tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13582988152796659232024-03-19T07:58:53.668+00:00Serendipitous StitchingA blog trying to focus on all the nice things in life, those moments when everything turns out right. Finding the perfect fabric for that chart you love, the ideal sampler quote, just the right picture in all the 1000s of magazines you own. Meeting people who share your interests and obsessions and totally understand why you NEED that chart when you already have enough to last until you're 104Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comBlogger1397125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-786216106054725562024-03-18T19:33:00.001+00:002024-03-19T07:58:13.925+00:00March IHSW<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe2iacXKSrbqJFCPo2NjLQo5Zl2OHN9yNbQky-ysUywiR3rXLgSoYQzwuehzCr9K6CU2kjUoNBt98efIjc3FwtHbrI7JkjfXw_8LdVqcfy4mZAYArbNguq-79QWm1csXzfYVFxd6jUvVgA5LgBcb1KWPTwGPJw32fax6_WOx0_YcQ38vnX3QnRahnT_U/s827/Hermie%20March.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="827" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe2iacXKSrbqJFCPo2NjLQo5Zl2OHN9yNbQky-ysUywiR3rXLgSoYQzwuehzCr9K6CU2kjUoNBt98efIjc3FwtHbrI7JkjfXw_8LdVqcfy4mZAYArbNguq-79QWm1csXzfYVFxd6jUvVgA5LgBcb1KWPTwGPJw32fax6_WOx0_YcQ38vnX3QnRahnT_U/s320/Hermie%20March.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>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 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757401391130415" target="_blank">IHSW on Facebook</a>.</p><p><br />This year I am trying something different for IHSW - an A-Z Challenge! These usually take place in April and people stitch one letter every day except Sunday. I don't want to swap projects daily so thought I could do 2 or 3 letters per IHSW instead. </p><p>March is E and F. I wasn't working Friday again so I started there with E for English Transitional Sampler from Scarlet Letter.</p><p>I went from here:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJgO0byqLY5u5EPfyft610u1AMg-hoGwYOciQrNYWz2d77TVWI9XLIJQ2HCs_JegJzszAPPdQ23ke4q2GItWFFozmxyMhb5OTvAjyzAMJcTU310XpTDlwWEMhspzfqPcoJdUArIsMI93W5beaQ_PEZTFG-MIPXv4dCErsI9WgpndP3sysjxUmBoniIMA/s2048/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJgO0byqLY5u5EPfyft610u1AMg-hoGwYOciQrNYWz2d77TVWI9XLIJQ2HCs_JegJzszAPPdQ23ke4q2GItWFFozmxyMhb5OTvAjyzAMJcTU310XpTDlwWEMhspzfqPcoJdUArIsMI93W5beaQ_PEZTFG-MIPXv4dCErsI9WgpndP3sysjxUmBoniIMA/w400-h258/28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlvrezrUFWsnHsPPgquFS5CjJxY-Qk2AKnIS0nLFzKTt7VfPRiKcwMb58dvCLMnCxX7M-Yb0bMgCY9ry15xrQXr8ygS9xn91KVSYNN-u_UCyjWLT_6PhpnsAjzdorE8qe7WdUKRA0rAbqWfymbfTgeLnmWLB7Uj7U1BvDISnHMXjyLw5n56z7uQc1eaY/s3072/DSC05694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlvrezrUFWsnHsPPgquFS5CjJxY-Qk2AKnIS0nLFzKTt7VfPRiKcwMb58dvCLMnCxX7M-Yb0bMgCY9ry15xrQXr8ygS9xn91KVSYNN-u_UCyjWLT_6PhpnsAjzdorE8qe7WdUKRA0rAbqWfymbfTgeLnmWLB7Uj7U1BvDISnHMXjyLw5n56z7uQc1eaY/w400-h300/DSC05694.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close-up of the part I was stitching:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI5zPg8kbIHxeRX7Xp8F1WKs48DORGomF7t-rRitvbRFk-Fy4algUceC3pPNjIQGZJ9xC44et_phn8eHLZhuFd-ujE3h2NwZre_fkvlbVp67u4MEDd0LasxWuizpr1hYrMv9iF44NBOmHf1SxVop_ZViPHjBepaRRG2l2R9xlWIH_I3H-g0jKzAzr4R0/s2932/DSC05695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2932" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI5zPg8kbIHxeRX7Xp8F1WKs48DORGomF7t-rRitvbRFk-Fy4algUceC3pPNjIQGZJ9xC44et_phn8eHLZhuFd-ujE3h2NwZre_fkvlbVp67u4MEDd0LasxWuizpr1hYrMv9iF44NBOmHf1SxVop_ZViPHjBepaRRG2l2R9xlWIH_I3H-g0jKzAzr4R0/w400-h263/DSC05695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count cream linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a huge piece started back in 2012 when I started things with no plan for how they would fit into my rotation or be finished. It shows. All that Holbein stitching has to be filled in with satin stitch. There's another big row to do above it, then some Bargello under the big red outline and some other stuff at the bottom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up on Saturday was E for Elliott - Joan Elliott's Faces SAL, another oldie which I do plan to finish this year. It's ten years old so it's about time. It's on my WIPGO Board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It went from here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACruaGW8DpC0euPB7M7m5js7d2YreFLHJNfOTII8k2wVa3UB0qeIWHrNigT-YmSKJarzpu9IMfl6VULWescmcd6TkKTmXMIjWnnZvwTAroOdbgK-pXPRm_Ar0Ht0zQ6-HBO9zPe1g9aiFicDpnaO5c8XXFij-Pr-KJwB7wl9KDgXTh-Dp2usJCB4aB_I/s2048/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACruaGW8DpC0euPB7M7m5js7d2YreFLHJNfOTII8k2wVa3UB0qeIWHrNigT-YmSKJarzpu9IMfl6VULWescmcd6TkKTmXMIjWnnZvwTAroOdbgK-pXPRm_Ar0Ht0zQ6-HBO9zPe1g9aiFicDpnaO5c8XXFij-Pr-KJwB7wl9KDgXTh-Dp2usJCB4aB_I/w400-h300/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDjT3qYr9vavLu5ABjz3NqrMumKx0UmErAUgnKMxC25pUNOp3L0Z4bxzolABTI8xKJBluiwEuvQ3HJKgip31vsqSvORJRBwpX-0jnK1lxkcJlwVl8KbAlr3S4u05aE-1G_gMGSxcUnVD_yQ5S17QvpbqOxT3AN_3733KYhgghVjCAmdZJ-QWfs2S-uyg/s2514/DSC05696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2514" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDjT3qYr9vavLu5ABjz3NqrMumKx0UmErAUgnKMxC25pUNOp3L0Z4bxzolABTI8xKJBluiwEuvQ3HJKgip31vsqSvORJRBwpX-0jnK1lxkcJlwVl8KbAlr3S4u05aE-1G_gMGSxcUnVD_yQ5S17QvpbqOxT3AN_3733KYhgghVjCAmdZJ-QWfs2S-uyg/w400-h328/DSC05696.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close-up of the part I worked on:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhRTfx1q2O3TujpZ1WcV04Po1aAdZeiH5Bxex3tTuHYvl4ltP1KtQW3n6PUvNEdT_VnuzBsD1p36xqw6gKP-3aVSvKTnFoxJYekHrEWCSFE6FPAUKAz87bsO68VkW5LVGWYIhSNqzocAyaQSR06NPSdaHJMwTMELnuRh18xycRM21pW1bu11AO0DeBoo/s2228/DSC05697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2228" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhRTfx1q2O3TujpZ1WcV04Po1aAdZeiH5Bxex3tTuHYvl4ltP1KtQW3n6PUvNEdT_VnuzBsD1p36xqw6gKP-3aVSvKTnFoxJYekHrEWCSFE6FPAUKAz87bsO68VkW5LVGWYIhSNqzocAyaQSR06NPSdaHJMwTMELnuRh18xycRM21pW1bu11AO0DeBoo/w400-h318/DSC05697.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">stitched on 28 count Snapdragon Jazlyn from Crafty Kitten</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could have continued with that one on Sunday for F but decided to stitch Fairy - Coffee Cup Fairy from Yiotas X-Stitch. Here's where that one started:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TmYX3AKxC40bqsA0oB3y7G_O9ry9slFkOHxxfIohhC6BsBTgsJixS65r-1kHrm2JbeLomlFpWZyGvR6Qu1W_OoJZVapxNkVfI_OIIiKwiavcctQpxAgsZTdXM_mQGCESbso3pbEB7uBd7V8dUkl-wFXWUIgluAykc0t8NAP0CzFyABWFdTaRLZxcIHQ/s3072/DSC05618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TmYX3AKxC40bqsA0oB3y7G_O9ry9slFkOHxxfIohhC6BsBTgsJixS65r-1kHrm2JbeLomlFpWZyGvR6Qu1W_OoJZVapxNkVfI_OIIiKwiavcctQpxAgsZTdXM_mQGCESbso3pbEB7uBd7V8dUkl-wFXWUIgluAykc0t8NAP0CzFyABWFdTaRLZxcIHQ/w400-h300/DSC05618.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a good chunk of cream to the cup:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVfyGhFssyzEwJ7BTck40H7Hpb7H1ibTPK63_cIxTn7f_7wGSoT5w1EhCPvMRC_ew-6v7_NWGxX1edP1gZ2Jf6RqLSTG4RzXdZG8WMkF-m_rSDfEwEZz5npIP7bhbOXZoT-xJOxfOoSlbutEnTrjmWnL1tfKSZiVwHtyXP97vZ2UjGz_9FjgWDiOtRGk/s3072/DSC05698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVfyGhFssyzEwJ7BTck40H7Hpb7H1ibTPK63_cIxTn7f_7wGSoT5w1EhCPvMRC_ew-6v7_NWGxX1edP1gZ2Jf6RqLSTG4RzXdZG8WMkF-m_rSDfEwEZz5npIP7bhbOXZoT-xJOxfOoSlbutEnTrjmWnL1tfKSZiVwHtyXP97vZ2UjGz_9FjgWDiOtRGk/w400-h300/DSC05698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">stitched on 28 count Monarch evenweave from Sparklies</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On Monday I decided to do one more F for Fairy Idyll by Mirabilia. Here's where she started:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QiLwjwvJopGYmabJW7T46lxpnf02Y5RgqwnCYcgxSKocAL65hxi8ErF4iKWGGVvotKdbtBQuw8qmKCBPGeErNirMV6tWP2lXFQ9xXZYqWKUBczlBoPdciY0lCUU-5l1XTYpDl31sWeQn_4g_gix5AXGEuY_z76MS4qkVtquSDmuVjXU_YxBQ1dmmM9M/s2391/DSC05516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="2391" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QiLwjwvJopGYmabJW7T46lxpnf02Y5RgqwnCYcgxSKocAL65hxi8ErF4iKWGGVvotKdbtBQuw8qmKCBPGeErNirMV6tWP2lXFQ9xXZYqWKUBczlBoPdciY0lCUU-5l1XTYpDl31sWeQn_4g_gix5AXGEuY_z76MS4qkVtquSDmuVjXU_YxBQ1dmmM9M/w400-h381/DSC05516.