2015 Smalls Stitch A Long - Miniature Baby Quilt

Linking up with Heather of Stitching Lotus, the hostess of the stitch-a-long.

2015 Smalls Stitch A Long - Miniature Four Winds Quilt

This miniature quilt is stitched on hardanger fabric with two strands of Caron Wildflowers. The backing and turned edge binding is a green batik fabric that doesn't show up well in these photos.

 

Linking up with Heather of Stitching Lotus, the hostess of the stitch-a-long.

 

August Miniature Preview

I just started working on this month’s miniature for the Smalls Stitch-A-Long. I hope I can finish it by the end of the month!

2015 Smalls Stitch A Long - Miniature Christmas Tablecloth

Stitched on 28 count linen, with one strand of cotton floss for the cross stitch and two strands for the blanket stitch. The size is six inches by seven and a half inches.  I don't have a table, but I think this will be the proper size to drape down over the edges.   I wanted to make some matching napkins, but I ran out of time.  Maybe I’ll make them later.

Linking up with Heather of Stitching Lotus, the hostess of the stitch-a-long.

2015 Smalls Stitch-A-Long - Blackwork Cushion

This month I’ve made a blackwork cushion, backed with black velvet.  It is stitched with one strand of DMC black cotton floss on 28 count linen.

 

Linking up with Heather of Stitching Lotus, the hostess of the stitch-a-long.

2015 Smalls Stitch A Long - Miniature Kitchen Towel and Potholder

This month I’ve stitched a miniature kitchen towel and pot holder using 28 count linen and two strands of DMC floss.

Linking up with Stitching Lotus, hostess of the 2015 Smalls SAL.

2015 Smalls Stitch A Long - Miniature Rug

This month I finished a miniature rug for the Smalls SAL.  It measures about 4” x 5 1/3” and is stitched on hardanger fabric with four strands of DMC floss.

 

Check out all the other completed smalls at Stitching Lotus.

2015 Smalls Stitch A Long - Miniature Floor Cushion

In Japan, many homes have low tables and floor cushions, instead of higher tables and chairs.  This month I stitched a miniature floor cushion.  It measures 1.5 x 1.5 inches and is stitched on 28 count linen, using two strands of floss for cross stitches.  The edging is a braid made with the three colors of floss in the cushion.

 

This stitch-a-long is hosted by Heather at Stitching Lotus.

2015 Smalls SAL - Blackwork Pillow

This month’s small is a blackwork pillow, stitched on 28 count evenweave fabric with one strand of DMC floss (#312).

 

Check out the Stitching Lotus to see what other Smalls Stitch A Long participants have completed this month.

2015 Smalls SAL - Miniature Bedspread

For this year’s Smalls Stitch A Long, I am stitching miniature pieces (1 inch to 1 foot scale).  This month I made a bedspread for a miniature bed. The pattern comes from Needlework Designs for Miniature Projects by Eileen Folk.  It’s a thin Dover Needlework Series book with about 50 pages and a lot of ideas for dollhouses. The bedspread is done in cross stitch on hardanger fabric (22 count) with two strands of DMC floss.

Check out Stitching Lotus to see the smalls other Stitch A Long participants have completed this month!

Work in Progress Wednesday - Miniature Bedspread

This year for the Smalls SAL, I’m planning to work on some miniature stitched pieces for a doll house (in case I ever have one again).  For January, I’ve started working on a bedspread, using white hardanger fabric and cross stitches done in two strands of DMS #312, which is one of the colors in the miniature cushion I made last month.

 

I hope to have this piece finished by the end of the month.