Latest finish

Well I finally stitched the "Miffy" bib for my nephew which has been sitting around since I finished the birth sampler. As I am going to be seeing him in 4 days time I thought I had better get on with it !

Here's a photo !

December 2nd section of Book of Ink Circles SAL

Okay so now I am caught up on this SAL ! Yeah ! ! Now I just need to build up the enthusiasm to work on the outer frame.

I'm going to work on something else for a while though first.

Book of Ink Circles update !

Well I am almost caught up on the internal sections of this mystery sal from Ink Circles.

I just have the December 2nd charts to stitch. Then I need to start working on the outside frame ! ! Here's the update so far.

Latest finishes for christmas

I decided to finish up some stitching and then make them into christmas cards.

It was fun.

It's finished ! !

The birth sampler is finished and I am so happy with how it looks. Now to find a frame for it.

Can't wait until christmas to hand it over to my brother !

Almost finished !

Well this birth sampler is almost finished. I just have the shading underneath the boots to do and then add the birth details. This is definitely going to be completed this weekend ! !

Birth Sampler update 23rd November

Well as I was really ill with my endometriosis today I got to do lots of stitching and have now completed one bootie and most of the bow on the second one ! My hope to finish this by the end of next weekend is looking a little more hopeful ! It's taking a little time as it's stitched on 18ct aida.

Birth sampler

Well I started this birth sampler for Harry last weekend and I am almost half done this weekend. I am going to try and get this completed by the end of next weekend ! Maybe I am setting myself a little too big a challenge but I would love to be able to get this framed before my trip home to the UK and meeting Harry for the first time ! Keep me in your thoughts that I can accomplish this, this week ! !

The first picture is what it should look like when completed !

Photo of my nephew

Finally received a photo of my nephew today. This is the photo taken at the hospital just after his birth.

It's a boy ! !

It's a boy ! ! !

Welcome to the world Harry !

Born at 3am UK time.

Weighing in at 6lbs 12oz !

Will upload a photo as soon as I receive one from my brother.

Faith Sampler SAL

This was a SAL with a yahoo group and I was naughty and completed the whole thing 4 weeks early whilst waiting for news of the new addition to the family being born ! ! Completed 10th November 2008

Christmas Baubel

Stitched on the evening of 8th November 2008. Black aida with red and green metallic threads by DMC

More christmas themed sitching.

I discovered this wonderful chart and had to stitch it straight away. Gingerbread Cottage from Country Cottage Needleworks. Stitched on a silkweavers solo 28ct jobelan with Crescent colours and DMC threads. Completed 27th October 2008

It's birthday time !

Mum celebrated her birthday in Intensive Care this year following a triple heart bypass surgery so I stitched her this strawberry card to cheer her up. Completed 23rd August 2008

Bang on the door design.

Angelic from the DMC Bang on the door designs. Completed 1st August 2008.

Keeping with the disney theme

Eeyore's Honey Bees. Completed 3rd July 2008.

Bookmark

Pooh, tigger and eeyore bookmark finished 3rd July 2008.

Birthday gift for my friend's little boy !

Stitched for Nathan. Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.

Continuing with Christmas

This is a free kit of Piglet stitched on the 1st June 2008

Early christmas stitching ! !

I stitched this free kit of snoopy that I received with a magazine

Finished 1st June 2008

Finished 5th April 2008

My first attempt at a biscornu.

Finished 30th March 2008

Nature's Patchwork. Stitched on 28ct blue jobelan with DMC threads.

Finished 14th March 2008

This was for Elaine for the bookmark exchange at CSRRMad yahoo group.

"A rose is a rose".

Finished 3rd February 2008

This is the two storey saltbox house which I stitched for Kate's Neighbourhood RR.

1st finish in 2008

This was the part I did on Meg's Calendar RR. It's Lizzie*Kate's March Block Flip-It.

Finally remembered my sign in details ! !

Well it has been such a long time since I updated this blog. Since then my computer has crashed twice and it's taken me until today to remember my log-in details. Now I'm back LOL.

Haven't done too much stitching this year due to work commitments but I will upload those that I have stitched over the next couple of days.