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One last Christmas Stocking

1/15/2026

I realize it is no longer Christmas, but I had one last stocking to stitch and test before releasing the pattern. I decided since it is still winter, I was still going to stitch it before working on my large rug project. I started this a week ago when I finished my test stitching for the Fargol rug.

This is the start of my Stocking 12 pattern and already I could envision the end result very nicely. This little stocking was inspired by a Christmas card I received that had a little cat looking out a window at a wintery scene. It looked so adorable that I had to try and design it!

A week later, I finished the stocking, along with some color changes to my original pattern. The little house did not stand out enough against the background, so I changed almost all of the colors on it. Due to this, it delayed my finish. It isn't easy removing the old color when stitching has been done all around it. I managed eventually and put in the new colors. Success! The new colors worked so much better. I also added another fence post and some horizontal lines in long stitch to represent a fence since the gate looked odd sitting there all by itself.
The Poinsettia vase was changed from a blue one to a yellow one because the blue disappeared beside the green window sill.

I am now very pleased with the design and color choices. This little pattern isn't for the faint of heart because there are a lot of color changes in a small space. The result is terrific though and I would say this is for an intermediate or experienced stitcher if doing it on 48 count silk gauze. I have now finished sewing the backing on and the pattern is available for purchase if you would like to stitch this little beauty. The link may be found Here

Christmas Stocking 8

12/12/2025

One of the patterns that I have been working on for a while is my Stocking 8 pattern. I began designing this back in 2021 and had the top part designed. I couldn`t think what to put in the bottom section until just a few weeks ago when I looked at the pattern again.

Suddenly, the idea came to me and I drew the tree and the snowman free-hand, then decided on some shading.

Stitching this little stocking was quite fun and I was thrilled to see my shading work out. I have now listed the pattern for sale in our shop and may be found here: Stocking 8

A New Christmas Stocking

11/24/2025

During my limited down-time, I have stitched a little stocking to test my newest designs. I designed this one for both 40 count and 48 count silk gauze so that you may choose which count you would like to use. There is room for a small name at the top in the banner area, which I did not stitch in my example.

I had a bit of trouble when stitching this stocking because it was turning out smaller than I expected and I kept thinking I had designed the pattern incorrectly. The lightbulb suddenly went on just as I finished stitching it. I had mounted 48 count silk gauze and accidentally printed out the 40 count pattern! Therefore, the stocking turned out smaller than I expected and I cannot sell it. All is not lost though because it showed me the colors have all worked out the way I wanted, which is ultimately my reason for stitching it and my patterns were correct.

The 2 patterns have now been uploaded to our shop and are available for sale. The 40 count version may be found here: Stocking 14 and the 48 count version may be found here: Stocking 15
Both turn out approximately the same size when stitched on the correct count of gauze. Don't make the same mistake I did, LOL! This is just another lesson I have learned to not trust my memory when starting to stitch a pattern, double check that you have the correct gauze mounted, unless of course, you want to make it bigger or smaller deliberately. :)

Two Little Pillows Finished

11/1/2025

In an earlier post, I showed you a little Christmas pillow that I began stitching after the MET show.

I have now finished the little Teddy Bear pillow and was on a roll, so I stitched this little Bunny pillow as well!

The Bunny pillow pattern will be available shortly, but the Teddy Bear pattern is available when you click on the orange words above.

A New Christmas Pillow

10/25/2025

After getting everything sorted and put away from our MET show experience, I finally have some time to stitch again.

I decided to continue stitching little pillows both for new inventory and for test stitching my new patterns waiting in the wings. I began with this little cutie. Pattern located here: Teddy. I now have only the background to fill in and am loving how he turned out. My next one will be a little bunny before I turn my attention to more test stitching.

Yesterday, I added a few new patterns to our store and updated some of the ones already there. While designing a new Christmas stocking, I noticed that I had forgotten to chart the letter "U" in my alphabet offered with some of the stockings!

That, of course, triggered a whole new set of patterns for each of my stockings that could have names! In the process of updating them online, I also added my Christmas Stocking 4. You may see it by clicking on the name, which will take you to the pattern.

Christmas Stockings Finished

10/13/2025

Stocking 5 (left) and Stocking 6 (below) are now finished and will be offered for sale at my next Miniature Show - The MET Show on October 18, 2025. The patterns are also available for purchase by clicking on the above stocking names.

Some Christmas Stockings

10/9/2025

I have decided to work 2 Christmas stockings at once in order to make the best use of my silk gauze. These patterns are Stocking 5 and 6 with Stocking 6 almost completed here.
I filled in all of the background white stitches first so that none of the dark blue would show through the white when the stocking was finished.

I was a bit surprised that the stitching took me longer than I imagined it would since it is so small. However, when I checked how many stitches these little stockings had I found there were 2552 stitches! That is more than some of my little pillows.

Here is Stocking 6 finished and ready to sew the backing on.

Finished hemming the Christmas Rug

11/17/2022

Today, I took my Christmas rug off the blocking board and completed the hemming of it. I was able to do the hemming very easily and the projects I stitched on the extra gauze around it are now cut off, ready for me to complete. I have been taking several pictures along the way so that I can write a new tutorial about the way I completed all of the projects on this piece of gauze.

Above, you will see a photo of the completed rug and two of it in place in my Santa's Cottage. The cottage is a 1/12th scale work-in-progress. Each year, I will be adding more to it until I am satisfied that it is complete. Are our miniature scenes ever truly complete though? I am hoping to stitch another chair (for Mrs. Claus) but also have many ideas to put into the cottage as well. I will see what I get done this year...

The little snowman is finished

10/22/2022

I finished the little snowman pillow faster than expected and now have the pattern posted ready for purchase. This little guy/gal was fun to stitch and has been done on 48 count fabric to make the pillow 1" x 1" (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm). However, it is perfectly within scale to stitch it on 40 count fabric as well.
If interested in the pattern, it may be found here: Christmas Cushion 1 - Snowman. I started another little cushion last night using up a bit more of the space around the Christmas Rug so I am one step closer to being able to

remove everything from the frame and begin blocking. At the moment I am itching to begin my next petit point rug but am restraining myself until I can begin blocking this set of projects. That way I won't be delaying finishing this one in favor of beginning another. Until next time, happy stitching!

A little more of the pillow unfolds...

10/20/2022

After the show, I haven't had a lot of time to stitch but do have a bit more done on the little cushion now. Here is my updated photo for this week. Next week I am hoping to have it finished and will post my completed version then.
For the moment I am having a bit of a rest after the fun and work of the show.

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