Seven

Back in 1992 I made Christmas stockings for our three girls.  (That was written about in an earlier post.)  The pattern is by Janlynn, counted cross stitch.  Each girl had a different Santa: European, Traditional and Old-World.

When the older girls moved out, they took their Christmas boxes with them to set up their own homes.  In 2013 stockings were stitched for my husband and me.  That way one stocking would not be alone.  The Santas that stitched were the ones made for the big girls.  There were still three different ones hanging.  I have the Old-World Santa, and he has the Traditional Santa.

  

Then in 2020 our youngest was married.  SIL received his Traditional Santa Christmas stocking that year.  

Youngest gave us our first grandchild in 2023 and a First Christmas stocking was made.  That will now be a Christmas tree decoration.  A big Christmas stocking needed to be stitched.  Since there are three of them in their family that means, to me, there needs to be three different stockings.  Grandbaby now has the Old-World Santa stocking.  

Here are three Old-World Santa stockings.  

I have stitched three Old-World Santas, three Traditional Santas but only one European Santa Stocking.  Our family groupings come in three.  Hmmm.

Enjoy your threads today.  Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with those that you love.  Sending you blessings for a wonderful day.

Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

 

Three

Table runners are one of my favorite things to make, give and use.  

Shabby Fabrics has several using a striped fabric.  The Halloween ones were the first that I made using the pattern, Easy Striped Table Runner by Karen Montgomery.  

There was a striped fabric for Christmas that I liked: Up on the Housetop by Teresa Kogut, Riley Blake.  My resistance button didn't work.

Here is the repeat.

The Easy Striped Table Runner, not quite finished.  The outer borders haven't had their machine quilting finished.  That will happen shortly.  Then it will be trimmed and facing applied. 

A cross hatch was done in the center, but I wasn't thinking.  I should have used the center line as my guide, but I used the point edge.  My cross hatching moved, wasn't centered.  Duh on my part but it is mine and it will be on my table, so it is fine.   

Two striped sections remained but they didn't have the same repeat.  How was I going to use them.  I found a free pattern from Shabby Fabrics: Table Runner Using a Border Stripe.  Perfect.  My runners ended up a bit wider therefore the end curve was adjusted.  Two were made and one has already left home for someone else's table.  Can you believe, a picture wasn't taken before it left.  Another Duh on my part.

Here is the one still at home.  The curve needs to be marked on both ends. trimmed and then facing applied.  I am liking facing these.  The edge border isn't lost.    

This morning these will be finished and facing applied.  When the Patriots are on this afternoon, completing the facing will be my slow stitching.

Enjoy your day and your threads.

Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.