Hello fellow stitchers! As usual I have been busy stitching away and have manged 3 finishes since my last post. It would have been 4 but guess who can't count and had to take out nearly all the vine border and start restitching it?! It was one mistake that I couldn't leave!
My first finish was my ornament for April. A few friends joined me in stitching an ornament a month from the JCS ornament magazines going on for as long as we want. I have 18 mags I think so for me it'll be 18 months!
Knotted Tree Needleart O Holy Night ( 2013 issue )
32 count Permin Amber linen
DMC
Started 7th April 2019
Finished 21st April 2019.
I'll be starting my May ornament tonight which will be one by Brightneedle.
Next finish was this one. I took part in a SAL on the Sheep Loving Stitchers group on Facebook. We have a choice of several designs to stitch on and I had this one in my stash!
With Thy Needle and Thread Have Ye Any Wool
40 count pearl grey linen
DMC. WDW, GAST & CC
Started 30th March 2019
Finished 28th April 2019.
Our next SAL starts sometime in June and I have chosen Plum Street Samplers Woolemina which I have in my stash.
My final finish is one I've had in my stash for a few years.
Abby Rose Designs Angels Watching Over Me
20 count evenweave
DMC, WDW & GAST
Started 8th April 2019
Finished 1st May 2019
Lainey kindly sent me some 20 count evenweave to try and this was stitched on a piece. It was lovely to stitch on.
So my stitching plans for the next few weeks are to finish Coeur de Cygne without having to frog anymore, try and finish O Tannenbaum and have a few starts.
I have had a little stash enhancement this last week. I have to admit that when I first saw this design by Shakespeare's Peddler I didn't take to it but a SAL started on Instagram and as people showed their WIPs I fell in love with it. Of course it seems to have been very popular and the two places I found that stocked it in the UK were out of stock so I had to wait as patiently as I could for it to come back into stock.
I decided to get the called for WDW and will be using DMC instead of Anchor. I bought some 25 count vintage country mocha evenweave to stitch it on and I'm hoping it'll look OK. I was going to make a start this afternoon but my fabric needs pressing first so I'll probably wait until tomorrow evening. I am waiting for one more Nashville release to come back into stock and a couple of newer ones to arrive in the UK but I am pleased to say that stash sales from threads I hadn't used and charts that I'd finished with will pay for them. It's been nice having the money there to buy the few bits I've had.
Actually stitching from my stash is going well and I have got my stash pile down a bit and haven't added the same amount as I've stitched! I can do this!!
That's all my news for now. The weather seems to be crazy and I see some places are still getting snow. It has come rather chilly here after some silly high temperatures.
Until next time.
With much love,
Sally xxx
11 comments:
Wonderful stitching .
Very nice designs .
It's been a little cooler here too.
Enjoy your Sunday .
Congrats on all of the cute finishes Sally.
Linda
All looking good, as usual. I don't think my stash pile ever goes down! x
Sally, all your stitches are beautiful. I never saw that WTNT before and it's darling. That is a great idea, to only add a new pattern upon completion of an old one. I don't know if I could do that though! Too many are so tempting and I'm always afraid that they will be out of print when I want to stitch it.
Crazy Spring here, cold and rain but thankfully no snow. Have a wonderful week. Mary@stitchingfriendsforever
Nice to see you blogging again, Sally! Always love seeing your pretty stitching. I've pretty much been stitching from stash this year, too--I have so many delightful older charts that need some attention :)
Nice finishes! That sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler is a beauty but intimidating for me! So many little motifs! I think I'll sit on the sidelines watching all of you brave folks stitching on it. Have fun:)
Lovely finishes Sally. I love the one with the sheep
You have been very busy! I look forward to seeing the newest part of your stash develop x
Sweet little ornament design from the JCS. I have a collection of them and really should use them more.
All lovely finishes, I think I like Have Ye Any Wool the best.
Good for you for reselling your stash to buy more stash, a win/win for all!
Great finishes! Congrats on them. Love your new piece too. Good luck with it.
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