Working on black

I work with black fabrics allot, many of my projects are worked on black or coloured fabrics, I very rarely use white unless I'm doing a small project as I find white very harsh on the eye's especially if it is a project to be worked on for hours at a time, so I use coloured ones, but I have a tip for anyone working on black or dark colours is to place a white towel on your lap as you stitch, it makes the holes allot easier to see and so stitching is easier with fewer mistakes :)

working on black

happy stitching :)

Winter Cat update 4

Hi All :) just another quick update on winter cat. I cant believe another week has flown by and its the weekend again..soon be xmas hahaha :) well, this is what I achieved this week in my stitching, just a small bit more down this left hand side then I can start on the other side of the face next week :)

Happy weekend to all who stop by.

happy stitching :)

English Rose

Hi Everyone :) I was looking at my English Rose chart and there are 16 pages!!

OMG! 16 pages to this project

and here is what EACH page looks like

So I think English Rose is going to be a long project, what I plan to do is take breaks from it every so often and do some smaller and faster projects like these,

Tailwaggers only take a couple of weeks and are fun to do and I also have

popcorn from one of my magazines to do and also

this cute fat cat :) I cant even remember where this came from but was probably a freebee from one of my magazines. 

So just to let you know, English Rose will be an ongoing project ;)

 happy stitching :)

Winter Cat update 3

Hi All :) just another update on winter cat, a few more berries to add and some work down the side and it will be this page finished. Then onto page two which is obviously the same in reverse then there are two top pages to do, not as much stitching as on these two pages, then winter cat will be done :) Happy day to all who stop by.

happy stitching :)

Delivery day

Hi all :) Today was delivery  day..the day the postman brought my English Rose chart that I ordered. I cant wait to get started on this project, I just love these colors, I will have to check my stash to see what "extra" colors are needed, I have every color DMC have made including all the metallics that I haven't had the pleasure in using yet but with this project I think a few extra reds will be needed...  

lol

My Stash drawer ;) 5 box's of DMC threads

happy stitching :)

Winter Cat Detail

Here is a quick update of winter cat and the outlining of the berries in the Ivy, there's not allot of outlining in this picture I'm pleased to say :) its not my fave thing so I'm doing it as I go along.

A close up of the berries

 

before the outlining

After

Finished :)

  happy stitching :)

 

Winter Cat Update 2

Hi all :) This is winter cat today 1st sep, its coming along and I'm now in a hurry to finish it so I can start my next project.. English Rose :) I don't like having more than one project on the go at any one time... I like to finish one before I start another, I find the change from one chart and colors to another too confusing..so onwards with my winter cat :) Happy Sunday to all who visit.

happy stitching :)