A couple of weeks ago I finished the Fair Squares received from my partner Daniela M for the Valentine Round into a pincushion. Daniela so generously included an exquisite scissor fob she stitched Thank you so much, Daniela. I really…
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Finished Fair Squares
Tagged with: Cross stitch, Fair&Square, pincushions, Scissor Fobs
Posted in Cross stitch, Exchanges, Finished pieces
Posted in Cross stitch, Exchanges, Finished pieces
Stitching in 2013
It’s Autumn in Australia and I’m so looking forward to the cooler weather it promises. Statisticians have confirmed that it’s been the hottest summer on record. It’s a long weekend in Perth (Bank Holiday) and March already (how did that…
Tagged with: Cross stitch, Drawn Thread, Goode Huswife, Moira Blackburn, Permin of Copenhagen, Plum Street Samplers, Samplers
Posted in Cross stitch, Samplers, Stitching plans
Posted in Cross stitch, Samplers, Stitching plans
Countdown to Christmas
It’s two weeks to Christmas – need I remind anyone? The whole family (myself, DH, DS, DD and her BF) is going to Ghana to visit the rellies for Christmas. We leave on the 21st of December, chill out two…
Tagged with: Accra, Christmas, Cross stitch, Little House Needleworks, pincushions
Posted in Christmas stitching, Cross stitch, Finished pieces, Freebies
Posted in Christmas stitching, Cross stitch, Finished pieces, Freebies
Another happy Dance!
This is a wee one that I thoroughly enjoyed stitching. It’s a Carriage House Samplings design – Mr & Mrs Abbott & Daughters. I made a few changes – a blue/grey fabric and a couple of changes to the thread…
A Finish! Happy Dancing!
Hi Stitching Friends 🙂 2012 has been a very patchy year in terms of my stitching plans, so I am really really pleased to present a major stitching finish, Pear Orchard Farm by Carriage House Samplings. I thoroughly enjoyed stitching this…
Happy Spring!
First day of spring Down Under, but my patio has started to bloom way ahead of the season… On the stitching front, I do have a few feeble efforts to share. First, a small hanging ornament to cheer up…
Tagged with: Cross stitch, La-D-Da, plants, Samplers, WIP
Posted in Cross stitch, Finished pieces, pincushions
Posted in Cross stitch, Finished pieces, pincushions
Exchange Stitching
I had not intended to be AWOL from this poor neglected blog for so long 😦 Life – work, study, cleaning, gardening, procrastination, tiredness – have all conspired against my stitching plans, I’m afraid. I did manage to participate in…
Tagged with: Cross stitch, Little House Needleworks, pincushions, Pinkeeps
Posted in Cross stitch, Exchanges, Finished pieces, pincushions
Posted in Cross stitch, Exchanges, Finished pieces, pincushions
Exits and Entrances
It’s winter! This morning I heard the kookaburras laughing in the trees out in the park behind us. That definitely is a winter signal for this neck of the woods. Today, for the first time in a week, it’s not…
In Recovery
I had eye surgery late last week, so have been in recovery. Which means very little doing of anything and lots of rules 😦 no outdoors (except with sunglasses on); no bending over; no lifting; no coughing (except with my…
A Treasured Gift and a wee finish
A most gorgeous gift arrived for me all the way from ireland… This was a gift from Gaynor (Stitchers’ Anon) in appreciation of the Peace pillow I sent her a couple of months ago. A lovely postcard from Galway and…
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