Hi friends! Happy Sunday! How's your weekend going?! I hope you are doing great and enjoying life in general! It's been a nice weekend here - all the windows open and a breeze in the air. It's almost my birthday and we have some fun things planned. I absolutely love this time of year! I finished another Halloween Stitching this weekend and got it framed (go me!) so I thought I'd share it with you today! It's a fun, vintage, pumpkin lady with a cute little outfit! Ha! I hope you like her. XOXO
For scale, the frame is an 8x10 frame that I bought at Hobby Lobby. I used a bit of silver wax to add some depth to the black frame and a little more vintage-ness too! My fabric is 14 count Aida and the pattern is called Boo To You. The pattern is from one of my favorite cross stitch artists - Brenda Gervais. Her patterns are so whimsical and fun! She's wearing a candy corn necklace! I mean, c'mon!
The next photos are some close ups of the different elements. I used the called for threads and they are all 'fancy floss' and variegated threads. Kinda turns out cool with the variegated threads!! To frame my piece, I ironed it really well and then backed it with two layers of quilt batting to make it puffy out of the frame. I don't use the glass when I frame my stitching. Just personal preference. My supplies are all listed at the bottom of the post.
The shoes! The gingham skirt! Hee hee.
The one change I made to the pattern is that I made her cheeks pink instead of dark orange. I just wanted her to have rosy pink cheeks!!
She is ready for trick or treating!
Here's a in-process photo I took when it was about half done!
This photo is of another pattern in this series. It's called Peppermint Pals! I have a story about this one, and it's a sad tale... I finished this one in 2019 and snapped this photo with my phone when it was done. Well..... My hubs and I went out one Saturday last year, and I had three stitching pieces with me. This snowman one, and two Halloween ones.... We went out to find fabric, and trim, and frames, and what not. Went to Hobby Lobby, the fabric store, Michaels....etc. And I brought the stitching pieces with me to match everything and look at frames. Well....when we got home that day and unloaded the car, my stitching pieces were NOWHERE to be found!!! Somewhere along the line, they must have fallen out of my tote, or I set them down somewhere. Gosh, how sad that was! I remade one of the smaller ones, but haven't redone the other two (including this guy).... I wanted to share him, since he goes with the other one today. Isn't he adorable??!!
Okay, friends! Thanks for stopping by today for a visit! Have a fabulous week! I'm not sure when I'll be posting next...I have some ideas, but not sure what I'll manage to get done still before Halloween!! Until I see you, take care! XOXO
CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see my supplies for today's post!
So cute! Perfect adddition!!
Posted by: Betty Sue | 10/22/2023 at 03:41 PM
Your story just made my heart hurt!!! What a lose... your work is so beautiful and this series is awesome. Glad your getting ready to celebrate my favorite holiday. Got my cards done yesterday to get into the mail. Great to be back home!
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 10/22/2023 at 03:00 PM
Your Pumpkin Lady is adorable, Wanda!
I can only imagine how frustrating it must have been to lose three of your stitching pieces. I’m so sorry that happened.
Posted by: Kathy F. | 10/22/2023 at 09:21 AM
So awesome!! You really are the master crafter!!!!!!!
Thank-you for sharing your stories on your blog! And your photos tell such a wonderful story too!!!
Posted by: Christine Dol | 10/22/2023 at 06:23 AM