three updates

Three updates for you

First my Party Cakes

This would have been finished but I don't think I have enough of the Crescent Colours for the bottom band so I will have to wait until I get some more of this colour.  I did not want to do most of it and find the colour difference was very noticeable so hopefully you will see the finished one in my next post.  I will try and take a photo of it so the lines are straight.  LOL

Next is A Late Stroll

I have been very good and stitched all the stitches in the top left hand corner even the single ones.

It is going to look great when finished.

Last update is my new start.

Mirabilia's Blossom Harvest.

This has been waiting in my stash for a few years so about time I started it.  

Don't forget to enter the giveaway from Yiota, there are hundreds of charts you could choose from if you are the winner.  The winner will be able to choose three charts from Yiota's website.

A late Stroll update.

I have been stitching on 'A Late Stroll' over the weekend

This is one of the Cross stitch kits  from Yiotas Cross Stitch and will be lovely finished to go with my other winter pictures although it feels that cold here at the moment as spring seems to have vanished.

I must make sure that I stitch on this one at least once a week so will keep you updated on my progress.

A bit more stitching on my Party Cakes today I think.

Well!

I cannot beleive it is almost the end of January and I have not finished one piece of stitching.  I know things have been busy but I should have finished something.  I have stitched a bit but I must stitch more from now on.

Here is my new project

Embroidery Guild from Little House Needleworks

and here is my Late Stroll 

 it is one of the  cross stitch kits from Yiotas xstitch

I am going to try and finish the Embroidery Guild this weekend so hopefully I will be able to post it early next week.

The Chalet School books

Two updates for you but I have not done as much stitching as I could, my son asked me to reserve him a library book online.  While I was doing it I looked to see if they had any of the books I used to read when I was a child.  My favourite series was The Chalet School.  I could not believe it they had the first two in the series so I reserved them and when I collected the first one I could not put it down.  It was written in 1925 (no I'm not that old LOL the last one was published in 1970) so some of the language made me smile but I really enjoyed it and I have already started the second  Jo of the Chalet School.  Not sure how many of the 58, yes 58 books in the series they have but I will enjoy reading the ones I can. 

Here is Autumn House by Bent Creek, 

looks a bit crooked but that is just the way the stitching was laying when I took the photo.

Here is my 'A Late Stroll' project, one of the cross stitch kits  from Yiotas xstitch

I would like to have done a bit more on it but as I said reading took a bit of my time.

Lime Green Snow

Another one of SanMan Originals tucks

I love these tucks, they are so quick to stitch and nearly always come with a charm.  This one came with the green snowflake.

I have also been stitching on 'A Late Stroll'  one of the cross stitch kits from Yiotas X-Stitch .  

It is coming on nicely and I will stitch a bit more on it later in the week.  I want to stitch a few more Chrsitmas ornaments first.

Smells Like Christmas

Smells like Christmas from SanMan Originals.

It was so quick to stitch and came with the heart shaped cookie button.  I have loads more of Sandy's little designs and I am determined to stitch loads before Christmas.

I have also been working on my 'A Late Stroll'  one of the cross stitch kits  from Yiotas-xstitch

The house is stitching up nicely, lots of colour changes but it will be worth it when it is finished.

I am going to try and make up a few more of my stitched pieces into ornaments this week as well as stitching a bit more on 'A Late Stroll'.  I also want to stitch a few more of the little SanMan patterns, they always make lovely ornaments and tucks.

Update on a Stroll

Just a short post to let you know how I am getting on with 'A Late Stroll'.  One of the cross stitch kits from Yiotas X-Stitch  .

It is stitching up fairly quickly and is a lot easier to stitch then I thought it would be as there are a lot of colour changes.

I also made one of my Christmas finishes up into an ornament for my tree.

It is called 'Decorating the House' and I think it is from a Just Cross Stitch Ornament issue from about 2002.

I am going to work on my 'Cowes' project and hopefully that frog will not come back.

A Late Stroll

Last week I received one of the lovely cross stitch kits from Yiotas Xstitch . Yiota has asked me to review the kit and I will keep you updated on my progress. 

 It came beautifully packed with all the threads pre-wound onto bobbins.  It uses Madeira thread which is lovely and soft.  The chart is printed onto silky A3 paper and the symbols appear very easy to read and the legend/information sheet is on a separate A4 sheet.  The kit come with 14ct aida, normally when I get a kit I swap the aida for linen but for this review I will stick with the aida.  You also get a needle.

I'm looking forward to starting this and it will be so nice not having to sort out all the threads first.

If you would rather have charts then  cross stitch kits Yiota also sells just the charts which can be brought as either a download or a printed chart sent by post.  The charts have Madeira and DMC thread numbers so if you get just the chart you can choose which thread brand you want to use.

 Here is a better look at the picture on the front of the kit, I would love to get it finished by Christmas but I think it may take a bit longer.

Not More Frogs!

Who keeps sending me frogs?  I have had to unpick so many time this week working on the Cowes project that I don't feel like I have done much.  I had to stop and work on something else and then go back and so a bit on it.

I may not have achieved much this week on this one but hopefully next week the frogs will stay away.

Another Halloween finish which luckily was frog free.

This is one more of SanMan Originals newsletter chart/kits.  Sandy makes the best Halloween projects.

I'm hoping to get at least one more Halloween finish before the 31st but I won't promise.  Yoita has asked me to review one of her cross stitch kits  and I will show you all tomorrow which kit I will be stitching

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