Forest Fox and Friends.

Forest Fox and Friends square finished, just one more square to go.

Almost finished, still not sure how I will finish it.

I also finished off a few stitched pieces into bell pulls.

I think one is a Shepherds Bush design, one Lizzie Kate, one Just Nan and I cannot remember who designed the last one.  

I also made a wreath last Christmas, it was made from 52 small fabric pillows.  

Sorry I cannot remember who made this kit.  I added a few fir cones as well, might add something else to it next year as well.  It feels like it needs something else.

Happy stitching.

Sue

Welcome to the Forest

I am really enjoying getting back into stitching.  I do go off and do other crafts but I always come back to my stitching.  After finishing my Farmhouse Christmas I have picked up my Welcome to the Forest by Country Cottage Needleworks.  I am making this for my granddaughter, she loves going for a walk in the woods around here.  We are lucky there are a lot of small woods within a short drive from here.

I had stitched the banner piece before put it away.  I’ve almost finished another square, I know Hailey will love this when I have finished it.

Last summer I batch made a load of small stitched pieces into ornaments.  I found some old photos of them after I had stitched them into small pillow ornaments and stuffed them.  They were waiting to have the opening stitched closed and the cording put around the edges.

The snow one finished,  my son Jack had that one and a few more for his tree.

I also made a few Christmas cushions.  It was nice to see the stitched pieces turned into some things.  I still have loads that are just sitting there waiting to be framed or turned into something.

We are lucky living on the coast as it means we have lovely places to walk on our daily walks during the lockdown.

Lots of cliff top walks.  I have noticed on sunny days the sky is so much bluer then it used to be.  I’ll take some photos when the sun is shining and post them.  

Well that’s all for now

Happy stitching

Sue

Ana is finished

I have finished Nora Corbett's Bewitching Pixie Ana.

I loved stitching her, not so much the beading.  Mind you it looks great when the beading is finished.

I have so many Mirabilia's in my stash but always happy to add more.  I managed to get Fairy Idyll which is OOP the other week, I have been after her for ages.  I'm so happy, not sure when I'll get around to stitching her but at least I now have her.

I have also finished Just Nan's The promise.  I'd forgotten how much I like the Just Nan samplers.

I'm so glad I've finished a couple of My StitchMaynia starts, I still have loads to finish but I want to stitch a couple more ornaments.  We are having a bigger tree this year so need more ornaments plus DS2 has now finished uni, started a new job and is getting his own place so will be putting up his own tree and

Happy Stitching

Sue 

StitchMaynia update

Well I did not have a new start every day like your supposed to, maybe I will next year now I know about it.

I have finished the first part of Little House Needleworks Country Christmas. 

I stitched a bit more on my Shepherds Bush Wool Gatherer.

I also have the Herb Gatherer and Earth Gatherer in my stash, I really must stitch them soon.

I did start a few new projects

Mirabilia's Rose of Sharon, I have had this chart in my stash forever.  It was one of the first charts I brought.

Just a small start but at least it's started.

I also started

Ana, one of Nora Corbett's Bewitching Pixies

And one last start

Just Nans The Promise,  one of the Red Hat Stitcher charts.

We'll that's it for this post.  Maybe I will start some more I'm not sure.  If I do I must finish them and not start another UFO pile.

Happy stitching

Sue 

A finish and some finished finishes.

I have almost finished the top row of my Gingerbread Village but I will show that next time when I have finished the top row. 

 I have finished another ornament called Let us Adore Him by Country Cottage Needleworks. 

Wahoo Winter by Sanman Originals.   I have made it into a small pillow.  I got a new 7 ft tree in the sales after Christmas and I'm going to make a plain tree skirt and display a few of my stitched pieces as pillows under it.  I have way to many to frame and display so I thought this way a few more would be out.

Hot Cocoa by Little House Needleworks. 

Snow by Sanman Originals.

Christmas Cookies by Country Cottage Needleworks.

Sew Snow by Sanman Originals.

Red House in Winter by Little House Needleworks. 

Bringing Home The Tree by Little House Needleworks.

Merry Christmint by Sanman Originals.

And the last one is Gingham Quilt by Just Nan.

Happy stitching

Sue.

A flurry of finishes

I have been busy finishing more if my stitched pieces into ornaments,  mostly pillow ornaments but not all.

I stitched all of Lizzie Kate's Six Fat Snowmen together and finished them as a wall hanging.  I also have the Lizzie Kate Snowbelles but I have not started stitching them yet.  Eventually I will make them into a matching  wall hanging.

