MERRY CHRISTMAS (Eve) and Slow Sunday Stitching, December 24, 2023

Wishing everyone who celebrates a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah (a bit late), a Blessed Yule.  However you mark the longest night of the year, hail the return of the Light!

The LIST for December

(1 thru 4 are 'have to do', 5-7 are 'nice to do', 8-10 are 'if I have time by the end of the month'.)

1. Set up "FFO / Frame" WIPGO board for 2024 - DONE
   
2. December part of "Birdhouse SAL" - DONE
   
3. Pillow finish for Marita - Christmas gift - DONE
   
4. Denton "Family Tree" for Angie - Christmas gift
   
1. Fill in on top of tree - DONE
   
2. Framing - done temporarily (I want to add a narrow mat at some point)
   
5. Blackbird Designs "Two Hearts"  Needle Book - 10 hours to finish "historic" slot - DONE
   
6. Back to "Birdhouse SAL" - remaining borders - DONE
   
7. KC Plaza Sewing Bag - 2.5 hours to finish "modern" slot.
   
8. Perforated Paper Santa 
1. Stitching complete
2. Embellishment (beard)
3. Finishing
9. Sugar Skull - lace area around eyes 
10. Project Bag - if not finished, put on WIPGO board #13

Bells are playing this morning for Lessons and Carols.  There's the Christmas Eve service tonight.  I have to bake a pie to take to Christmas Dinner tomorrow and there is still wrapping to do.   So I don't know how much stitching I'll get done today, but there will be some.

With my vacation day last Monday that was "use it or loose it" and a pretty quiet week at work, I got quite a bit of stitching done this last week.

I got the fix done on the "Denton Family Tree".  (Link to finished post is here.)

The "Birdhouse SAL" got it's top and left side border and the basting to establish the bottom of the piece.   I put in just the 'strings' on the snow and clouds to help with the counting.  Here's what it looks like all spread out before I get it back in the q-snap to start the January section on New Years Day.

And I got the next charity hat cast on.  This is the one from the pink, pale blue and tan Merino / Bamboo blend yarn.   It's very soft and is a joy to knit with. 

It's still only small, but it's underway.   And here's the colors:

Linking up with the SSS crew.