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and finished:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QzCFBp27ry4ZIfBrB8i-TUkvBjQlveBtY9gAiJARJyOH6x1mX3DmWnvBmI9mHBF0PwOnPQKRiwc72v5k9JtM1MYWifJiT8M7j_4KmdVvWGdetPuFfT9h9vlK0VeLIBnUC7Ds8hEVvx_ZRlvu3DEi9fpeKrH0IB9Qexu6h5l9s-9A4G8YBO_0SwHOP8Y/s3072/DSC05701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QzCFBp27ry4ZIfBrB8i-TUkvBjQlveBtY9gAiJARJyOH6x1mX3DmWnvBmI9mHBF0PwOnPQKRiwc72v5k9JtM1MYWifJiT8M7j_4KmdVvWGdetPuFfT9h9vlK0VeLIBnUC7Ds8hEVvx_ZRlvu3DEi9fpeKrH0IB9Qexu6h5l9s-9A4G8YBO_0SwHOP8Y/w400-h300/DSC05701.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the section I worked on, adding the yellow to the drapes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj470sqy1veZtiGFqf9eXaVMLdrTfH12-fvRqWEBsK8vqF8ftP97Eu6a5igrIo4wVtJ9FUGzrhr9uXkCHsixyTnsHKg0EqW7eZKZrO4scJgHYNBb4n7SgkxMK06blRN6aLX4Z6m0U2mcSSVrmp2djt3LVq2NCZ7pZXd17-j8KmpUdcgkuha3MvBwg74b08/s2651/DSC05700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="2651" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj470sqy1veZtiGFqf9eXaVMLdrTfH12-fvRqWEBsK8vqF8ftP97Eu6a5igrIo4wVtJ9FUGzrhr9uXkCHsixyTnsHKg0EqW7eZKZrO4scJgHYNBb4n7SgkxMK06blRN6aLX4Z6m0U2mcSSVrmp2djt3LVq2NCZ7pZXd17-j8KmpUdcgkuha3MvBwg74b08/w400-h305/DSC05700.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">stitched on 32 count Vinyard Murano from Crafty Kitten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Another very successful IHSW. It's fun to get a chance to work on some of my older pieces for more than just 30 minutes for the Longest Day Marathon.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next month I have a choice of 2 projects for G and 3 for H. Although that might change when my WIPGO numbers are called. There are a couple of Hs on the list.<br /><br />As a general rule, I want to choose the oldest project for each letter.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br />Finally the next IHSW will be 19th - 21st April so make sure you note the date in your diary or come and join us in the Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757401391130415/">IHSW on Facebook</a>. If you don't do Facebook then you can check in here by leaving a comment on my post.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-33835010405455674492024-03-15T08:36:00.002+00:002024-03-16T08:48:37.962+00:00Gifted Gorgeousness March Link-up Post<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCM56QHP-aWJIdMqlZaURgRBZm80gISWVyQWKsxNuJm46dvFejk9biHVW7cA6amhFiA6fo1zmo5qQOnCBGKr93KmDDUS_nB-n1xMW4M89SoMQ-9K2HylAB1leibySOX21O6nPSQfh1CRudd6HIbXpq7cz_CJESGf8nFWbNh6qdOmZ_npd1gZXKQhWxMo/s2243/Gifted%20Gorgeousness%202024%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2243" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCM56QHP-aWJIdMqlZaURgRBZm80gISWVyQWKsxNuJm46dvFejk9biHVW7cA6amhFiA6fo1zmo5qQOnCBGKr93KmDDUS_nB-n1xMW4M89SoMQ-9K2HylAB1leibySOX21O6nPSQfh1CRudd6HIbXpq7cz_CJESGf8nFWbNh6qdOmZ_npd1gZXKQhWxMo/w200-h174/Gifted%20Gorgeousness%202024%20logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p>Welcome to the March Gifted Gorgeousness link-up. The link-up date continues to be the 15th and I will keep the link-up open until the end of each month so you have plenty of time if you are late posting.</p><p>The format remains exactly the same, there is a list of rules on the main sign-up page if you want to check what is required but basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My focus piece last month was stitched on gifted fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cricket Collection - Spring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzaF-PgxjPWAxViRY9MQe-JOqm5T9jX0wHQ6y2I8JPjBFooB4ACpRg5Z9hoLUAlGH1cHBediqwHAHm_CLICnsv9oWlrDkrDqBQ9UmF1IG5HbVlzX3Bwx5BTWkXHnB2fG0W3VBoJbp0_gfYTqdRUs5ff3kIR5s4DmDS3EeLn5oTxiha1e5I2ZhcW-dTAw/s2974/DSC05648.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2974" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzaF-PgxjPWAxViRY9MQe-JOqm5T9jX0wHQ6y2I8JPjBFooB4ACpRg5Z9hoLUAlGH1cHBediqwHAHm_CLICnsv9oWlrDkrDqBQ9UmF1IG5HbVlzX3Bwx5BTWkXHnB2fG0W3VBoJbp0_gfYTqdRUs5ff3kIR5s4DmDS3EeLn5oTxiha1e5I2ZhcW-dTAw/w640-h274/DSC05648.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Marie's Daffodil linen from Chromatic Alchemy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This one was a gift from the designer and the fabric was a gift too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steady Thread - Tree of Life Temperature SAL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RBKCoU3dyfPenYIpxrk81GRz3x197JvorkBZHK_cDeYIhR8ruGdS_tkLLMGAAHyZV0Oc3xbrVIxxYYDLPnUe7-gSxFOx9LZM9rhfIGNSOr-u4dO-lpWRzt7ymS_BW7rxmYwmk6PptGzOCjpWktV8_s1gfPv6qFwXvW41OBbet66KNsbgY3krflIBJ5o/s2433/DSC05690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="2433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RBKCoU3dyfPenYIpxrk81GRz3x197JvorkBZHK_cDeYIhR8ruGdS_tkLLMGAAHyZV0Oc3xbrVIxxYYDLPnUe7-gSxFOx9LZM9rhfIGNSOr-u4dO-lpWRzt7ymS_BW7rxmYwmk6PptGzOCjpWktV8_s1gfPv6qFwXvW41OBbet66KNsbgY3krflIBJ5o/w400-h320/DSC05690.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist linen from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajcAfZ-7Qhiydoj1NSmrRjy5KAyKY5pBqw0bRkBv7ibWtbStCWJwMrKnouiDbfErL6SfiXrGofWFBPzAkP7JRU-DgeEUH-GZ1GE86G6DDrtwZ8AoWUph3fTp_i8KMk29i1VDHEEepBndV6hIZqmjO9nJ-J6_bW2yAM69Fb4ApYGuuHoWa8gaqGGBm0DI/s2317/DSC05689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajcAfZ-7Qhiydoj1NSmrRjy5KAyKY5pBqw0bRkBv7ibWtbStCWJwMrKnouiDbfErL6SfiXrGofWFBPzAkP7JRU-DgeEUH-GZ1GE86G6DDrtwZ8AoWUph3fTp_i8KMk29i1VDHEEepBndV6hIZqmjO9nJ-J6_bW2yAM69Fb4ApYGuuHoWa8gaqGGBm0DI/w400-h320/DSC05689.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I record the temperature each day and then stitch the leaves on the Sunday morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My Dark 13 design is stitched on gifted fabric, a beautiful 40 count linen called Witch's Brew from Zweigart. My plan is to stitch one letter per month until we reach October and then complete it during Dark October.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw8eHfr2fk3eE7nGqf-qz2OsHRyYzD01IH1FzK3bqlU6fEyVsceJC06Wt4yfJCRwX-LZiDncW6B0VIiHLlDikcFYydiugrGlbckKTyqfHF5Mgik1Ln2VGI_JxJe2Dulf9j6anxVN5G-aSKdMmoh48SMoZ4N2IwrTgY3xOOc59JbrjCeRrERhR-1Ki6ZY/s3072/DSC05693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="3072" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw8eHfr2fk3eE7nGqf-qz2OsHRyYzD01IH1FzK3bqlU6fEyVsceJC06Wt4yfJCRwX-LZiDncW6B0VIiHLlDikcFYydiugrGlbckKTyqfHF5Mgik1Ln2VGI_JxJe2Dulf9j6anxVN5G-aSKdMmoh48SMoZ4N2IwrTgY3xOOc59JbrjCeRrERhR-1Ki6ZY/w400-h274/DSC05693.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on <span style="text-align: left;">40 count linen called Witch's Brew from Zweigart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>IHSW starts today and as part of my A-Z Challenge I have reached E and F. So today I will be working on English Transitional Sampler by Scarlet Letter. The kit was a gift. This is where I am starting:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUYhZoAl-EVbYpfEa6RrIT2yFxmme1FmkCFUAdv4-o3IDRGEK9MXh-ldo62PsSkV3YFV6yG5tiOoIaH96qe-2uUAyh9eG6Le9_4f0doQzOFkxeGL6IKpRpB7iDveJoCmm70nYxm8X8wJSm-Z9kV2kQllWfdISLzldjSMltpHQfQ4okWiKhiI030BuXHc/s2048/28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUYhZoAl-EVbYpfEa6RrIT2yFxmme1FmkCFUAdv4-o3IDRGEK9MXh-ldo62PsSkV3YFV6yG5tiOoIaH96qe-2uUAyh9eG6Le9_4f0doQzOFkxeGL6IKpRpB7iDveJoCmm70nYxm8X8wJSm-Z9kV2kQllWfdISLzldjSMltpHQfQ4okWiKhiI030BuXHc/w400-h258/28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 35 count linen</div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now it is your turn to show us your Gifted Gorgeousness for the month. Please use your name or your blog name in the field and NOT the words "March Update" so I can easily see who has linked up this month. And link to the actual post, not just your blog. It is easier if you copy and paste the link, rather than typing freehand.