tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53883004044873831292024-03-13T13:22:01.131+00:00Speedy Stitcher ~ Cross Stitch and StuffThis is a blog about my stitching projects. People have commented that I am a fast stitcher, hence the title of the blog, but I do my fair share of frogging or reverse stitching. So here it is the highs and no doubt, the lows of being a stitcher!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821498839025365764noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388300404487383129.post-12390782545208079392015-05-04T10:02:00.002+01:002015-05-04T10:02:15.212+01:00May Bank Holiday progress checkSo three weeks ago I was debating which of my three remaining Drawn Thread projects I would start next. In the end Almost Halloween won. This was kitted up by my not so local LNS (The Nimble Thimble) and was stitched on 32 ct 'Tumbleweed' linen with the recommended DMC and hand dyed floss.<br />
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This project took me two days to stitch, remember I was on holiday at the time. So this left me with another problem, what to stitch next? After a bit of rooting around in the stash room I decided on 'M' Lady's Quadrielle' from The Sweetheart Tree'.</div>
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Rather fitting I thought as the new version of Thunderbirds was being shown on ITV.</div>
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Anyway back to the sewing. Just for fun I decided to photograph my daily progress on this project and put the pictures up on Facebook. Here they are, one photo for each day until the rotation finished.</div>
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One thing did become obvious as I stitched this and that was that no where near enough beads had been provided with this kit by the designer. I calculated that I was about fifty, yes 50, beads short! These have since arrived from The Sweetheart Tree via The Nimble Thimble.</div>
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I finished stitching this on Saturday lunchtime as we were off out for the rest of the weekend. Sunday involved a very long train journey so on that I stitched 'Bless Ewe' from Shepherd's Bush. This is stitched on 18 ct Ivory linen with the recommended wool and over dyed floss and was a free chart that came with the button.</div>
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Again I framed this myself using a frame from Wilkos. Next time I will show you what I do with the mounted pieces.</div>
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The next week on the rotation was the turn of Lizzie*Kate. I managed to finish Part One of' Very Scary' so the whole thing is now complete.</div>
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This was stitched on 30 ct 'Tin Roof' linen again using the recommended over dyed floss.</div>
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It turned out that May was a five week month so that gave me a 'free' week on the rotation. Another trawl of stuff in the stash room was needed. In the end I went for this:</div>
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'The Finery of Nature' is a Dimensions Gold kit that is no longer available. It has been in my stash for nearly twenty years! Anyway I've made a start. This picture is of a weeks worth of work (I'm not on holiday any more). The back stitch and French knots are done, except the odd gold ones dotted around which I will probably replace with tiny gold beads. I'm not looking forward to doing the couching with the metallic thread provided so I might look for an alternative. Surly metallic floss technology has improved since this kit was put together?</div>
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Sorry could not resist as it is May 4.</div>
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I was lucky to finish this part in a week considering that Monday evenings are turning into a non sewing night as I am catching up on TV programmes recorded over the weekend. Lets face it this character demands full attention!<br />
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Also this series as so much is in flashback.<br />
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After Lizzie*Kate week it was back to Just Nan's Hoppington Hill. I had two squares still to finish and the beading.<br />
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Here it is before finishing into a cube.<br />
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Here are a couple of photos of it made up, which I managed to do on Easter Sunday morning.<br />
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This was stitched on 32 ct Dusk Belfast Linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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I still had quite a lot of Sunday left so rather than going on to the next project on the rotation, Shepherd's Bush Wisteria Snowman, I stitched Just Nan's Strawberry Bunny as I knew it would be a quick stitch and a relatively easy finish. This was stitched on 32 ct Smokey White Belfast linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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This is not a very good photo of it before finishing.<br />
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Here she is made up.<br />
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So back to Shepherd's Bush. I had been stitching the Wisteria Snowman but decided to sew something a little more seasonal, Spring Trifles. I made a start and found that I had some floss colours missing so that put a stop to that. This is as far as I got.<br />
