Tree of Stitches.

After joining up to the Stitch Specialists I thought I had better get a wriggle on with this. I am working on 32ct turquoise Zwiegart evenweave with DMC thread (310) I have completed the first 3 parts of this. I love the different speciality stitches and really missed them since Castles in the Air has been finished. Eyelets are next!

Bye for now.

October TUSAL and two UFO's!

Hi everyone. It's Tusal time and here is the update this month.

I have had to tamp it down so that the whole years worth will fit in.

I have also had a good old tidy out of my craft store and I found these two UFO's. The first is a Latch hook rug I started for my daughter a long time ago. I asked her if she still wanted me to complete it and she does as apparently "Eeyore is so cool" I am over the hump with it and will see how much I can get done before poor Eeyore falls out of favour with the 12 yr old fashionista.

The second find was a quilt panel Advent calendar. This was also bought ages ago but never even started so out comes the sewing machine and dressmaking shears and I begin. I've cut out the pockets and top stitched them I have pressed them into the final shape be it a single, two, three or five pocket strip. I have started to attach the pockets to the base fabric and it is fiddly but quite easy. I will have to go shopping for some wadding, backing fabric and bias tape but hopefully this will be done in time for Advent starting on Dec. 1st.

There are so many projects in my craft cupboard I haven't got on with and I know that I designated 2011 the year of the UFO but I think it may have to run on through 2012.
Bye for now and thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Pearl tissue case

Some of you may remember back in February I went to visit Polstitches shop in Wales. I bought this pattern whilst I was there and stitched it up. It has however, lain in my sewing box for ages waiting to be finished. Anyway, I bit the bullet and decided I should get on with it and here it is.

I am really pleased with it.

I hope to have some progress soon on my other projects.
Bye for now.

October's Snap

Sorry I haven't posted in a while but life just gets in the way sometimes.
I thought I'd better crack on with October's Snap and here it is.

I can't believe that there are only two more parts to go, this year has absolutely flown by.
Bye for now.