The only stitching I worked on at the retreat was Ely's skirt of her christening gown.    The night before we were to leave ...

Want to see the back? I know I sometimes wonder what the back of a piece looks like. And, in this little dress...the back is very impo...

The dogwood petals are done in split stitch...white. I'm also thinking of putting some lines of white inside the petals...but have...

I'm starting to work on the rosebuds at the top of the design for the christening gown . At first thought, these were going to be ...

The satin stitched circles .... "pearls" .... are now finished. They are done in 2-ply DMC white floss, with white straigh...

 There wasn't much sewing done yesterday...but more on that in a minute. Here is my biggest "find" of the day...a lovel...

Stem Stitch with 3 strands of silver gray DMC floss was the final decision, and I'm pretty happy with the results.  The sheen ...

Time to stitch on the christening gown. I have a general plan in mind...and it lasted a whole 15 minutes! The initials and bow were go...

 Free Design For You!! Today I got my fabric out for Ely's gown. It is an ecru linen...and will have white/beige/tan/pink embroidery...