It stormed over the weekend, so I decided to catalog my Secret Needle Night Kits so that I would not be buying duplicates when I find them at good prices. I really do love stitching them and now I need to get busy finishing them. I've framed a few pieces in the past, made some needle rolls, a couple of pillows and did some hoop framing. Outside of that, I really don't have much experience to decide how to finish them. I will confess, I have a box of completed stitchery that needs to be finished and displayed. I think that should be one of my goals for next year. I really want to see some stitchery out and nicely displayed.
I finished my Secret Needle Night kit that was offered in March of 2010. It is called "Toadily Covered" and I started it February 25, 2025 and was stitching along only to find out that I ran out of the green for the frog's body. I searched all over for the color I though it was, but came up empty handed. Finally I got the bright idea of calling The Silver Needle and asked it anyone could give me an idea of what color was used. I was told to call back the next day, as they were in the middle of a busy time, so I did. I wasn't really hopeful, but thought I'd give it a shot. Sure enough, the gal that helped me looked it up and I ordered a skein of the shorted color. I really couldn't believe what luck, as this was a kit from 15 years ago! As soon as the green came, I finished the frog, but ended up putting it aside because of a time crunch I was in. Well, that was a few months ago. When cataloging my kits, I found it was not finished, so I started with the umbrella when I remembered to take a progress pic.
It is now completed and all I have to do is finish it.
I haven't decided to do it as a stand-up or something else. It's cute, but there were 2 color choices. I think the blue would have looked a little better. The purple seems a bit off, but I'm sure the color choice of the fabric can bring it all together.
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