Friday Finishes

I finally finished it.

I started this pattern on June 6, 2024.

Finished December 1, 2024.

I simply hated this pattern.

I really wanted to do the wreaths on each side.

The colors in the chart were so close in value

that it was very hard to read...

it was impossible for me to stitch them.

They were also a satin stitch.

I even tried re-doing on graph paper 

with my colored pencils and just gave up.

The symbols were also so very hard to read.

Dont think I will ever purchase another pattern

from this designer.

***UPDATE***

Unfortunately I did purchase another 

pattern from this designer.

Same issue with the symbols. UGH

Not sure when I will start that one...

if I even do.

 

I did keep the ghosted flowers.

I also changed the border a bit.

Opted for a brown and blue 

instead of the white and blue.

I added the steeple and cross at the top.

Omitted the pond at the bottom

with the person in a rowboat.

Wanted this to look like a church,

which if you remember me saying before

that I thought it was at first. 

Oh how wrong I was.

The wreath on the left now became lily of the valley

which were in my moms wedding bouquet.

The wreath on the left became a bowl of fruit.

My dad loved his fruit.

The only thing I did wrong was I should have moved 

the flower on the left down more.

Oh well.

I pushed myself to get this completed,

so I could get it framed in time

for our family Christmas party.

My mom loved it.

So did my sister.

It fit perfectly here on my heritage wall.

Now on to the next one which will be

a tribute to my grandmothers,

which I have already started.

My next finish is Button Up by Prairie Schooler.

I opted to stitch this in blues instead of the red.

I did do a bit of red in each square though.

I should have stitched this with 2 strands,

but again oh well.

When I thought about it...did not want to frog

all that I had already done.

Each square except for the first

and last one had gold in it...so I decided 

for the last square to add gold into

the scarf and glove of the boy.

Also the pom on his hat.

Cannot wait to fully finish this now.

I loved stitching this. Was kind of sad

that I finished it....but onto the next project.

In other news,

The US Coast Guard cutter

Bristol Bay is now docked each evening

in the town just down the road from us.

There was a freighter that was stuck in the ice.

This cutter got the freighter moving again.

The Canadian Coast Guard Cape Dundas

is now docked where Lake Huron meets

our St Clair River towards the North.

We are at the South end.

They tag team to assist freighters who

get stuck in the ice.

They will be here now until the ice is gone.

Shanty town is back in business.

(as we call it)

All of the ice fisherman are out

on the ice in the lake near us

with their portable sheds

which are called shanties. 

They will stay out their for hours

trying to catch fish.

Some even have portable heaters in them.

You wont catch me out on the ice...

nope...nevermore.

I did once on the Southern part of the 

lake and it was scary for me.

We now live near the Northern part....

yet I will never go out on it again.

When it really gets frozen they

snowmobile on it...which will be soon

as our temps are going to be in the single digits

for day time highs I hear and negative at night.

BRRR

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

Stay warm if you are in the cold area.

Those in the sun...bring some of the warmth 

back up please.

At least the days are getting longer now.

Friday Blessings To All!

Janice