First finishes of 2021

Both of these were finished a few weeks back but I had trouble getting them uploaded so I gave up and have only just remembered to come back to it!

This guy is only available for Love Quilts use from the files there, he was a joy to stitch.

He was my 3rd LQ start but my 2nd LQ finish

This one is from Climbing Goat Designs on Etsy and was started before the alien but finished after him because I had to order a colour for it and it took the place I ordered from almost a week to send my order out!  

So this one was my 2nd LQ start but my 3rd LQ finish.

 My next square is well underway now 🙂

Last finish of 2020

 I just put the last stitches in this my last finish of 2020

It’s from Cross stitch with art on Etsy

The fabric is the October fabric club from Sparklies which actually a very pale blue and I used DMC 606 and 699 

Secret stitch finish

 I got it finished in the end but it was a couple of days late for Christmas 

Slightly dotty snowmen finish

 I failed in my weekly update on these 🙁 but at least I’ve finally remembered to add the finished project!

Loved stitching these with a fiend and we have our next project planned but the kits are out of stock currently so until then we are doing ornaments from this years JCS ornament issue.

If your tempted to stitch these guys yourself, be quick as the kit is being discontinued in January 

Penguins finish

Over the last couple of months this has been my travel project and yesterday I put the last stitches in.

It’s from Brittercup Designs and it’s a Christmas gift for Teejay who adores penguins 

Persian Buttercup

Started 8 July and finished at lunch time today

Persian Buttercup from John Clayton, part of the shades of nature collection.

I’ve got several finishes to post from the last few weeks but I keep forgetting to get them done, fing Eros crossed I remember at some point

Have to say I’m not a fan of the new interface!

Marigold finish

Finished this afternoon my Birthday start from 2018.

Meet Marigold designed by Nora Corbett.  I stitched her on Champagne from Sparklies (website is still down) with the called for thread but I used best match on the beads using ones from my stash.

And here’s how she looked when I picked her up

Hot Cocoa Cafe

The last stitches have gone in on the Hot Cocoa Cafe of Santa’s village 🙂 which of course means the village is now complete

I started the village when the charts where released back in 2012.  I had them on auto ship along with the weeks and gentle art threads but I chose not to add the buttons.

Rainbow hearts

As you know rainbows are appearing in windows all over the UK in support of our wonderful NHS staff ( we really need something for the other key workers as well).

Well I can’t draw at all even something as simple as a rainbow is beyond my skill level but I can stitch 🙂

A few days ago I was doing my daily 10 minute tidy up in the back bedroom ready for fella to turn it into a craft room while he’s off work next week and came across a chart I’ve had for around 28/29 years now!!  It’s from an early issue of Needlecraft magazine (said magazine was what got me into stitching 29 years ago in June) and it fitted the bill.

Quick root round in the Aida box and a couple of minutes pulling the thread and one day of stitching time while on lockdown and here it is.

It’s now in the front window and I need to do another one for my Mum to put in her window

98% happy dance

Apart from the birth info Elliot’s birth sampler is finished.

It could be a few days before that’s added as Mel is currently in hospital 😢 she has a bad infection in her right wrist and is going to theatre in the morning to have it cleaned out so has more important things on her mind than deciding what info she wants!

It’s not like I don’t have other projects to do in the mean time 😁

Baby Ark Sampler

Bothy threads

Fabric changed to a oops piece from Sparklies
Started March 12, finished March 30 has to be one of my fastest ever

Second finish for the month

After finishing Beatrix I picked up Poppy once more and finished her after less than a week.

She was my Jan 1st last year and I put her down quite quickly to start something else, went back to her in December and put her down again to start Beatrix on Jan 1st this year.

She’s on 32 count opal Champagne from Sparklies ( the website isn’t working right now so no link this time) and I used the called for DMC and Krenick but I used beads from my stash 

I have another post to do that’s long overdue now so I’ll go and write that now and get it scheduled for tomorrow

Ta da

Beatrix is finished :)

The last stitch went in late last night.

I stitched her on 36 count strawflower from lakeside linens and used a silk from now Paint box threads as my main colour and for the highlights I used a needlepoint silk