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.

Spinning wheel lady!

 OK, here at last is my Spinning wheel lady! Just a bit of the spinning wheel to go.

There was quite a bit of stitching for the actual lady, and am pleased with the progress.

August 2021 post

 Gosh...haven't posted in a long while.

Here is a pic of the progress on Liz Turner Diehl's Irish garden:

I've also been stitching on a silhouette of a lady at her spinning wheel and the Peppermint Purple Blackwork SAL. Will post those pics soon

January 1st start and finish!!

 Just finished my rotation on this January 1st start, after I fray the edges, make the cushion and attach the stitching, I then will add a small key to the design in the centre of the dark green table.

Here is my second finish, a lavender bag which was my other January 1st start.

Of course, I still have to do the final finishing.....

Both were gifts from ages ago, I prefer evenweave and linen now so thought it was time to do them at last

First finish for 2021

 Well, at least a stitching finish, not a final finish!! Here it is, a lovely cushion design in Hardanger by Yvette Stanton

Just realised there are meant to be small beads attached in some of the spaces....oh well, thats for another day when I find the right beads!!