I've been busy

Hi all

Well I've been busy lately and have a few finishes to share amongst other thing!

A couple of weekends ago I caught up with a good friend who is also a stitching buddy from Scotland who's in Australia visiting her family. We didn't get to go to any LNS's as they were all closed, so decided to find some antique shops instead! I managed to pick up this great "flower frog"for my scissors, actually my friend purchased it for me as a really early Christmas present! Here's a pic with my latest 2 scissor purchases!

Here's a closer pic of just the flower frog

Here's some pics of my latest stitching finishes.Eventide Designs - By The Sea needleroll

Stitching completed May 2010. Stitched as charted with DMC & Mill Hill beads on 28ct Bay leaf jobelan. Charm from stash substituted for charted button. The finishing has been done on this too, pic below. It's for an exchange and I love it so will definitely be stitching it again for me!The Sweetheart Tree - Holly ornament (2009 JCS ornament issue)

Stitching completed 2nd June, 2010. Stitched with charted DMC on 32ct antique white lugana. Blackbird Designs - Tulip Border stocking (May)

Stitching completed June 5, 2010. Stitched with Crescent Colours - Pea Pod & Needle Necessities #148 on 28ct tea dyed monaco.

I also manged to get the finishing done on the 2 needlerolls I stitched recently.

Shepherds Bush - Bee Hive needleroll

Finishing completed June 5, 2010

Eventide Designs - By The Sea Needleroll

Finishing completed June 5, 2010.

Well that's all from me for today. I plan on stitching up a little freebie ornament tonight and then getting back to my wip's.

Happy Stitching all

hugs

Amanda

I'm so slack.....

You know you haven't posted for a while when blogger asks you to sign in again! Sorry for the longer than intended absence folks, I was away the weekend before last which was when I planned a post! As a bonus I actually have a finish to share instead of just an updated w.i.p pic!

Here's what I've been working on for the past few weeks:

Just Nan - Needle In A Garden - 2 more bands finished

Jeanette Douglas Designs - Heart Collector - a band and a half finished

Indigo Rose - Forget Me Knots needlebook - finished except for the backstitched edging needed to whip stitch for finishing.

Here's my finish, Drawn Thread - Morning Glory

Stitched as charted on 34ct cafe au lait linen with recommended silks.

Stitching completed May 22, 2010.

And here's what I'm working on at the moment, it's for an exchange I'm in and hopefully will be finished tonight or tomorrow! Eventide Designs - By The Sea needleroll.

Thanks for looking hopefully my next post won't be so long in coming!

Happy Stitching all

hugs

Amanda

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! I've had a lovely day although no stitching yet!!! Had lunch at the mother in laws after opening my pressies and have just sat down now before getting dinner ready! Hope all the Mum's out there had a great day and everyone else too for that matter!

No stitching pics to post at the moment as I haven't had a chance to scan any of my projects! Barely any progress was made on a few of them anyway this past couple of weeks, was sick with a cold for 1 week which meant I didn't feel like stitching much. What stitching I have done has been on my wip's. I worked on Indigo Rose Forget Me Knots, the needlebook is basically done now, did a couple of Bands on Jeanette Douglas Heart Collector and Just Nan Needle In a Garden and last night I picked up Drawn Thread's Morning Glory. It's still on the q-snaps so I might end up working on it some more tonight.

Happy Stitching all
hugs
Amanda

A couple of quick finishes

Hi all

Well this past week has been very productive! I managed to start & finish 3 new projects! Of course they were all small!

First up is my ornament for this month.

Carousel Charts - Do you see what I see?

2007 Gift of Stitching magazine ornament issue.
Stitched as charted with DMC on 28ct tea dyed monaco.Stitching completed April 18, 2010

Then I started a needleroll from Shepherds Bush.

Shepherds Bush Beehive Needleroll
Stitched as charted with kit supplies
Stitching completed April 20, 2010

And last, but not least, my first Blackbird Designs piece!

Blackbird Designs Small Token
32ct "Primitive"hand-dyed linen from silkweavers
Stitched as charted with recommended Crescent Colours. Stitching completed April 25, 2010

Not sure what I will tackle this week, maybe back to my wip's but maybe another small new start is the go! Will definitely be back to my wip's when May begins though!


Today I planned on visiting my not so local LNS as we had to drive right past it to visit some friends. Much to my disappointment it was closed!! I guess that will teach me to check & see if they are open on Monday's which are public holidays won't it! So no new stash for me still!!


