A Winter's Night by Brightneedle Designs

Size: 100w x 90h

This kit was purchased because I wanted to try out the new milkpaint silk. Silk is wonderful! The colors of the milkpaint is antique and should be used on darker fabric. My choice for the burgundy color linen is ok, a little darker may be even better.

Lady Scarlet's Journey by Just Nan

Size: 45w x 171h

A limited edition published by Just Nan. It is very colorful. I personally think it is a little too much DMC 500 series. When it was finished, I love it. I just have to do Barnabee's Quest now.

Tender Heart by Shepherd's Bush

Size: 29w x 48h

A cutie for my sister as her birthday present for this year.

Winter Into Spring by The Drawn Thread

Size: 34w x 137h

It is already into the second month of the new year. Time seems to fly faster these days. I am often fly from one time zone into another. On the weekend, I may be in sunny California. And by Monday night, I be walking toward the parking lot in the snow on the East Coast. I thought this is a very appropriate piece for my current state of mind. This piece was very fast to stitch. At the same time, I don't know when I would actually get into the mood to stitch its companion piece.

A Gathering of Hearts by The Trilogy

Size: 100w x 48h

This is the kit released by this joint effort design company! The fabric included is 32ct Dirty linen. The piece is stitched using Weeks Dye Works overdyed threads: Purple Haze, Hibiscus, Twilight, Cadet Beige, Lancaster Red, Mulberry, and Cocoa. Specialty stitches include Smyrna, Rhodes, Double Leviathan, Eyelet, Rhodes. The right side of the design is done one-over-one. I improvised on my piece as I really dislike one-over-one.

Pansy Needleroll by Shepherd's Bush

This is one of the older needleroll kit released by Shepherd's Bush! The fabric included is 32ct purple linen. The most difficult part of this one is the one-over-one stitching of the verse.

Snow Flower Sampler Accent by Periwinkle Promises

This silk kit belongs to the first year linen & silk kit designs. The fabric included is 29ct raw Cashell linen. Kreinik's Soie d'Alger silk was used. Specialty stitches include Holbein stitch (first border), double back stitch, long-armed cross stitch, smyrna, and upright cross stitch. the Holbein stitch can be challenging. I chose to work on this piece because January is still a winter month and I love snow. I was going to finish this when I was in Lake Tahoe this past Christmas. Just my longing for white snow!