Another Finished Christmas Project

 

Here is the Autumn sampler that I had been stitching for some time - all finished over the Christmas holidays. The only thing I had to do over Christmas was the back stitching and it wasn't nearly as bad or time consuming as I thought so I wish I had done it earlier. Like the reindeer, it just needs washing and then taking for framing. Love the colours of this so much.

Another Finished Project

Baby Rudolph  didn't  take  long  at  all, started  one day and finished the  next. He  was a  little  late  for  Christmas  but  at least he did  get to spend  a few  days hanging on the  tree  before  being  put away  until  next  Christmas.

First of the Finished Holiday Projects

 

Over the holidays I had a finishing off few days, starting on the 29th with the reindeer cross-stitch. This  was really  lovely to stitch - no half stitches.  :-)
This cross-stitch was available as a kit or pattern, I opted for the pattern as I wasn't keen  on  the fabric  colour  in the kit.
So all  complete but I just need  to wash  it now and get it framed, hopefully   in plenty  of time  for  next Christmas.

Baby Rudolph

I had a few days over Christmas  and New Year of finishing  things  off. This  little kit was  purchased  at last  year's  Bakewell Wool Gathering. Sadly  I  don't  think  I  could  make  another  as you need the wooden reindeer. He  was really  quick to do  - started  one day, and  finished  the next.  Will  post the completed  project this week.

A Right Kerfuffle

Yet another long break. Can't really remember why except when I tried to resurrect the blog a couple of weeks ago I could not remember my password for the blog and that led to numerous exchanges with Google before they eventually decided I was the owner of my email account. And then I couldn't find the lead for my camera. Well all is good now and I'll try and blog more often.

So this lovely monkey was a kit that via a rather circuitous route ended up with me and my mum. Mum crocheted him and I put him together, then took his fingers and toes off and put back once I realised the thumbs and large toes should be on the side like ours - Doh! He is perhaps a little overstuffed but hopefully with love and squishing by his new owners it will flatten a little and he will be more 'brown'.

Back soon with some finished projects.

What to sew on a really hot day

Christmas cross-stitch that's what. The autumn cross-stitch needs some unpicking to be done and hence a good light, so I have been stitching these reindeer rather than start something new.
Unpicking has been done now - hopefully all of it - so I will be back on that one next.

Almost There

I never meant to neglect my blog for so long but my camera broke and despite new batteries and a new memory card it still wouldn't work, sort of. So today I have bought a new one so here is one of the first photos taken with it.
A LOT of progress has been made with project since the last update, in fact it is almost finished and I hope to have it completed in the next week or two - should manage this now there is lots of tennis time coming up.