Cow Baby Birth Announcement

by Ellen Maurer-Stroh
Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 14ct white aida
Finished: June 8th, 2009

Since Russell is born in the Year of the Ox, I thought this would be extra cute. Made a few changes since it's for a boy and took out the butterflies and flowers and added bumblebees and trails.

Blackberry Heart

The Sweetheart Tree

Finished: August 31st, 2009

I LOVED working on this piece. Every part of it was so much fun and I think I've definitely found a new love. ^.^ For the framing, I found a piece of framed art from Home Goods whose frame and mat were the perfect complement to this piece. Because the blackberries were built so high off the fabric, needed some spacers to set it apart from the glass, and this nice gentleman at Michael's gave me a length of it for free!! For Brenda.

Symmetry 2

Heritage Series

Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 25ct lugana
Floss: HDF and DMC
Finished: Sept. 7th, 2009

Doxology

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: July 8th, 2009

Another wonderful design by MBT, stitched for mom and dad.

The Lord is My Shepherd Ps. 23

by My Big Toe Designs

Fabric: 32ct Belfast Antique Ivory, stitched 1 over 2
Floss: Vikki Clayton Premium Imperial Green (3337) and Quince (1407)
Finished: May 31st, 2009

I really enjoyed this piece. It's my first MBT and I was constantly amazed with the love and care Debbie put into charting this piece.

Fans of the Far East

Designer: Joan Elliot
Title: Fans of the Far East (from A Cross STitcher's Oriental Odyssey)
Threads: DMC
Fabric: 14ct aida