{"id":1456,"date":"2019-01-19T00:42:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T07:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2019-01-19T00:42:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T07:42:28","slug":"january-gifted-gorgeousness-and-peoples-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=1456","title":{"rendered":"January Gifted Gorgeousness and People\u2019s Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have a double dipping post for Jo&#8217;s SALs at Serendipitous Stitching this week. Some of my new starts this month, which are part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/the-people-chose-new-starts-and-tusal.html\">New Starts in January for People&#8217;s Choice<\/a> were also gifts, qualifying for the <a href=\"http:\/\/serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/january-gifted-gorgeousness-link-up-post.html\">Gifted Gorgeousness SAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n  <li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n    <figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GG-2019-1.jpg?resize=135%2C161&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1440\" width=\"135\" height=\"161\" data-id=\"1440\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?attachment_id=1440\"><\/figure>\n  <\/li>\n  <li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n    <figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/You-Choose.jpg?resize=135%2C93&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1457\" width=\"135\" height=\"93\" data-id=\"1457\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?attachment_id=1457\"><\/figure>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>This week I started Plum Street&#8217;s Birthday Tart, the chart was a Christmas present from my husband. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1464\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9187.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Really, everything I buy is a present from my husband if we&#8217;re honest, but this was one he bought himself and wrapped. Plus it is birthday themed so that&#8217;s gift-y too! I just have the pumpkin going so far. This design has such sweet colors in it though mine look darker than the model.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9152.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1462\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9152.jpg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9152.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9152.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Now the next project was not a gift-it is just a new start: Victoria Sampler&#8217;s Learning Collection 5-2 to begin learning Hardanger. Just another night of stitching I think and then I will be ready to cut! I was very careful to line up my Kloster blocks so I think we&#8217;re all good there! <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1460\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9185.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>One more gift is something completely new. This is Lorna Bateman&#8217;s ribbon embroidered pin cushion which is a kit my mom gave me last year. I have done only a teeny amount of ribbon embroidery before but I LOVE this design and am determined to do a few new things this year to branch out beyond cross stitch. Because this is a complete kit with excellent instructions, I thought it was a good place to begin. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1461\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_9186.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s going quicker than I expected and I am beginning not to be scared of it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a double dipping post for Jo&#8217;s SALs at Serendipitous Stitching this week. Some of my new starts this month, which are part of the New Starts in January for People&#8217;s Choice were also gifts, qualifying for the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL. This week I started Plum Street&#8217;s Birthday Tart, the chart was a Christmas present from my husband. 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