</div><p>*</p><p><link href="//www.blenza.com/linkies/styles/default.css" media="all" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></link><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/loc_en.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/opt_defaults.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/misterlinky.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?mode=standard&owner=JoanneP&postid=16Mar2024" type="text/javascript"></script>*</p><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐇 Good Friday - Friday 29th March </span><span style="font-size: large;">🐇</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Finally, it's time to sign up for the Annual Easter Treasure Hunt. If you would like to take part this year, just leave a comment here. The week before Easter I will send you a letter of the alphabet which will form part of the mystery phrase. On Good Friday you will post that letter along with a photo of something seasonal that you have stitched (could be Easter or Spring or just something cheerful and sunny or floral). We all hop around like little bunnies to find the Mystery Phrase!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Here's a link to last year's hop so you can see how it all works - </span><a href="https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2023/04/easter-treasure-hunt-blog-hop-2023.html" style="background-color: white; color: #a6373c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop 2023</a>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-64061722655340080982024-03-10T19:28:00.003+00:002024-03-10T19:28:46.996+00:00Finally Fully Finishing Fun for March<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH6KJOH7qd0LGVsvyQfbDbLurM_b7u-hN7miO8WnlZShyphenhyphen4RLvsdW8Gly1grtSrRN6ZvjoEhE79dy08NSWGzolBjkXNBMUPxP9YGu6ne0jLb6CVzXQ6WGHjqCth4-zirDaIoN8wevAhMnrrcj3DBXRVikyWLmvR6TyIK6vI7qZKrH38CALlQvS18oqsHw/s190/FFG%20SAL%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="190" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH6KJOH7qd0LGVsvyQfbDbLurM_b7u-hN7miO8WnlZShyphenhyphen4RLvsdW8Gly1grtSrRN6ZvjoEhE79dy08NSWGzolBjkXNBMUPxP9YGu6ne0jLb6CVzXQ6WGHjqCth4-zirDaIoN8wevAhMnrrcj3DBXRVikyWLmvR6TyIK6vI7qZKrH38CALlQvS18oqsHw/s1600/FFG%20SAL%202024.png" width="190" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hosted by Rachel the </span><a href="http://tenhourstitcher.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Ten Hour Stitcher</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This SAL is designed to motivate us all to do something with that box of Finished pieces instead of just storing them under the bed. We will all be linking up on Rachel's blog on or after the 10th of each month (10 Hour Stitcher - 10th of the month).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to do something different with my latest Christmas Ornament finish. Rather than make a 3D ornament, I mounted it over some wadding on a piece of card. We display greetings cards from strings hung from our beams on the ceiling. They are out of the way and make a lovely colourful display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just Nan - Snowberries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkaA90vNvZ9xyo5CQDfh57RC-aGyHRniJeJGptCuXtFzeKojyBcQuVNymLKHa1BQvISI625_SQYlEuxIaZCt7XAshyphenhyphengkXk9B5osb0WQxBKC1tzA0rKlBhWQT37vZW9QY5n0ncgXrOHgqc66WvkvlNik0oedvCjIYFgQDsGC6EhhAu0lWcYLybwzX1ABk/s3072/DSC05668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkaA90vNvZ9xyo5CQDfh57RC-aGyHRniJeJGptCuXtFzeKojyBcQuVNymLKHa1BQvISI625_SQYlEuxIaZCt7XAshyphenhyphengkXk9B5osb0WQxBKC1tzA0rKlBhWQT37vZW9QY5n0ncgXrOHgqc66WvkvlNik0oedvCjIYFgQDsGC6EhhAu0lWcYLybwzX1ABk/w400-h300/DSC05668.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fewer people send physical cards now so we usually have at least one string empty at Christmas. I thought it would be nice to fill it with ornaments. When Christmas is over, the card folds the other way to protect the stitching and beads in the storage box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIGjfi6rnmi3NZe3vyEMk0vLA31VveJNp7rLZ15rlJChYHmkXbzirU337ihTVgnz3pWUvuZmsRSSf3C3tlAQO6OWGIF4KacqQDR-661LhQiqL4NBjiNcUd0hTfjQK5sAkHiEXQopcyXB-tah9DSAHEp9oJ_ZUFcF7O55EATziR0uXnjfyUNVXlEu4cT4/s3072/DSC05669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIGjfi6rnmi3NZe3vyEMk0vLA31VveJNp7rLZ15rlJChYHmkXbzirU337ihTVgnz3pWUvuZmsRSSf3C3tlAQO6OWGIF4KacqQDR-661LhQiqL4NBjiNcUd0hTfjQK5sAkHiEXQopcyXB-tah9DSAHEp9oJ_ZUFcF7O55EATziR0uXnjfyUNVXlEu4cT4/w400-h300/DSC05669.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RYjq39JF33HIHRyMs1cqvWz6ecdDBwLMboxl-Axt341cABWnD19jWxl7PdENy345SaXo0L39Swav3ctEbW7qres0wkrimUJqzJwniwjzFqYaYji5WNtPnzkvwvMEkY1ZsglFkZW5VE/s1600/tusal.gif" style="color: #ce6c71; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RYjq39JF33HIHRyMs1cqvWz6ecdDBwLMboxl-Axt341cABWnD19jWxl7PdENy345SaXo0L39Swav3ctEbW7qres0wkrimUJqzJwniwjzFqYaYji5WNtPnzkvwvMEkY1ZsglFkZW5VE/s250/tusal.gif" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">It's TUSAL time! </p><span style="text-align: left;">Here is my TUSAL jar with my current projects:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlWnlfBg81AUntYoz_-T0qNT7TRLjWm-5xVZSio2QZPLJ5io714SQ2aitqV7SxGwLchJ636QTh5o9HMfK0onuCy0Igc95DU7-3aE3E1-eljOPFftWT76q53Zy5x1fWWFWDs38O6lnEIsrcro2FR-X0gxX6I50NuXi9cTA5tPfB20uFAJ93HY8hszV66g/s3072/DSC05673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlWnlfBg81AUntYoz_-T0qNT7TRLjWm-5xVZSio2QZPLJ5io714SQ2aitqV7SxGwLchJ636QTh5o9HMfK0onuCy0Igc95DU7-3aE3E1-eljOPFftWT76q53Zy5x1fWWFWDs38O6lnEIsrcro2FR-X0gxX6I50NuXi9cTA5tPfB20uFAJ93HY8hszV66g/w400-h300/DSC05673.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA97WdKmDgxjCcPBtzsXdZwxKF3WIFC0cKR2dNe9NsLRMkOPHwqTUZUYf5PiwltXYjtxkWPpAclcUQ5aCT7sTRNQ5GxBpvlDPmnoBZIAzMDSDH8q56AHLFyTdO3F2566TzGd4lOta408NZESSUqF1fkXWO3PlxHtcw9ens31Q2QTBwVN7mxoz095OIy0/s3072/DSC05674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA97WdKmDgxjCcPBtzsXdZwxKF3WIFC0cKR2dNe9NsLRMkOPHwqTUZUYf5PiwltXYjtxkWPpAclcUQ5aCT7sTRNQ5GxBpvlDPmnoBZIAzMDSDH8q56AHLFyTdO3F2566TzGd4lOta408NZESSUqF1fkXWO3PlxHtcw9ens31Q2QTBwVN7mxoz095OIy0/w400-h300/DSC05674.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the left we have The Primitive Hare Hocus Pocus Cabinet and on the right is my evening stitch - September Strawflowers from The Sweetheart Tree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2vdv8O_WpoytNb571cj458bCufwSPqOrb3T0elaTb80pDia1SMlQo8pioLeTqpIqieqkg_W7-UZbAylnj5udmOsmpkPWgZlYBgYRXxNEv6SJQvhdwKDm0LOItHf62dFg_BE2A2ktN3t7jINyJ3ig52iVogndzLMWiY4skSJj2suqzItrU4Ks5X12CXE/s3072/DSC05675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2vdv8O_WpoytNb571cj458bCufwSPqOrb3T0elaTb80pDia1SMlQo8pioLeTqpIqieqkg_W7-UZbAylnj5udmOsmpkPWgZlYBgYRXxNEv6SJQvhdwKDm0LOItHf62dFg_BE2A2ktN3t7jINyJ3ig52iVogndzLMWiY4skSJj2suqzItrU4Ks5X12CXE/w400-h300/DSC05675.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique White linen</div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐇 Good Friday - Friday 29th March </span><span style="font-size: large;">🐇</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, it's time to sign up for the Annual Easter Treasure Hunt. If you would like to take part this year, just leave a comment here. The week before Easter I will send you a letter of the alphabet which will form part of the mystery phrase. On Good Friday you will post that letter along with a photo of something seasonal that you have stitched (could be Easter or Spring or just something cheerful and sunny or floral). We all hop around like little bunnies to find the Mystery Phrase!