Harietta Bunny & a pillow finish

I have really been enjoying stitching a few Easter designs this month. At the end of February I spent a bit of time choosing some designs, finding fabrics and the threads so I could get straight into Easter stitching once March was here. Some of the charts I had already last year, some are freebies and others are new charts I've purchased as PDFs.

This little cutie was a joy to stitch, Harietta & Co by Brenda Gervais, With Thy Needle and Thread.

I used a piece of 32 count white linen from my stash that has a washed out look about it and most of the recommend threads.

 

Some dotty fabric for the back and I sewed on some of the DMC chenille trim I bought recently from my local sewing and knitting shop. The perfect match!

My "Friday Finishing" sewing sessions continue and the latest stitched piece to get some attention is Jack Frost's Tree Farm. I stitched this throughout 2020, a block a month.  The fabric was 36 count Wren fabric by Picture this Plus.

 

Made into a pillow with a small edging out of the backing fabric.

Thanks for stopping by - see you soon xx

Jack Frost Tree Farm Finish

I finished the last two blocks of the Jack Tree Farm series earlier in the month so it's now all done!

 

Started back at the end of 2019, I aimed to stitch a portion of the design each month. I used 32 count Wren by Picture this Plus and most of the recommended threads. A lovely project to stitch.

See you soon x

On the Go

I stitched the very last of my 2020 Christmas ornaments last night, well I think it is, I need to do a count up this weekend, ha ha. Then I have a pile of finishing to do! 

I have so many projects lined up to get more stitching done on, or to start, and I'm also going to participate in the Jolly Housewives SAL with Kimberly from the Fat Quarter Shop and Priscilla and Chelsea. I've got several of the Stitching with the Housewives designs printed off ready to go, and I also thought I might squeeze in a couple of the charts I didn't get to during Jolly July.

But my first new start is going to be this lovely chart by Pineberry Lane, Merry & Bright. I was so happy last week to see it was available on the Pineberry Lane website, it can now be purchased as a pdf, after being a club exclusive design for the past year.

I've been trying to get few rows in every week on the cosy stripe blanket, the colours are so vibrant.

I'm up to the very last part on Jack Frost Tree Farm series, started at the end of 2019, I am really hoping to have it stitched by the end of this month.

This super cute and sparkly needle minder was sent to me recently by Deanna of Cherryhill Stitchery, isn't it gorgeous.

Recently I decided to restart Blessed Bee, which was one of my Stitchmaynia starts. I'm much happier with the 32 count fabric, vintage mocha belfast.

How's your Christmas gift stitching going, if you do any, or have you started any new projects lately? 

See you soon x

Last week's stitching

I've have quite a bit of secret stitching going on at the moment, ornaments and gifts for Christmas, but I'm also trying to fit in some stitching on my own projects too.

All Joys for Thine was a 2020 Stitchmaynia start and I spent an evening stitching on this lovely design.

I also finished another part of the series on Jack Frost's Tree Farm part 6. There's only two parts to go now.

2020's Prairie Schooler Santa is underway too, I'm using 32 count vintage mocha belfast linen.

Have a fab week friends - see you soon xx

How about a Catch Up -Stitching & Knitting

It's been awhile since I shared any crafty photos so here goes:

A couple of the lovely Be Well freebies that have been generously shared with stitchers around the world, this one is by Cathy of Hands on Designs. It can be found here:

I used DMC threads and white linen .

Lizzie Kate's Be Kind found here:

I used most of the recommended threads and a piece of lilac coloured linen.

My cousin had her baby earlier in the month, a little boy, so I have been knitting several little items for the baby:

My new #merrymondayxs project

Another block completed on the Jack Frost's Tree Farm series, three blocks to go now.

I have been participating in #fqsjollyjuly but haven't made a lot of progress on my chosen projects. I think I'll do a repeat in August so I can get a few things completed. I'll be back soon with an update!

See you soon x

Jack Frost Tree Farm

So here's an update on Jack Frost's Tree Farm by Little House Needleworks.
I started this at the end of last year and I can't believe it's taken me all this time to get Part 1 and Part 2 done.

I'm using 36 count Wren fabric by Picture this Plus and using most of the recommended threads.  I'm stitching this all together on the piece of fabric.

See you soon x

A new project & back to the beach

I made a teeny tiny start on this new project at the end of last year but picked it up again last week, Jack Frost's Tree Farm by Little House Needleworks.

I've decided to stitch all the charts on one piece of linen, I'm using 36 ct Wren Edinburgh linen by Picture this Plus.

Last Thursday was a public holiday here so we decided to take the day off on Friday too and headed out to the beach on Wednesday evening. The weather was way better this time, and we all had a fab time.

Looking forward to our next weekend there later in the month, so lucky to have this lovely beach so close to home.

See you soon xx

Our Community Tree & a new project

Earlier this week our community Christmas tree was installed. Hannah and I checked it out on our way to work and school yesterday morning.

Isn't it fabulous! This was put together by one of the local arts and crafts clubs. Merry Stitchmas!

I've been waiting and waiting to start my next project and I finally did last night. I finished the very last Christmas ornament for 2019 on Tuesday - they are finally done and dusted for another year. I haven't made a final tally but I think there's about 20 on the list. These are always for family, friends and other special people I know. Next year's list already has some ideas on it!

So my next project is going to be Jack Frost's Tree Farm series by Little House Needleworks.

I'm using 36 count fabric as I'm planning to stitch all the designs together, and most of the recommended threads with a few DMC substitutes.

I'm looking forward to starting a few other new things over the summer holidays, as well as finish a couple of Wips.

See you soon and as always, thank you so much for stopping by xxx