Progress my dears...

Have a sort of Halloween theme in among my Wips so I thought I'd make progress one of them, this is "before"

 This is a detail of the title stitched over one

an overview so far

Wipocalypse Jan 2012

My wip progress this week has been intermittent, but as you can see I am very nearly there.  Just another leaf and some boarder and "Z".  Not smokin needles but certainly active one.

From little acorns ...

Corny title when you see the stitching I know, but it is Thursday and my first stitching post for 2012! Not quite  a finish yet, but good progress so far.

Bent Creek " Acorn Sampler" stitched on Antique Linen with recommended threads.

In addition I have been busy in the kitchen creating jars of jewel Seville orange marmalade.

Looking forward to my toast tomorrow morning.

WIPocalypse 2012

Hoping my stitching mojo can be found among my WIPs I have signed up for the WIPocalypse.

My projects are:-

1.  When Witches go riding :  The Prairie Schooler    75% completed.

2  .Pins and Needles : The Prairie Schooler   50% completed

3.  Trick and Treat Cat : M Designs  35% completed.

4.  A quaker Christmas :  ByGone  Stitches  10% done. (Didn't think this qualified as completed!)

5.  My Quaker House  : Blackbird Designs  10% done.

6.  Simple Little Quaker :  Papillon Creations   95% completed.

7.  Wedding Happiness :  Verachtert  10% done.

8.  Gingham Christmas :  Just Nan  5% done.

9.  Tiny Garden Scissor Fob  :  Shepherd's Bush   80% completed.

10.  Acorn  :  Bent Creek  :  60% completed.

11.  Snappy Sampler  :  Bent  Creek  5%  done.

12.  Morning Star  :  Blackbird designs  5%  done.

Plus I am also intending to sort my stash - having duplicated some threads and charts recently, I really need to know what I have in my various bags! and get them into some sort of order.

Needles at the ready

Needle activity on this blog has been sluggish to say the least this year - so I have signed up to this
my WIPs are numerous, they would all welcome some attention.

All I have to do now is to decide which ones....

Does looking through your WIPs count as stitching?

Happy New Year

to one and all, hadn't intended to be away quite so long...

Have also had an unintended break from stitching, but that's a whole other story!

To prove that needle has penetrated fabric with thread, here is my current project from the 2010 JCS Christmas ornament issue.

La D Da 'Tis Red,

stitched on 40 count antique white over 2 using one thread of Gloriana silk in Ponisettia

I also wanted to show you this thrift shop find, isn't it beautiful

and I hope you'll agree - a bargain at £1.50!

To have and to hold...

I stitched this for the happy couple.

It has been a year for wedding this year, DD was married in April, as was a work colleague and then last Saturday I took Dad to Skye for the wedding of a very dear friends' daughter. I saw Skye at its very best dressed in sunshine. The wedding was a treat, kilts apleanty, but sadly no bagpipes. I excelled at the welly tossing, but couldn't hit the Haggis!

Taking a road trip

Off to Skye with my dear old Papa, to a wedding here http://www.flodigarry.co.uk/ I am hoping for bagpipes and kilts at the very least.

Bit of a theme ...

Prarie schooler - When Witches go riding

Just Nan - Moon Riders - Jasper

Just Nan - Moon Riders - Jinx


M Designs - Trick or Treat

Maryanne Moreck - Pumpkin Fridge Magnet


Stitching away as you can see - hadn't realised I had a theme going.

LHN exchange to Aubree

I have just read that Aubree has received her LHN exchange. She has taken some lovely photos here http://meadows08.blogspot.com/ I stitched Cherries, using recommended threads on 28 count Antique White linen from my stash, and made it into a tote bag.

Quaker RR 2010

Here at last is the first section of our Quaker RR for 2010.

We are stitching "The Hunt" by Homespun Samplar, designed by Linda McNally

I am stitching on 32 count Zweigart Belfast Linen Antique White

Using Thread Gatherer Silk 'n Colours in Fading Ink
Having just posted this picture I can see a glaring mistake - looks like I'll be unpicking now!

So much for being finished.

HOE LHN exchange

I received this lovely ornament from April in the recent LHN exchange on HOE.

Another finish

Another stitched piece finished - well the stitching part at least! This is one of the delightful series that is designed by Carol at http://istitchaholic.blogspot.com called "Sew Autumn". It was stitched on a 40 count cream linen, using Gloriana silk "Autumn Arbor". It was a great stitch for me. Now just have to "finish" it!

A week of contrasts

The white stuff looks set to be with us for a while longer, very picturesque, but chilly!
Because I have made a major counting error on my Willie's square, I was already to bin it! But wiser heads than mine advised leaving it for a while and coming back to it with fresh eyes, so that is what I decided to do. Here is my new start "Sew Autumn", stitched on 40 count cream linen, using Gloriana silk "Autumn Arbor"

My Willie square, the alphabet does not match up on the right hand side, I am 4 threads out - have looked and looked, but cannot see where I have "gone wrong. If you can see my error, please let me know, I will be very grateful.

Finally a HD for the new year, I completed this LHN Wool Needlebook for my friend Gillian, who celebrated her birthday yesterday. Gillian was one of the first people I met when we moved into the village 20 years ago. She has been a great friend, always ready with a cuppa and a share loved of all things stitching!

LHN Needlebook, stitched on 32 count Flax linen, using recommended DMC threads. Finished using brown hobby felt and buttons from Boyes.

I have also started a Rotation for my stitching this year, when having a clear out after Christmas, I discovered my paperwork for the rotation I did in 2006, I seemed to complete a fair number of items, so am having another go!

Thank you for your comments on my last post, it was a lovely welcome back after such a long break.

Time for ...

an update!

Sorry if you thought I'd left the planet, just had an unintended break from blogging. A New Year often heralds a new start so here it is...

Firstly the return of my Quaker Friendship RR, isn't it just beautiful. I chose a hand dyed linen and Gloriana Silk "Autumn Arbor", the effect is really stunning. Thanks to Jinger, Deb, Sharyn, Marti and Lynda for sharing this stitching adventure with me.

Belated seasonal wishes to all, I received these very smart Emma Bridgewater mugs for Christmas, they make for a very festive cuppa!

and lastly, deep and crisp and even it is, making car deforsting a chore, but window viewing a delight!

Happy New Year

Clare

Alphabets old and older

This is my progress on my Quaker square this week.

I am sorry the photo is such poor quality, I am just getting used to my new camera ( a touch too much flash there Butch!)
Despite the showers, I was out and about this week. I thought this inscribed tablet that I saw at Eggleston Abbey was just wonderful, especially when you consider it must be at least 600 years old!
I may just go back for a rubbing - when its dry.

Just Nan Exchange

I stitched the Jingle tin for Tracy http://madstitching.blogspot.com/
I am happy to say that she liked it.

Location, location!

Seem on a walk around our village earlier this spring - a welcome reminder that despite a dramatic turn in the weather today - we live in a very beautiful place.
This summer I aim to become a "local tourist" and catch up on all the places I see, every day, without really looking. Come join me.

From the Postman

On Monday morning the postman brought me
This great HOE Just Nan exchange from April

As well as this beautiful Blackbird design , from Encarnacion, for the Blackbird Exchange.

What a great start to the week.

So far...

This is the biscornu I stitched for Jen in the HOE exchange. The design was taken from the gift of stitching, using a pale blue linen and stitched with six strand sweets .
My christmas stitching to date - I am SO going to be ready this December!

A new start, Willie's Quaker Square #7.

No smoking needles - but progress nevertheless.