Mama and Babies

These little finishes are the last of the series by Cathy Jean of Victoria Sampler. I've stitched them all: the Woodland Babies, the Woodland Birdies, and the Farmyard Babies. As with the other Farmyard Babies, I stitched them on grass instead of snow for a springtime look. 

These, along with the other Farmyard Babies, will probably end up as a wall-hanging of some sort, as will the Woodland set of babies and birds. I really enjoyed stitching all of these quick, colorful, cheerful little critters, and I'm a bit sad to come to the end of the series (the designer has retired). But it does make way for me to take up a new one. I'm dedicating the month of April to finishing up a couple of my larger WIPs, so I can justify some new starts.

Stay tuned, and Happy Stitching!

And a spring kid

The baby goat joins the party:

All three, from Victoria Sampler's Farmyard Babies:

The only change I made to these was to stitch them on grass instead of snow, and omit the snowflakes.

Spring's coming!

A spring piglet

Yesterday's little lamb now has a friend!

One more farmyard baby to go!

A spring lamb on a snowy day

My grandfather raised sheep, and my mom says that lambs were always born in the worst weather, so it seems appropriate to show off my little lamb on such a snowy day. This is from Victoria Sampler's Farmyard Babies.

She's supposed to be lying in the snow with snowflakes around her, but I wanted more of a spring look for this series, since my Woodland Babies and Woodland Birdies are all snowy. I just stitched the ground all in GAST Baby Spinach and omitted the snowflakes.

Notice anything odd about these two shots of a blue jay and a cardinal?

They're perched in exactly the same spot on the branch. Maybe the blue jay warmed up a spot for the cardinal!

A snowy day turned into a beautiful snowy evening...

...and Tiger Lily applied herself to the task of staying warm and cozy.

Happy Stitching!