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So the Wisteria Snowman came back out and got finshed.<br />
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Not being in the mood for any more snowmen, I still have the red and stone snowmen in my stash, I went in search of something else of Shepherd's Bush to sew. After the snowmen the only other Shepherd's Bush kits I have are Halloween ones so Into the Night it was.<br />
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This came as a kit and was stitched on 32 ct hand-dyed linen - Murky Pond with various silk floss.<br />
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So this week it's the turn of The Drawn Thread on the rotation. I only have three kits of theirs left in the stash, Almost Halloween, Christmas Jumble and the ABC sampler. The ABC sampler is on the larger side an will need a roller frame so that will be something for the summer holidays. I'm still not sure which of the other two kits I will choose. All will be revealed next time.<br />
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Last time I blogged it was the turn of Lizzie*Kate on the rotation and the Halloween stitching was being replaced by something more seasonal. I managed two finishes that week and the recently de mothballed sewing machine saw a bit more action.<br />
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Firstly Paddy O'Hare, a limited edition kit from ages ago. This came with the fabric, 30ct Willow Green hand dyed linen, and I stitched with a mixture of the recommended DMC, Anchor and overdyed floss. Here he is standing about nine inches high.<br />
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The cording was shop bought and glued in place using Beacon Fabri-Tac. I'm not the best at doing fancy bows so I got some help from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFW4FmUTHKY">Paper Guru</a><br />
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The second Lizzie*Kate finish was Song of Spring, another limited edition kit, from last year (I think). This came as a complete kit and was stitched on the 32ct lambswool linen provided with a mixture Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. The scissor fob was stitched on 28ct natural linen (not included).<br />
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As the sewing machine was out I finished this JBW Design project from a few years ago. I am still on the lookout for some decent ribbon to make a different bow.<br />
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The following week on the rotation it was back to Hoppington Hill by Just Nan. I finished another square and made a start on the fifth one.<br />
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After Just Nan it was the turn of Shepherd's Bush, I had already made a start on this one, the Wisteria Snowman, which was probably just as well as no progress was made until Wednesday or Thursday evening.<br />
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Stitching the snowman was interrupted by an early Easter present from my mum. Coming in at 2" x 2" Get Eggs, also by Shepherd's Bush, was an enjoyable quick stitch. This came as a kit and is stitched on 32ct Baby Lotion linen with a mixture of Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss.<br />
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Last week the rotation had come back round to The Drawn Thread. I stitched the Halloween Jumble, not very seasonal, but there is no spring stitching left in the stash. This was stitched on the recommended 32ct Dirty Belfast linen with the recommended NPI silk. As with the other Jumbles I made this into a bell pull.<br />
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So I finish where I came in with Lizzie*Kate week on the rotation and it's back to their Halloween Mystery Very Scary, as I have no more Lizzie*Kate stuff left in the stash!<br />
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I almost forgot. This month's TUSAL photo.<br />
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The Goodness and Grace, part three of Shepherd's fold, was made into it's pin cushion. This is rather large, and as you can see, almost fills the box!<br />
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In my last post I said that I was about to start part four of the fold. This was a needle book. Whilst I like the design I'm not too happy with the finishing which could have been made easier if they had supplied more of the spotty fabric that lined the needle book. There was only just enough fabric and not enough to make the spots on the fabric square with the edges of the book.<br />
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Last week on the rotation was The Drawn Thread. I finished Easter Eggs and, whilst the machine was up, made it into a bell pull. B My Valentine, stitched last year, also got the same treatment.<br />
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So three weeks have passed by since my last post. I was beginning my Drawn Thread week. I was pleased with my progress on Easter Eggs.<br />
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The following week it was the turn of a Halloween project. I managed to get Part 3 of Very Scary by Lizzie*Kate completed. The fabric is actually a greenish colour not the grey that it appears to be on this photo.<br />
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The completion of this saw the rotation start again and it begins with a Just Nan project. As I think I've mentioned before the Just Dropping In series from last year are a quick stitch. I managed to complete #2 Bunny Shower.<br />
