Update on the Train
Last week turned out to be a bit busier than I had planned so not so long to spend on the Train but I still made good progress and I’m over halfway through page 10 (which is the second page […]
Full Steam Ahead
So there isn’t much actual train to see yet apart from the lantern and a little blue bit in the corner near it but it feels like I’ve got lots done this week – 3200 stitches actually which is really […]
Rotation Changes
I’m nearly there with SunKissed now, about three quarters of the way through and heading up to the final sunflower head that fills the top right hand corner. I might have got more done this week but I’ve been suffering […]
New frames and framing pictures
Some good news this week I finally framed Woodland Enchantress. I found a place online which had just the type of frame I wanted which was a relief after the local framer I used closed down and relocated out of […]
Parking
Last week I was back on Fairy Tales and I decided to give parking a try after having read up on the subject and reached a point where I understood it. There’s all sorts of ways of parking your sewing […]
Sun Kissed Update
The main thing I notice when I switch back to the sunflowers is how big the stitches are. This is done on regular 14 count aida and after the tiny stitches of 25 count these feel so big. Most of […]
All Aboard
I got started on Train of Dreams this week. Another from Heaven and Earth Designs based on some artwork by Randal Spangler. I loved it as soon as I saw it and from then on it was just a matter […]
Giving in to temptation
For the most part of this week I’ve felt that Fairy Tales was going really slowly I don’t think it’s anything to do with stitching slowly but taking longer of an evening to settle down and get on with my […]
Quick Quick Slow
After two weeks of feeling that I’ve been making quick progress on my sewings it all seems to have slowed down this week. But I’ve finished the main sunflower and stitched most of one of the leaves a nice colour […]