A finish or 2!

Hi everyone

Well this past week or so I finished up a piece for a biscornu exchange, finished up this month's ornament and picked up my dragon heart from the framer's! Here's the pics!

Barbara Ana Designs - Halloween Biscornu

28ct hand-dyed jubilee - Colours Down Under

Val's Stuff - Christmas is a Time To Share

2008 JCS ornament issue

Stitched as charted on 28ct unknown linen

Black Swan Designs - Dragon Heart framed

Close-up of frame & mat including filet.

For now it's back to the wip's although I am sorely tempted to start something new and may just have to succumb!

Happy Stitching all

Amanda

I have been stitching......

Well a bit anyway, but not as much as usual. Been distracted by computer games of late! Here's a couple of finishes from the past 3 weeks.

First up here's Just Nan - Joyous Ark which was stitched as charted.

Next up is The Sweetheart Tree - By The Sea Sampler, stitched as charted from kit supplies.

Finally is a little Indigo Rose freebie - Spring Garden. I swapped out the blue thread for a darker purple as the blue just wasn't showing up on my fabric, which is 28ct waterlily jobelan.

It was my youngest daughter's 9th birthday last Thursday and as she was having a party, a cake was required! She requested a rainbow butterfly please Mum! Here's a pic of the cake mix in the tin prior to baking and a pic of the finished product! Cake decorating is not really one of my skills but she was happy!

Well yesterday was spent in very pleasant company indeed and a great day was had by all. I went to the annual Sydney Quilt & Craft Fair yesterday along with Anne, Alison, Karen & Row. Many laughs were had and some very yummy cakes were enjoyed at the Lindt Cafe afterwards. Thanks for a great day ladies!!

Happy Stitching all

Amanda

Some w.i.p progress

Hi all

Well my visit to the LNS last weekend was really not that exciting. This LNS is so frustrating, you can never find any charts and what you can see is old! They are good for threads & fabric though, which is the main reason I went! I picked up a few pieces of fabric, a couple of Mill Hill ornament kits, an OOP (think it's OOP anyway) Just Nan chart for a friend and my girls picked up a little kit each too. I needed some white belfast for a project, whilst I has 32ct lugana I really wanted linen for this piece, it's the pink ribbon scissor slide by the Cat's Whiskers which Janine sent to me, along with the matching scissors. I finished the stitching up last weekend and had planned to do the finishing this weekend but I need some skirtex first. a nasty headcold this week kept me from the planned visit to Hobby Sew to pick this up so I guess it will have to wait a bit longer now! Anyway, here's a pic of the stitching, it's really quite lousy as my scanner doesn't like white fabric so I have had to darken it up a bit so the stitching was visible as the thread colour is really soft and pale.

Prior to stitching this, I had been working on my New Years start piece, Victoria Sampler Jingle Bells Xmas Tree Farm, here's my progress as at last weekendThis time around I stitched the band containing the deer and the over one wording.

This past week I've been home from work all week, first couple of days my daughter had a cold then she shared it with me and I spent the last 3 days home sick myself! Managed about 2 hours at work on Thursday before they sent me home! Was good for the stitching and I picked up my Chatelaine Watergarden w.i.p which hadn't seen any progress for a while. Here's the before pic and the after pic.

Well that's all for now, not sure what I'll be stitching on this weekend, DH wants to go to the movies tonight to see the new Star Wars flick so guess I won't be getting much done today!

Have a good weekend all

Happy stitching

Amanda

This week's update..

Hi all

Well This week has been a fairly good week stitching wise. I managed a couple of finishes and the highlight of the week was receiving this wonderful scavenger hunt exchange parcel from Jennifer Thanks Jennifer for a wonderful parcel, I just love everything you sent!

Here's some close-ups of the goodies and the gorgeous pin keep Jennifer stitched for me!

Now here's a pic of a framed finish I picked up from the framer's a couple of weeks ago. It's Heinzit Designs - Wine and is framed in the recommended frame. This is a gift for my eldest brother who loves his wine!

Here's a pic of my first finish for this week, it's Just Nan's In The Tin - Hop needlebook fob and is the matching partner for the tin I finished last year. Now I just need to do the "finishing"on it! It's stitched as charted but not on the recommended fabric. The fabric I used was a remnant and I have no idea of the colour, it is 28ct lugana though. Stitching was completed on the 10th May I think!

