For each month of 2007 I have a goal to stitch a bookmark for charity. These are donated to children's hospitals.

Here's my bookmark for this month. Since children's hospitals care for kids up to 18 yrs old, I decided to make a bookmark that might appeal to a teenager. I found this blackwork pattern as an online freebie. I decided to use up some floss left over from a kit, so stitched his in salmon and green.

To finish it, I stitched a row of nun's stitch along the edge, then fringed the edges to the stitching. I added a row of running stitch behind the nun's stitch to balance the colors.

Now that my charity stitching obligations have been met for the month of May, I plan to concentrate my stitching on projects for my family.

Stitched May 03, 2007

Pattern name:	Precious Buds for Thimbles & Things
Designer:	Cross-Stitch and Beyond
Stitch Count:	24 x 48
Fabric:	14ct white aida (scrap)
Floss:	DMC stranded cotton
Original Cost:	free
Copyright:	2006

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