July in December

 

I decided to battle the gray fog and work on Cottage Garden Sampling's "July's Delphinium". As you can see it has lots of bright cheerful colors.

I was able to make a good start on the border.

June's Honeysuckle in January

A truly remarkable series! 

I think each month is prettier than the last.

Here's "June's Honeysuckle".

Design - "June's Honeysuckle"

Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabric - 32 count White Chocolate linen

Fibers - GAST, WDW, & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 17 November 2013

Completed - 5 January 2014

The honeysuckle blossoms are amazing!

Now, on to July's Delphinium!

12 Bees

I didn't have much time to stitch on Sunday what with one thing or the other.

I did manage to kit up Cottage Garden Sampling's "June's Honeysuckle".

And hey, I stitched twelve bees too!

May's Lily - A Finish

Another beauty!

As a May baby, I've always been partial to lilies of the valley.

Design - "May's Lily"

Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabric - 32 count Lambwool linen

Fibers - WDW & GAST & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 27 October 2013

Completed -12 November 2013 

May in November

Sunday was such a pretty day - more like a day in May than November.

So perhaps it's fitting then that I worked on "May's Lily".  I have two more leaves to stitch and the twelve blossoms, and I'll be done.  I think that I'll probably get this finished sometime this week, and save my next "Sunday Series Stitch" to kit up and begin "June's Honeysuckle".

May's Lily - Stitching Has Begun!

A gray and showery weekend was made for cross stitching.

I made good progress on Cottage Garden Samplings, "May's Lily".

First off I completed all the GAST "Chive" elements of the border.

I then had enough time to stitch all the border motifs.

Now on to the sentiment and the lilies of the valley.

April's Daisy - A Finish

I started working on "April's Daisy" in late April before I left on my trip to the U.K.  I packed it up and took it with me, but honestly never worked on it while I was away.  I finally picked it up again and finished it off with three additional stitching sessions.

Design - "April's Daisy"

Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabric - 32 count Waterlily linen

Fibers - GAST, WDW & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 24 April 2013

Completed - 20 October 2013

I have the charts and fabric for May, June, July, August, and September.

The question is - which one will I stitch up next?