</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a link to last year's hop so you can see how it all works - <a href="https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2023/04/easter-treasure-hunt-blog-hop-2023.html">Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop 2023</a></div></div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-60270810909239952162024-03-05T10:30:00.006+00:002024-03-06T14:42:26.306+00:00March Plans<p>At the start of the year I made a list of 24 projects I want to stitch this year for my "24 in '24". The order I stitch them in is going to be determined by the WIPGO Board. Jessie-Marie calls two numbers each month and those will be the two projects I stitch that month. One small and one medium.</p><p>In February, the numbers 3 and 24 were called. These related to the collection of Alice in Wonderland Bottles from Rainbow Hunter and Spring by Cricket Collection. I completed one of the Bottles in February and the other one today.<br /></p><p>Here's the Cheshire Cat:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD71QE-VftyDZXjqa504qU4Q0JTJfpxmIvIa-v7-UCbaFh5Jh5r4WqDysLg2zfqPRgETamyuEG_XoE6oitCmhDKJ5WqmfVeFX089Var7oXPbIoipSdWhyphenhyphenPK_vKialHauZKBNfxxCA8iSznccT9rKvq_PToUb_l_7g-5DxWKSCYZEdL631n3gE9zTmcLJk/s2233/DSC05664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="2233" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD71QE-VftyDZXjqa504qU4Q0JTJfpxmIvIa-v7-UCbaFh5Jh5r4WqDysLg2zfqPRgETamyuEG_XoE6oitCmhDKJ5WqmfVeFX089Var7oXPbIoipSdWhyphenhyphenPK_vKialHauZKBNfxxCA8iSznccT9rKvq_PToUb_l_7g-5DxWKSCYZEdL631n3gE9zTmcLJk/w400-h381/DSC05664.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</div><p><br />For March, the numbers are 1 and 10. These relate to September Strawflowers from the Sweetheart Tree and Hocus Pocus Cabinet from Primitive Hare.</p><p>Hocus Pocus Cabinet is a PDF I've had for quite a while (2018) and it's easy to forget about PDFs compared to paper charts. So when I compiled my list I went through all my Paid For PDFs and added quite a few to the "24 in '24".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMCobg33v-l0E1xQg0-WfSbF9JONSDToBy7vtvx2K1cs7ZpCyaGlmU8QQpyMbmYnPBY-jUoDU34k-khYLeLldgcnadUmDy2h9y-PT3SbLWdBTkEQoPIy9fsXPOSnVi3vYcQIhNy5O50W4HufVcrCHy4pVV1aIc2jW1tLTXOmCX8cT6oqgLqTcncERysc/s1061/10.%20Prim%20Hare%20Hocus%20Pocus.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMCobg33v-l0E1xQg0-WfSbF9JONSDToBy7vtvx2K1cs7ZpCyaGlmU8QQpyMbmYnPBY-jUoDU34k-khYLeLldgcnadUmDy2h9y-PT3SbLWdBTkEQoPIy9fsXPOSnVi3vYcQIhNy5O50W4HufVcrCHy4pVV1aIc2jW1tLTXOmCX8cT6oqgLqTcncERysc/w269-h400/10.%20Prim%20Hare%20Hocus%20Pocus.PNG" width="269" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br />I decided to use a nice piece of 32 count Vintage Country Mocha for this design. There are only a few dark, muted colours in the design and I'm using my own conversion rather than the charted GAST and WDW. Because "Stitch from Stash".</p><p>I started with all the black outline of the bottles and the brown labels so now it's a case of filling in the middles.<br /><br />The variegated brown is from Jodyri Threads and is called Cafe au Lait. I'm really pleased with how this is turning out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTIGuHcSfPqpQfyPRCPp2B1yBom2nxE4sfQkmVs6iSD-RZaAh8yZe7hMvmTqMtc0QNk9xPAYqmYrv_igONh4aPQRC8DSK7PnMNuch1MNlGYWaOhWVXiQtaJRSdms6EbMjy2ZYy5-ZsY_67Au12mJdpsWSqmZECn6FRuWo0Wuwk8LB8iGfKjVY5JbSgFo/s2446/DSC05663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="2446" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTIGuHcSfPqpQfyPRCPp2B1yBom2nxE4sfQkmVs6iSD-RZaAh8yZe7hMvmTqMtc0QNk9xPAYqmYrv_igONh4aPQRC8DSK7PnMNuch1MNlGYWaOhWVXiQtaJRSdms6EbMjy2ZYy5-ZsY_67Au12mJdpsWSqmZECn6FRuWo0Wuwk8LB8iGfKjVY5JbSgFo/w400-h311/DSC05663.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha linen</div><br /><p>There are two designs included in the PDF. If I finish the main one in plenty of time, I will start the smaller one.</p><p><br />My Small for the month will be this one from The Sweetheart Tree. I'll be starting this one tonight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wcY53DAEqmWijlTR637UJBl6uOJ5Vo0vCdicEhhsqrs7PIoyQzsDugZKb8fEMw14Y5sPELOksWoRRVuDhWeU2WHNIifPhZmGXlwwMA5tjYI6V7cdAKNrelyV2LqqYffjPn26Kzsfl6ph-OUl25knenrpbS2gFfIqgjyl4lg-jblW1K5V4_81E7GGfkU/s400/1.%20ST%20September%20Strawflowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="400" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wcY53DAEqmWijlTR637UJBl6uOJ5Vo0vCdicEhhsqrs7PIoyQzsDugZKb8fEMw14Y5sPELOksWoRRVuDhWeU2WHNIifPhZmGXlwwMA5tjYI6V7cdAKNrelyV2LqqYffjPn26Kzsfl6ph-OUl25knenrpbS2gFfIqgjyl4lg-jblW1K5V4_81E7GGfkU/s320/1.%20ST%20September%20Strawflowers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It's only tiny, 3 x 2 inches, and I do have the nice charm.</p><p><br /><br /></p><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">🐇 Good Friday - Friday 29th March </span><span style="font-size: large;">🐇</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />Finally, it's time to sign up for the Annual Easter Treasure Hunt. If you would like to take part this year, just leave a comment here. The week before Easter I will send you a letter of the alphabet which will form part of the mystery phrase. On Good Friday you will post that letter along with a photo of something seasonal that you have stitched (could be Easter or Spring or just something cheerful and sunny or floral). We all hop around like little bunnies to find the Mystery Phrase!<br /><br />Here's a link to last year's hop so you can see how it all works - <a href="https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2023/04/easter-treasure-hunt-blog-hop-2023.html">Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop 2023</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-72344065074126463352024-02-29T13:22:00.001+00:002024-03-02T15:07:25.750+00:00February Stitch From Stash and Pie<p> Have you enjoyed your extra day of stitching time? I know a lot of people were doing a Leap Day start but I managed to resist <i>that</i> temptation.<br /><br />Here's what I did stitch over the whole month:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWNhO4wPUqweaiV_IVk7tdf4fT2ADgPWW4bzlGUXlgibEePBRkme5V99iT6Xtb3s6XGqejlrVrr3Z5jplGXHKubnmwtNYRZmkDMEPGTkBWsnasHmSW5QayW4GTjoNyMqq-jmcxNqFyyyZSU2U5ntRzZagLH09mCK2kHFAcHFu8aHkWO8l2JZG-gyjNFE/s1024/February%20Pie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1024" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWNhO4wPUqweaiV_IVk7tdf4fT2ADgPWW4bzlGUXlgibEePBRkme5V99iT6Xtb3s6XGqejlrVrr3Z5jplGXHKubnmwtNYRZmkDMEPGTkBWsnasHmSW5QayW4GTjoNyMqq-jmcxNqFyyyZSU2U5ntRzZagLH09mCK2kHFAcHFu8aHkWO8l2JZG-gyjNFE/w640-h406/February%20Pie.png" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look at how focused I was! Apart from my Dark 13 and A-Z Challenge I stitched on the same project every day for the whole month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The WIPGO board chose Cricket Collection Spring as my focus piece. I started this on 1st February and made awesome progress. It does look almost finished but that's because I concentrated on the letters and large areas of colour. There are a LOT of colours in this one so I left all the flowers until the end so I could stitch all the little bits colour-by-colour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrVeHF-DcVegUiBlchm7tgywh-ek0i-zBA6n4FGSsRahZIODSpYMTojwgL0ju9DRJJpZRnn-K4gh4CiK_HtFX2yRitKvL1h1qr4267allDCDAcMypLzGwnRbVL3SpUHnoUf-wNXhO2dGNd9dU1iqpRuxW5DRKYn7nWMPChSKghdT7UQEywVuSPTaREV8/s2974/DSC05648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2974" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrVeHF-DcVegUiBlchm7tgywh-ek0i-zBA6n4FGSsRahZIODSpYMTojwgL0ju9DRJJpZRnn-K4gh4CiK_HtFX2yRitKvL1h1qr4267allDCDAcMypLzGwnRbVL3SpUHnoUf-wNXhO2dGNd9dU1iqpRuxW5DRKYn7nWMPChSKghdT7UQEywVuSPTaREV8/w640-h274/DSC05648.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Marie's Daffodil linen from Chromatic Alchemy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />The plan is to finish this one off if I complete March's piece before the end of the month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the evenings I worked on the Alice in Wonderland Bottles from Rainbow Hunter on Etsy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNoLKXHPf7f1y6_jp4YC2U2wcHSAIqNrjhqpo61Q_GKPr1kFuNN9WS1glvbnLUDR_qNAs2wPHvIDZt5ccnf7bwCKxet46PbloY9QuvDQVEJbrc4hKdPIxrRXC8YuaoJ1mr7phyHubw2OcECZJQMlOSm3O8qgqmsJoo67Ggm565op0RFKgWEIsfGAqVNw/s827/Evening.