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Hi Di!
This is my entry for your Circle of Roses Competition.
The finished gift item is for my husband who do cross stitch when he is away from us 9 months in a year. He is a seafarer and his ship is a tanker vessel that usually carries chemical and petroleum products worldwide. He works so hard for our family and I really, really love him for that. His birthday is December 25 and in our 18 years of marriage, we only spent 2 Christmas Eve together. Sorry, I just thought of it since it will just be a few days before Christmas.
He says he cross stitches so he won't feel home sick. And he does not have a decent sewing box. I made one for him, using the circle of roses panel, quilted the wreath and place it in a sewing box. I also placed our family locket, my handmade piece made of polymer clay and a blue (his favourite colour) silk ribbon butterfly.
I have mostly combined the techniques in the Rose and Little Flower Books.
I have attached his pictures, some are blurred. He totally enjoys it.
I quilted the wreath so the centre is somewhat elevated.
Thank you Di for having this competition. It was challenging and I enjoyed every stitch and techniques in it.
I will blog how I made this piece in detail. So you can also check on it.
https://locketsandcrafts.blogspot.com/
And here is her husband, on the ship, doing his cross-stitch....
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