Always looking forward
It’s been a tough week this week not only laid low by a cold but also very impatient to get started on Train of Dreams. But I will not give in I must finish one of the current sewings before […]
Good Progress
Very often with sewing I have found that it’s difficult to tell how fast a picture is progressing. Sometimes I can spend most of the day working on something and feel like I haven’t made any progress at all. Other […]
The trouble with plans
The trouble with plans is that they can be difficult to stick to. This week’s rotation was Fairy Tales and I’ve completed page one and I’m about halfway through page two. The trouble is that it’s now the end of […]
Rotations
Since starting on the detailed and time consuming Heaven and Earth Design picture I decided that I would allow myself to have two sewings in progress at a time to keep the enthusiasm going. I got off to such a […]
A good start to the year
It isn’t often that I start the new year by finishing a cross stitch but I managed it this year. I have finally finished The Enchanter by Teresa Wentzler. I say finally because I started it roughly 10 years ago, […]
New project
I started this one back in early December after my last finish. The design is called Fairy Tales and is a freebie from Heaven and Earth Designs, just a pdf download from their website I have attempted one in the […]
Finally Finished
It has been a little while since I finished the main stitching of Woodland Enchantress, I needed a bit of a break from her before I got to work on the actual finishing. It’s funny how I can happily spend […]
New pictures
Finally a picture of Woodland enchantress mostly done; just the finishing bits to do now, backstitch, beading, french knots and couching. I did give it a bit of a gentle wash which brought the stitches back to plumpness after being […]
The end is in sight
After a break from stitching to recover from my cold here’s a picture of it mostly done which is now out of date. Yes I have finally finished the main stitching for Woodland Enchantress, as you can see from the […]