Cross-Stitched Pillowcases

Hello!

I was looking at some of my finished projects the other day and realized I never wrote a post about the pillowcases I cross-stitched back in the beginning of January!

This is my first stamped cross-stitch project, it was so much fun to work on! When I first started I thought for sure they were going to take me FOREVER to finish because I'm not fast when it comes to cross-stitching, but I was pleasantly surprised when it took me less than a week to complete one.

These pillowcases actually look pretty nice with my "John Wayne Afghan" , which is a definite plus! I'm going to be cross-stitching a dresser scarf as well, but haven't gotten around to working on that yet, there are SO many projects that I want to do.....it's crazy!

Anyway, here are the pictures!

They were really easy to do! I absolutely love them! These pillowcases actually have a bit of a story to them, which I'm excited to be able to share.

I had been wanting to cross-stitch some pillowcases for a little while, but stamped pillowcases aren't very cheap, and they aren't easy to find in stores. On New Year's Eve day we went to A.C. Moore and they had just gotten their stamped cross-stitch and embroidery back in, I was SO excited! I had a 40% off coupon, PLUS $10 in rewards money, (which is money earned from shopping there), and between those two discounts I was able to get the pillowcases, plus all the floss I needed for FREE! =D Praise the Lord, I couldn't have been more excited! It was really wonderful!

In between working on the two pillowcases I also crocheted a doll sweater for our Etsy shop, it was also enjoyable to work on, something different for a change!

The sweater is crocheted using sock yarn, I love working with sock yarn! I couldn't believe how quickly it worked up, I was pleased with how it turned out too.

Right now I'm taking a small break from my green afghan and making a baby ripple afghan to sell on etsy, I'm hoping to finish the baby ripple soon so I can post about that, then continue with my other afghan! It's a GORGEOUS day here today so I was able to bring the ripple outside and work on it there, it was SUCH a blessing to be able to get outside and enjoy a bit of warm weather God gave us today.
Have a great day!