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="827" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNoLKXHPf7f1y6_jp4YC2U2wcHSAIqNrjhqpo61Q_GKPr1kFuNN9WS1glvbnLUDR_qNAs2wPHvIDZt5ccnf7bwCKxet46PbloY9QuvDQVEJbrc4hKdPIxrRXC8YuaoJ1mr7phyHubw2OcECZJQMlOSm3O8qgqmsJoo67Ggm565op0RFKgWEIsfGAqVNw/w400-h269/Evening.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I completed Alice and made good progress on the Cheshire Cat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzjbgz9WYnZm1l7sXUlMKlYQiSUbSYiLoVghBIy99h2U7mb1qC0YnkO086D7z5Ri_B6agd26B87NvNiLvm1f9K53FbBYv1PFJcB12nj1xIhCsnTIhnJnQvuu7JSvs-H7wMhHwR7QwBtjrv-1NmZe-TflatdutbBVuR27Q9lVjbqx-YnsH-l7DP9AcW6Q/s1845/DSC05616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="1727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzjbgz9WYnZm1l7sXUlMKlYQiSUbSYiLoVghBIy99h2U7mb1qC0YnkO086D7z5Ri_B6agd26B87NvNiLvm1f9K53FbBYv1PFJcB12nj1xIhCsnTIhnJnQvuu7JSvs-H7wMhHwR7QwBtjrv-1NmZe-TflatdutbBVuR27Q9lVjbqx-YnsH-l7DP9AcW6Q/s320/DSC05616.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aemgedXQ1UQNlcYOXaQ5eBTyY-iFH5j_LNZ34MWfb13eFL7HpqDIP_TCzyZvq_TJiOmLh-wL9FGqN47xoJ-SvYgu1OvNOeLvCVeNe9-qkpisCnhNO9KZV-M2Vmqp8K0EguCNucp465fWNCOqupxWQ0Wq0z6X4l4130MtuAoN5Ryk5gsRuWGy1ctEFLo/s1855/DSC05638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aemgedXQ1UQNlcYOXaQ5eBTyY-iFH5j_LNZ34MWfb13eFL7HpqDIP_TCzyZvq_TJiOmLh-wL9FGqN47xoJ-SvYgu1OvNOeLvCVeNe9-qkpisCnhNO9KZV-M2Vmqp8K0EguCNucp465fWNCOqupxWQ0Wq0z6X4l4130MtuAoN5Ryk5gsRuWGy1ctEFLo/s320/DSC05638.JPG" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>My plan is to continue with the Cat until it is finished and then start on my March Small, as it is a very small and won't take long at all.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was doing very well with my spending again, a nice zero spend for the second month when Circle Cross started releasing peeks of her new design. Alice in Wonderland Blackwork themed!<br /><br />I couldn't resist so instead of a Leap Day start, I had a Leap Day purchase!<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfQH8jLl5S-8c_XCyaJ2emwRiT0pLgMzM2PDnl_LuP388ABbXlX_z3R5McdKDfbSa4a9pv72nO24gqJ2Rkp_CIO2sTUwK2qPdF6OP3XCi10mGKJ3zZRreNgbX-I6ykoKSbLaQsviciRAlyK2GDu7cKquNgmQ6C4-0EOWxfB7W21rFXvaf0OXnJ9InoLY/s2048/Cover%20Picture.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfQH8jLl5S-8c_XCyaJ2emwRiT0pLgMzM2PDnl_LuP388ABbXlX_z3R5McdKDfbSa4a9pv72nO24gqJ2Rkp_CIO2sTUwK2qPdF6OP3XCi10mGKJ3zZRreNgbX-I6ykoKSbLaQsviciRAlyK2GDu7cKquNgmQ6C4-0EOWxfB7W21rFXvaf0OXnJ9InoLY/w510-h640/Cover%20Picture.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://circlecross.net/product/alice/" target="_blank">Circle Cross Alice in Wonderland</a><br /></div><br /><div>Who could resist? It's teacups seen from above the scenes from the book in order to tell the story in pictures. She's promising a Through the Looking Glass version too!<br /><br />So here's my actual spend:<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8pWhW1i1tJtjQUNuJBR-wKc-o0hx4SxjN0_kCSt8Ct7NfnBRMvoulcmds7K12uQ_7FBwCeBgjVm1rTcrZcxrq8HSptAjKO0TJSP2nd8i5a_XvvtFHUpbOGbmE25XZCc9EL1xt9V8Da6gewVYk62D_N0v5rgrJR5M1geZozRSIiCvtKTyqtaiE6-lePg/s330/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="64" data-original-width="330" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8pWhW1i1tJtjQUNuJBR-wKc-o0hx4SxjN0_kCSt8Ct7NfnBRMvoulcmds7K12uQ_7FBwCeBgjVm1rTcrZcxrq8HSptAjKO0TJSP2nd8i5a_XvvtFHUpbOGbmE25XZCc9EL1xt9V8Da6gewVYk62D_N0v5rgrJR5M1geZozRSIiCvtKTyqtaiE6-lePg/s320/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I'll be doing an Easter Treasure Hunt again this year so stay tuned for more details about how we'll be hopping like bunnies around the blogs again.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-48380140302902835172024-02-25T18:48:00.005+00:002024-02-25T18:48:47.459+00:00February WIPocalypse SALs<p> Mary comments</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="WIPocalypse" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrHm5iKJ8kcfzsxLjiHcqRO6ya-fFnfLviyqGkxd3ymmGyuMXclZKzC-jZgwlFuyCtga2Tc9rmQeFXeopriU0rp5CsNQkXbl0fwSXbtM8XTRZ2ynQeAoPxTKpQnBIuo5TaBAEMh3Q5kk/s215/WIPocalypse.jpg" style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">WIPocalypse is hosted by <a href="https://measi.net/">Measi's Musings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Each month we have to share the projects we want to complete before the End Of The World. Since 2011 I have chosen a number of projects to focus on that year, starting with my "11 in '11" and increasing to "24 in '24" for this year. This month I stitched on 3 of them and had 1 finish.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Rainbow Hunter - Alice Bottles<br /><br />Finished Alice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqBMWQ-pWBd_HshvmV_tkEn1XuyLAgvg9yqtu9NhBrTSMrKVOSOT6s27UNJnovURLzw_yZZd7lvhEKHLjupBPbwYrXYiFOHAJHJbPe_62QqtSL2lRwwQkzh5Xh5k0wCmpvgwdha5nALt9BpbbQtWpkTICUC_-g18t0sLlZnf-AGRViLHg5AvhV6_9pwU/s1845/DSC05616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="1727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqBMWQ-pWBd_HshvmV_tkEn1XuyLAgvg9yqtu9NhBrTSMrKVOSOT6s27UNJnovURLzw_yZZd7lvhEKHLjupBPbwYrXYiFOHAJHJbPe_62QqtSL2lRwwQkzh5Xh5k0wCmpvgwdha5nALt9BpbbQtWpkTICUC_-g18t0sLlZnf-AGRViLHg5AvhV6_9pwU/s320/DSC05616.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Started Cheshire Cat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCwbypsQQHDOV48mggggMazJlmVqrMk-xyGBQYHxBZ0kedX9hJqLgq1cy3o0rU06tn9Ha12W3d6o2CjhwtdLPnvTwT4ZgrrsOeBb7XpqEAPm_B3Boj8j-rr2KPYupThBEDj56BVny8PCyChBekuZROIeHGXSq15om4gBH8wFUB5WDP93ayhEiPc-3gg4/s1855/DSC05638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCwbypsQQHDOV48mggggMazJlmVqrMk-xyGBQYHxBZ0kedX9hJqLgq1cy3o0rU06tn9Ha12W3d6o2CjhwtdLPnvTwT4ZgrrsOeBb7XpqEAPm_B3Boj8j-rr2KPYupThBEDj56BVny8PCyChBekuZROIeHGXSq15om4gBH8wFUB5WDP93ayhEiPc-3gg4/s320/DSC05638.JPG" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">23. Cricket Collection - Spring</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hUgP2bsPof5Vtx1w2ab_NtszNyTN6Oyno5TK0yLAGoFq7IaKhb6zkKp0EX9KaTFoRfFAROqg2tQIQwOnSjIKb7l2dnWLKaPQkQXEq5CuSoYwMW8AP_pNu9DB1xiCzFVyUhseFblHzNKZFJAL8fdXdiYoa1QCg0n8Hpt4zLTfR8gGVWI3Btb4ieKgpWA/s2833/DSC05639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="2833" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hUgP2bsPof5Vtx1w2ab_NtszNyTN6Oyno5TK0yLAGoFq7IaKhb6zkKp0EX9KaTFoRfFAROqg2tQIQwOnSjIKb7l2dnWLKaPQkQXEq5CuSoYwMW8AP_pNu9DB1xiCzFVyUhseFblHzNKZFJAL8fdXdiYoa1QCg0n8Hpt4zLTfR8gGVWI3Btb4ieKgpWA/w640-h254/DSC05639.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24. Cottage Garden Samplings Halloween Sampler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3U-8x20InaWDwCyL361mX-IogX25yvNfJPBI8dwAl6t09hFmlL9lO0M19vKGS8-uRy9c7jKEaLrTaAzdnoMVrOVGmCe6hsGyWDORyd8rlCAl0A5SLqu0egJYp8Dq-te4oqrtBEj-rWPOJMziHK6k16EA5HWGiRQ0Er1rUpa-Nc9n8yhYvlyy2knrUFDs/s2278/DSC05614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2278" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3U-8x20InaWDwCyL361mX-IogX25yvNfJPBI8dwAl6t09hFmlL9lO0M19vKGS8-uRy9c7jKEaLrTaAzdnoMVrOVGmCe6hsGyWDORyd8rlCAl0A5SLqu0egJYp8Dq-te4oqrtBEj-rWPOJMziHK6k16EA5HWGiRQ0Er1rUpa-Nc9n8yhYvlyy2knrUFDs/w400-h310/DSC05614.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Measi always gives us a topic to discuss:<br /><br /><i>February –</i> <i>What stitch-a-longs (SALs) are you participating in this year?</i><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" />Obviously, WIPocalypse! My other SALs are<br /><br />Fully Finished Gallery - show anything you have FFO'd on the 10th<br />Gifted Gorgeousness - post anything gifted on the 15th<br />Smalls SAL - last Friday of each month<br />The TUSAL - post on the New Moon each month<br /></p><p>The A-Z Challenge is a sort of SAL with Rachel where we're working through the Alphabet with our WIPs.