A new start and an update

I've started one of the table runners for my partner's family. This is a Royal Paris kit, it has taken some getting used to stitching with 4 strands. Some of the stitches I'm not entirely happy with.

It seems to be taking longer than usual to stitch on this one but I think that's due to the spacing of the cross stitches .

I've put quite a few stitches into the wedding sampler which I worked on for 2 days. I'm trying to work a system where I don't get fed up with the mass of blue. It's a small project and not all mass sections of colour make me feel this way but for some reason this one does.

I'll either continue with the table runner or work on one of my WIPs that are on my crazy list. I've decided no new starts unless I finish one of my WIPs, this is because I have plenty of stash (there's more on the way) and if I started whatever took my fancy then nothing will get finished. I've got about 16 WIPs at the moment so plenty to occupy myself with :) However, the JEC SAL will not be subject to this rule.

Casa Cenina

Hello everyone just to let you know that I've signed up to the Casa Cenina guest club. This means that from time to time I will be posting links to their homepage, categories or products. In the cases of products, it will be ones I have ordered from the company.

I buy these products using my own money, however if any of my readers click on a link and make a purchase then I can either receive a discount or commission (commission requires a large amount of money to be spent in a year, so that probably won't happen).

I decided to try this out because I have made 2 large purchases with the company and although I haven't received them yet due to an out of stock kit* and the other order was placed just the other night, I do plan to use Casa Cenina in the future.

I hope you all aren't put off by this and I'll make sure not to bombard you with posts.

*I could have the items that were ready for shipment sent in a different order but as I have plenty of projects to be getting on with, I decided not to choose this option.

First finish of 2015

Hello everyone!

I've managed to stitch every day (even if some days there were only 10 stitches put in) and this is the result:

Asterix and Obelix finished 17.01.15

I started Asterix and Obelix on New Year. I do believe the pattern is from Sprite Stitch but their wiki is down so I can't confirm. I did make some changes to the original pattern as there were some random white patches on Obelix's skin that I decided to omit as I didn't see the point in them.

I'm unable to make a start on the JE SAL until my fabric arrives but that could take another week or two. I'm hoping I ordered a big enough piece to stitch it all on one piece but that depends on what sort of border I think would suit it.

I will either work on the wedding sampler or one of the table runners that needs to be done by July.

Can you believe it's 2015?

Happy New Year!

I amazed at how fast 2014 went by and hope that you all had a lovely Christmas/holiday with your loved ones.

Sadly I didn't do so well with my crazy challenge last year (5/15), it was still better than 2013 so I'm trying something more manageable around uni this year. I have put the new page up so you can follow how I'm getting along. I've also put a page up of my WIPs although it doesn't have any photos on there.

This year I'm taking part in 2 SALs, a Joan Elliott one run by Mii Stitch (we are using the desk calendar charts that came with WOXS) and a HAED run by the facebook group. For the HAED SAL we are looking at how many page finishes we can manage in a year! I have 3 charts on the go and two kitted up so it shouldn't be too hard to at least manage 1 (remind me that I said this when it comes to the end of the year and I still haven't managed one).

I did have higher aims in sewing but I've revised them to just 2 stockings for Christmas. This is due to time constraints with a full time course.

I'm looking forward to see everyone's projects throughout the year.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.

Take care!

2 Christmas Finishes

Well I have two Christmas themed finishes that cross off one more goal on my crazy list.

First up is a Furry tales design that I stitched up and sent to Steph.

Furry tales from an issue of WOXS

This second stitch will be made into an ornament for my home. I miscounted on the width of the border but had done too much to undo so I just moved the red backstitch. I literally just finished this ornament so thought I'd get a quick post in.

Noel from WOXS 210

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!

Poppies and a furry tales design

Well, I've just picked the poppies up from the framers and I'm really pleased with the result. It's my first time having something professionally framed and I can't help but stare at it!

Trio of Poppies by Maria Diaz

Sorry for the glare but it was too dark not to use flash.

I just finished this little guy this morning but excuse him, he hasn't long come out of his bath. He was a quick and delightful stitch. That's at least one more crossed of my crazy list.

Hope you all have a good weekend :)

Some stitching :)

Hi everyone!

I haven't been stitching much just a few stitches here and there so I thought I'd post some photos.

Furry Tales Teapot as of 6.12.14

I started this cute little mouse (WOXS) today as he is on my list for 2015. As he is so little, I knew I could get him done before the end of the year.

HAED TT Kitten 2 as of 6.12.14

This one wasn't been stitched on for about a month but I have recently introduced a friend to HAED and wanted to show her this little guy only to find that I hadn't taken a photo since July so here he is. The larger blocks of colour went quite fast.

Wedding Sampler as of 6.12.14

I'm still cracking on with this! There's a bit more blue in the border, I want to reach the 4th horseshoe then I'll move on to the middle for a bit so that I can move the frame along. I hope that by rewarding myself with horseshoes or parts of the middle after a decent block of blue has been done then I'll get a move on with it.

In other news, I have sent Trio of Poppies off to be framed, sadly I couldn't get hold of an oval frame for it (that or I'd have to pay over £70!) so I just went for a nice wooden frame with cream and red mounts. It's due back next Saturday so I will post a photo once it's back home. Last week at uni coming up before the Christmas holidays, hopefully I'll get more stitching in then and get those 2 bags done!