Gifted Gorgeousness March 2025

 

I haven't been blogging much this year, on this blog or my wine, food and travel blog but I'd like to like to think my posts are quality not quantity hee hee.

Yesterday was the 15th so it was Gifted Gorgeousness hosted by the lovely Jo at Serendipitous Stitching a lovely chance to share our latest gifts. These can be gifts given or received, or any item made using fabric, threads, buttons, ribbon, chart, backing fabric that has been gifted.

Our super daughter is now in her third decade so you can imagine how many gifts I have stitched her over time which makes it harder and harder to think of ideas but I do like to stitch for her. I'm very much a re-using person and these two cosmetic jars were just too nice to be thrown out so I stitched a lid and included a tea light for her. I did light one to see how it looked and the glass shone beautifully. 

This year I am trying to focus on completing the stitches on some UFO items and/or finishing pieces that are just lying around. I still have many gifts to stitch as with every year but I'm not stitching church ornaments this year, I'm hoping to do something different but that still uses up some bits and bobs. 

One of my unfinished pieces was a gift many years ago from a friend overseas. She sent the fabric, threads and chart and although I started it it got put aside. Now it is stitched I'm planning on making a cushion for our snug room but I need to set a sewing machine day or it will not get done. 

That is the same with this piece, it was a chart I bought when a friend visited with the idea we would both stitch it, I'm not sure if she did and I found mine in the bottom of a drawer. It does have a stitched border but I'm not going to do it as I think it matches the other piece so it will too become a cushion for the snug room .... once it's stitched I will certainly have to have a sewing day.

Thank you for calling by and catching up with my gifts, I plan to sit in my chair later with a coffee and spend time in blogland reading everyone's news, happy Sunday to you all. 

March's Fully Finished Objects

 

How is it the third month of the year already? Thank you Rachel for hosting another opportunity for us to share our finishes. Pop over to Rachel's blog Ten Hour Stitcher to find the links to everyone's FFO posts.

You may have seen my first finished object as it was in my February gifts post. The design was one of this year's Seasonal Challenges on Needlecraft Haven. I made it into a jar for our son's girlfriend's birthday and filled the jar with teabags.

My other Fully Finished Objects are two jars for our daughter's birthday. They have been upcycled as they were cosmetic cream jars but so sturdy it was a shame to throw them away. She can use them for anything but I lit a candle in one which looked lovely.

I am stitching this year but not finishing much as yet. I will be doing a tree at church but not with stitched ornaments this year as it takes a lot of my time. I'm hoping to share my idea next month.