Christmas is one of the most wonderful and hectic times of the year. Every year we push ourselves to make Christmas magical for our family and friends. Loving this time of year, and wanting to make everyones Christmas perfect, I find it hard to say no to any stitcher bringing in their stitched pieces for finishing. This year I received a record number of pillows, Christmas stockings, ornaments, bell pulls and a box top to finish for Christmas. One of the bell pulls I finished is the one shown on the left in the photo. The one on the right is our shop model. We had stitched our model 1 over 1 on a 28ct linen banding. We stitched it over one, so all 13 flowers could be included without the bell pull being too long. If all 13 designs would have been stitched over 2 the bell pull would be over 8 feet long; too long for most homes. I was so taken with the bell pull, stitched 2 over 2, that I just had to share it with all of you. It arrived in the shop just a few days after I had told another stitcher that she didn't have to stitch all of the flowers for her bell pull to look just as beautiful. These designs are all in Gitta's leaflet G-236, it includes all 13 provincial and territorial flowers. The leaflet was named Wild Flowers, as many of these flowers are also State flowers.Tonight I am just 3 stockings away from having everything done; I have been sewing steady since the Christmas Open House. With all of these finishing projects I have had very little time to decorate at home. But when I came home on Saturday I had a wonderful surprise. My kids had decorated the kitchen bay window with my Christmas village, and my husband strung Christmas lights on our apple tree in the backyard.
What a wonderfull Christmas gift.
I love sitting at the table and looking at my lighted village window.
Isn't Christmas magical. Wishing you all some magic over the holiday.
Merry Christmas
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