June 2022 updates

I was thrilled to receive a present in the mail from mouse in the UK. What a lovely present, as I am a lacemaker as well as stitcher, mouse made me a needlebook  showing a Lacemakers cottage (how did she know that Ive always wanted a needlebook....have patterns but have never started one...)

Its in my favourite colour, red, and is quite roomy with red felt inside and pockets too, and even a nice fine needle. mouse is a master finisher, I do envy her skill!

I have also been busy stitching, main focus pieces this year are L&T 2020 sampler and Peppermint Purple Blackwork 2022. The latter will have a border but I am following the plan which starts in the middle, once I get to an edge I can start the border. I find it very relaxing to use just one colour, the L&T sampler has a lot of initials between the motifs, I will decide on the initials I use later!

February 2022

 Heres a scan of my progress, just finished February part!

January 2022 Stiching

 Well a few months have gone by without me posting: here are some scans of my progress, sorry they are a bit fuzzy

First is my final Peppermint Purple SAL, this 2021 year long SAL is finished, but I now have to add the border!! And start the 2022 one!

Here is January for the Linen and Threads 2020 sampler, my overseas friends DJ and Sally are going to join me! I love Quakers, I am doing this one over one on 28 count Cashel linen using DMC 498. I also used this fabric and thread for my Long Dogs "The Token", I love the richness of the red. Sometime in the future I will also be doing Long Dogs Moulin Rouge and Renaissance and one of the Opus series.

I am adding the letters later on this sampler...

This was one of my two January 1st starts, the other is a very small kit, my start on this one is only in pale colours so too hard to see against the white background.