PV WIP

I started this Paula Vaughan chart on 08-20-2015.  I have always admired her designs and I cannot believe it has taken me this long to finally start stitching one.



This design is called A Cup of Tea and Thee.
It is in Paula Vaughan's booklet called Grandmother's House (Leisure Arts PV Book 66).
Below is a picture of the finished design and the cover of the booklet it is in.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Nativity is still a WIP

I have finished stitching backs to all of the figures.
Now I must decide how to finish the bottoms.  One of the comments suggested using felt for the bottoms and I think I will try that first to see how it goes.
Wish me luck and have a great weekend of stitching everyone.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Finishing WIP

I am trying to figure out how to finish my nativity pieces. 
So far I am attaching a back side with  the same aida fabric - sewing the 2 sides together like a biscornu finish.  DH had some washers that I am thinking would be good to put in the base to give them some weight. 
I can't decide how to put a bottom on the pieces.  They stand by themselves - the sheep on the left is not sitting on a washer and although it's pretty stable I suspect that's because it's not very tall.
I am thinking I will have to make up some kind of pattern for each base and cut it out of muslin fabric and then hand sew it to the bottom.
I also think I may have to put some fiber fill inside each piece so the washer stays at the bottom instead of moving around inside the figure.
Hand sewing is pretty slow going for me but I would like to finish these before I get excited about my next cross stitch project.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]