You'd Think it is Spring

 

Design - "Love Your Hearts"

Designer - DMC

Fabric - 32 count white linen

Started - 29 April 2009

Completed - 3 May 2009

Uses DMC variegated floss 

With bright blue skies...

...and robins everywhere.

You'd think it was spring.

But, no it's still early February.

Will we get some true winter weather?  Stay tuned.

January Backyard Trail Camera

Just deer

One

Three

Four

One

Evening

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Design - "Love"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 30 count R & R Flax Field

Started - 6 February 1999

Completed - 22 February 1999 

I think this might be my favorite valentine stitch. 

Look who's here!

Smile!  Doesn't it look like he's smiling?

It's The Reliable Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Looking at...

...a BIG wad of Bark Butter!  Oh boy!

Junco in the Dogwood.

Love the colors.

Towhee in the Dogwood.

The bird's colors match those of the plant.

A Raven!

Design - Make Do #11 - "Love" (kit)

Designer - Shakespeare's Peddler

Fabric - 32 count Rosy Pink linen

Fibers - unknown - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 28 February 2013

Completed - 5 March 2013

 

January trail camera captured a raven!

Wow!

I hear them and see them flying, but have never seen them land. 

So this was pretty cool.

Come back again soon!

Wednesday's Walk

Five years ago

This week's walk is sponsored by Roy G Biv*!

A nice big rainbow. 

* Roy G Biv stands for: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.  

The Jays

First off a Whimsical Heart!

Design - "Whimsical Heart"

Designer - Ewe & Eye & Friends

Fabric - 32 count Thistle Pink Lakeside linen

Fibers - DMC & Anchor - 1 strand over 2 threads

Started - 4 February 2014

Completed - 16 March 2014 

 I did not want to use DMC 310 (black) to outline the eyelet stitches in the interior of the heart.  I ended up using DMC 3688 which was two shade darker than DMC 3686 which was used to fill in the pink heart.  I think it turned out really well.  The chart also called for some of the flowers to be stitched with a satin stitch.  I did not care the for look, so I cross stitched them instead. It did turn out to be kind of a wild and crazy heart - pretty whimsical after all.   

Framed June 2023

And here is is finally framed!

I like how it turned out and look forward to displaying it.

California Scrub Jay

Steller's Jay