Sunday 15 April 2007

The Zoo, A Finish & Barnabee

We took Oscar on the train to Dudley Zoo yesterday. It was a lovely day and we all had great fun, though Granny's poor legs were aching last night. Oscar took his colours and a colouring book for on the train and of course Granny took some stitching. I finished this little one which was a freebie from Aunty's Attic and is done in Dinky Dyes Desert Sands. I think I will have to do a bit more and pad it out a bit as its not as big as the rest of my squilt squares.

Apart from that I did not get much stitching time yesterday but this morning I was determined to finish part 1 of Barnabee's Quest. I have really enjoyed stitching on this one and cannot wait until I get round to it again in my rota.
I have a couple of little things to do before I start my rota again. I joined in the scissor fob exchange on the Polstitches forum and I have to make a fob for Julia. Quite a daunting task to make something like this for someone who stitches as beautifully as Julia does, especially as I have never made one before.
I also am going to be doing a round robin with dear friends Terri, AnnT and AnnP. We are not officially starting this until May but I would like to get my own piece sorted out before starting my rota again. I will tell you more about my choice later when I am able to show you a picture of what I have done.



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8 comments:

Julie said...

Barnabee looks fab, love the labybird button-thats so cute, nice quilt square too

Aunty Julie says rest your legs today and stitch all afternoon with your feet up LOL

Looking forward to seeing what you choose for the RR piece

Karen said...

Your Barnabee looks great , hope your legs have stopped aching now

jane said...

Barnabee is looking great - look forward to seeing what you chose for your RR

BeckySC said...

Beautiful progress on BQ :) LOVE IT!!

Lisa said...

Barnaby looks great. The more people I see stitching this the more I think I'm going to have to add it to my wish list lol.

Nicola said...

Barnabee looks great Helen, it didn't take you long to finish the first part. I love the colour of that Dinky Dye thread that you are using. Look forward to seeing your RR progress.

Anonymous said...

Barnabee is looking great, love that dinky dyes colour

Sally said...

Barnabee looks brilliant Helen.

Hope your legs have stopped aching.