In case you do not remember me telling this back in November, this is a gift for our priest and his wife. When we had gone to a graduation party for Father's oldest son, back in June, I had admired two different cross stitched icons in their home. I asked Father's wife if she made them. No, an old woman back in Ukraine had made these for them. She told me she would love to have a Theotokos also some day. AHA! And so I decided to make one for her. I did give it weeks of thought before purchasing the kit.
A BIG THANK YOU MY DEAR FRIENDS FOR STICKING WITH ME DURING THIS ICON JOURNEY.
The last loaf of bread I baked was Kulich. It just so happens that this Russian bread recipe was in my bread machine cook book. I did a double take when I noticed it. You see, the Orthodox Church that Brian and I joined last Easter, is a Russian Orthodox Church. Many members are Russian immigrants. Kulich is baked every Pascha/Easter. Last year we were gifted a loaf from a friend at church. I knew I wanted to bake my own. Now I did! I tweaked the recipe a bit from the first time I baked it. I used golden raisins in the recipe, as that what the ladies at church seem to be adding. This is a barely sweet loaf made with milk and butter in the recipe.
Oh and I will be stitching a small shortly. I cannot wait to get back to stitching smalls.♥
I hope that your day is super my friends! I plan on having a great weekend!
Stitching and praying,
Vickie
46 comments:
Fabulous! You must be so pleased!
Yay!!!!! So Happy for you!! What a magnificent piece you stitched!! I really really like it!! It is just so beautiful!! Congratulations BIG time!! Enjoy The Quilt! Hugs!
Congratulations Vickie. What an accomplishment in such a short period of time. It is gorgeous and your priest and his wife will be thrilled to receive it.
Congratulations on a magnificent finish!
You've done an amazing job, Vickie! I think it went very quickly, without even taking into account the holidays and illness - wow! It's so beautiful. I can't wait to hear your priest's and his wife's reactions when you give it to them; they're going to be overwhelmed, I'm sure. It's a wonderfully thoughtful gift.
So pretty Vickie. A special piece.
Beautiful finish! Congratulations!
It's beautiful, Vickie!
Congratulations! Such a huge project
Well done :)
Enjoy the weekend
WooHoo! Congratulations! It's gorgeous Vickie! You made it with pure love and it shows. Oh my I can't wait for your priest's & wife's reaction when you gift it to them. love Annette
Beautiful Vickie, beautiful! I can only imagine the look on their faces when you offer this treasure.
Congratulations! The colors glow jst like an icon.
Gorgeous piece! Your priest will be thrilled.
A big heaven yeah girl!!!! Beautiful is a little word for say how awesome is your Teotokos! Well done!! The bread looks so yummii!! Hehehe!
Stunning and fantastic finish, it is going to be so loved when you hand it over.
Great Big Congratulations! You did a beautiful job on it. It surely is worth the effort and love you put into it. And I feel the same way about the Kulich.. I can taste it from here!
Well done . what a super finish x
Huge congratulations! Theotokis is just gorgeous -- and amazing! Your priest and his wife will be so pleased with their gift! Love the pic of Henry and Mabel. Their faces are so sweet!
Wow that is an amazing finish and what a wonderful gift. So thoughtful of you. Bread looks delicious.
Congratulations on your beautiful finish! It would have taken me waaaaay longer to stitch something that size!
YAY!!! It is absolutely stunning!!! Congratulations on such a lovely finish.
Wow--it is so beautiful! I know that they will be overwhelmed when they receive it!! You did a great job!
That was amazingly quick! It sure would have taken me a lifetime to finish! Looks wonderful!
And a beautiful pic of the poodles!!
A beautiful finish Vickie,what a lovely gift this is.
Your bread,as always,looks delicious.
Wonderful!!! What a fabulous finish this is. You must be so happy and proud to have finished it in such a short time. But you dedicated nearly all your free time to this project And it was worth the effort. Now you can get back to your smalls stitching :)
Vickie , it's beautiful well done .
You were so quick lots of stitching it this one.
Love your bread I can smell it from here , It would go lovely with my soup .
Hello Vickie,
Wow, you stitched it in such a short time! It looks wonderful and what a special gift this will be for them. Hats off!
Have a nice Sunday!
Yay you finished it! In record time, too haha. :D I look forward to hearing about their reactions upon receiving such a wonderful gift~
Congratulations on your awesome finish! That's an amazing amount of stitching!
Stunning finish Vickie! I'm sure that Matushka and Batushka will be pleased with the Blessed Theotokis. When we bake our kulich, we put them in cans so they raise up tall then decorate them with icing and sprinkles. Do the Russians there do the same? Hugs!
Congratulations on this stunning finish. I know that they will treasure this.
The bread looks amazing!
Congratulations on a wonderful finish!!
Congrats Vickie, it's amazing and a treasure. So happy for you.
Congratulations!
Your stitching looks great, well done and very quickly
Congratulations Vickie!!! I'm sure your Priest & his wife will treasure your wonderful gift for years to come :)
Congrats! Vickie. It's beautiful!!
Congrats on your gorgeous finish!
What an amazing gift Vickie, it truly is a stunning piece and you've done a wonderful job. Well done you.
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Oh, I would love to see the look on the faces of the priest and his wife when they open your gift, Vickie. It truly is incredible--a true labor of love :) Congratulations on a wonderful finish!!!!!
Congratulations! What an amazing job you have done - it looks fantastic! And your Priest is going to be over the moon when he sees this! Well done!
Hugs xx
Congratulations on such a wonderful achievement - it's a true heirloom, and really beautiful.
It's been a pleasure to share your stitching journey on this piece. It looks absolutely amazing! I am sure they will be bowled over by it
Congratulations! You are like the mailman - stitching through snow, sleet, flu, holidays....
Your priest and his wife will be thrilled!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Wahoo! Congratulations Vickie on a stunning finish!
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