Getting to grips with this Blog!

Long time no post!! Got lots to add lots of new stitching catch up but first need to figure this blog thing out!!!

Ok Here's a few pics of some of the projects I am working on at the moment.

This one is the Patchwork sampler by Jan Houtman - took me ages to find the chart. Had to go on a forum etc etc to get to the person who could get it for me!!! Anyway I got it and some gorgeous threads to go with it. Jenifer from Haed board also bought me a Vikki Clayton Voucher so I could get some nice threads for it. Thank you Jenifer!!

That reminds me... the HAED forum, cool place! What a nice bunch of guys hang around there. They specialise in fantasy art designs in cross stitch. As you can imagine the detail is rather intricate but fun to do. Here is Dreaming Mermaid by Molly Harrison that I'm working on. I am nearly finished page 3. Have been waiting to get some threads through which arrived today thankfully so I'll be on my way! As soon as page three is done I will upload more pics.

tbc....

More update

quietly stitching
Here she is after just one week of stitching!! Will get her made into a cushion for dds room. stitched on silkweaver opalescent 10 count aida using 4 strands of thread for coverage.

quietly stitching
An update. Rejoined cross stitching forum for inspiration and boy did I get it. I have updated my webshots album and have nearly completed WOCS Rapunzel design in less tha 2 weeks!! Definitely a speedy finish. Have left my Polar Santa for a while but will get back to it soon.
http://community.webshots.com/user/fairycakes99

First Blog

Hi. First time blogger here and don't really know what I'm doing so any advice would be much appreciated. Just thought I'd take a look at some stitchy blogs to get inspired and suddenly ended up with a blog page. So if anyone is reading this then let me take a moment to tell you about my stitchy self!

I have been stitching for about 14 years now and was taught by my sister who has since given up stitching in preference to scrapbooking and card making. My first design was a Country Companions design called "Fireside Toast". I have since completed several different designs including themes such as Christian samplers, Christmas designs, Traditional Samplers (one done on 40 count R&R Reproductions fabric - that was a challenge) Baby Samplers. Too many to list. At the moment my WIP include a huge John William Waterhouse design of the Lady of Shallot which may take forever to stitch and another Christmas design called Polar Santa from the Designs for the Needle collection. I hope to have this completed by Christmas this year and framed to boot!

I have also stitched for the charity Love Quilts and hope to do another one as soon as I have finished Polar Santa.

My stitching recently went in decline in favour of knitting - something I have been wanting to learn for years. I have very nearly finished a Colinette cardi but have run out of wool and need to order more. Knitting seems to hurt my hands so I have returned to stitching.

Anyway that is my first ever blog so please let me know what you think.

lucyloo