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.

More Zac Efron Progress

This is the progress I have made this week. I'm quite pleased as I got more done than I thought I was going to. I have to say that once this one is done it is going to be a very long long long time before I do another Stitch a Star. I am hoping to get this finished this week whilst I am away or maybe by this time next week. Fingers crossed I want to start the birth sampler I have to do for a Christmas present.

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.

Surprise!

I had a surprise package today when I got home from work. I couldn't think what it could be. There was an address on it that didn't ring any bells. So I opened the package and there was a lovely card saying that I had won Clare's giveaway (http://aimetu-clare.blogspot.com/). I have never won anything in my life before so I am thrilled to bits. Apparently, the flower charts came from a lady who can no longer stitch (my worst nightmare) so I will be looking forward to using some of the patterns in them. Also included were some threads and aida which will come in very useful.

Thank you Clare.

First Christmas Finished!

I have just finished Lizzie Kate's First Christmas for my nephew's new son. This is the fourth one I have done this year since August. I am pleased to have got them done. The fabric is what I have brought to back them with, when I say for me to back them with, I actually mean a colleague at work is going to make them up.

Tomorrow I am going to start Zac Efron's Stitch a Star which is going to be a christmas present.

And A Little More Stash

Firstly, I would like to thank you for all your nice comments regarding "Whatever". I have stitched it for my niece who is 21 in November and it is a favourite saying of hers so when I saw it on the Lizzie Kate site I just had to stitch it.

Secondly, Lisa was having a stash sale and I purchased some CCN & LHN charts, pictured above, which includes Princess Parade, Reading, Gentle and Kind and Geranium House and another cart by Pine Mountain Designs called Be Scarey. Thank you so much Lisa.

Whatever!

I finished Lizzie Kate's freebie Whatever! today. It was a real fun stitch and it only took three days to stitch. I used the DMC conversion and love the colours. I did have some buttons but they didn't quite go so I stitched the exclamation mark instead. I am going to take this into work for a colleague to finish into a cushion for me as it is going to be a present.

I am now going to stitch another Lizzie Kate "First Christmas" so hopefully another quick finish.

Happy stitching.