Santas Snoozin' On My LoneStar Skirt

Shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Please TipToe Around the LoneStar Christmas Tree Skirt!!!

For Santa is Snoozin' while I'm busy sewing the last PJ Shirt!!!

 

I've been sewing and serging up a storm.

Who knew that Christmas in Texas would be so warm?

 

Yep, it's flannel, fleece and yarn I'm sewing, knitting and crocheting.

I'll be darn if the weather dictates my Christmas Gift Giving.

 

Out here in the Wild West you never know

 when Texas Mother Nature

Will dump a boat load of snow.

 

So, I'm ignoring the warm weather and pretending

That all the Flannel and Fleece I've been Sewing

Will result in the Winter Heat Wave ending!

 

Even Santa knows that Texas Mother Nature is somewhat Fickle.

She gets her Big Girl Panties in a wad,

And throws all us Texans...and Santa...in a Pickle.

 

Now, I'm not going so far as to wish for a White Christmas.

But it would be nice if we had weather somewhere around

The Double Nickle!!!



Christmas Chicken Scratch

The Christmas Chicken Scratch!
Ya'll do know what It is, don'tcha?

Here's your Three Choices
1  A Texas Barn Dance
2  A Skin Rash
3  A Cross Stitch Embroidery Pattern

If you picked  #3....Ya Got It!

The origin of Chicken Scratch is uncertain, but the craft does date back to early America. As the early settlers traveled across the land and seas to settle their new homes, the craft came with them.

It is known as Amish Embroidery, cross stitch on gingham, depression lace, gingham lace, gingham tracks, lace stitch and snowflake embroidery.

Chicken Scratch is an easy type of embroidery done on gingham (checkered) fabric, which gives the impression of appliqued lace.



With embroidery thread or floss, certain stitches create lace like designs. Gingham fabric comes in 4, 8 or 16 squares per square inch.

Three simple stitches are used in Chicken Scratch...

* Double Cross Stitch

*Straight Running Stitch

*Woven Circle Stitch

Now that you know about Chicken Scratch Embroidery, are you ready to...

* Buy a few yards of gingham

* Buy several colors of embroidery thread

* Buy a couple of Apron Patterns

* Sit N Sew

* Hoop N Stitch

If your answer is Yes, then HERE is where you can get FREE Chicken Scratch Patterns and Tips.
Linking To:

 
APRONS and ART SMOCKS