Happy Hardanger Weekend

So many of my students in the Hardanger class have finished their class project and expressed a interest in doing more before we start the SAL next month I thought I'd better get busy and give them something else to do. I wanted to challenge them a bit as well as have more stitches for them to learn. This is what I came up with this weekend.

"Pansy Sampler Ornament" by Victoria Sampler

Stitched on 32 count White Belfast Linen

with DMC and Mill Hill Beads

Sorry for the quality of the picture, for some reason it just wouldn't come out clear.

The next project was a major undertaking for me and I spent most of the weekend on it. I designed this myself (THANK YOU dear sweet DH for the PC Stitch program). After a little hair pulling, several pots of coffee and not much sleep, and of course the frogs at my side, this is what I came up with. Not sure I want to venture into designing again very soon but I did have fun with this one.

"Hardanger Christmas Tree" by Me, Myself and I

Stitched on 28 count Water Lily Linen

with DMC Perle Cotton, WDW "Cocoa"Carrie's Creation "Peppermint"

and Mill Hill Beads

If you click on the picture to enlarge it you can see the details a little better. I'm not sure how many from the class will stitch this but it will give them LOTS of practice at cutting and needle weaving. I'm going to make this into a flat fold as soon as the Christmas fabric is in the stores. I want to use a Red/Green Christmas plaid and if I'm lucky I may even find some I saw a couple of years ago that had some gold threads running through it.

Now I'm going to give my burned out brain a rest and stitch on something simple. Just may have to do more of the border on BOO Club. It's a bit boring but doesn't require checking the chart and changing colors often.

Until Next Time....Have a good week with lots of stitching time.