The Brown and White Giant Panda

You may already know that the Giant Panda is my favorite animal. The large black and white bears are rare with only about 1600 left in the world. I just learned that one in China is the rarest of the rare because he is brown and white! His name is QiZai and he lives in the Shaanxi Research Center in Northwest China.  At the end of this short article are a couple of YouTube links where you can see this cute and unusual panda in action.

Another Sampler Pear
Here is another one day stitching project from Samplers and Santas – Sampler Pear VI. They only take a small bit of linen and a little thread.  Don’t be surprised if I stitch up another before finishing them into some type of ornament.