Monday, September 25, 2017

Gosh....how did that happen?!!!


Even although I seem to be making such slow progress with Etudes aux Fraises, I have suddenly realized that I'm actually very close to completing this design! I think I have been so engrossed in each bit that I haven't taken the time to notice the complete picture....which, as you can see, is almost done!


I have been working on the middle leaf and the unripe/faded strawberry at the top...


....and suddenly, the end seems so much nearer than I was thinking! This design does have some back stitch, but not too much....how exciting (for me anyway!!!)


Suddenly I feel a renewed sense of vigor for getting this completed :)

Another project that is on my to-stitch list is this one from The World of Cross Stitching magazine...


Although this design is in this months issue of The World Of Cross Stitching which just popped through the letterbox  (actually it was popped into my mail box as we don't have letterboxes here in New York!!!) I could have been stitching this one a while ago as I've known about this for quite a few months..... it's one of my designs! I love how the team at the magazine have finished off the stitching....the wooden spoon hanger is just perfect, don't you think?

And I have to share with you the mystery of the vanishing tomatoes! I have a couple of tomato plants outside on the patio, but the tomatoes kept disappearing! I would be watching for the tomatoes to ripen, anticipating the days that they would be ready to eat, but then many of them seemed to just disappear!  And then I noticed this....




Well, at least he's eating healthy!

Until next time....happy stitching!
Rhona

Monday, September 18, 2017

Oh my........where has the time gone?

Gosh, oh gosh....this past week has just flown by and my needle was hardly picked up! Therefore, I have very little stitching to show you this week :(

Progress has been slow on the strawberry project, but even a few stitched done means that I am a few stitches nearer to being finished (which is still a long way off!)


Running out of one of the green threads didn't help either!


Hopefully this week will be a more productive week! Here's hoping you have a productive week too.

Until next time.....happy stitching!

Rhona

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Happy dancing!

I'm late posting as I have been suffering from migraines....again! 

I do have quite a bit to show you today, though, so I'm quite happy....especially as I woke up this morning feeling so much better :)

What to start with....(yes, it's that kind of a day!) I think I'll go with the crochet blanket as that was so close to being a finish the last time I showed it...


....all finished....yayyyy!


The three rows of double crochet really finished it off nicely....well worth the effort!


The blanket was crocheted using Caron Simply Soft yarn in three shades of Country Blue. The pattern can be found here, but just as an FYI,there is an error in the beginning of the pattern!

Next up, is a finish finish! And for those of you who are regular readers of this blog will know that that doesn't happen very often! :)


I decided to take the bull by the horns and get working on the pile of finishes that are gathering dust....yes, it really is that bad.  So first design to be tackled is the Tea and Cakes SAL....


After much searching for just the right fabric....you know how it goes...this one's too fancy, this one's just not quite the right shade of pink, that one the prints too big etc, etc, instead of putting it off for another day, I decided to just go with the pink fabric that I had, and it turned out perfect....well I think it did anyway!


A small border of the darker pink and a larger block of the pale pink and a matching pink ribbon to hang it (of, course you can't see it in the picture!). Since the design is quite busy, I wanted the finishing to be quite plain so that your eye is drawn to all the elements in the stitching. 

Yayyy...one down, but a great big pile still to go!

And I'm being good (for just now, anyway!) and am pushing on with the strawberries design. This is where I was last time.....


...and this is where I am now....


 I just never seem to have an awful lot of time in the evenings to get much stitching done.....and I know you heard that before!


Here's hoping for week where there's lots of time for stitching and crafting!

Until next time...happy stitching!

Rhona

Monday, September 4, 2017

Starting the month with a finish!

It's a holiday weekend here.....and a three day weekend is always welcomed. Plans for having a relaxing three days of stitching haven't come to fruition but I'm hoping to spend some time with needle and thread tonight....keep your fingers crossed for me :)

I did manage to have a quick little finish this past week....yay me! Another little card added to my stock pile....


This is another design from The World of Cross Stitching magazine. The double sided tape seems not to be holding near the pom-pom of the hat so there's a bit of a gap between the stitching and the card.....and you all know how OCD I am about things being just right :) I think I might have to bring out the glue!

Here's my design that was featured in the magazine this month...


 ....some cute little animals that they made into an adorable bunting....


I also picked up the strawberries design....this one I need to get finished.....


As much as I'm loving this design, I can feel myself being drawn to a new start. This often happens to me when I am getting close to finishing a design but there's still lots to be done.It's almost as if the novelty of a new start has worn off, but the excitement of a finish is too far off. Once the end is in sight, then I have renewed vigor and can stitch all night to have something completed....anyone else like this? Please say I'm not the only one that has this affliction :)


Luckily for me, this design doesn't have too much back stitching, so I'm not dreading having to do it all at the end.

Hope you all have a great week.

Until next time....happy stitching!

Rhona