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This is stitched on 32ct lilac Belfast linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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This week it is back to Shepherd's Bush. Being honest, When I finished Bunny Shower I still had two days of my Just Nan week left so instead of carrying on with Hoppington Hill I worked on Safely Gathered from Shepherd's Bush.<br />
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This came as a kit and is stitched on 32ct Sandstone linen. The sheep was an impulse purchase from my <a href="http://www.courtyardtarleton.co.uk/">local shopping emporium</a> (I also bought the mum and another little sheep).<br />
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The reason for starting Shepherd's Bush week early was that the next part of the fold has arrived and I want to finish the stitching of that before next week, which is half term and an opportunity to get the sewing machine out and do some serious finishing of projects that need more than hand sewing!<br />
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Another post in just over a week, if I have anything to show.<br />
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I took part in the first ever TUSAL a few years ago and then dropped out. This year I have taken it up again in an attempt to make me blog more frequently!<br />
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This contains some of the threads left over from stitching the Blue Snowman and my yesterday's start Easter Eggs.<br />
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I think I mentioned in my last post that this year the first week of the rotation would be Just Nan week. Carrying on with the seasonal theme the first project to be stitched was It's Snowing Men, Just Dropping In #1. Being 6" x 4" this was a quick stitch. It's done on 32ct Flax Belfast linen with DMC floss. <br />
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The next project was something I have had on the go for a bit but stopped working on in favour of more seasonal things. Anyway I had a few days in Just Nan week left so I picked this one back up.<br />
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This is the hat part of Spooky from the Over The Top series of 2009. This was stitched on 30ct Peoria Purple from Weeks Dye Works. The brim of the hat, just visible on the picture, has appeared on another post. This is the second hat I have done and I hate finishing them, fortunately no more in the stash!<br />
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Having finished that I still had some time left so managed to stitch another square on Hoppington Hill.<br />
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So that was Just Nan week. I decided that the second week on the rotation would be Shepherd's Bush week. I managed two finishes here, helped by being off work for four days with whatever is going round at the moment.</div>
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The first finish was the Blue Snowman. He is stitched on 30ct Blue Jeans linen from Weeks Dye Works with the silks that came with the kit.</div>
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Next was Goodness and Grace, the third part of Shepherd's Fold. This pin cushion is about five inches square and will virtually fill the Shepherd's Fold box. This still needs to be made up which is a sewing machine job for another weekend.</div>
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I also started the Safely Gathered pin cushion. This is a lot smaller than Goodness and Grace.</div>
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Next week will be The Drawn Thread Week. I will be making a start on Easter Jumble.</div>
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My other finishes have a festive theme starting with Hark from Shepherd's Bush. This was in the 2014 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue. The fabric was from my stash, not sure what colour, but the ornaments were stitched with the recommended over dyed floss. This ornament was my family Christmas ornament for 2014 so I stitched it five times! i only had one of the special buttons so had to design my own horn for the other ornaments.<br />
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Another Shepherd's Bush finish with a a festive theme is 'Tis the Season. This came as a kit and is stitched on 32ct lambswool linen with over dyed floss.<br />
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Other festive Just Nan finishes are the Gingerbread Angel Mouse, I stitched this twice, once for me and again for a gift. I also stitched her Gingerbread Garden Cube. these were both stitched on 32ct Gingerbread Belfast linen using DMC.<br />
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Here they are made up.<br />
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My final Just Nan finish was an impulse project. Blitzen Glistens was stitched on some left over 32ct opalescent natural Belfast linen with DMC floss. I framed it in a three inch frame from Framecraft.<br />
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Now for some other finishes. I started the Snow Days Bell Pull from Waxing Moon Designs last New Year. It became a UFO which I finished over the school holidays. In fact most of the projects in this post have been stitched over the last two weeks. All I need is to get some bell pull ends and this is ready to hang up when/if it snows!<br />
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Again with a seasons theme is the Winter Jumble from The Drawn Thread. This was stitched on 34ct Puritan Grey Legacy linen with the suggested silk floss.<br />