</p><p>I don't tend to SAL actual designs as I have my rotation planned and it rarely fits in with other people's plans. But if you are stitching anything that I am stitching do let me know and we can call it a SAL!</p><p>I also tend to avoid Mystery SALs having been bitten once or twice. I wait until most of the piece has been released and then see if I still have FOMO and want to start it!<br /><br /><br />Finally, a Mary has been leaving lovely comments here. But Mary is "no reply" and does not have a blog listed on her profile so I can't respond to her direct. It's not Mary from Le Couer Celtique, or Mary from Mary's Thread or Mary from Mary's Stitching Spot! So if you are Mary, please drop me an email and I will save it so I can reply to your comments.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-37392759266523979202024-02-23T18:25:00.001+00:002024-02-24T19:07:24.005+00:00February Smalls<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBJ3N1WVkXuZt_j5YiRNjYbzhBBcoEPAfkAB20CfhbGa-OL01OIu6M_2FLjHoYXdjoBhTeqDCbL2goQfvns9VxX4fzoR8F7Td_5uB_Mht_wN_3fadZhkIjbZwQb8di5CC_sBLAXlEv_YVrEgujrXGoWzyo2wAbkr2B04cSj_djKrcqNQGe9aoDZJjyxg/s320/Smalls%20SAL%20Hoop%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="320" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBJ3N1WVkXuZt_j5YiRNjYbzhBBcoEPAfkAB20CfhbGa-OL01OIu6M_2FLjHoYXdjoBhTeqDCbL2goQfvns9VxX4fzoR8F7Td_5uB_Mht_wN_3fadZhkIjbZwQb8di5CC_sBLAXlEv_YVrEgujrXGoWzyo2wAbkr2B04cSj_djKrcqNQGe9aoDZJjyxg/w200-h158/Smalls%20SAL%20Hoop%202024.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Smalls SAL is hosted by <a href="https://tenhourstitcher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a></div><br /><p></p><p>For my Smalls stitching this year, I have chosen 12 smaller designs and numbered them for my WIPGO Board. Each month one Small will be stitched in the evening timeslot and hopefully finished within the month.</p><p>This month the WIPGO number was for the Alice in Wonderland Bottles Collection from Rainbow Hunter on Etsy.</p><p>Here's the set:<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aXMkr01YqGL3LbLY_afaauOfU6irUVUn4R42z4nixsE07bL5ApEAAbGWBwqFupeM_RAzm9eN0DQcJUIRDl3x9TQbz3-VExyR9Jc2SwDu2RaIOTwdZm4pUznFlejtKPVRMfFaAWWujNaA_hgZ_LDJRukKI_oJZAlH0Uqt8k6DxMc1pHCTJ8YK761b3jQ/s989/3.%20Rainbow%20Hunt%20Wonderland.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="989" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aXMkr01YqGL3LbLY_afaauOfU6irUVUn4R42z4nixsE07bL5ApEAAbGWBwqFupeM_RAzm9eN0DQcJUIRDl3x9TQbz3-VExyR9Jc2SwDu2RaIOTwdZm4pUznFlejtKPVRMfFaAWWujNaA_hgZ_LDJRukKI_oJZAlH0Uqt8k6DxMc1pHCTJ8YK761b3jQ/w400-h318/3.%20Rainbow%20Hunt%20Wonderland.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with Alice, of course, and finished her within a fortnight:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Iso070PJ51tSwVAot5hjVVXcJq61r9sdzRHf721WmSpv2uwZSzFlnXfJADWkIOnPJvOxEM9SnvJfOnskN6Sfy6mL0T1m6HZ-xHHChvNo-0oXq6IePv766BG9DwmfPCrq8Z6FpUg4y6VDzzGxfGWdScwqxt-7YHDV3JirfEada6aJs_mg_bqbxEA3B9Q/s1845/DSC05616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="1727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Iso070PJ51tSwVAot5hjVVXcJq61r9sdzRHf721WmSpv2uwZSzFlnXfJADWkIOnPJvOxEM9SnvJfOnskN6Sfy6mL0T1m6HZ-xHHChvNo-0oXq6IePv766BG9DwmfPCrq8Z6FpUg4y6VDzzGxfGWdScwqxt-7YHDV3JirfEada6aJs_mg_bqbxEA3B9Q/s320/DSC05616.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am pleased with my fabric choice for these, it makes a great background and the colours show up really well.<br /><br />I started the Cheshire Cat next and here's where I am:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4ctxjurWR78cui0HVi0EZtuT-_szdkEXNb3bPwstQpLoI2TdEPZpf3Wb4dW4J-_m_EdDIPWxAh_0TWKs8pfsPCHxKYDyur2aE34rmhJLWboWSqkQJNorrlwMocD7RRPotGpOpncpF45JwK6wRq2lkJqB28k5h67ynMX2dt_JH1UAlS6zMIoqhvbpI1c/s1693/DSC05637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1693" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4ctxjurWR78cui0HVi0EZtuT-_szdkEXNb3bPwstQpLoI2TdEPZpf3Wb4dW4J-_m_EdDIPWxAh_0TWKs8pfsPCHxKYDyur2aE34rmhJLWboWSqkQJNorrlwMocD7RRPotGpOpncpF45JwK6wRq2lkJqB28k5h67ynMX2dt_JH1UAlS6zMIoqhvbpI1c/s320/DSC05637.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Because the Smalls post is quite early this month I still have a few days to go and should hopefully be able to finish it by the end of the month.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, WIPGO hasn't been called for March yet so I have no idea what I'll be working on next month yet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-53127955284710188752024-02-19T10:33:00.004+00:002024-02-19T10:33:46.336+00:00February IHSW<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZIgGDjanJe48wJE9rREAtMPyEvR48Eqq-OZIJEFkMVFT3cb7t_rmp9WSeOlE_dmKoq0UpQjbYoBq5UHXTXAv5FhsPvOgrIOlEYWND0Igs6xgcoDnvkslWXvCgWiYT_dnLN33Nf8T_ySMs6vfvKcdOT2ilHu1JvO-J5XE7ty-tYcjFNylYlsENAePiAM/s828/Hermie%20February.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="828" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZIgGDjanJe48wJE9rREAtMPyEvR48Eqq-OZIJEFkMVFT3cb7t_rmp9WSeOlE_dmKoq0UpQjbYoBq5UHXTXAv5FhsPvOgrIOlEYWND0Igs6xgcoDnvkslWXvCgWiYT_dnLN33Nf8T_ySMs6vfvKcdOT2ilHu1JvO-J5XE7ty-tYcjFNylYlsENAePiAM/s320/Hermie%20February.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>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 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757401391130415" target="_blank">IHSW on Facebook</a>.</p><p><br />This year I am trying something different for IHSW - an A-Z Challenge! These usually take place in April and people stitch one letter every day except Sunday. I don't want to swap projects daily so thought I could do 2 or 3 letters per IHSW instead. </p><p>February is C and D. I usually work Fridays so don't include that in my Hermit Weekend but as luck would have it, I worked earlier in the week because of the annual stocktake.<br /><br />So for Friday I stuck with my Focus Piece which begins with a C - Cricket Collection Spring.<br /><br />I went from here:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l6uTXbhG-QvX8wSDTMg8lOgzX8owTuAyG9FANhjO8FbenM6pK7hZBSrgfOFR48h2AL4BJ0jgjTIjB_Mmdepubcr9tFBIlwCnV-pSGr-wdkavVzyYlyZbySwh5ehtzZdLyVHUIxtJs51DRRDB3mY1p2h6TrBLpaasGJuhreiSZPMg1UQb_4J6Bon2cS0/s2669/DSC05615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2669" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l6uTXbhG-QvX8wSDTMg8lOgzX8owTuAyG9FANhjO8FbenM6pK7hZBSrgfOFR48h2AL4BJ0jgjTIjB_Mmdepubcr9tFBIlwCnV-pSGr-wdkavVzyYlyZbySwh5ehtzZdLyVHUIxtJs51DRRDB3mY1p2h6TrBLpaasGJuhreiSZPMg1UQb_4J6Bon2cS0/s320/DSC05615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnpDuTxApbvft0vpizAaBZHYH5foF05rCCEWe5X2kemh6ekug7pKTcc1ASiuxAJ2K1b4xhVcVj8Xw9OlKQdCDwa7Q8z0uRO4U5UlO4SbU5pq63XcTQgX_RFvFR_6KgVdWpNdf11B-WBimD0r7mjk3OXI6dYW_NSdz7fgpaB7aohw3GzLs-x3YxB2nx3o/s3072/DSC05617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnpDuTxApbvft0vpizAaBZHYH5foF05rCCEWe5X2kemh6ekug7pKTcc1ASiuxAJ2K1b4xhVcVj8Xw9OlKQdCDwa7Q8z0uRO4U5UlO4SbU5pq63XcTQgX_RFvFR_6KgVdWpNdf11B-WBimD0r7mjk3OXI6dYW_NSdz7fgpaB7aohw3GzLs-x3YxB2nx3o/w400-h300/DSC05617.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Marie's Daffodil from Chromatic Alchemy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Saturday I looked at my spreadsheet and decided that Coffee Fairy from Yiotas XStitch would be my project for the day. This was a kit that was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. The design is full coverage but a huge amount is background so I decided to use this piece of mad fabric and omit the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a really bad photo of where I started from:<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYR6o4usH5O-fhQ16sL7mE6KwptJSRmAFvOVUiNs1fGefnuZC6pbn9VmwNMGDke6zi9pahf9QulXVJbKkRHIKaz2Z6gffJYE-jkeRGlIj0pfhoWHFgepioU0NACsSJwU3-tRMa9uLe07xe1-PFuuujNPGm0XgLWwAEEm6TRyb6BnyJ39hfsUJnWSaqm4/s2048/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYR6o4usH5O-fhQ16sL7mE6KwptJSRmAFvOVUiNs1fGefnuZC6pbn9VmwNMGDke6zi9pahf9QulXVJbKkRHIKaz2Z6gffJYE-jkeRGlIj0pfhoWHFgepioU0NACsSJwU3-tRMa9uLe07xe1-PFuuujNPGm0XgLWwAEEm6TRyb6BnyJ39hfsUJnWSaqm4/s320/24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's where I finished and a much more accurate photo of the fabric:<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsX69R0_BjQZqUDre_Ouju6GIVUMjArQHv9DzK3sd7GDX5qAy-YVuigiEKs1HLd_Y4LiqbE6yZKTm8UzRgajIh5RZUZtJRL7U8czIOAsos9FgDHzCxkSMU3sbZGcQPIPaeupZo6wcRnEUKkIOcqs3z2jwCxbnyNhcopCUvjGrL1tiOgbPJxyqxmc38ag/s3072/DSC05618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsX69R0_BjQZqUDre_Ouju6GIVUMjArQHv9DzK3sd7GDX5qAy-YVuigiEKs1HLd_Y4LiqbE6yZKTm8UzRgajIh5RZUZtJRL7U8czIOAsos9FgDHzCxkSMU3sbZGcQPIPaeupZo6wcRnEUKkIOcqs3z2jwCxbnyNhcopCUvjGrL1tiOgbPJxyqxmc38ag/w400-h300/DSC05618.