Home Sweet Home Back!

I picked up CCN's Home Sweet Home from the framers today. I have to say I'm really pleased with the job they did on it.



This is my progress on Dimensions Row of Love. I must apologise for the state it's in - its needs a wash and an iron. I can't believe the fabric looks as mucky as it does. I wouldn't mind but I keep it in a zipped clear wallet so not quite sure how its come to be in this state.



I also had a new start this week. It's LHN Ornie SAL "Snowy Pines". I started this as I took my sons swimming lessons and then carried it on on Sunday when my eldest son went for his grading in Karate. It was not how I planned my Mother's Day but he achieved his orange belt so am very pleased. I have to say I have really loved stitching this week especially since I didn't get any visits from the frogs and on Row of Love I have passed the part where I had to fudge it because of the previous mistake.



This week in my rotation it is the turn of the Lanarte Poppy and I can't wait to work on it some more.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xx

Christmas Design SAL Progress

I finished the Lizzie Kate Special Edition 2007 Ho, Ho, Ho and have started Lizzie Kate's Christmas Is for the Christmas Design SAL. I am really pleased with my progress I have finished the bottom half and only have the top half to do. I have also finished my LHN Ornie SAL "He's a flake". I not ever so happy with it. After unpicking and stitching and unpicking and stitching again I decided to leave it as it was. They are only minor mistakes but I know their there.

Anyway here's a picture of my progress and finish on the Lizzie Kate designs.



I have celebrated my 41st birthday this week as well and went out with my family for a meal which was lovely. I received mainly cash for my birthday (which I asked for) so I can keep getting my cross stitch framed and of course, buy more stash lol.

I am so delighted to see that I have thirty followers and quite a few are new. I look forward to reading your blogs and getting to know you.

My plans for this week are to stitch some more on my Dimensions Row of Love. It should be my Lanarte Poppy but I thought I would swap them over as I stitched on Lanarte Poppy the week before last. I don't want you getting bored of seeing the same old thing all the time.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xx

Anniversary Sampler Finished!

I finished the Anniversary Sampler for my mum's friend last night. I haven't taken a photo because I have taken it to be framed. I will post a photo once it has been received.

I have kitted up my next LHN Ornie for the SAL, He's a Flake, and will start that today whilst watching the replay of the figure skating.

I didn't want to have a no photo post so I have taken a photo of my stash cupboard. I got this in January and have to say it is lovely. In the draws I have my current projects. On the top shelf I have my fabric, small set of drawers holding my crescent colour threads and three large DMC thread holders.

On the second shelf, I have my kits in a tub, small kits in the wicker basket and charts in a pink lever arch file.



Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne

So Near Yet So Far!

This is where I got to on my Christmas Design SAL. I haven't had as much time stitching on it as I would have liked as I was out three times this week. I went to see Holiday on Ice and also Les McKeown from the Bay City Rollers singing songs from the seventies. Both nights were fantastic. I have run out of the colour "Spinach" so will have to order some more. I wont be placing an order for a while, not just for one thread, so it will be a while now before this is finished. When its my Christmas Design SAL next I will stitch another Lizzie Kate, either "Joy" or "Christmas is...". Feel free to leave a comment and say which you would like me to stitch next.

I should be stitching on my Lanarte Poppy this week but my mum has asked me to stitch something for a friend's 60th wedding anniversary which is in March. I will start it tomorrow night once I have got everything kitted up. I will work on this until it is finished. It is not very large so hopefully wont take very long.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne

Home Sweet Home Finished!

I've just finished CCN's Home Sweet Home whilst watching Dancing on Ice. This was a lovely piece to stitch, I really enjoyed it. I'm going to take this to the Framers so that it can get put up in the hall as quickly as possible.

It leaves a blank slot on week four and I may do a poll because at the moment I just can't decide what to stitch next so many things are screaming at me to be stitched. I think I want to do a smaller design so that I leave myself a slot to stitch any birthday cards I may want (won't be many this year, just a few special people) or if I don't finish my monthly LHN Ornie then I will have a space to fit it in to ensure I keep on track.

