On the Twelfth Day of Christmas....

I stitched some
Brown behind a Drummer
Dark Red on a Piper.
Yellow Plume on a Lord.
Brown Hair on a Lady,
Brown on a Cow,
Water for a Swan,
Black for a Goose,
Gooooooooolllllllllllllddddddddddd on the Rings,
Blue on the Birds,
Brown on the Hens,
Grey on the Doves
and completed the Partridge, but not his Pear Tree!

And here is how the full piece looks after the SAL:

stitched on 32 count white evenweave

Honestly, this SAL was so much fun!  I did the "hard-core" version where each day I stitched the blocks referred to in the song.  So on the First Day I stitched on Block 1, on the Second Day I stitched on Blocks 2 and 1, on the Third Day I stitched on Blocks 3, 2 and 1 and so on until I stitched on all 12 of the blocks on the Twelfth Day.

On work days I had to stitch things like the little green and red corner decorations in order to do something on every block but I always managed a full length on the specific day.  For the nine non-working days I stitched a full length on every block and then moved onto my focus block.  Originally that was the Angel at the top and then it became the Partridge.

The plan is to finish the Partridge block for the January theme on the Christmas Ornie SAL Blog and then complete one block a month for the rest of the year.  I'll work on the border and the other Angel inbetween. 

I have absolutely loved OAAT on this, it's even been my evening stitch during my son's bath-time.  That's when I stitch all those long boring borders.  But it does mean there's not much to show or blog about this time!  It also took up a LOT of time each day, which is why I am so far behind with emails and blog reading.

I have been keeping up with the Ten Stitches a Day challenge too.  I do my ten first thing in the morning and post immediately.  Here is how it looks after 6 days:

stitched on 32 count Light Mocha linen

Finally, I will be running the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day.

Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop

 

It's really very simple, all you have to do is email me a picture of something you have stitched which is suitable for a stitching friend on Valentine's Day.  It could be a heart, or a pair of cute creatures, or the word "love" or anything which warms your heart. Really anything you think a fellow stitcher would like to receive in her email Inbox.   It can be something you've stitched in the past or something you've made especially for this year.  It could also be quilted or sewn this year as I know some of my followers do other crafts too.

Send me the email by 10th February.

When I have all the emails I will randomise them and send one to each participant on 13th February.  Then on 14th February you must post the picture you receive onto your blog under the heading

 Secret Stitching Sweetheart. 

There will be a list on my blog of everyone joining in, so check out all the blogs and find out who got your picture and identify yourself  in their comments as their

Secret Stitching Sweetheart. 

Does that make sense to everyone?  I hope so!

If you'd like to be involved then leave a comment on this post, I'll be putting little reminders up from time to time and will email on 9th February to make sure you send the pic in time.