SAL Sunday

I don't have much stitching to show today I'm afraid other than my Sunday night SAL progress with Nic:) I didn't do much again but I did get the cockeral band finished at long last so I can have a clear start on another band next Sunday. It's a much better picture of it this week as it shows the fabric colour off much better.

I've been stitching on Bygone Stitches A Quaker Christmas this last week except for one night when I just wanted to stitch on something else so started the S&S SAL challange piece. No picture of AQC as I have tonight on it yet and no frogs have been back since Monday last week so they'd better keep away or I'll not be happy! Lol! After Sea Stars tomorrow the rest of the week is my smalls week so I'd like to stitch my last two PIFs if I can. I have ideas for both of them:)

Just over a week ago I finally decided to treat myself to one of Monique's gorgeous thread holders. She sells these in her Etsy shop Studio Twenty. I have wanted one since she first started making them and decided I'd waited long enough to treat myself so here's the one I chose:) It now has my threads for AQC on it. Monique also included a skein of pretty Dinky Dyes thread and post-it notes.

After a long time of trying to find Needleprint Beatrix Potter Quaker Sampler (now OOP) I have been fortunate enough to buy one on Ebay. Jacqueline of Needleprint is kindly selling PDF versions of the chart on Ebay so I have bought one. I have seen the original charts being sold on Ebay for up to $99 which is way way over what I could afford plus the money does not benefit Ackworth where as this way it does. I am now eagerly waiting for it:) Of course it won't get stitched for a while but at least I will have it:)

I am way behind on blog reading and commenting and I will try and catch over the week but I can't promise anything. The last few days have not been brilliant what with flashing in my right eye and other stuff and I just can't sit here at the PC for too long as I find it brings it on. DH has darkened the screen for me to see if that helps so finger's crossed:)

DH spent Saturday ripping out the panelling on the staircase so that we can put spindles in so that's what he'll be doing today and tomorrow. Not sure if it'll get done completely but it'll be a start:) It'll look much better when it's done and make the hallway much lighter. Next will be stripping the wallpaper off and redecorating but that won't be for a good few weeks:)

Hope everyone is having a brilliant bank holiday here in the UK and Memorial Day in the USA.

Hugs

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