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This fits a 6" x 4" photo frame. I still have the Autumn Jumble to do and some of their larger jumbles, so watch this space in 2015.<br />
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And finally, I was stitching this the last time I posted, I think. Fall Ewe All followed by Autumn Sheep from Shepherd's Bush. Again these was stitched on the recommended fabric with the recommended over dyed floss.<br />
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I have not decided what the 2015 rotation is going to look like but there will probably be a Shepherd's Bush week, a Just Nan week, a Drawn Thread week and possibly a Glendon Place week.<br />
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas. best wishes for 2015.<br />
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Here is a round up of what has been going on since I last posted, there is a distinct Halloween feel.<br />
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Lizzie*Kate's ABC Halloween has been a WIP, actually a UFO for quite some time. Pictures haven't appeared on here as it was my Yorkshire sewing to be done when staying at my husband's house in Yorkshire before his house sold. That was in February. Anyway it's finished now.<br />
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This was stitched on 32ct Dirty Belfast linen with the recommended DMC and Crescent Colours floss. When I finished this I started another Lizzie*Kate Halloween project, the Mystery Sampler Club Very Scary from 2013.<br />
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This is part 3 as I usually start at the bottom and stitch upwards.<br />
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For me Halloween would not be Halloween without some Just Nan. So here we go.</div>
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Firstly the Cure Hoots Ollie and Percy. Ollie is stitched on 30ct carrot linen from Weeks Dye Works and Percy on 30ct Peoria purple linen also from Weeks Dye Works. Both were stitched with the recommended DMC floss.</div>
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Stitching the rest of the hat has been suspended as a Halloween themed birthday gift has taken its place. This is the Halloween Frights Treat Box from Praiseworthy Stitches. I spent two evenings reading the finishing instructions. Too much glue for my liking so what you see here has been hand finished from the lining inside the tin, which you can't see, the Frankie Needlebook and the purple ribbon around the lid lining.</div>
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Not all my stitching has had a Halloween theme. There has been some festive finishes too. These are from Shepherd's Bush. The Grey Snowman and Hark from this year's Just Cross Stitch Christmas ornament issue. Both are stitched with the recommended floss.</div>
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Has anyone else done the Shepherd's Bush snowmen? I do not want to get them framed individually as there are too many of them. has anyone found a novel way of displaying them? I was thinking of making them into bunting to hang some where in the house. Any suggestions gratefully received.</div>
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Firstly the Easter Quadrielle from The Sweetheart Tree.<br />
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This came as a kit and is stitched on 28 ct Buttermilk linen with DMC floss.<br />
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Here it is made up.<br />
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Next The Drawn Thread's Summer Jumble. This was stitched on 34 ct Cafe au Lait Legacy Linen, I think, not the recommended Devonshire Cream linen. it was stitched with the recommended silk floss.<br />
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I replaced the Stars and Stripes heart with a butterfly of my own design.<br />
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Next up are three Just Nan finishes. Firstly Sherry's Scissor Pocket, an exclusive design for Country Crafts in Colorado.<br />
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This was stitched on 28 ct Zweigart Opal Rainbow Dreams Cashel Linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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Next is Oakley Owlet. I stitched this last year. this one is for my mother in law, who took a fancy to my one the last time she came to visit. This is stitched on 32 ct Platinum Belfast Linen rather than the suggested Stone Grey linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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The final Just Nan finish is Lorelei Lamb. This was stitched on 32 ct white Belfast Linen again using the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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And finally, my last two finishes to share with you. These are both from Shepherd's Bush. Firstly A Full Heart followed by My Home Fob. These are parts one and two respectively of the Shepherd's Fold project. these both came as a kit and are stitched on 32 ct hand dyed linen stone stems with the recommended silks and other floss.<br />
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I an eagerly awaiting the next art of this project and some new arrivals from Just Nan. There are still a few weeks of the school holidays left and I have another two projects on the go, both of these are from Lizzie*Kate. Hopefully I will be able to show you those next time, which, fingers crossed will not be in another four months!<br />
