Baby Bug Ball - Time for a New Kit

I have found a lot of reasons why I am ready for my next cross stitch project, so I went and picked one up on Saturday. I am very nearly finished with "My Earth," I will be protoring a standardized test for six solid days and we will be going on a road trip in three weeks. Iwent to Fanci Mats and More in Littleton to have a look, but I knew that I would likely go with the kit that I had been admiring for the last two years. It is called "Baby Bug Ball" and it is put out by Shepard's Bush, my favorite cross stitch company. I have been doing their charts for over 15 years now. I have so many of their garden and Christmas patterns done, but I have not yet gotten tired of the. I have done some from other companies, but those are usually done for others. If you haven't seen their patterns you can look at their website, http://www.sheperdsbush.net/. Their kits are really lovely. I am especially fond of th handpainted silk threads. So time soon I will post photos of the chart when I have completed it.

Cross Stitched Gift For My Mom

One afternoon last May I was shopping with my Mom. I needed to make a stop at the cross stitch store so she came in with me. While there she fell in love with this pattern by Bent Creek. It is called Autumn Snapperland. It was fun having her pick out her own stuff. I used linen and mostly silk threads. It was a real splurge, but wonderful to do. It is very different from the patterns I do for myself. I loved sitting down for a while as often as I could to work on it, thinking of my Mom and how much I love her. Chesterfield, my departed kitten love, would often sit in my lap and put up with my stitching above her head. There are other seasons in the Snapperland sets. I may opt to do another one. They also have a series I like called Trilogy.