Thanks for all your comments on my previous finishes and as always, thanks for taking time out of your day to see what I've been up to!


Happy Stitching all


hugs

Amanda

Some wip finishes!

Hi all

Well time got away from me again and I missed posting last week! As a consequence I now have 2 finished wip's to share with you!! Both of these were started in January 2009 and I am pleased to cross them off the wip list!

First up is Shepherds Bush Spooky Spots:

Shepherds Bush Spooky Spots

Stitched with kit supplies (32ct Autumn Blush linen, AVAS, SNC & Gloriana silks). Stitching completed April 10, 2010

Next is a freebie from Passione Riccamo - Winter 2008. This one gave me no end of trouble for such a small piece! I lost count of the times I had to frog sections on this one! Here's a pic:

Passione Riccamo - Winter 2008 freebie

Stitched with charted DMC on 32ct Reflections Powder Blue belfast linen from silkweavers. Stitching completed April 16, 2010.

I started this month's ornament last night and should have it finished today, then I might reward myself for finishing 2 wips with a new start from the stash!!

Thanks for looking everyone

Happy Stitching

hugs

Amanda

An Easter Finish & some more wip updates!

Hi all

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and that the bunny brought you all plenty of chocolates!!

This weekend I decided I needed to stitch something for Easter as I haven't had too many Easter related finishes in the past. I decided on The Trilogy - Happy Bunny Bunny Day after seeing it on someone elses blog! Here's my version:
Stitched as charted on 28ct "dirty"cashel linen with WDW. Buttons from stash. Stitching started April 2 and completed April 5, 2010.

This past week I also made some progress on 2 of my wip's, one was my valentine's day start which I realised I hadn't previously posted a pic of!! Here's my wip updates:

Jeanette Douglas Designs - Heart Collector

This is scanning a bit pinker than it really is but at least you can get the general idea. I'm stitching this as charted with a combination of various hand dyed threads. It uses WDW, GAST & Needle Necessities. Fabric is 32ct Antique White belfast linen.

Elizabeth's Designs - In the Garden of my Heart

This piece was the last of my guilt-free January starts. I haven't shown this one before either but the previous pic would have been pretty boring as it was just border boxes. Fabric is 32ct lambswool jobelan and threads used are WDW & DMC.

Well that's all for me from this past week, had a couple of nights without any stitching so not as much progress as I would have liked but at least I made some progress!

Not sure what will be on the agenda this week but it will be back to the wip's for me!

Thanks for checking out what I've been up to!

Happy Stitching

hugs

Amanda

A finish & some w.i.p pics!

Hi all

Thanks for your compliments on my finishes of last. The JBW piece was a fun quick piece and I am resisting the urge to start another! This past week I made some minor progress on a couple of my wips and started & finished my ornament for March. First up here's my ornament:

Little House Needleworks - Home for the Holidays

This one is from the 2005 JCS ornament issue. It's stitched almost as charted, except I used DMC B5200 for the snowman and snowflakes as I wanted them to be dfferent to the house. I also used mill hill petite white beads for the "falling snow"at the top instead of stitches. Fabric is 28ct "butterscotch glitz"opalescent hand dyed lugana from silkweavers. Stitching completed March 26, 2010. There sure was a lot of stitching involved in this one for an ornament but I am really pleased with how it turned out!

Now for some progress pics on my wip's:

Bucilla - Paper Dolly teddy kit - worked a bit on the basket, lots of colour changes in this little motif.Drawn Thread - An Open Heart - stitched few motifs in the top heart. I think one the heart is done it might progress a bit faster.
Ink Circles - Blackstone Fantasy Garden: a bit more done on this one, I'm sort of half way now. This is a fun easy piece to stitch.

OK this is the last one! It's The Trilogy - Family ( also known as, least to me anyway, the great brown blob!). I've been dragging my heels on this one since January 2009! The brown mountain has been my downfall. It's supposed to be sitched in WDW but I have done it in DMC instead. As the mountain is nearly done, I'm hoping the rest of the piece goes quicker, couldn't go any slower that's for sure!!

I'm trying to spend some time with all my wips so there might be similar posts coming!

As always, thanks for taking the time out of your day to see what I've been up to! Your comments keep me going!

Happy Stitching

hugs

Amanda