Plum Pudding, a Free Chart, and a Band Sampler

My local classical music station has been serenading me with Christmas music and carols this month. It’s absolutely wonderful.

While I might not be posting to the blog very much over the 12 Days of Christmas, I do plan on kicking back and watching a Christmas special from my favorite shows for each of the 12 Days. With a hot beverage and a warm blanket, of course.

We’ve stocked the Castle Larder with Turkey, so we’ll be eating a lot of Turkey. Lots and lots of Turkey, in addition to the absolutely essential metric ton of Christmas cookies.

All this talk of Christmas food since December began has inspired me to start designing a Christmas pudding chart for next year. While I’ve never had a traditional Christmas pudding that gets set on fire (really) I would absolutely be game for trying one out.

This video shows you how to make one, and gives a fascinating history of the dish as well.

Stitching continues on the Lion.

Medieval Menagerie by Fox and Rabbit Designs

I think I can finish this band before the New Year. We’ll see! I really want to start stitching on Nikolai again. All that snow, and a nice winter scene is perfect for right now.

Here’s a sneak peek of my latest design. I decided to make another band sampler:

It may not look like much now, but it’s getting there. Band samplers are a ton of fun to stitch, and even more fun to design.

I can’t tell you all how happy I am that you read my blog posts. As a thank you and an early Christmas present, here’s a freebie chart!

Link to the free chart is here.

Merry Christmas and happy stitching! See you all in the New Year!

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