Ann Medd - Day 13 Progress

Ann Medd - Day 13

Ann M is growing and I am throughly enjoying sewing every stitch. Ray who always takes a keen interest is particularly taken with her so I have decided that for now that I will continue with Ann M and leave Ann Dale for the moment.

Ann Medd - Day 13

I substituted the little deer with a crown which I felt balanced better with the other side.

Ann Medd - Day 13

I really like the individual colours and the way that Ann M combined her colours.

I have had a quick look on Ancestry.co.uk and I think that Ann came from Yorkshire, if anyone knows any information about Ann I would be very grateful if you would contact me.

I went to the craft section of the WI today and had a lovely fish and chip lunch with the other ladies after class.

I sat next to an elderly lady who had been a PA to someone very high up in Pinewood Studios during their heyday. I could have sat all day listening to her reminisce about the Sean Connery Bond movies and the Carry On films being made.

She was fascinating and although she never married her life was action packed. As a young lady she traveled  by herself to America and then by train to Toronto and worked her way around Canada which was very daring in those days.

Multiplication Sampler - Historical Sampler Company

Whilst I had my camera out today I thought that I would photograph another piece that I have worked.

I have been asked to show where I hung ATS so here she is in my hallway. You can see Dutch Beauty as well. You can get a sense of her size.

It is a cold but clear day and the birds have been busy at the feeders.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

We have a small pond by the feeders (Poppy and Blue like to drink from here too) and the birds use it.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

This male chaffinch is a cheeky little chap and wasn't bothered by me at all.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

This little one was perched on top of the tree for ages and seemed to be dozing off at one point.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

I just love the expression on his face.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

The blackbird was busy searching out food underneath the fallen leaves.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

Competition was fierce for pole position at the feeders.

Photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk in the Cornish seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage By The Seashore at Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard

I have a million and one things to do and unless the fairies are coming to help I had better get started.


Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx

And They Sinned Framed and Hung

And They Sinned

I am so pleased ATS has been framed and hung. If you want to stitch this yourself the pattern giveaway will be drawn on Sunday. (the distortion top left is actually the reflection from the staircase hand rail in the glass not the stretching)

It is  a very cold day in Cornwall and we have had to take precautions to protect the less hardy plants. Our garden has lots of plastic snowmen scattered around.

We haven't been able to cover every plant and some have been damaged. You can see that the rhododendrons have discoloured :(:(

The daffodils are unaffected.

Daffodils in the Cornish  seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage Rest-a-Shore, Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard Peninsula -  seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size - Gertrude Wister.

I have had a walk around the garden checking for frost damage. I love the patterns the frost forms.

Photographed in the Cornish  seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage Rest-a-Shore, Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard Peninsula -  seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

Photographed in the Cornish  seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage Rest-a-Shore, Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard Peninsula -  seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

I am looking after my son's dogs today so the FIVE (!!) dogs enjoyed a run around with me.

Photographed in the Cornish  seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage Rest-a-Shore, Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard Peninsula -  seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

The sun rise this morning was AMAZING and I think goes to prove the saying "red sky at night shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning shepherd's warning"

Photographed in the Cornish  seaside garden of the luxury holiday cottage Rest-a-Shore, Trewoon, Poldhu Cove, Mullion, Lizard Peninsula -  seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

I will leave you with a thought for this bitterly cold day  - one kind word can warm a winter's day

Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx

And They Sinned is FINISHED

And They Sinned

Hurrah - it's finished. I am so pleased, I have enjoyed stitching the design although it is quite different from the samplers I normally stitch. Started December 1st 2011 finished today January 26th 2012.

Thank you Siobhan as it was through your blog that I discovered ATS and a thank you to all my pin pals for your words of encouragement along the way.

I will be having a giveaway for the pattern and some threads for my followers only. Just leave a comment on this post saying that you would like to be included and I will pull a name from the hat on Sunday, 5th February.

I am off to sort my threads for the two Anns.

Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx

Sew Little Time

And They Sinned

Well I finished Stephen King's 11.22.63 before ATS. Although I am not normally a King fan I would highly recommend this novel.

I think that I have another three days work on this endless grass, I have had to order some more Green Apple today as I am going to run out tonight.

I have changed the bottom to a wording of my choice. I would have like to include in the year of our lord 2012 but there wasn't enough room.

Ann Dale

Ann Dale arrived Monday afternoon as promised and she is exquisite. I am a one BAP at a time girl but have decided that I will be stitching Ann Medd and Ann Dale together. If I find that I do not like working this way then I can always carry on with just one of them.

Mullion W I craft section photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

This morning was the weekly meeting of Mullion WI craft section.

Mullion W I craft section photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

Work on the village heirloom wall hanging is continuing with new scenes from around the village beginning to take shape.

Mullion W I craft section photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

I love the different ways of creating a scene

Mullion W I craft section photographed by seasidecottagescornwall.co.uk

 
The group is entering the WI competition at the Royal Cornwall Show and last week I was asked to contribute towards the entry. It is top secret so I cannot show you what I am working on until after the show. I spent two days last week working on my design and today the ladies approved my presentation so I am going to have to spend some of my time away from the two Anns.

Sew little time.



Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx

And They Sinned

And They Sinned

I thought that I would share with you this week's progress on ATS. I haven't managed much stitching time with every thing else that has been going on but the time I have managed has been productive.