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Monarch evenweave from Sparklies</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>For Sunday there was only one D - Bothy Threads 12 Days of Christmas, this is where I left off last month when it was B:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcTz3MASL5zug1HjLSwZylCwfhlCBFI6CvKt-CMt5BokBWQ98wkqThNXJSlDAAG3w6giOk6QLuOfrFeAWMPI1T3jjrE3p6FFmy5QCL8qT0OZTSpEuZ683GSK1rzpO_2ZrnlbET7R6z9F0wiHxFQpgiDV6SojDy5vG_5GR_1KUeDDiRVWCYtyZa5ILDLA/s2518/DSC05562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="2518" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcTz3MASL5zug1HjLSwZylCwfhlCBFI6CvKt-CMt5BokBWQ98wkqThNXJSlDAAG3w6giOk6QLuOfrFeAWMPI1T3jjrE3p6FFmy5QCL8qT0OZTSpEuZ683GSK1rzpO_2ZrnlbET7R6z9F0wiHxFQpgiDV6SojDy5vG_5GR_1KUeDDiRVWCYtyZa5ILDLA/w400-h291/DSC05562.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRRNds00gRNRJS8OiTxPGbS7Kj_RoxgW9qvIWC34vM6K2gQvXhRpo-4fGjDfglGKJ4R6FNhZpOaT6RvYhdVvmW-0eN5khoD4hQ9k3hWgaIAYFtfekiBAEekjwg6kQycfsRaIK50ikQO4FnVaoeM0DDuGl5wVTYzu4ZOesZBRH4hOHrnOQlx4zZSZMu_o/s2768/DSC05621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="2768" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRRNds00gRNRJS8OiTxPGbS7Kj_RoxgW9qvIWC34vM6K2gQvXhRpo-4fGjDfglGKJ4R6FNhZpOaT6RvYhdVvmW-0eN5khoD4hQ9k3hWgaIAYFtfekiBAEekjwg6kQycfsRaIK50ikQO4FnVaoeM0DDuGl5wVTYzu4ZOesZBRH4hOHrnOQlx4zZSZMu_o/w400-h265/DSC05621.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count grey linen</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I also managed to squeeze in 7 more leaves for my Temperature SAL from The Steady Thread:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCOmY1QuBpXF2-MUrpUhwUp3mGjaTL3a6pzG4V9QpslLyzRKIt5gG1OMAIMMD4LGmR5s8J4BTOk0h95D6aJsN5UkRvrNaiOreTHXdF4LUiigm6-jo0oZPFZRXWJENRZcE60lv6JKpPqgLlg2yUQAFmSsV7qubd8LI9lO0MUwHTJguD2GolYqysQCNawY/s3072/DSC05619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCOmY1QuBpXF2-MUrpUhwUp3mGjaTL3a6pzG4V9QpslLyzRKIt5gG1OMAIMMD4LGmR5s8J4BTOk0h95D6aJsN5UkRvrNaiOreTHXdF4LUiigm6-jo0oZPFZRXWJENRZcE60lv6JKpPqgLlg2yUQAFmSsV7qubd8LI9lO0MUwHTJguD2GolYqysQCNawY/w400-h300/DSC05619.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist linen from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A new high of 17 degrees and yellow for the first time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next month I have a choice of 2 projects for E and 3 for F. Although that might change when my WIPGO numbers are called.<br /><br />As a general rule, I want to choose the oldest project for each letter.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br />Finally the next IHSW will be 15th - 17th March so make sure you note the date in your diary or come and join us in the Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757401391130415/">IHSW on Facebook</a>. If you don't do Facebook then you can check in here by leaving a comment on my post.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-25323073651722194072024-02-15T18:28:00.002+00:002024-02-15T18:28:43.498+00:00Gifted Gorgeousness February Link-up Post<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCM56QHP-aWJIdMqlZaURgRBZm80gISWVyQWKsxNuJm46dvFejk9biHVW7cA6amhFiA6fo1zmo5qQOnCBGKr93KmDDUS_nB-n1xMW4M89SoMQ-9K2HylAB1leibySOX21O6nPSQfh1CRudd6HIbXpq7cz_CJESGf8nFWbNh6qdOmZ_npd1gZXKQhWxMo/s2243/Gifted%20Gorgeousness%202024%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2243" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCM56QHP-aWJIdMqlZaURgRBZm80gISWVyQWKsxNuJm46dvFejk9biHVW7cA6amhFiA6fo1zmo5qQOnCBGKr93KmDDUS_nB-n1xMW4M89SoMQ-9K2HylAB1leibySOX21O6nPSQfh1CRudd6HIbXpq7cz_CJESGf8nFWbNh6qdOmZ_npd1gZXKQhWxMo/w200-h174/Gifted%20Gorgeousness%202024%20logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p>Our new logo for the year is Just Nan's Special Delivery. The chart with the fabric and the gold envelope was a gift to me.</p><p>Please remember to change your badge and the link to the new page as the old link no longer works. Don't forget to link up on the main sign-up page with your blog address.</p><p><br /><br />Welcome to the February Gifted Gorgeousness link-up. The link-up date continues to be the 15th and I will keep the link-up open until the end of each month so you have plenty of time if you are late posting.<br /><br />The format remains exactly the same, there is a list of rules on the main sign-up page if you want to check what is required but basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My focus piece this month is stitched on gifted fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cricket Collection - Spring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fUvo719M8oIo00crlIjqtI7VmrMGCCiC5F1vZXXLzVTPQbi-cuBayDKromwo6eNzYIZTOjvnsRjYHDQVPATEsPjI2SLnGYKBolwhkFj32rrBGlm7qcwa8iVLsDQCxooqwQTAMzmIYUHazpcuLquUNAkbBq6Sg78u9pWjkKaNpiHUpQ_nddAhj28zt7w/s2669/DSC05615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2669" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fUvo719M8oIo00crlIjqtI7VmrMGCCiC5F1vZXXLzVTPQbi-cuBayDKromwo6eNzYIZTOjvnsRjYHDQVPATEsPjI2SLnGYKBolwhkFj32rrBGlm7qcwa8iVLsDQCxooqwQTAMzmIYUHazpcuLquUNAkbBq6Sg78u9pWjkKaNpiHUpQ_nddAhj28zt7w/w640-h414/DSC05615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Marie's Daffodil linen from Chromatic Alchemy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This one was a gift from the designer and the fabric was a gift too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steady Thread - Tree of Life Temperature SAL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrboJ1Zll9JJYmWuJboQttUS3yNn7tm-aDUi_8hl72rRbxD_30Mpv17GLAQGPIzFBby_jDQcgdHGe5q-uGxG5ob3FwMe2sjPpZOLq2erlab__t4XqFKTtJhWm-qcasI2pfPwrNcVktvloL1QfjmrCA0XyznA5zzVFWiwJ5x4HthFHk6cs5kJZQFKHWR7M/s2551/DSC05613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2273" data-original-width="2551" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrboJ1Zll9JJYmWuJboQttUS3yNn7tm-aDUi_8hl72rRbxD_30Mpv17GLAQGPIzFBby_jDQcgdHGe5q-uGxG5ob3FwMe2sjPpZOLq2erlab__t4XqFKTtJhWm-qcasI2pfPwrNcVktvloL1QfjmrCA0XyznA5zzVFWiwJ5x4HthFHk6cs5kJZQFKHWR7M/w400-h356/DSC05613.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist linen from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLweu0rSVXVvU7JZYMUUf540xnoexUJ1a19qxjO4k-ZtbOuqIpAa_yu-QxHs4jaPOFbSk7t2Pei0EuQijLixW4XLCpDjfNa8YhxJ8Me5kBB13FPzO-DL9lS_SQjQHZiIhF_Cv98tfDlLb2GPNhEGp_EUuTZ8zz2WhOn_EpPGYLYWe8vHFCtH06kp9HZj4/s3072/DSC05612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLweu0rSVXVvU7JZYMUUf540xnoexUJ1a19qxjO4k-ZtbOuqIpAa_yu-QxHs4jaPOFbSk7t2Pei0EuQijLixW4XLCpDjfNa8YhxJ8Me5kBB13FPzO-DL9lS_SQjQHZiIhF_Cv98tfDlLb2GPNhEGp_EUuTZ8zz2WhOn_EpPGYLYWe8vHFCtH06kp9HZj4/w400-h300/DSC05612.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I record the temperature each day and then stitch the leaves on the Sunday morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My Dark 13 design is stitched on gifted fabric, a beautiful 40 count linen called Witch's Brew from Zweigart. My plan is to stitch one letter per month until we reach October and then complete it during Dark October.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAB2Nqt6BsL9qlMD6lUVarlbaraBhaJhPuI53NygvDAGhUjqyGaS0LiKDc3hSIr5d0SOaQGXAavZVwJ4hfDiCqaTB4RjwrgTo9jMxL1g8A-4ggAaNZTvluekLMqfRJue_zQOA8HY4f3KJMo5MXjlfXrNt4q9qEHujzpdSPX4BUGGAKSSebIK_f3Z5yNw/s2278/DSC05614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2278" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAB2Nqt6BsL9qlMD6lUVarlbaraBhaJhPuI53NygvDAGhUjqyGaS0LiKDc3hSIr5d0SOaQGXAavZVwJ4hfDiCqaTB4RjwrgTo9jMxL1g8A-4ggAaNZTvluekLMqfRJue_zQOA8HY4f3KJMo5MXjlfXrNt4q9qEHujzpdSPX4BUGGAKSSebIK_f3Z5yNw/w400-h310/DSC05614.