It's sew time!!!!!

[Zhad_Squad]

This is so lovely (and since someone already made the "sew" pun, I'll spare you again )! Not only is your stitching so neat and pretty, it all such a beautifully coordinated package with the background fabric and the frame. It's a wonderful piece overall.

[micheleleigh]

this is really pretty. and i like the fabric in the background.

[trampycouture]

How Appropriate! Love it!

[black_buffalo]

That's so pretty. What's the name of the letters you used? I like the sunflowers.

The letters are modified from the letters on pg 21 of the book "a Big Collection of Alphabets in Cross Stitch".  I'm pretty sure I got it at Joann's.  There were supposed to be beehives and tons more bees, so I changed that.  And I might have moved the placement of a few of the flowers too.

all such a beautifully coordinated package with the background fabric and the frame. 

Sewing a border on to a cross stitch piece is easy peasy!  I just used my regular machine, and a regular needle.  cut 4 strips of fabric.  Sew one on each side, then sew the top and bottom (including those side pieces you just added), just like for a quilt.  I saw it in a fancy-pants cross stitch store and thought if they can do it so can I!