Here's my latest finish. This is Serendipity Designs - Blackwork Star and it's from the 1998 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue. This is my May ornament. It's stitched as charted with DMC on antique white lugana, 32ct I think! I finished the stitching on this last night and am still deciding wether to attempt to sew it into a pillow with my sewing machine or to add another border and whip stitch it by hand. I finished this last night, May 14.

Well that's all for me for now. I'm planning a trip to the LNS this weekend with my 2 girls as it's their annual May sale! Perfect excuse I say! That and my DH is off camping!

Happy Stitching all

Amanda

Some stash & a finish

Hi all


Well I've been a bit absent as my kids got me side-traked playing this game called Virtual Villagers! What a time waster it is! Amusing though, that's for sure. So for about a week there I didn't put a single stitch in!


Have managed a bit more of late although no update pics yet! Today I even started something new to kick start the mojo a bit, Just Nan's In The Tin - Hop Needlebook fob. It 's only little so shouldn't take too long to stitch up. Otherwise I've been working on my VS Jingle Bells Xmas Tree Farm and have almost finished part 4, just a bit more of the over one lettering to go, then I'll post another pic.

I do have a couple of pics for you this time around though, wouldn't be the same without a pic or two now would it!

Here's a stash order I made the other day when I was bored at work! Courtesy of ABC Stitch and their clearance page as well as a few other additions! No affiliation etc etc...

Just Nan Over The Top Snow & Grow, Just Nan Wicked & a Just Nan Bell pull.

I also did th e finishing on a fob, this was my ïn the car"project so took longer than it would if I had done it at home. I filled the fob with some of those plastic pellets which are normally used for filling bears, they work well and give a good weight to the fob too. Thanks for the tip Lynne! Here's apic of it attached to the Kelmscott Love scissors which have been waiting for a fob for a while now!

Heart in Hand Wee Flowers scissor fob.

Well that's all for now, hopefully it won't be quite as long between posts!

Oh, almost forgot, I was asked by one of my readers which project was my favourite or if I indeed had one. I don't really have a set favourite and tend to enjoy whichever project I am stitching on at the time.

Happy Stitching all

Amanda

A finish & some w.i.p pics!

Hi all

Well as promised here's some updated w.i.p pics and even a finish! First up here's my finish

Elizabeth's Designs Four Seasons Stitching Club - Summer

Stitched as charted on 28ct cashel

Stitching completed April 25, 2009

Next up is my w.i.p pics:

Bucilla Paper Doll Teddy progress as at 25 April 2009
I added the topiary rabbit this time around.

Drawn Thread Little Acorn Learning Band Sampler progress as at 25 April 2009

a couple more rows added

Ink Circles Blackstone Fantasy Garden - progress as at 25 April 2009

Jeanette Douglas Designs - Winter Stitches progress as at 25 April 2009

the outer border is now finished, I'm up to the fun stuff!

Shepherds Bush Spooky Spots progress as at 25 April 2009

Teresa Wentzler Castle Sampler progress as at 25 April 2009

worked a bit on the outer border, the over 1 letters and dividing flowers.

Well that's all for now. Thanks again for all the compliments on my finishing frenzies, I really appreciate them! Alison, still more room in the house, although my DH might disagree! LOL.

Happy Stitching

Amanda

Another finish spree!

Hi all

Well I had another finishing spree last weekend. Here's the pics of what I achieved, some of these have been waiting a while!! Please excuse the quality of the pics, it's been raining here all week. Rain is great but not so good for good pics!

Teresa Wentzler - Futurecast pin keep
Brittercup Bunny pin keep
Elizabeth's Design pumpkin pin keep
The Trilogy Garden Spots pin keep
Shepherds Bush ornaments
Dragon Dreams ornaments
Needleplay Needleworks & Ursula Michaels ornaments
Lizzie Kate Peace, Love & a Cure pillow
Bent Creek Dance of the Bumblebee pillow
Lizzie Kate Fun in the Sun pillow
Drawn Thread Welcome Spot Sampler pillow

As you can see I got quite a few pieces done, amazing what you can get done when it's raining and the kids are occupied! I was trying out a new to me way of doing the pillows using the folded corners, this method is not quite what I was aiming for but have an idea of what to try next time.

Will try and get some updated wip pics happening tomorrow as I have another long weekend, got to love school holidays, gives me the perfect excuse for days off work!

Thanks to all for taking the time out of your busy days to look at my blog.

hugs

Amanda