Completed x-stitch samplers

I’ve completed the Mary Poppins SAL designed by Ralina. It is now framed and hiding in hubby’s study, as it will be my “home made” Christmas gift for my daughter this year. Read here and here about our family "homemade" Christmas gifts.




I’ve also completed the Ten Virgin’s x-stitch by Gigi. It was stitched one thread over one thread. It's very fine and a bit difficult to run the finishing thread through stitches on the back to snip off.

The first photo is of the back:

The second photo is of the front. I have the frame, my sister-in-law is cutting the cardboard mat for me, then the project will be ready to hang up.

Chicken Doll??!!
What’s a young chicken and a teenage chicken to do, when the daughter of the house treats you like a doll?

Just sit there looking pretty!!

Mary Poppins SAL progress

I've enjoyed stitching this x-stitch.

The patterns on the rooves remind me of the Cathedral in Vienna. I saw this when in Vienna in 1989. It stills comes to mind at different times when I see x-stitch patterns.

X-Stitch progress

The following is my progress on my Ten Virgins x-stitch pattern from Gigi. Since this photo I've completed this one. So I'll update my photo soon!!!

I've also started on a Mary Poppins SAL, from here. I found out about it and saw it on Heidi's blog. I'm using DMC variegated 99 for the tumbling umbrella's in the border. the dark thread is 902 and the light thread is 3727. I've already made more progess since this photo.