Christmas Embroidery, March Rudolph Day 2019

   Welcome to my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas!!

I'm so happy that you decided to stop by!!

Happy Rudolph Day!!!!!

 Rudolph Day is considered by some as the 25th of each month and I have tried in the past to post something having to do with Christmas here on my Christmas Blog on Rudolph Day!!!


I am no longer working and will be having my Knee Replacement Surgery on April 29th......

 If you missed the post I wrote about what happened and why I am no longer working over on my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble Blog, click HERE to read it!!

Even when I was still working, I had returned to a project that I started over 35 years ago........

I used to do a lot of Stamped Cross Stitch Embroidery before I had my sons......

And then it seemed that there was no time to devote to it.......

I had started on this "Twas the Night Before Christmas" table topper and had only finished 1 scene and half of another one....

 I am proud to say that I finally finished this table topper.......

And it will be gracing one of the tables in our Living Room this coming Christmas!!!

 After all the Embroidery was done, I found this trim in my stash and finished off the table topper........

After I had sewn it on, I then free hand stitched red and green cross stitch around the top of the trim like a border.......

Here is the topper laying over the ottoman in the Living Room......

I call it the "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Topper because of the sayings on it......

" The children were nestled all snug in their beds"

I have to tell you that this was one of those pieces that years ago when it was bought, had NO instructions that came with it regarding colors!!!

So I used what I thought would be the appropriate colors!!

I guess this is what "Sugarplums" look like......

Or maybe they are gingerbread men!!!

And I decided to make the quilt look like an antique crazy quilt because of all the patterns in it......

" And then in a twinkling I heard on the Roof"

Santa is climbing down the chimney!!

I used both white and a light blue floss when doing the snow and ice parts......

And I also used the 2 colors for Santa's suit and his beard.......

" And he looked like a peddler just opening his sack"

Santa filling a stocking and putting toys under the Tree.......

Again, I had to make up my own colors for this scene......

" Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

I always envisioned Santa's sled being gold!!!

So there you have it........

  It only took me over 30 years to finish it!!

I am really looking forward to proudly displaying it this coming Christmas!!!!

I also finished these 2 little Samplers.......

Again, they were bought over 30 years ago.....

These were kits and did came with Instructions......

I am not sure what I am going to do with these.......

  I was thinking of making them into little pillows rather than framing them......

I do have some nice red velvet fabric.....

It sounds like these may be featured next Rudolph Day in April.......

 So I hope you will stop by to visit again as I do plan on catching up on some Christmas crafts that I wanted to make for some time now.......

But until then, please stop by my regular Blog, Debbie- Dabble Blog , to see what else I have been doing to keep myself busy!!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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