Three Finishes!

Hey Blog Buddies,

How's your December been going?  Here in the Chicago area, we've been having very mild weather, courtesy of El Nino.  We've only had one snowstorm in our area that accumulated on the ground, and that's long gone.  I swear the grass in our yard is greening up!  (I hope it doesn't start growing again...)

Anyhow, I finally, finally finish-finished a couple of things that have been stitched up for weeks.  I always have a very hard time talking myself into putting the finishing touches on a project, even if I have all of the materials to do it.

First up is Plum Street Samplers' Serial Bowl No. 3.

Can you tell that I haven't glued down

the end of the chenille yet?  Sigh.

Next, we have

LHN's  Oh Christmas Tree.

I have a few quibbles with this one, too,

but I won't start whining about it.

The main thing is, it's done

and hanging on my tree.

Last (and best, in my opinion)

is the canvaswork scissor case

that I had been stitching on and off for the

better part of this year.

It was an untitled, painted canvas

from Lynn Deininger.

Ta-da!

And, ta-da!

I can't decide which is the front

and which is the back,

because both sides have their charms.

This piece was quickly and expertly

finished by my friend Averyclaire.

I love the beads that she added

at the top!

And with three finishes,

don't I deserve a new start?

Of course I do!

This class was taught at my

ANG chapter's meeting last Saturday.

The chart is Ho Ho Ho by

Deb Bee's Designs.

I actually hadn't planned to start this piece,

but I'm in a Christmas kind of mood now,

and I probably won't want to

work on it after the first of the year.

Here is my start.

It's not that big;

I may finish it by the end of the month.

(Famous last words...)

Well, that's it from here.

Thanks for visiting!