Show and Tell 1

 Before I get into today's post, I would like to apologize for Miss Crankypants, who apparently highjacked the blog yesterday. After Chinese food and a decent night's sleep, she has gone back into hiding--and hopefully stays there.

Anyway . . . 

I am currently working on a project for a designer friend, and I have not been given permission to share it. I thought I'd get the whole thing done between Christmas and New Year's, but, as usual, things take longer than I anticipate. I want to get this stitched and on its way asap so I can go back to Harmony and Carmen, but that means I won't have something to blog about.

And then I realized I never showed the rest of my Christmas haul. Actually, I was reminded when I unearthed the boxes on my worktable. So, I'll be showing off one a day for the next few days--and hope I get the last couple of motifs stitched in that time.

To feed both my obsession with smalls and my desire to do more crewel,  this is the Deerfield Chatelaine from Margaret Light's book, A Fine Tradition 2. I am very fond of blue and white--they look so crisp together--and I think I'll enjoy stitching the various bits of this design.

When it comes to finish-finishing, I'm not so sure about the enjoyment, but we'll think about that another day.