Ornaments

Yesterday because I had the afternoon to myself, the boys had gone to Skegness for the day with my mum and sister and the OAP bingo ladies from the local pub, I decided to have a go at making up my LHN ornaments. This is a picture of them I took this morning. I used Vonna's instructions, The Twisted Stitcher, and voila here they are. I was going to use two pieces of felt but felt they were just a bit big. I have to say I am really pleased with them. There is room for improvement but I loved making them up and will use this finishing method again, you make get sick of it lol.



I will be back as usual with a progress picture of my Poppy next week.

Until then, happy stitching

Lesleyanne xxx

Row Love Progress (Not a lot)

I really wasn't in the mood for stitching on Dimensions Row of Love this week. I think I did about two evenings worth. I have this strage desire to stitch on little things that can get done quick. To this end I signed on to do the Creative Challenge # 1 on the Lizzie Kate Lovers blog. I have stitched up the challenge and just need to finish it. I cannot show the picture until the challenge is over around 20th August.

This week I will be stitching my Lanarte Poppy and don't think I will have any problem with stitching this one. I am hoping to have a little more stitching time as I won't have to go out to pick the boys up from school as they are on summer holidays but I have said this every school holiday and it never seems to work so fingers crossed lol.

Until next time, happy stitching.

AOY "The Lighthouse"

This is my progress on All Our Yesterdays The Lighthouse. I have still a way to go with this one I was hoping it would nearly be done but I lost a couple of nights stitching so haven't got as far as I would have liked. I will be stitching on Dimensions Row of Love this week as I feel a bit guilty since it hasn't seen the light of day since May. Hopefully I can finish the Lighthouse next time in my rotation.

I am hoping to get Lighthouse and the Poppy finished in the next couple of months so that I can concentrate on my LHN Ornie SAL as I am a bit behind after having a little hissy fit with Red House in Winter. As it is one of my favourites I really want to start and finish it again.

I have also noticed that DMC have brought out two old Henry VIII cross stitches. I have completed Henry VIII and his six wives and so would like to complete Henry VIII and the Palace of Richmond. I made the mistake of showing my mum this and she has said she would like to have it alongside the other two I have stitched for her so it looks as though in the near future I will be buying this kit ready to stitch for my mum (for christmas she said, but didn't mention which year lol).

Anyway enough of my rambling, until next time, happy stitching.

Peppermint Twist Progress!

This is my progress for my Blue Ribbon's Peppermint Twist. I will have to finish it now as I have put the year in as 2010. I was going to leave this until the end but decided to go for it. I would have liked to have more done but the white thread is not showing up as well as I would like so I am going to buy some B5200 which I think is a bit brighter. The white shows up okay next to another colour but not when it's on its own.

This week I am going to work on All Our Yesterdays The Lighthouse. I might carry on with this until it is finished as there is not that much left to do.

I am not sure how much stitching will get done this weekend as we are going out for a family meal on Tuesday for my son's 12th birthday. I can't believe he is twelve already (on Sunday 11th July).

Hope everyone has a lovely week and gets lot of stitching done. It supposed to be a bit cooler here this week and we might even get some rain which will be good for the gardens.

Thank you to everyone who leaves a comment I really do appreciate them.

Happy Stitching, Lesleyanne

Poppy Progress!

This is the progress on my Lanarte Poppy for the last two weeks. I seem to have one week where not a lot is done and then the second week there seems to be more. I think I am about half way through this now. It is really lovely to stitch. I did have to frog a couple of times. When I picked it up I noticed I had stitched one small block in the wrong colour so before I could start I had to unpick this and stitch it in the right shade. I am hoping with a bit of luck my mojo is back and I can get back to one project for a week.



I have read that Little House Needleworks are doing another twelve ornaments next year so may carry on with these next year depends how I get on with making them into ornaments lol.

This week I am going to be stitching on Peppermint Twist on my Christmas Design SAL.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xxx

AOY "The Lighthouse"

This is my progress on All Our Yesterdays "The Lighthouse". Unfortunately between being on the computer waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much and my mojo going on its summer holiday there is not a lot of progress for two weeks worth of stitching. Life has also been getting in the way as well.

After the first week I had stitched the little boy in blue and a leg of the other boy but couldn't leave him with just one leg and a head so decided to carry on with him and have just about finished him. Hopefully next time in the rotation it will be finished, if my mojo is back, fingers crossed.



I don't seemed to have received my next LHN Ornie which was on auto ship. I think I will wait a month or two and then query it if the next one doesn't turn up. I haven't been charged so am not too worried.

Next in my rotation is Lanarte's Poppy. I have skpped Row of Love and will get that out next month.

Hope everyone enjoys the weather this week, it is supposed to be nice all week which is good news for Wimbledon.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xxx

Oooh just remembed I have been blogging a year - wow that's gone fast.

New Start!

It was time for my Christmas Design SAL last week and I had a new start. I started Blue Ribbon's Peppermint Twist. I decided on this after following Sally's progress and finish on this design. I am stitching it on 14ct cream aida. Here is my progress.



So far I am really enjoying stitching this and am looking forward to stitching it next time.

This week I am going to carry on with All our Yesterdays The Lighthouse.

Thank you to everybody who leaves a comment, it makes my day and I really appreciate them.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Poppy Progress!

This is my progress for this week on my Lanarte Poppy. I do enjoy stitching this and could quite easily carry on with it.

I did stitch on LHN Red House in Winter but unfortuantely I made so many mistakes on it I have decided to bin it. I had managed to fudge a couple of mistakes I made but on the third and uncorrectable it went flying across the room lol. I seem to do this with littler projects so might just carry on with my bigger projects for now and try again later in the year.

It is the Christmas Design SAL next week and I have a new start. I will be stitching Blue Ribbon Design's Peppermint Twist and am looking forward to this. Just have to decide on my fabric. Can't design between Summer Khaki 28ct Linen or nice old cream 14ct aida. No doubt I will decide by tomorrow.

It is bank holiday monday tomorrow so no work for me so a little extra time stitching.

Until next time happy stitching

Lesleyanne

Row of Love Progress!

This is my progress of Dimensions Row of Love. I enjoyed stitching this this week. I would have got some more done but I took my second son for his grading in Karate so missed most of Sunday afternoon. But it was well worth it as he passed and is now an Orange belt. Well done darling.



This week is the turn of my LHN Ornie SAL and I will be stitching "Red House in Winter" and I have to say I can't wait as I LOVE this one. I seem to have a thing for houses at the moment lol.

Thank you to everyone who leaves a comment as it really does make my day.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xx

More New Stash and TWO finishes!

More stash has arrived at my house. I ordered the threads for LHN's Ponsietta House, my next stitch on the Christmas Design SAL. I also ordered Blue Ribbon's Peppermint Twist, again for the Christmas Design SAL. I think this will probaly be all the new stash for a while.



My first finish of the week was LHN's "Winter Sheep". This seemed to take forever for such a small design. I have also received the next one of this series "Red House in Winter". Can't wait to start it.



After finishing "Winter Sheep" I carried on with my At Home with Jane Austen SAL and have completed it. I enjoyed stitching this soooo much. I will get it framed eventually probably not for a couple of months. Many thanks to Sally, Barb, Hazel and Tracy for allowing me to join the SAL.



That's all from me this week, I am off to stitch on my Dimensions Row of Love.

Until next time, happy stitching.

Lesleyanne xx