Just Nan SAL is hosted by Zeb of Keep Calm and Cross Stitch
And this is the whole piece, taken in a different light. It is very hard to get the colours quite accurate.
And for AFLs here is a close-up of the top display
This month I stitched my Nan quota on another band sampler!! This one belongs to Rachel and she said we could stitch anything we liked which went with the existing bands. I chose the broader bands from Sweet Rememberance and the narrow bands from Cynthia's Sampler. The charted colours from Sweet Rememberance worked well with a couple of tweaks.
These are my bands
And a diagonal shot:
And this is the whole piece, taken in a different light. It is very hard to get the colours quite accurate.
The fabric is Garden Princess by Sugar Maple Fabrics (in case you were wondering!)
I haven't managed any stitches on Winter Typography this month as I've been stitching a Wedding Sampler instead. So that's it for Nan News.
However, there is more general news! The results of the Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop.
Image from Katie Daisy
(and here's a link to her Etsy Shop - The Wheatfield)
The trick to the Mystery Phrase is to think of something that can be adjusted to fit the number of participants. So I could have had Showers Bring Flowers if two more people had joined in, for example. The actual phrase was
Showers and Flowers
a very suitable phrase for this Spring so far! As usual, there are two winners; one from the Picture Posters and one from the Hoppers. With no further ado they are:
Michelle from Michelle's Stitch Craft Place
and
Jan from Thread Garden
Congratulations to them both. There will be an Easter themed prize crawling it's way to you some time not very soon!! I intend to get them in the mail before the chocolate expires and I'm forced to eat it myself.
Finally, the Large Boy and I had a bit of a bonding session last week, we built our first flat-pack together! I am the Master of the Flat Pack in this house, I built the desk in the office all by myself, including the cupboards underneath it. So here is our finished bookcase:
Those are all the books that were just lying around on the floor or piled on top of the existing book shelves!
And for AFLs here is a close-up of the top display
(AFL = Adult Fans of Lego)
What do you do to bond with your children?
Hi Jo,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bands and what an awesome lego collection! Hubby tends to do computer games with them and I tend to do craft stuff. We built lego and railways too.
Awesome Lego collection! Enjoying your stitching too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching and wow! That is a very cool Lego collection ^_^
ReplyDeleteXXOX
Beautiful stitching Jo. I love the bookcase especially the AFL figures.
ReplyDeleteLinda
I'm impressed by the minifig display! The JN RR is really pretty, well done.
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching on the band sampler! So sorry I missed the Easter Hop - I have no idea what happened to this month LOL - but Congratulations to the winners :)
ReplyDeleteohhh gorgeous band stitching ... well done to the winners too and congratulations on the flat pack challenge .... I am queen of that here too ...lol and cute lego peeps as well ... love mouse xxxx
ReplyDeleteJo you stitched up some beautiful bands on that RR!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty stitching you did on the RR. Congrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteGreat display of legos!
love Annette
Congratulation to the winners and another big thank you for the fun you lead us on. Beautiful bands of stitching.
ReplyDeletePretty stitching!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!
Nice collection of legos.
Hugs,
Lili
Big Smiles! The boys and I share a love of Star Wars. Madeleine and I adore poodles and pink. Works pretty well, hey? ;)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty band sampler, a superb RR, your bands fit just perfectly into it.
ReplyDeleteWell done on the bookcase assembly, I leave screwdriver stuff to the boys in this house.
The sampler looks so lovely.
ReplyDeleteGood work on the bookcase. I tend to be the one that builds all the Ikea furniture around here. And my son and I bond over Lego. ;)
Lovely stitching as always, Jo. Love the Lego collection and congrats to the winners. My now adult children and TraderVic and still play board games together.
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching Jo well done. My little 6 year old is in awe of the lego display - yep he just loves Lego. Thank you to your Son for picking my name out - I will e-mail you xx
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching, the colours are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWell done with the bookcase - DH won't let me anywhere near the toolbox!
Brilliant Lego too.