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Firstly I have a number of Just Nan finishes to show you. As per usual these are stitched on the recommended fabric with the recommended DMC floss. Lets start with Love Birds Tree, the first in the Charmed Heart Trees series from last year.<br />
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My final Just Nan finish was the Porch Garden Mice humbug, again before finishing and then made up.</div>
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Each of the blocks are just under and inch square, the magnifier was needed to stitch this one! I will probably finish this as a bell put when I find some suitable backing fabric. I enjoyed stitching this one so much that I decided to start the Spring Jumble also from The Drawn Thread. With it being the school Easter holidays I finished it in three days!</div>
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This one was stitched on 34 count white Legacy Linen again with the recommended NPI and over-dyed silks. I do not have a massive stash of silks. These two projects came kitted up from <a href="http://thenimblethimblecrossstitch.co.uk/">The Nimble Thimble.</a> I did frame this myself putting it into a wooden photo frame from Wilkos. The other Jumbles in the series are the same size so I will swap them in and out of the frame according to the season, when I have finished them.</div>
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And finally, some Halloween finishes. This is the Hocus Pocus Freebie from Shepherds Bush, the chart came free with the button. They recommended stitching this on 19 count Cork Summer Khaki linen. I do not have any 19 count anything but I did have some 28 count Summer Khaki left over from another project. To make this approximately the right size, so the button did not seem too big, I used three strands of floss over three strands of the fabric. I tried to use the suggested over-dyed floss. Where I didn't have the correct colour I substituted on that was almost there. Again I framed this myself in another photo frame from Wilkos. This took a day to stitch.</div>
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This was stitched on over-dyed linen, the chart suggests 30 count graphite from Weeks Dye Works but I don't think this was the fabric used. It was stitched in the correct suggested floss with the exception of the spider's web which I did with glow in the dark white thread from Krienik. I also finished the remaining circular Halloween ornaments from JBW Designs that I had been working on but then photos were not very good so I will need to redo them.</div>
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At the moment I have three things on the go, one of which is near completion. That leaves a space on the rotation, which has gone out the window, and it will be taken by the my latest Shepherd's Bush acquisition! More about that next time, hopefully, and fingers crossed next time will not be in three months!</div>
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Next week it's back to The Drawn Thread's B My Valentine.<br />
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In looking back at my last post I noticed that I did not post a picture of the completed Emma and Eliza's Christmas Hat. Here it is complete with hat box stand.<br />
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So far this month I have two finishes and two new starts. My first finish of 2014 was The Green Snowman from Shepherds Bush. This came as a kit.<br />
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My second finish was The Cat's Meow from The Drawn Thread. This was stitched with the recommended DMC floss on 32 ct Belfast linen sand/light sand? I can't remember.<br />
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So back to the rotation. The first week of the month will be Christmas stuff, I don't have too much of this in my stash so this could change during the year. My first new start was Waxing Moon's Snow Days bell pull.<br />
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This is stitched on Mill Hill blue-checkered stitch band with the recommended DMC and overdyed floss. I have stitched this with two strands of floss instead of the three strands suggested. I'm also using a sparkly PB thread instead of Krienik Pearl Ombre for the snowflakes basically because I don't have the Krienik in my stash.<br />
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Week two of the rotation is a Drawn Thread or Sweetheart Tree project. So first up this year is B My Valentine from The Drawn Thread. This is stitched with one strand of silk over two threads of 34 count Cafe Au Lait Legacy Linen. I have left the needle in place in this photo so that you can get an idea of the size.<br />
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I'm really enjoying this project because its not just done in cross stitch.<br />
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So week three of the rotation, starting next week, is either a Halloween project, I have masses of these in my stash or a Just Nan project, I have quite a few of those too. As I have signed up for the <a href="http://www.ixari.net/just-nan-design-list/just-nan-stitch-along-2014/">Just Nan Stitch Along 2014</a> and the first posting date is Friday 31 Jan then it might need to be Just Nan's Valentine Tree.<br />
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I'm off to do some more stitching on B My Valentine as it might be quite nice to have it finished by Valentine's Day itself.<br />
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Again though a lack of posting does not mean a lack of stitching. In no particular order here are my final finishes of 2013.<br />