And They Sinned

I have completed Page 4 with the exception of the final wording across the bottom with dates which I always leave until the end of a project and filling in the green background. I have stitched three test areas for the background.

In the bottom right hand corner I have used Green Apple which is a beautiful colour and looks good in the small area but when balanced against the whole piece I think it looks too light. The bottom being the foreground should be a stronger green by comparison.

I then combined Shutter Green and Green Apple and stitched the area above the pond and two rows at the bottom of the green band at the top of the page. When I looked at the piece overall I think that this gives more texture and works better dimensionally.

Seagull in the seaside holiday cottage garden Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion
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It is a beautiful sunny day at on The Lizard Penisula with a brilliant blue sky as you can see from the photo of the seagull taken this morning.

The air is filled with the scents of spring and bird song.

 Chaffinch feeding in the seaside holiday cottage garden Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion
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Blue Tit  in the seaside holiday cottage garden Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion
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Chaffinch in the seaside holiday cottage garden Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion
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Great Tit in the seaside holiday cottage garden Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion
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I wish I was out walking with Poppy and Blue but the cottages are changing over today so work has to come first, maybe later this afternoon we might slip out.

 Exploring rock pools Poldhu Cove Mullion
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Late yesterday afternoon we went down to the beach and they had great fun mostly digging in the wet sand and running around the rocks and rock pools at the side of the cove.


We had the beach pretty much to ourselves.

Exploring rock pools Poldhu Cove Mullion
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Yesterday evening we had a small family celebration for my future DIL who's birthday is on the weekend.  Ray cooked a delicious curry from the cookery book he received this Christmas and I made the dessert -  Betty's Never Fail Chocolate Pie and true to its name the recipe worked and it was scrumptious. Betty's blog Samplings from Spring Creek  is well worth a visit. I so enjoy reading about her stitching and life with Applejack and Miss Callie Mae Calico.

I noticed from yesterday's posts that a lot of my American pin pals are experiencing or were expecting to experience bad weather. I hope that you are all safe and tucked up warm with plenty of supplies.


Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx

A Giveaway - The Colour Of The Heart

I am having a giveaway of this beautiful Marie Suarez chart  La Couleur Du Coeur - The Colour Of The Heart to thank all my followers for supporting and encouraging my blog. The chart is in English and the stitch count is 100/109, the heart ornament is 85/77. The stitches used are cross stitch, back stitch and straight stitch.

The giveaway is only open to my followers. The draw will be made on Sunday January 22nd at 11.00 GMT.

To enter the draw please:-


1. Leave a comment on any post between January 8th and 22nd. Each comment will be another ticket in the hat


or/and


2. Post details of the giveaway on your blog and leave a comment letting me know


or/and


3. Become a follower


Good luck, I am sure the winner will enjoy stitching the chart, Marie's designs are exquisite.

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I was pleased with my progress yesterday on ATS although I must admit that I am getting easily distracted with blogging in between stitching. By blogging at the same time as stitching it  is like sitting down with you all and chatting as we stitch. It is such fun.

I tried to avoid stripes from the overdyed threads in the pond area. I haven't made up my mind yet if I like the effect I have created.

There is a bad sea mist at the moment so I am putting off walking for a few hours. There is a chicken roasting in the AGA and Ray has just brought me a cup of coffee so I am going to have a read of the Sunday papers on my ipad (one of the few downsides of living out of the village is no paper deliveries).

Do you remember my post about the "12 Acts of Kindness" that I want to try and do as often as possible ?  Ray told me that the cup of coffee was his twelfth act of kindness for me today but he can't remember the other eleven. Oh I do love my husband so much, he is my soulmate and can still make me laugh after all these years together.

Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx

I cannot count my day complete 'til needle, thread and fabric meet.

Ann Medd 1742 - The Scarlet House

Look what my lovely postman brought today. The colours are just gorgeous,  my fingers are itching to start straight away.

It always amazes me how when you need something urgently it takes ages to come and when you are easy about delivery it arrives before expected. You've guessed it those elusive threads (from the second store)  for ATS didn't turn up yesterday or today even though I paid extra for first class delivery. I was initially excited as I thought that the package was those  threads.

I think that I am destined never to receive them.

And They Sinned

Here is where I am at the moment. I am currently working page 4.  So that I could have a firm point to count from I took the border to the bottom of the chart page and am working up for just this section as a lot of the threads I am waiting on appeared at the top of this page. 

 I have been thinking about the best way to fill in the blanks when the threads arrive - shall I  work back up or go to the beginning and work down ? I think that my brain will process working back down better so I will start over again.

I have had a request for some close ups.

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I am sorry about the lighting but it is such a dark day here, the sky is so very grey.

There is a lovely sentence in The Scented Garden by Rosemary Verey about light and colour:-

"Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by the evening the reds loose their piquancy, embracing a quieter tone and shifting toward the blues in the rainbow. Yellow flowers remain bright, and white ones become luminous, shining like ghostly figures against a darkening green background." 

Since Siobhan told me about Google Picasa I have been having a sort out of my photos and thought I would share one with you of Poppy and Blue from last summer.



Poppy and Blue at Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion Lizard
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Poppy and Blue at Trewoon Poldhu Cove Mullion Lizard
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Poppy is obsessed with balls. Blue can never hold on to his for long.

:( :( I suppose I better go and do some work now, no stitching today until much later. 

Warm Wishes from Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore Nicola xxx