Progress

Here is last weeks stitching progress, first up Maria Spence (The Essamplaire)

Saturdays progress on The Drawn Threads Forget Me Knot

and my JN Sunday progress on 4 Wishes

Whoops

I got a bad attack of itchy fingers over the weekend and succumbed to the urge to start some new projects. I've been trying to fight it off for a while but could resist no longer after Chris mentioned that she was going to start 4 Wishes as her 'Just Nan Sunday' project. This reminded me just how much I'd wanted to stitch this design when I bought it so I dug it out and kitted it up.

Stitched in the the recommended DMC on a piece of Sugar Maple Fabrics Putty Lugana. I'm planning on joining Chris in stitching this on Sundays.

Thinking about this made me decide to have a Saturday project as well and I've decided to focus on Drawn Thread designs as along with Just Nan these designs comprise the largest part of my stash with two folders full each. The design I've decided to start with is Forget Me Not

Stitched using the NPI silks provided in the chart pack on Lakeside Linens 36 count Vintage Light Exampler

Maria Spence

Having got my Christmas stitching out of the way I pulled Maria back out of my stitching bag. As I don't have too much to go now I'm trying to focus on her now until she's finished, hopefully it will be sometime this month so watch this space...

Joanie asked about the Mary Garry ornament in the prevous post, it's from the 1999 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Edition.

Happy New Year

I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year. Six years ago today I started this blog and I can safely say that my life has gone in directions that I never believed possible back in 2004! I'm still enjoying the opportunity to share it with you all and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who stop by and to say thank you for your comments, they are very much appreciated.

I have a couple more photos for you all then I think I'm caught up on a lot of the stitching I've been doing over the last couple of months.

First up is this years ornament for Rosie:

Mary Garry's Sewing Cabin - Home for Christmas stitched in the recommended Sampler Threads

Some of you may remember that I stitched The Drawn Threads Christmas Stitches back in spring. Well I managed to get it finished as a bellpull and up on the wall for Christmas!