The little stars tablerunner is now finished!
It is definitely for someone who likes blue! The fabrics aren't overtly Christmassy. Many of them have non-seasonal designs on them, and the others are more winter themed, with snowmen and snowflakes. Although I used a blue thread in the border, I used smoke coloured invisible thread for the central area. It has an all over meander, so I wanted something subtle.
And for the second thing, this is the tea towel on which I embroidered a monogram:
I used a combination of back stitch and stem stitch.