Getting ready for Christmas
July 27, 2011
I’m gearing up for my next big project.
Or to be precise, the next four small projects: four Christmas stockings.
After seeing the two Christmas stockings I made for my great-nephew and niece last December, my younger son asked if he could have one. And to be honest, I wanted one for myself, too. So we all four chose our favourite design from the Shepherd’s Bush range, and I began amassing my supplies.
I’ve followed a tip from Rachel too: when working on a large or complicated cross stitch chart it helps to colour in at least part of the design. Not only does this make it easier to follow the chart, but also it helps you to understand the design. Already, I’m convinced this will make the work on this first chart progress more quickly.
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Thank you 
Merci beaucoup 
Thank you 
That’s the ideal moment to think about Christmas. Now we have the time to start the Christmas presents. I’ll do the same.
Kisses, kisses.
Now, following this is gonna be fun! mailing you yorkshire pudding photograph!
Yorkshire pudding photograph received, thank you. That would really be something my grandma would have enjoyed – a photo of a Yorkshire pudding from India!
Looks great!
it will be fun following your progress. I loved the sunflowers and I like how you’ve used your Hungarian Rhapsody as your header picture. Have a nice day.
Christmas! Egad. You’re quite right, of course. I need to start thinking about it very soon, too. Look forward to seeing your progress on these.
I should say – I wouldn’t normally be thinking about Christmas in July! It’s just that I know I need at least two weeks to complete each of these cross stitch designs, then another two or three weeks to do the dedication on the back, refine the shapes of the stockings so they’re all the same size and make them up. Plus I need to allow for the unexpected, and for necessary meanderings on other stuff…. So July seemed like the right time to start. Most of my other Christmas preparations will happen from late November.
coloring it in does sound like a helpful thing to do! I am sure they will all be beautiful treasures for ever.
Oh, I just noticed the link in my comment goes somewhere else. I have never seen that before.
… Where does it go?!!!
I’m glad you find the half-colouring helpful. I think it is because it makes us look attentively at the design before starting to stitch. There’s a chance of catching any “gotchas” before they bite…
CHRISTMAS!!!!! I forbid it, you are not allowed. You will make us all look inept and useless!!
What fun! And these designs are real keep-keepsakes! I normally begin these sort of projects in late November- the advance planning gene is severly lacking in me, so I’m mega- impressed with your advanced planning!!
I couldn’t possibly do them all in just one month! If I started late November I’d only get one finished and then the whole project would take four years!