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Monday 23 November 2020

November IHSW with SALs and Added Turkey

 


IHSW or International Hermit and Stitch Weekend always starts on the third Friday of the month.  It's a chance to lock yourself away and focus on your stitching for the weekend.  You can take part on your blog or via the Facebook page - IHSW on Facebook.

I started IHSW on Friday for a change, thanks to being furloughed there was no work!  Leonore and I have been working on a Just Nan band sampler again.  We chose Snowfire Christmas this time and it's rather larger than our previous SAL!  So I decided to spend the afternoon finishing up Band 8.

stitched on 32 count Burgundy Linen
(same colour as DMC 816)

Saturday saw another new start for Rachel and Tiff's Naughty November SAL.  I recently joined the Gift of Stitching Facebook Group and we're having an Ornament SAL there so this was a chance to hit two challenges with one design.  

I chose Red Berries by Rosewood Manor from the December 2006 issue:

 
stitched on 32 count mid green linen


That was a nice quick finish.  I used DMC 4045 for the green and 221 for the red stitches.  I used Mill Hill petite beads in red and gold for the baubles and the stars.


I finished the design on Sunday and even had time to FFO an ornament for yet another SAL - FFO Weekend in the Just Cross Stitch Ornament SAL FB group.  I'll share that in Rachel's FFO Gallery in December.

At bathtime I continued with my Owl Winder Pocket from Just Nan:

stitched on 28 count Tan Jobelan


So that's the SALs, but where does the Turkey come in?  Regular followers of Astrid's Blog will know all about her annual Turkey posts where she shows the artwork from her local Primary School.  Each child is given an outline of a turkey which they personalise with a bid for us not to eat the turkey.  It's my favourite post of the entire year.  Due to Covid Astrid was unsure whether she would be able to get photos of the children's work so she invited us to join in!

Here is my masterpiece:



Do you like him?  My son actually came up with the idea but declined to draw him so I used Paint to render him in all his finery.  A match for any 1st Grader I am sure!


Finally, the next IHSW will be 18th - 20th December so make sure you note the date in your diary or come and join us in the Facebook Group - IHSW on Facebook. If you don't do Facebook then you can check in here by leaving a comment on my post.




20 comments:

Christine said...

Snowfire Christmas is looking great.
I love the Beefeater Turkey

Cathy said...

Your stitching is lovely and I love your turkey!

Rachel said...

Do you ever get the feeling there are too many SALs out there? Love how you've managed to combine a few in one post!
I adore your NN new start (and finish) and, of course, your other progress. There's definitely a Christmas feeling creeping in! :)

Margaret said...

I love the beefeater turkey. Great to see your progress report on your current projects. I am in awe of the way you juggle so many WIP. I'm pretty well a one-at-a-time girl.

Susan said...

Great turkey and great progress on your stitching. Like your Rosewood Manor piece. I finally got the JCS Christmas DVDs so need to sit down and start using them.

butterfly said...

Another great Turkey I spot , great fun,
Love the first stitch material the bright pink is wonderful , and the other stitches too.
Enjoy your week.

Carol said...

Your turkey is delightful! A proud British turkey--love him :) Lovely stitching--those owls are so cute!

Shami Immanuel said...

Beautiful stitching.

Barb said...

Yes, I do love your turkey after all the Pilgrims were from England! So welcome to the party!

Katie said...

Great work on everything. Love that burgundy linen for the band sampler. Your turkey is too cute. Great job.

Faith... said...

I love your turkey and his message to eat Beef. He looks just like a Beefeater!

Ann C. said...

Great job on the turkey!!

Astrids dragon said...

So many lovely sweet small stitches, I especially like the berries.
Your Beefeater is fantastic, what a perfect suggestion! I'll have to send my Dad a photo of him, I'll sure he'll enjoy it too. Thanks so much for joining in.

Suzanne H said...

Wonderful stitching! Your Beefeater reminds me of the Chick-Fil-A commercials where the cows hold signs telling people to eat more chicken. Adorable.

Sheryl said...

Fun Beefeater and some very pretty stitching, love the colours of the fabrics too.

FlashinScissors said...

Great stitching Jo! Love the tree with the berries!
Lovely job colouring the turkey too, well done!
Hugs,
Barbara xx

Bethan said...

I love the colours in your SAL, and your Red berries piece is so lovely! Excellent turkey - impressive paint skills too! x

Tiffstitch said...

Oh, that is cool fabric for Snowfire, and great turkey!

Leonore Winterer said...

Great stitching - still love your version of Snowfire, the ornament is gorgeous, and that turkey is awesome! Great idea of your son.

Mary - Lecoeurceltique said...

I'll need to check out GoS 2006 for that tree design. I have stitched a few Christmas designs from GoS this year. I just need to FFO them!