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Peppermint Snowflakes Tree by Just Nan. This was stitched on 32 ct Opalescent Raw Belfast linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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Again from Just Nan the limited edition Cardinal Tweet also stitched on 32 ct Opalescent Raw Belfast linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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I also stitched this Just Nan freebie, Christmas Hearts, as a Christmas present for a friend at work. This was stitched on 32 ct Opalescent White Belfast linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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My final Just Nan finish, and was I glad to see the back of this one, was Emma and Eliza's Christmas Hat. Again stitched on the recommended fabric, 28 ct Dark Teal Cashel linen for the tree and 28 ct Opalescent White Cashel linen for the tree skirt, with the recommended DMC floss. I enjoyed stitching the tree. The tree skirt for some reason, was more of a challenge. I ended up frogging considerable portions of this not once but four times! Then to add insult to injury when making it up I realised I had used 32 count linen instead of 28 count, despite checking. So I had to re stitch it and guess what, made the same errors again, only two lots of significant frogging this time.<br />
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Other smaller finishes included these two Christmas ornaments from Shepherd's Bush. I Saw from the 2013 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament edition and Santa's Flight from the 2009 edition. These were stitched on left over bits of 32 ct linen with a mixture of the recommended over dyed floss and the DMC alternatives.<br />
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My family ornament for 2023 was Let it Snow from a Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament edition but which one I don't know. This was stitched on 28 ct Misty Blue Cashel linen with the recommended DMC floss. I forgot to take a photo of these prior to giving them away so I am awaiting a photo to be emailed. I will show it to you next time along with the first finish of 2014.<br />
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I hope Santa enhanced everyones' stash this Christmas. Best wishes for 2014.<br />
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Last time I posted it was The Drawn Thread coming up next on the rotation. I did manage to make some progress on The Cat's Meow but not as much as I'd hoped as there was some frogging to do.<br />
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The noses on the mice are black beads, I think the ones I have used are too big and need replacing with smaller ones. I have not stitched on this project since the beginning of September.<br />
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I have been having fun with some Just Nan ornaments. Firstly Oakley Owlet<br />
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This was stitched on the recommended 32ct Stone Grey Belfast linen with DMC floss. Here he is made up, sitting on a wine cork so you can see how big he is.<br />
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Secondly, Gingerbread Jingle Mouse<br />
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This was stitched on the recommended 32ct Antique Almond Belfast linen with DMC floss. Here he/she is finished.<br />
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Another Just Nan finish was Christmas Cheer<br />
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Again this was stitched on the recommended fabric, 32ct Zweigart Summer Winds Opalescent Belfast Linen and stitched with DMC floss. The frame is the one designed for this project.<br />
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I also continued stitching the Halloween ornaments from JBW designs and finished them in small frames from Framecraft.<br />
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And finally, some Christmas stitching, Poor Robin from Shepherd's Bush.<br />
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I'm not quite sure how I will be finishing this one off. <br />
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Next week on the rotation it's back to Halloween stitching. Will I finish the remaining six Halloween ornaments from JBW Designs, who knows!<br />
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Happy Stitching!<br />
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I made a start on JBW Designs' Halloween Ornaments stitching Pumpkin and Night Owl. These are stitched on 32ct Antique Ivory linen with DMC floss.<br />
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At the beginning of the school holidays we went on holiday to France for a week on the way out, by train, and at our first destination I stitched on The Sweetheart Tree's Halloween Quadrielle. Our second destination was Paris so no stitching was done there.<br />
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This project came as a kit and was stitched on 28 ct lambswool linen with DMC floss. Here are a few pictures of it made up.<br />
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Before going on holiday I finished Just Nan's Lady Scarlet's Christmas. This was stitched on 28 ct raw linen with the recommended DMC floss.<br />
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Since being back I have stitched on Halloween Rules from Lizzie*Kate finishing Carve a Pumpkin. As you can see form the photo Scare a Crow is not far from being finished too!<br />
