Just a quick update

I've mainly been sewing...well trying to. I started a duffle bag but not only is it too big to double up as a flight bag, I also ran out of thread. I miscounted along the way so it's around 6 inches short! I've found there is more detail given in the smaller version of this bag by StudioCherie. So I have a large one that is nearly finished, a small one for me that is half way finished but I'm about to run out of thread again (what am I like?) and a small one for my sister that is cut out but not started.

This is the start of the wedding sampler which has a deadline of September.

Wedding Sampler, 11/07/2014

I decided to work on HAED TT Kitten 2...I will not let the confetti defeat me!

HAED TT Kitten 2, 13/07/2014

Trio of Poppies.

Well here it is...finally! Trio of Poppies is complete after being a WIP for a couple of years.

Trio of Poppies, 17.06.2014

 Here is a close up of the beads:

Trio of Poppies, 17.06.2014

If you have time, I'd recommend you pop over to Dollydollydaydreams for some wonderful handcrafted items. This is my recent purchase and I love them.

Sarah has a post about our exchange where you can see the items I sent to her.

I'm now debating whether to work a bit on a HAED or start the wedding sampler.

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your week.

Update on Trio of Poppies

I've completed the last section of sky! It's just the last poppy to work on alongside the last bit of backstitch and beading to do so the end is definitely in sight.

Trio of Poppies 25.05.2014

I have enough charts in my stash but that didn't stop me signing up to Love Thy Threads stitch along which is on their facebook group. You can find the event here. Hope you have enjoyed your weekend :)

May IHSW and an exchange

For this International Hermit and Stitch Weekend, I decided to start one of my 15 from the crazy challenge and I managed to finish it this weekend as well!

It's Lizzie Kate's Teaching is a work of heart:

L*K snippet, completed 18.05.14

Sarah and I decided to do an exchange, the only requirement was that it should feature our favourite colour and here are the lovely items that I received :) My favourite colour is red.

Favourite colour exchange

Here are the stitched pieces close up:

The Front

The Back

I decided to use the scissor keep as an accessory for the inside of my front door. My package to Sarah is in the hands of the Royal Mail, I'm keeping my fingers crossed everything gets there in one piece...there's always that worry isn't there?

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IHSW

Most of my stitching time this weekend was spent stitching a piece for an exchange coming up so I can't show you that yet. I did manage to put a couple of stitches into Trio of Poppies.

The majority of the overall progress since you last saw this piece was stitched before IHSW.





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Minecraft pillow

I'm on a roll, 3 completed sewing projects in a month!

My younger brother has the minecraft bug which is a game where you build your environment using blocks. For his birthday I decided to make him a cushion featuring a well known character, Creeper. If you get too close they start fizzling and will eventually explode so it's best to avoid them especially if they're near any areas you are developing.

Anyway, enough of the waffle....

I did not use a pattern for the face...I'm very proud of myself. I did however use sewing instructions for an envelope cushion cover from ikea.

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