Sunday, December 6, 2020

Seasonal Stitch-a-Long - COMPLETE!

Hi everyone! How can it be DECEMBER already??? This year has been so strange, but I hope all of you are safe and healthy. 

I'm not gonna lie -- I spent a good part of the day, including our weekly calls with my mom and Wil's parents, desperately stitching on the Christmas banner. It took me a very, very long time to get up steam on this project, but then I got into the Christmas spirit and went from this:


To this!


I love these old felt and sequin kits -- this one is dated 1977. Because, well, rick-rack! Happy (Holiday) Dance!!!!


With that wrapped up (just in time!), I'm going to turn my attention back to mister tiger. There's a lot of background to fill into the center section, so I hope to get through that by our next check in, on December 27. Till then I wish you all a very happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas, and a joyous Boxing Day. 

The other stitchers in this stitch-a-long all make beautiful and very different projects. So definitely check out their blogs to see what they're working on. 

23 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, that is amazing! Congrats on your happy dance, what a fun project! I love these too, I have a couple of snowflakes that I made years ago from a similar kit and I'm sure there were more than 2 in the kit, I must see if I can find them! xx

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    1. Thanks Jenny! I love these vintage kits -- at least for some good, kitschy holiday fun.

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  2. Very cute! I've never actually made any Christmas decorations myself because I'm so busy with stockings for the entire family, but my mom did send me a kit the other week and now all I can think of is to finish it in time for the holidays !!!

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    1. Thanks Megan! I figure I can do one Christmas project a year (and probably have enough in my stash to last me another ten years!).

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  3. Oh I love that banner. Which reminds me I have two of these felt kits to work on. One is partially completed. I will have to dig them out. Can't wait to see more of that tiger.

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    1. Thanks Cathie! I'm looking forward to filling in the background on the tiger.

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  4. Happy dance for you, Sunny !! You are fast and very good! How many delightful details ...
    Hugs, Carmela

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    1. thanks Carmela! It was a fun little project.

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  5. Wow! You're needle must be smoking hot! It's a fabulous finish and I'm sure it'll last at least another 43 years. Loving the rik-rak :-)

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    1. Thanks Avis! If you can't have sequins and felt at Christmas, when can you?

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  6. What a great fun project. That banner is awesome. Happy Dance. It's so odd to think of 1977 as old but I guess it is :)

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    1. Thanks Sharon! I often think years are "recent" -- like anything 1980 on -- until I think about it. :)

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  7. Very cute! A fast finish for you.

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    1. Thanks Laura! It was good to take a break (once I could get myself started on it, anyway!)

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  8. Happy Christmas Dance indeed! Those old kits used to fascinate me, its fun to see one actually come to life. The closest I ever got to one was a catalog. :)

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    1. Thanks Kathy! It amazes me that there are still so many of these kits being made. (And so many unopened vintage ones lurking about!)

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  9. no there's a fun wall hanging that will be hung in pride of place every year!

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    1. Thanks Claire! I have a little gallery of 4 banners so far and another couple of vintage kits in my stash. I feel like I don't always have space to display my work, but at Christmas, why not? :)

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  10. Love this Christmas banner! The Santas are very cute!

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    1. Thanks Gun! It's been fun to stitch something so festive.

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  11. Congrats on your finish! It's so festive!

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  12. What a beautiful project and congratulations on such a quick finish, it will look gorgeous hunk in your home this holiday. xx

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