It's time to go back to week one on my rotation, Christmas Design SAL, Lizzie Kate's Special Edition Ho, Ho, Ho. I'm loving this and if I do as well as I did last time on this piece I may have another finish this time next week but we will wait and see.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend.

Happy Stitching Lesleyanne x

Wohoo First Finish of 2010!

I have finished the second ornament in the LHN Ornie series for my SAL. I carried on after the weekend thinking I could finish it on Monday but it has took until today to finally get it done. It is stitched on 32 ct Antique White Jobelan using DMC threads. I enjoyed this one and I have had an email to say the next one will soon be on its way. I am now going to carry on with CCN Home Sweet Home as per my rotation.

Happy Stitching until next time.

Lesleyanne

Row of Love & Pear Tree Progress

Here's my progress of Dimensions Row of Love. I struggled with this this week. I have made a mistake and have had to fudge it so I lost a bit of my enthusiam for it. So I have put it away for now and will continue when it is next in my rotation. I will continue tonight with my LHN Ornie SAL Pear Tree. This is where I am at the moment - not a great deal of progress but some. I think I was feeling a bit unsettled because there are so many different designs screaming at me that I want to do. I have gone from having one on the go that would probably take up nine months of the year to having a rotation and four or five on the go so I think I need a quick finish. I want to work on everything particularly Carol's designs from iStitch. I have got most of them and seeing other people's progress on them make me want to start one. I am hoping that if I get Pear Tree done I can then start one of them. I am thread for Sew Blue, Sew Red and Sew Pink so it's decisions decisions for me lol.



Until next time, Happy Stitching.

Lesleyanne x

Poppy Progress!

This is my progress on Lanarte's Poppy. I didn't seem to get an awful lot of time during the week to sit down and stitch so stitched on this Saturday (not much) and Sunday when it felt like I had made much more progress. This meant that I didn't touch my LHN Ornie so will have to crack on with it next weekend before the next on comes out.

I have been thinking about the months with five weeks in it. As my rotation is a four week rotation I was thinking about what I could do in week five and I have to say I was VERY tempted to have a new start and just work on it when there was a five week month but decided that I would work on my Lanarte Poppy for the extra week as it missed out for such a long time. Surprising what pops into your mind when your stitching lol!

I have ordered some linen (I think) in 28 ct Summer Khaki and Ice Blue. I brought the Summer Khaki so that my Lizzie Kate christmas designs are all on the same fabric (I think I may have an idea how these could be framed together) and the ice blue is for the LHN Ornie "He's a flake" and a couple of other snowmen I have in my stash to do.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lizzie Kate Ho Ho Ho Progress!

This is my progress for the Christmas Design SAL which is the first week of the month (Monday to Friday). It is Lizzie Kate Special Edition 2007 Ho Ho Ho. I was very pleased with my progress.

I received my second ornament for the LHN Ornie SAL this week and made a start on it on Saturday. I hope to do some more today after I have tackled mount ironmore and cooked the dinner.

On Monday it is week two of my rotation and so I get to work on my Lanarte Poppy which I haven't worked on since mid July so am really looking forward to stitching on it. The picture below is where I was when I last stitched on it. I can't believe it has been so long.




We still have snow here but we haven't been as badly hit as some other parts of the UK.

Hope you all have a good weekend and happy stitching.

New Start!

This is where I am tonight on my new start for the New Year. It is CCN's Home Sweet Home and I started it on New Year's Day. It is stitching up nice and quickly and is very enjoyable. It will have to go away for now as tomorrow it is the Christmas Design SAL and I will be stitching on my Lizzie Kate's Ho Ho Ho.

I have jigged my rotation slightly. Firstly because the Christmas Design SAL is the first week of the month and then I noticed I hadn't worked on my Lanarte Poppy since July and so decided that needed to be brought forward in the month. You can see my new rotation on the right hand sidebar.

I hope you have had a good start to the New Year. We have put all our decorations away and are ready for school and work to start tomorrow.

Happy Stitching.