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There are two weeks of the school holidays left so I am ditching the rotation until the start of September. Hopefully, Halloween Rules will be finished by then.<br />
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Sorry for the lack of posting which has partially been due to the lack of stitching over the last few weeks<br />
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As I mentioned in my last post my husband has now moved in with me and we have a cat, not that I'm blaming the lack of stitching on either of them, but there could be a link. Also, school stuff has been taking up a lot of my time in the evenings too, especially the week before half term when, just before lunch on the Monday we got 'the call'. If the truth be told we had been expecting this call since September, Ofsted, the school inspectors, were coming in the following day for a two day inspection!<br />
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We survived and I'm pleased to say that we got the top judgement, 'Outstanding' in every category. This was our fifth Ofsted inspection and we have achieved an outstanding judgement every time but this time round the bar had been raised and an outstanding judgement is even more difficult to obtain, but we did it and we think that we are one of two schools in the north west to have five outstanding Ofsteds!<br />
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Anyway there has not been a total lack of stitching and I do have some finishes to show you.<br />
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First up is Just Nan's Barnabee in Bloom. Here he is before finishing.<br />
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In order to complete all of Just Nan's Lady Scarlet projects I'm now stitching Lady Scarlet's Christmas. It uses many of the same floss colours as Lady Scarlet's Journey so it made sense not to put them away.</div>
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I decided to change the order of the rotation. The last time Just Nan's Lady Scarlet's Journey was on the rotation very little got done as I was stitching it during a school week, so to avoid the same thing happening again I worked on this last week, finishing Part 3 and making good progress on Part 2.<br />
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I was also able to finish The Drawn Thread's Have a Heart.<br />
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This chart came kitted up from The Nimble Thimble and was stitched on 30 ct Dower Quality Legacy Linen, Custard Cream with the recommended NPI floss. I did make a modification and that was not to add the phrase 'Have a heart' to the border but to continue with the heart one.<br />
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A fun finish was the cover kit from the latest edition of World of Cross Stitch. Called Always Time for Tea I changed the fabric to Aida band and added a tassel with the remaining floss.<br />
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In my last post I said that I was about to start Lady Scarlet's Journey for my Just Nan week on the rotation. This is how far I got!<br />
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This is stitched on raw linen so the colours have come out a bit funny.<br />
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When I first started this blog in January 2009 the first WIP to be features was the St Nicholas Tree Skirt from Dimensions. This was the photo.<br />
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I am pleased to announce that it's finished!<br />
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Again not the best quality photo. I included the scissors to give an ideas of the size of this project. Now all I have to do is decide how to finish it off. It will not be a tree skirt, possibly a table cloth or wall hanging. When it is fully finished I will post a, hopefully better, photo.<br />
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This week is the first of the school Easter Holidays and, at last, my husband and I are living in the same house! Our first wedding anniversary is on Sunday. We spent part of last weekend at the railway and then it was back to his to start to pack a few essentials, the TV, the PC etc.<br />
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Here is my old TV alongside his!<br />
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This week we also adopted a rescue cat from our local animal sanctuary. We brought her home yesterday. Her name is Bella and she is about two years old. She came to the sanctuary via the charity Prevent Unwanted Pets, she was being used as bait to train fighting dogs! As you can see from these photos she is settling in well.</div>
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Whilst all this activity was going on I was able to start and finish one of the stash enhancements my mum and dad gave me for Easter. Here she is before making up.</div>
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This is Just Nan's Honey Bunny. It was stitched on 32ct Vintage Country Mocha Belfast linen with the recommended DMC floss.</div>
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Continuing with the bunny theme I also finished off Just Nan's Tulip Bunny. This fits a WhimZi frame which sits nicely on a small easel I found in The Works.</div>
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I have a couple more stitchy items to share with you but that will have to wait until next week. With everything else going on Halloween Rules, on the rotation this week, has not progressed much so I'm off to remedy that this evening.<br />
