Embroidery Archives - Grateful Prayer

Basket of Felt toys

By Lorraine

Our granddaughter, Chloe Shiloah, will soon celebrate her 1st birthday. Since she is a leap-year baby, her birthday will be celebrated March 1st. I made her a basket of felt toys full of brightly colored, softies for her little hands.Continue Reading

Give Thanks! Embroidery

By Lorraine

As soon as I saw this Give Thanks! embroidery at Flamingo Toes, I commented to Bev to say I would be making one for… ME! I already had the fame that I had painted a few years ago and just knew it would be perfect for this project. The pattern is designed for an 8×10 frame but mine is larger to fill my larger frame.

Vintage Silent Night Counted Cross Stitch

By Lorraine

Counted Cross stitch from a vintage pattern book titled, Christmas in Miniature by Gloria Steele and Pat Carson.

This Vintage Silent Night Counted Cross Stitch is a favorite piece of mine made way back in 1990. I used to do a lot of counted cross-stitch but my eyes don’t want to help me see those tiny little holes anymore.