 inches. The metal mermaid is a hobby lobby sale find. The teal colored "sand" is crushed marble. I smeared hot glue on my board and pressed the sand in. The stitched pieces are all Hands On Designs To The Beach series.

The flowers are Ellen Maurer S monthly freebie and The Blues are Valerie Pfiffer design. All the little birdies had been framed in ugly brown ones. I had stitched them years ago, before my flat ornament days. They have been "rehomed" as flats