Baby Stitching

Hi friends! It has been warming up a little around here. It is nice to have some of the snow melt. I have been stitching a gift for a young couple at church. They are expecting their first baby very soon now. The pattern is one that I have had in my stash. It is by JBW Designs, 'Learning To Count'.

This is charted for 2 over 2 on 28ct, but you know me by now right? ;) I stitched this one over one on 32ct white linen. Now this did cause me to make some alterations. The pattern calls for 5/32" buttons. I skipped the buttons. The kitty has different whiskers, as the whiskers where charted to come out of the sides of kitty's head at eye level. Didn't care for that. I made the whiskers come out at the nose. ;) The ball of yarn is a big french knot instead of a button. The bunnies have one x for each tail, instead of buttons. The puppies have french knot balls, instead of buttons. I also gave the two smaller puppies noses. They had none charted. :( I reconfigured the sheepies posteriors to give them one x for a tail instead of a button. The ducklings had random buttons scattered, not on mine. Hey other than that.... I followed the chart exactly!! ;)

I notice from this picture the linen may have shifted. I will double check. Want it to be perfectly straight again. I found this frame at TJMaxx for $5.

Now that I have that done, back to Theotokos.

I read Let The Hurricane Roar by Rose Wilder Lane. This is a fiction book about pioneer life. She used the names of her grandparents, Charles and Caroline, as the main characters. It contains a few actual events from her grandparents pioneer life on the frontier. I wouldn't have recognized all the true events if I had not read so much about Laura and Rose previously. This book was written in 1932.

I hope you have a splendid weekend my friends! Thank you for stopping by. Your kind words warm my heart.

Stitching and praying,
Vickie