Country Cottage Needleworks Mrs Clause Cookie Shop from the Santa's Village series made into a small cushion to match the Santa one.

Two of the Shepherds Bush ornaments from the Just Cross Stitch Ornament magazines. 

Smells Like Christmas from Sanman Originals. 

Snowy Pines by Little House Needleworks

Christmas Cheer by Country Cottage Needleworks. 

A non Christmas finish for a change its called Crystal Heart.

I still have lots more to finish but I also have lots to stitch.  I will finish more to add to my next post but I want to stitch more on my Gingerbread Village to show you next time.

Happy Stitching 

Sue 

More Finishes

See I have been stitching even though my blogging has been non existent.  As promised here are a few more of the smaller pieces I have finished over the Summer.

Homespun Elegance ornament 2008 called Santa Please Bring Me

Lizzie Kate's Snowman '10 snippet

Lizzie Kate's Where's the Party (wonky scanning again)

and one for Halloween, this did not scan well because of the coffin charm.

Just Nan's Ghastly, Ghostly, Ghouls

I still have a few more pieces to show you but I will pot them in a few days.

Happy stitching.

Bluebell

Well I have finished the beautiful Bluebell.  I just need to find the right frame and the right place on my wall for her.

Here she is

It took me three days to add all the beads and they look fantastic.

I have also finished a couple more ornaments

a cute one from SanMan Originals

This is only 2 inches square 

Next one is a Just Nan whimzi

called Christmas Eve.

I have not taken a photo of my Faye Whittaker project as I have stitched a lot of white and it does not really show up very well but I will show you in my next post.

Gingham Quilt finished

I have finished Just Nan's Gingham Quilt, I think I will make this up as a cube.  I have not found any fabric to use yet but I will post a photo of the finished cube when I do.

Still practicing the Hardanger stitches but I may attempt the  Dove's Eye one on the sampler in a day or two.

I am practicing

I have practiced some of the stitches for the Heirloom Christmas but still need a bit more practice before I do them on the sampler.

Still not very good at taking photo's sorry.

another bad photo but the stitching on the Gingham Quilt is better. LOL

I'll finish this one and then a bit more practicing the Hardanger stitches and hopefully I will feel ready for the Sampler.

Gingham Quilt

I have decided while I am waiting to get up the courage to do the cut work on the Heirloom Christmas I will stitch Just Nan's Gingham Quilt.  It has been sitting in my stash for a few years so about time it was stitched.

Hopefully it will not take long to stitch and then I will have to tackle the Hardanger stitches on Heirloom Christmas.

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Violets

Another small finish from Just Nan.  

Just need to get a bee charm for the centre.  I will then make it into an ornament.

I am working on another half finished UFO and I am so excited, I have been stitching like mad and it could be finished in a week or so.  It's a Welcome Sampler from a Stoney Creek magazine.

Just Nan's Crystal Heart.

Another chart I have had for a long time, I just need to find four pearl beads to go in the centre of the blue squares.  I did have the crystal beads although you can hardly see them in the photo.  There is also supposed to be a crystal heart in the centre but even if I cannot find one or the pearl beads it will look great as an ornament.

 

I am going to try and make sure I do more smaller charts in between my larger ones so hopefully I will have more to show you this year.  Mind you I suppose I should really finish more of them into ornaments etc or my pile of stitched but not finished pieces will grow even taller.

Girls Night Out

I loved stitching this, well all but the faces.  I think my eyes are getting too old to stitch over one.LOL  Now I just need to find some fabric and make it into a pillow for Halloween.

I have got so many Halloween charts I want to stitch but I also have so many Christmas ones as well.  I cannot decide what to stitch next. 

Girl's Night Out

Well I did not get to finish Just Nan's Girl's Night Out. I don't know what it is about this but I just cannot get into it. I have finished loads of Just Nan samplers and loved stitching everyone of then but this..............I just cannot stitch on for more then a few minutes at a time. I will keep plodding on stitching a little bit now and then but I fear it may end up being put away until next year.

Christmas is looming and all the snowmen charts I have are calling me.........I wonder which one will shout the loudest. LOL

Follow the Needle

I do not know where the time goes it's been more then a week since I showed you anything. I have finished Just Nan's Follow The Needle. I do love stitching samplers and I think I will do another one now. I promise to show you it before I finish otherwise it will be ages before I blog again. Especially as the Easter holidays start today, not sure how much stitching time I will get with the boys home.

Here is Follow The Needle, hopefully I can find a frame for it soon as it will look great in my bedroom.