Birth Sampler Finished!

I finished the birth sampler for Callum this afternoon. It still needs a wash and iron before I take it to the framers though. I didn't expect to have it finished quite so quickly but I have been off work since Wednesday as I have stretched the ligaments in my knee which has involved lots of rest and you know what that means! Yeah lots of cross stitching. As I have finished the birth sampler I will have a new start and I think it will be CCN Home Sweet Home as we have just decorated the hall and I think this will look lovely on the wall.

I am now going to go back to my rotation now that I have finished all my obligation stitching. I did briefly think about stitching Christmas cards but I brought quite a few cards in the January sales so have decided not to stitch Christmas cards this year but perhaps stitch one a month throughout next year. So it is the turn of my Dimensions Row of Love I will be stitching on this week (Friday to Friday).

The next picture is two charts I brought from Michelle (http://stitchcraftplace.blogspot.com/) when she was having a stash clear out. Thanks Michelle. The LHN Poinsettia House fell into my basket when I was ordering some threads I needed for the LHN Ornie SAL. I think I am going to have to ban myself from buying any more charts in the New Year lol.

3 Blocks Finished and 21

Here's my progress on Callum's birth sampler. I have finished three blocks and have started the fourth. It seems to be stitching up quite quickly.



This is the birthday card I have made for Sarah's 21st birthday to go with the L*K Whatever cross stitch which I have had made up into a cushion for her.

Christmas Ornies and New Start!

These are the christmas ornies a colleague from work has made up for me. I have to say I think they are brillant. Just hope the receipents like them.

But as I have joined the LHN monthly ornie SAL I thought I perhaps ought to have a go at making one myself and below is my first attempt. Pictured with it is the material I back it with. My mum helped with it a bit, firstly by providing the sewing machine as I borrowed hers. I have to say I am quite pleased with it and definitely think I will make the ornies up myself.



Below is my new start, the birth sampler for Callum. Pictured with it is how it will look like when it is finished although I will have mine framed as I did for his brother. I have started at the top left hand corner so when I next get stitching I will be stitching the boat (sorry the picture is not very good I was in a bit of a rush).

Finally Zac Efron is finished

I am so very glad to have this finished. I was beginning to think I never would but here it is. I was up very late for me, 11.45 pm, finishing this. I will probably fall asleep tomorrow at work when it hits me. A work colleague is going to make all three Stitch a Stars into cushions for me. I will be very glad to see the back of them. I will say here and now it will be a very very long time before I do another. I just hope the receipents like them at Christmas.

But where there is a finish there is a new start. I hope to start the birth sampler tomorrow for my nephew's son. This will be another Christmas present. I won't be starting tonight as I have to write up the invitations for my husband's 40th birthday bash.

Speaking of starting something new I have decided join a stitch along being run by Vonna and it is the LHN Ornies SAL I'm looking forward to doing them as I fell in love with the first one. There are 12 in all so can't wait to get cracking. Although I don't quite know how I am going to manage to make them up as I am not gifted at all in the sewing department but maybe that will be something else "new" for me to try lol.

Anyway I think thats enough waffling from me for one day I have invitations to write if I want to get going on the birth sampler.

Zac Efron Progress

This is my progress on my Stitch a Star of Zac Efron. I started it last Tuesday. I am not sure how much I'm going to get down this week as I have some sorting out of drawers to do as we have swopped a chest of drawers with our younger son and I also want to paint them so they match his wardrobe. I am not sure whether to carry on with this or leave it to take away with me when we go for a short break to Chapel St Leonards. We are staying in a caravan from Monday to Friday. I am tempted to take this as there are not so many colours to take. I could then make a start on my birth sampler.