I'm Ready For The Sunshine

I didnt manage to do any stitching on my UFO yesterday but have done a little today. Been doing the fiddly bits - the gold curls and the stitching inbetween them so it doesnt look a lot at all. Still better than nothing.

I am all packed now and we did an on-line check in tonight so our seats are booked on the aircraft, and the big bonus we only have to be there two hours before the flight instead of the normal three.

After the bitter cold of today and waking up to snow this morning I am really ready to see (and feel) the sunshine. Will look forward to catching up with all your blogs and seeing what you have been up to stitching wise when I get back.

The Postie Came...

The postie came today HURRAY, and I got my lovely Dinky Dyes silk for the Taj Mahal project. Thank you Jayne (Jaynes Attic) for getting these for me.

Just got the beads to get and the Caron Threads now.

Thanks to all the lovely people who emailed, posted in forum and even 'phoned me to let me know about the European Cross stitch Company where I can buy my beads in a pack for the design. I shall be sending for them when I get back from my holidays. The Caron threads may take a little longer, I still need 9 and at nearly five pounds each it will mean staying on the stash wagon for a while to save up for them. I think maybe I need to join Stashers Annonymous lol..

I took another picture of EMS Garden Alphabet as I finished the C last night (well I actually did the b/s on the butterfly this morning but dont tell Julie (its Tuesday so she will have her big stick out if she thinks I have been working on something other than my UFO).

I am going to do some work on my UFO this afternoon but I am babysitting tonight so will probably take the Alphabet with me and do some work on the trellis.

Depending on how much I get done on Celtic Spring today I might do that tomorrow night too as I am going to miss the next two weeks.

Last In My Rota

I have been working on the last in my rota tonight, EMS Garden Alphabet. I have done the flowers on B (the B itself was already done) and started on the flower for C. Not going too badly for saying its on 32 count linen. The picture makes the fabric look white but in real life its more a natural shade sort of beige/brown shade.

I dont know if I will find time to do much tomorrow as I still have my packing to sort out and we are going over to Shionas tomorrow night. Tuesday night we are babysitting over at Davids house so hopefully I will take it with me and get some done then. Depending on what time David gets home, and therefore we get home will depend on whether there is an update then or not.

A New Finish

I got the linen thread I was waiting for this morning - many thanks Jayne - and was able to finish my Kissy Cross Mystery sampler tonight.

I havent put a border on as I don't really feel that it needs one but I can always add one if I feel it needs it once I have a frame. That will have to wait until after the holidays though.

I also had a note from Jayne (Jaynes Attic) to say that she had posted my Dinky Dyes silks out to me this morning so I shall be stalking the postie on Monday in the hopes that they arrive.

Not that I will be using them for a good while yet. They are for my Chatelaine, Taj Mahal, project and I still have all the Carron Waterlillies threads to get and the Delica beads. I have no idea where I am going to get the beads from as when I looked on-line for a supplier I couldn't makes heads or tails of what I was supposed to be ordering. Does anyone know if there is someone who supplies a bead pack for this chart.

Tomorrow will see (hopefully) a start on the last project in my rota, which should mean I could soon be starting something new, but with the holidays coming round fast I think I will just stick with the Garden Alphabet until we go.

LHN Bee Keep Quilt Block

I just finished this quilt block tonight and I am really pleased with the results. I did not use the recommended threads but used Dragon floss instead and I think its turned out really pretty.

I can reveal now that my RAK I received the other day was from AnnT and it was two lovely sets of marker pins with beaded tops. She asked me not to mention what it was as she had sent a similar gift to Terri but hers had not arrived. Thank you Ann they are lovely and if I remember I will take a picture of them tomorrow.

HAED's Away

I did do work on the HAED design for a couple more hours this morning but there was not enough progress to warrent another picture. I am glad to say it is now back in the box until next time round. I did have lots of encouragement on this one and feel that it may stay out for longer as it takes shape, but for now I cannot see the point in spending a long time doing something I am not really enjoying.

I have started a new quilt square, the bee keep from the Gift of Cross Stitch on line magazine. I am not doing it in the shades recommended however I am using mainly Dragon floss for this one, all apart from the brown in the bees and I don't think DF do a brown shade, if they do its one I don't have. Hopefully I will get this finished tomorrow and be able to put up a picture of it.

Not Enjoying the HAED

After working nearly everybit of the evening on this I have very little to show for it. There are loads of colours in that tiny bit some just used on one stitch, well quite a few are only one stitch. It is very bitty and messy to stitch and its left me feeling very frustrated. I will try and do a bit more in the morning but I do not think it will last any longer than that. Gosh its going to take a long time to complete if every time it comes out for an airing it only lasts a day or so, but never mind. My theory is that if you only do 2 stitches everytime it comes out it will still get done eventually. Maybe I should offer a prize to whoever can tell me what it is lol. I can hardly tell and I have the chart in front of me. It is actually Such is the Way of fairies and it is for my daughter. She fell in love with two HAED designs this on and Chessmates. Kindly she bought the two and then said it would be nice if we stitched one each.

Think tomorrow will have to be one of my quilt squares, I am sure I will see a little more progress on that.