December 2013 IHSW was a success!!

The International Hermit Stitching Weekend was a great success!! I stitched everyday during the weekend, and by Sunday I finished stitching my Santa's Village.

Then I did some sewing. First I made a bell pull with The Stitcher's 12 Days of Christmas by Sue Hillis (stitched in 2012).




Santa's Village was sewn into a quilted wall hanging. I still need to sew the buttons on, and sew up the right hand side, but other than that it is complete.



I'm only using 7 of the 12 buttons. I wanted to use the chocolate chip cookie but it was too big (I stitched over 2 on 28ct).


Not sure what I will stitch on next, but I know it will be small. :)

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Happy Dance!!

I finally finished all 12 parts of Santa's Village. I already bought the Christmas fabric to sew it into a hanging quilt but I won't be able to sew it today because we had an ice storm and lost power, but I will cut the fabric and pin it in place to save time later.



Christmas fabric for Santa' Village



This is the tree in my front yard full of ice.



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Hot Cocoa Cafe update #5

I stitched quite a lot today. I am almost finished the roof, still missing 2 red stitches in the top right corner, and the chimney on the right. I also need to finish the top right window, and then there are 5 more snowflakes to stitch in part 12.


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Last IHSW of 2013

This is my before photo for December IHSW 2013. I finished all the beige on the cafe. I still need to finish the top right window and the white trim before starting the red shingles. I bought the fabric for my Santa's Village and a Christmas project that I stitched last year, but never finished it as a bell pull.




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Hot Cocoa Cafe update #4

I finished the flowers above the door, and the bottom right window. I'm still working on the top one. I will continue stitching the cafe.




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Hot Cocoa Cafe update #3

I got quite a bit more done on the cafe. I finished the door and started another window. I'm hoping to finish it this weekend so I can hang it up for Christmas. We'll see how much stitching I get done each night.




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Hot Cocoa Cafe update #2

I finished stitching the window to the left of the door. I worked on the door/trim/window.



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Hot Cocoa Cafe

I started stitching Hot Cocoa Cafe last night. In Southwestern Ontario, Canada we had a snow storm this weekend, so I managed to get quite a bit of stitching done. I finished all the snow, the table/chairs, and the umbrella. Then I started stitching the cafe. I will stitch a little bit each night until it is completed.


I will go shopping this weekend for some Christmas fabric needed to sew it into a wall hanging. I am starting to get excited now that the end is so close. Not sure what I will stitch next, but I know it will be something small!! :)

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Happy Dance

I just finished Elves' Workshop - part #11 of Santa's Village. I was on Sew Amy's blog (http://sewamy.blogspot.ca) and noticed she changed her elf to look like Buddy from the Elf movie. It is one of my family's favourite Christmas movie, so I borrowed Amy's idea and changed my elf as well to look like Buddy. Here is a photo of Elves' Workshop.




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Elves' Workshop update #5

I frogged and restitched the left window. Continued on to the roof.




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Elves' Workshop Update #4

I finished stitching the right side of the house ... Can you spot the difference between the 2 windows? I stitched the left window and then when I started stitching the right one I noticed that I forgot a row of white between the green and yellow. I was at Stitcher's Club tonight, and we were talking/laughing, eating/drinking (juice) and stitching all at the same time.

I know what I'll be doing tomorrow night ... frogging the left window and restitching the white trim.



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Elves' Workshop Update #3

I'm still working on the house. I will finish the side of the house tomorrow night at the Stitcher's Club.





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Elves' Workshop Update #2

I finished the snow and the front of the house and a few of the presents.




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Elves' Workshop snow update #1

I started stitching the snow and the house for Elves' Workshop.




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TUSAL December 2013

Here is the last TUSAL for 2013. I have added the rest of my ORTS to the clear Christmas ornament (I will add the more throughout December).





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Red & white

I have finished the red & white border above both the Elves' Workshop and Hot Cocoa Cafe.







All 12 top and bottom borders are now completed. Tomorrow night I will start stitching the snow.

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December Goals
Start & finish Elves' Workshop
Start & finish Hot Cocoa Cafe
Buy some Christmas fabric for Santa's Village
Sew Santa's Village into a hanging quilt

November Review
Finish Santa's Sleighworks - YES
Finish all 4 bottom borders - YES
Finish all 4 red & white top borders - I still have the last 2 to complete
Start Gingerbread Emporium - YES, I started and finished it!!


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Gingerbread Emporium Happy Dance

Tonight I completed Gingerbread Emporium (part 10 of Santa's Village). I still have to put the buttons (beads) on the gingerbread people.




I continued stitching the red & white border at the top of the pattern because it is not my favourite part to stitch.

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Gingerbread Emporium update #5

Tonight I stitched a little bit more of the red & white border at the top.




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Gingerbread Emporium update #4

I finished the snowflakes tonight. I still need to stitch the red & white border at the top and put the eyes/buttons on the gingerbread people.




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