![finished!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6778314691_4f28ac4e79_z.jpg)
Can it be? We've finally arrived at week 4 of the January Stitchalong, and we're done! Or at least, I'm done - last week I walked you through possibilities for covering the backs of your letters and hanging them.
I chose to go with little felt loops that I secured with a tiny little x-stitch:
![finished felt loops for hanging](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6778304565_0bc0e5bac8_z.jpg)
Here's some more:
![close up of the finished letters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6778303387_d0fd246e94_z.jpg)
As for "new" - I dangled those letters with white perle embroidery thread from the top row of letters:
![dangly letters](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6778303967_c850a55dae_z.jpg)
I used thin white ribbon to hang them, and tied them onto simple tacks:
![tacks and ribbon: quick and easy hanging](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6778304909_eeb5ea0495_z.jpg)
Just 4 tacks, some ribbon, and some wallspace, and we're done!
![from a distance](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6778307651_1f66cbcb68_z.jpg)
On to your projects!
It looks like Aimee finished her family sampler using couched letters:
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6756809929_08096458e1.jpg)
Isn't it nice? Gorgeous work! :)
Kleas gave us a tantalizing preview of some of her couching - knowing her - it's going to be great!
![couching](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6764095647_e5aab65c56.jpg)
And here's a cute peppermint-looking design by sisbabestitches:
![Couching](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6757942293_b543d7285b.jpg)
Well, I hope you guys enjoyed the January Stitchalong! If you'd still like to give it a try, remember you can always join in - here's the free template - just add your pics to the pool and tag them "JanStitchalong".
Here's a list of the previous weeks:
Week 1: Pattern
Week 2: Couching 101
Week 3: Covering the backs and hanging
Is there anything you'd like to see in this year's stitchalongs? I'd love to hear it! :)
I love the way you couched those letters. What a great idea. I remember seeing your first post about how to do it and now seeing all these pics makes me want to start a project and try it! Thanks for the great idea!!
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This was such a delightfully fun stitchalong ~ thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove ut. Cannot wait until mittten, hat and hand warmer season is over so I can drag out my linen and DMC scraps! Nothing like stumbling on a great blog to keep the fires of insparation going :}
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