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So first up my progress on Lizzie*Kate's Halloween Rules. I managend to do more than I thought on this, partially due to having to take a few days off work because I had a bad inner ear infection, which caused my ear drum to perforate! The infection has cleared up but I'm still slightly deaf in one ear.<br />
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Last week on the rotation it was The Drawn Thread week. Not much progress was made in the evenings but over the weekend I made up for my lack of stitiching. Here is my progress so far.<br />
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I just need to complete the border on this one.<br />
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This week it's Just Nan week and I'm starting a new project, Lady Scarlet's Journey. It's another busy week work wise this week so it will be interesting to see how I get on!<br />
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On Friday evening I made an unexpected new start. Every other week we finish school early, 2.30 instead of 3.35. These weekends tend to be 'Railway Weekends' and the weekend just gone was no exception. As we are still living in two houses I meet up with DH late on Friday evening. So prior to this I go and visit my Mum and Dad who live about twenty minutes away from the railway. Whilst driving down to my parents the traffic news was reporting that the M62 Westbound was closed due to a serious accident. It later transpired that the road was not due to reopen until nine o'clock, too late for the DH to travel down. So I had an unexpected evening at my parents, but I hadn't packed any stitching. My Mum came to the rescue and I started 'Have a Heart' from The Drawn Thread, this will be on the rotation next week.<br />
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Today I made up Lady Scarlet's Scissor Roll. Here it is with Lady Scarlet.<br />
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I have a finish of a different type of finish to show you. I saw the kits for these handbags in October, when we spent a few days in Bruges. I came home and put one of them on my list for Father Christmas. This was a very quick stitch and my Mum, who has made handbags, offered to make it up for me. I have to say she greatly improved the original design. Yes I like the pattern, but was the kit (Vervaco) worth the money? No. I could have bought a Cath Kidston bag for the same price, but I do have a one off and I'm sure I'll get lots of use out of it.<br />
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This week it's back to Halloween Rules. More progrss ics next week.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">My winter finish was the Winter Arbor from the Drawn Thread.</span><br />
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This project came as a kit and was stitched on 32ct 'Smokey Pearl' Belfast Linen and was stitched with NPI silk.<br />
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My spring start, which became a finish, was Just Nan's Lady Scarlet's Scissor Roll.<br />
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Here are a few close ups.<br />
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This was stitched with the recommended floss (DMC) on 32ct 'Limestone' Belfast Linen. I'm hoping to make it into the scissor roll at the weekend.<br />
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As we did a lot of travelling over half term I was able to make more progress on Hand Wash Only.<br />
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This week it's back to the tree skirt, back stitching, beading and couching!<br />
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Happy stitching!<br />
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One project that isn't destined for UFO status is Halloween Rules from Lizzie*Kate. Last week I finished two more sections, Brew Some Fun and Sit for a Spell. The cat's eyes look a bit mad in this photo.<br />
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At the weekend we made our first visit to 'The Railway' of 2013. It was very wet but everyone seemed to enjoy 'A Day Out With Thomas'.<br />
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On the way there and back I was able to do some stitching in the car so Hand Wash Only moved on a little.<br />
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This week it's back to the Winter Arbor.<br />
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Happy stitching!<br />
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All the back stitch has been completed except that done in black, most of the back stitch if I'm honest, then I need to do the couching and cording on all of the Santas. I've also decided to replace the French Knots with seed beads. so still quite a lot to do but the end is now in sight!<br />
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This week it's back to the Lizzie*Kate Halloween flips.<br />
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In answer to a question on the comments to the last post the gold frame was one that I had, I can't remember where it came from. What I tend to do is mount projects so that I can swap them about. The Shepherd's Bush project from last time will fit in the same frame. This is something I stitched before I began blogging which, until now, lived in the gold frame.<br />
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Happy stitching!<br />
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