Two Down, One To Go!

Hi friends! I have the stitching done for Emerson's Christmas ornament. His is two sided also. His ornament frame is a gift from our friend Nienke as well. :)

Now isn't he a cutie?! This pattern is called 'Let It Snow' by Plum Pudding NeedleArt. You can find this pattern in the JCS 2013 Christmas Ornaments Issue. I stitched it on a mystery piece of pale blue 28ct linen, two over two with DMC.

And I thought getting the stitched linen to sit perfectly within the metal heart frame for Madeleine's ornament was fun! The star was even more challenging. I used iron-on interfacing for all four pieces, and I am very glad I did!!

Remember this little guy I showed you? Just precious. This pattern is called 'Baby Cardinal' by The Victoria Sampler. This pattern is found in the exact same magazine as mentioned above(2013). I stitched this on 28ct light mocha linen, two over two with DMC and VMSS Valentine Red.

Well I finally finished Fates and Traitors by Jennifer Chiaverini. You may recall this is the author Brian and I saw at our public library last month. She read a bit from this very book and spoke about it. I began reading this book, got about 25% done, then the audio version came from the library, so I switched to listening to it while I stitched.

This is an excellent book. I don't know if I would say I enjoyed it. Strange right? Well, it is about the life of John Wilkes Booth. Now WHO likes him?! That is what made it strange. This is an historical fiction book. So it was very interesting to learn many things I never knew about his life. However, since the man murdered Abraham Lincoln, you just don't like him, plain and simple.

The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker returns with a riveting work of historical fiction following the notorious John Wilkes Booth and the four women who kept his perilous confidence.

John Wilkes Booth, the mercurial son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, committed one of the most notorious acts in American history—the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

The subject of more than a century of scholarship, speculation, and even obsession, Booth is often portrayed as a shadowy figure, a violent loner whose single murderous act made him the most hated man in America. Lost to history until now is the story of the four women whom he loved and who loved him in return: Mary Ann, the steadfast matriarch of the Booth family; Asia, his loyal sister and confidante; Lucy Lambert Hale, the senator’s daughter who adored Booth yet tragically misunderstood the intensity of his wrath; and Mary Surratt, the Confederate widow entrusted with the secrets of his vengeful plot.

Fates and Traitors brings to life pivotal actors—some willing, others unwitting—who made an indelible mark on the history of our nation. Chiaverini portrays not just a soul in turmoil but a country at the precipice of immense change.

 I am working on an October piece! I should have done this one up before the Christmas ornaments. I usually am so very orderly in my work, but, well, not this time. ;) I will share this finish with you next time.

Oh yes! I did not have those scope tests done. They are to be done on Wednesday. They scheduled me at a facility that my insurance will not cover. So now that is corrected and I wait a little bit.

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement my friends! I hope you have a stitchtastic weekend!

Stitching and praying,
Vickie