Hi Everyone, thanks for all the lovely comments about my
sister’s wedding sampler, I really appreciate it. It has been a really busy time since the wedding as I am dogsitting
their pet dog Tara. As a Cavalier King
Charles Spaniel she requires a lot of attention but she also gets a lot of love
because she is just the cutest, most loving, well behaved dog and I have
enjoyed looking after her soo much.
Here is a piccy to show how
beautiful she is and what has been distracting me !!!
This week I have finished the June part of the Oakhaven Sal for
2012. These sew up really quick
and was a welcome relief after the complexities of the Papillon Creations SAL:
I also finished a project that I used to have as a morning
project. I have not really been
sticking to my old routine of stitching whilst doing all the Hen party and
wedding sewing so I pulled this one out to get finished. It was a nice design to stitch but the
backstitch was a bit needlessly complicated. I think the same effect could have been achieved a lot
simpler. I also liked the border
which has a line of French knots as an inner border. I really liked how that turned out:
Small Elephant
76 stitches wide by 60 stitches high
recommended DMC thread
random 28 count linen from stash
I have also been doing some practise Hardanger and feel
confident enough now to attempt it on the Papillon SAL part two which I intend
to start as part of this month’s
IHSW (can’t believe it is that time already, click on the link in my sidebar to find out more!!!) I would like to have most of the first
tulip done by Monday but we shall see !!!
Happy Stitching Everybody !!
Donna
P.S. Don’t forget when I reach 100 followers I will have a
giveaway !!