Angels Finished, Finally!

I finally--finally!--finished the 2008 Christmas Angels (not counting my own) and got them sent out to their recipients. Sadly, I lost the photos that show the finishing steps, and I forgot to take a photo of the finished product. I'm hoping Lynda will help me out here. But I have photos of the finished stitchng and partially finished product.

(Above) the Angel, finished, still on stretcher bars.

A close-up of the face, which is over-one.

During finishing, while stitching front and back together.

A different background, front and back sewn together.

The three angels, together.

Each angel took between 34 and 38 hours to complete, stitching only. They are cross-stitched on linen, over-two, except the skin tones which are over-one, with beads and metallics for accents. I sewed the ribbon loop on while putting the front and back together, so when I discovered that the matching edging ribbon was too wide for the project, rather than change it (so I could sew the edging on), I used a clear Fabri-Tak sort of glue. I do not recommend this and will likely not do it again.

Next up, I also finished Dan's 2008 ornament while in Ohio, and when that arrives (I had some stuff shipped back, to avoid checking it), I'll blog that. Plus, knitting and quilting shows!