WIP
I'm going to put off the progress photos of the 'start-itis' projects from the end of May, but I did want to go ahead and post a photo of Temperature Tree through the end of June though so here's that update (still haven't made it into the hottest few colors! - yay!):
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/temptree7-sm.jpg)
FFOs
Alrighty - let's get into all the FFOs!
These first few are re-finishes of old pillow ornaments that I wasn't too happy with - you can find the first versions in old posts. I'm much happier with how they came out this time!
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/haunted-ornament-2-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/haunted-ornamnet-back-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/fallhouse2-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/fallhouse2-back-sm.jpg)
And this one was a partial re-finish - I took off the ribbon hanger and added my very first handmade cording instead.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/acornhouse2-sm.jpg)
The rest of these are in roughly reverse order of when the sttiching was finished:
I finally got the charms through Etsy for the little fairy cottage that I finished stitching last year (after a failed attempt to get them all from Ali Express last fall... never got them so I had to get refunds). I was struggling over how to FFO this one but then I looked at it in a hoop frame and that seemed the best fit. At first I just had it in the bare wood hoop but I realized that it would look really good if I painted the hoop black, so that's what I did. I was happy to find that my hand was still pretty steady for painting the front edge, although my wrist was screaming by the end (thanks carpal tunnel!!). I just had a few flecks of paint on the fabric edge that I was able to scratch off with a pin when it was dry.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/fairycottage2-sm.jpg)
And this little owl was also stitched last year. I had fun picking the backing fabric for this one!
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/halloween-owl2-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/halloween-owl-back-sm.jpg)
Now here's where we start getting into some much older finishes!
I finished the stitching on this one back in November 2013. I think part of the reason I stalled on the FFO for this one was trying to figure out what to do with it. I ended up with a pillow, which allowed me to try to scrape a little rust off my sewing machine skills and try doing some curves and irregular shapes. It's not perfect, but I'm still pretty happy with how it came out!
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/hat2-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/hat-back-sm.jpg)
Next up is this adorable witch kitty that I finished the stitching on back in May 2012. This was a early finish in this FFO frenzy so I just mounted it on cardboard with batting and did a felt backing.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/witchykitty2-sm.jpg)
Then we have to go back to September 2011 for the next one! I'm not 100% happy with the corners on this one, but I'm not unhappy enough to pull it apart and re-do it.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/scaredycats2-sm.jpg)
And this one from August 2011 - my first harganger finish! (I did a test stitch of some hardanger before, but this is the first that has become an FFO). This was just a simple pillow with a beaded hanger. The one thing I did do a little differently was to make the slit for stuffing through the middle of the backing fabric instead of along the edge to give that technique a try. (For some reason I didn't bother taking a photo though!)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/holly3-sm.jpg)
Now back to July 2011 - this is a finish I'm really pleased with. This was my first attempt at 2-color homemade cording and although I wish I had made it slightly tighter, I'm still quite happy with it.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/smallcastle2-sm.jpg)
A framing finish! This is one of the few things that I could mount onto a board for a standard frame size and I happened to have a frame in my stash that I liked for it. The stitching was finished on this one in August 2010.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/falltrees4-sm.jpg)
Now we go back to September 2009 for this finish! I just did a pillow for this, but I'm thinking about adding a pom-pom trim to it. If I do, I'll post an update photo.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/halloween09-2-sm.jpg)
And we've reached 2008 for a few more finishes! This cute little pumpkin was stitched in August 2008 and is another that I'm quite happy wih the backing fabric that I chose for it. I think it came out really good!
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/pkpumpkin2-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/pkpumpkin-back-sm.jpg)
Another framed finish! This colorful dragon was from a Heritage Stitchcraft kit and I finished it in May 2008. It appropriately lives on a shelf with my Welsh history books.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/HSdragon7-sm.jpg)
This cute little cottage was stitched in April 2008. This was another that I had fun picking out a backing fabric for. The cording gave me more trouble, but then I found this one at Joann's and I think it came together well.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/cottage4-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/cottage4-back-sm.jpg)
This is my first full-on Vonna Pfeiffer style flat fold! Stitching on this one was also from April 2008. I found the perfect backing fabric for it from a batch of Halloween-themed 10" quilt squares.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/halloween-flatfold-sm.jpg)
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/halloween-flatfold-back-sm.jpg)
And finally, the oldest of this round of finishes - this freebie from Teresa Wentzler that I finished stitching in December 2007. This is another that I struggled with for a while and ended up just doing a pillow finish with a beaded hanger.
![](https://larae.net/threads/stitchphotos/tw-ornament-sm.jpg)
That's it for this month! I have one more flat fold that isn't quite finished yet (I'm having issues with the decorative trim) but I'll post a photo of that next month. I'm sure I'll have some actual stitching too, beyond Temperature Tree.
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