Snowman Quilt top

I have assembled a quilt top with the Vermillion Stitchery Snowmen series that I just finished.
I was a little nervous about looking at the picture - something usually jumps out at me the first time I see a picture that I can't believe I missed during the assembly process.  I am so thankful that none of the snowmen ended up upside down in the top.

It's not very big - 37" x 46.75" - but I am calling it done because nothing is coming to me that should be added to make it bigger and there isn't enough left of any the fabrics for another border.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

December Snowman Finish

The December Snowman was a delightful way to finish up this series.  I can't remember the last time I finished an entire series with so much enjoyment.
In case you missed it, the charts are still available on the wayback machine if you click here.
I have started squaring up each block and adding a border.  I have picked out some sashing so I hope to at least finish them into a quilt top rather than add them to my drawer of stitching that never got finished into something.
Have a Happy Stitching week.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

November is done - 1 more to go

I just finished the November snowman in this series so December is the only month left to do.  The faces are a real challenge for me so I never know what expression ends up on each face until they are done - I am not sure how to describe this one but he looks like he can't wait to eat the turkey.
I have hundreds of projects dancing in my head so I may be in shock for a few days when the December snowman get its final stitch.
Have a great week of stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

A Snow Witch Finish

I just finished the October Snow Witch and I love it.  Halloween is not my favorite holiday so other than an occasional pumpkin I rarely stitch from that theme - but I must say there is something about this Snow Witch that I find quite adorable.
I have 7 stitches in the November Snowman (actually it's an Indian holding a turkey) so I don't have a wip of that to post yet. 
Back in January I thought I would be done with these snowmen by the end of March so they are taking longer than I guestimated.  I refuse to put them aside no matter how many projects are saying "Start Me - right now".  It's so hard to get back to something when I set it aside so I am determined to finish these snowmen before I chose my next project.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

October Witch WIP

I started the October Witch this week and she is quite adorable for a witch.
I hope I can get more stitching time and finish it by next week.

My granddaughter (age 9) is doing a school presentation about Sacajawea.  She wants to cross stitch a visual aid as part of her presentation so we have been looking for beginner charts of indian girls but we did not have any luck finding anything suitable.  I designed a chart in Excel and I think that is the one she is going to be stitching.
Here is the chart and I hope to get a picture of her finish.

Enjoy your stitching time.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Sept Snowman Done?

I can not decide if I want to backstitch the face guard on my football player.  Maybe he's waiting on the sidelines instead of actually out on the field playing in the game.
I don't know if I just don't like the look of the guard or if I just don't want to back stitch it right now. 
I think I really just want to start stitching the October Witch.  I can always go back later and back stitch the guard if I decide it doesn't look finished.
Have a great week of stitching

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

June Snowman Finish

Yea! 
I am so excited that I went back and stitched the June Snowman that I had skipped over.  I thought that it would be so boring with all of the dark colors but it went pretty fast after all and it was as much fun as the other snowmen.
The 4 remaining snowman themes are a Football player, Halloween Witch, Thanksgiving Indian and then - a Snowman in a blue winter coat.
In case I forgot to mention it, someone on the 123Stitch message board found the charts in the wayback machine.  If you want to download the charts you will find them here.
Have a great week of stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

August Snowman Finish

Well, I didn't get my baseball player done by opening day but he is finished now - the Diamondbacks even won their game last night after I finished him so barring any injuries maybe he will lead them to a winning season. 
I'm very pleased with my baseball player regardless of his effectiveness ♥
I haven't decided which snowman to start next but it won't be today so I will get to sleep on it.
Have a great stitching weekend.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Cowboy Snowman Finish

Here is my finish of the cowboy snowman for July.  It took a bit longer than the other snowmen I have done but I think he was worth it.
I am going to do the August snowman next because it's a baseball player and opening day is almost here.
I still have to remember to go back and stitch the June snowman, which is a graduate.
Happy stitching this week

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

July Snowman WIP

I don't know why I pulled the July Snowman out to do next but it's going a bit slower than the other ones that I have finished - there seem to be a lot more 1/4 stitches in this month.  It's still very fun, although I am not sure what a cowboy has to do with July.  We have our rodeo in August but I suppose other places can have them anytime in the summer.
I will go back to June graduate when I finish this July cowboy.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

May Snowlady finish

I have finished the May Snowlady but I "may" have lost the pastel spring feeling by choosing blues that are a bit too dark.  Someone suggested using green instead of blue and I think I might have been happier with that color.
 Eek, I just realized that I forgot to backstitch the eyes with black floss so I need to get that done.

The June snowman is mostly black and white for a graduate so I think I will skip that month for now and move on to July, which is a very colorful cowboy.

Happy Stitch Days

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

April Snowlady finish

Ugh, February was all about the flu in our happy home.  Luckily we are pretty much back to normal now.  I feared a relapse so I have not yet returned to full activity regarding household chores. 
This has allowed me to finish the April Snowlady that I started just before the germs hit. 
Today I am going to start the May Snowlady.  She is the one I considered skipping for now due to the pink/orange/yellow ribbons.  I decided it was the pink and orange combination that seemed to be unsettling to me so I have changed out the shades of orange for shades of blue - well except for the carrot nose of course.
Good health and happy stitching to all.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

March Snowman is finished

Here is Mr. March and I think he is so cute.
I am going to start the April Snowman this afternoon but with the big game tomorrow and a self imposed deadline for doing the taxes I fear April may take a bit longer than this one did.

Happy Stitching to all.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Snowmen Feb Finish and Mar WIP

I have finished the February Snowman from Vermillion Stitchery and also have a bit of a start on the March Snowman.
These are so much fun to stitch and thank you for the suggestions I have received about changing colors when I get to the May snowman - pink/yellow/orange would not be a fun stitch for me.
Lucky me!  After a bit of digging in my fabric stash I found the piece of light blue fabric with colorful stars on it.  I haven't figured out if there is enough of it to put borders on all 12 snowmen yet, though.
I hope you can find stitching time with the NFC/AFC playoff football games going on this weekend.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Snowman WIP

I came across a picture of a January Snowman that I stitched a few years ago and it reminded me that I always wanted to finish the other 11 Snowmen. 
This is the February Snowman from Vermillion Stitchery. 
I may skip the May snowman and move on to the others.  May is mostly pink and yellow and there is something about that color combination that almost makes me feel a little nauseous.  I will have to change the color combination which is not a quick decision for me.  I don't want that to slow me down so I think I will save May until the final snowman.  I am thinking of keeping the pink and changing the yellows to blues but I have a few months to decide if that's my final answer.

The website is no longer up so I am not sure where the charts can be obtained.

Here is a picture of the January snowman that I stitched a few years ago.

Happy Stitch Days to all.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]