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on <span style="text-align: left;">40 count linen called Witch's Brew from Zweigart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now it is your turn to show us your Gifted Gorgeousness for the month. Please use your name or your blog name in the field and NOT the words "February Update" so I can easily see who has linked up this month. And link to the actual post, not just your blog. It is easier if you copy and paste the link, rather than typing freehand.</div><p>*<link href="//www.blenza.com/linkies/styles/default.css" media="all" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></link><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/loc_en.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/opt_defaults.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/misterlinky.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?mode=standard&owner=JoanneP&postid=15Feb2024" type="text/javascript"></script></p><p>*</p><p>Finally, I hosted the annual Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day. Some beautiful stitching was sent out all around the world. I made a collage to show them all:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5FFMTpTq2X-BbO-cVQNguYcV-hVI-QWWDJ1Te53F9GkERK-4-enplm2WN0byvDhEAZsJ1jBRjLjYgzEFYvPuO_-zNwNvjVEEB0rn-ts1wcUqBf0Ms5pNi5Rdxb_mBPXNtW4CJRBsfQpNaQDA4c9b4RWRCa1k0jGpjt4dHyZxndUkmw4gUzAMEipqC3c/s1200/Valentine%202024%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5FFMTpTq2X-BbO-cVQNguYcV-hVI-QWWDJ1Te53F9GkERK-4-enplm2WN0byvDhEAZsJ1jBRjLjYgzEFYvPuO_-zNwNvjVEEB0rn-ts1wcUqBf0Ms5pNi5Rdxb_mBPXNtW4CJRBsfQpNaQDA4c9b4RWRCa1k0jGpjt4dHyZxndUkmw4gUzAMEipqC3c/w480-h640/Valentine%202024%20collage.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I made a heart shaped one!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3hZjQ_ZLhRDeNf23kffMv3jQPj7Sn4PnkEcDwoBtniJTv_cmnQk6KTxj4eY-VS9iwan7ul3pFu6uwwK0gtavkun4SZQumM6kcbIj4MMQDY3ys4gCa7isD_WVjKwfTKijdA-Ms3yGa4h0VI_KWpCi1xQzyGoKtP6J9e3kWeXey0b3qi2Xu0mxqlhn4Iw/s1200/shapeCollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3hZjQ_ZLhRDeNf23kffMv3jQPj7Sn4PnkEcDwoBtniJTv_cmnQk6KTxj4eY-VS9iwan7ul3pFu6uwwK0gtavkun4SZQumM6kcbIj4MMQDY3ys4gCa7isD_WVjKwfTKijdA-Ms3yGa4h0VI_KWpCi1xQzyGoKtP6J9e3kWeXey0b3qi2Xu0mxqlhn4Iw/w640-h480/shapeCollage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-69505334607447425252024-02-14T09:51:00.002+00:002024-02-14T18:11:48.392+00:00Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLXWprhU4dWDRC-RfKOn8dc5gRDOSyQ0DZadYWh9FHSheBYU-qESJ5xR692_-FypnbcI3CkpFo7vnO-EBfVV01QVQve5MegWof9dan_USDceY0n6BXI0QB7fs2G5eCn3-wQWbnj95lPo/s1600/Heart+collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1188" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLXWprhU4dWDRC-RfKOn8dc5gRDOSyQ0DZadYWh9FHSheBYU-qESJ5xR692_-FypnbcI3CkpFo7vnO-EBfVV01QVQve5MegWof9dan_USDceY0n6BXI0QB7fs2G5eCn3-wQWbnj95lPo/s200/Heart+collage.jpg" width="197" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Happy Valentine's Day and welcome to the Secret Stitching Sweethearts Blog Hop. My annual chance to show some stitchy love to our fellow stitchers. Over the last month my inbox has been filled with various lovely stitched and crafted pieces on the theme of Love and Friendship. On Monday I sent out them to randomly allocated participants who will be showing their Valentines on their blogs today.<br /><br />Please hop round and see if they have found their Secret Stitching Sweetheart yet. The following blogs are participating this year:<div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖</span><span style="color: red;">💖</span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://bethsneedleworkstash.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Beth's Needlework Stash</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖 </span><a href="http://aimetu-clare.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Aimetu's Stitching</span></a><span style="color: red;"> 💖</span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://guavagems.blogspot.com/2024/02/valentine-blog-hop-2024.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Guava Gems</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="https://tickledpinkinstitches.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Tickled Pink in Stitches</span></a>💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖</span><a href="http://apatchworkofcrafts.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A Patchwork of Crafts</span></a><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="https://lifeoutsidethewashingbasket.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Life Outside the Washing Basket</span></a>💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖</span><a href="https://stitchinggrandmacathy.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A Stitching Grandma</span></a><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://dragonsluver.blogspot.com/2024/02/valentine-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Jeremiah's Mom</span></a><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://tiffstitch.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Tiff Stitches A Blog</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="https://watashigameganewokakerutoki.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-sttching-sweetheart-2024.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">私がめがねをかけるとき</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖</span><a href="https://needlepensword.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-2024.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Needle, Pen & Sword</span></a><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="https://lecoeurceltique.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-2024.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Le Couer Celtique</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://astridxstitching.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Dragon Stitches and Stuff</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://shelly-anarizonastitcher.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">An Arizona Stitcher</span></a>💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="http://daneesey.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Count it *all* JOY</span></a>💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">💖</span><a href="http://jocondine.blogspot.com/2024/02/secret-stitching-sweetheart-2024.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Jocondine</span></a></span></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="https://talesofastitchingmouse.blogspot.com/2024/02/valentine-secret-stitcher-bloghop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Tales of a Stitching Mouse</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖<a href="https://bitsofmyown.blogspot.com/2024/02/happy-st-valentines-day-everyone.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Bits of my Own</span></a></span><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>As the organiser of the Hop I don't get a <u>secret</u> sweetheart but sometimes I still get some love!</div><div><br /></div><div>This year, two participants sent in two designs, so I kept one of each for myself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tickledpinkinstitches.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="2098" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9A0gbAW8Ap2Ec4Z92dO5eyiM0xVCesjZGBg9o2RwtkTzC0JP-7TwYLLOX6H2X99Ob5-EWmEXsctqmH40ojkjaRhAItbNu1Lx3NAMhHap3M3s6mFXMCeIciWZC5RUrcYqroMGp9d-vw4PHdksQqS0EupLnAosUZJzwmHTHo0t7_rYZQzAmpbiMYkmcQs/w400-h379/Valentine%2014.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://daneesey.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jpQwO15LpVkdwTa68U2Jq4woszDT1NNN_4cgvjIw4jId-LzwXNDUoPu6PkYRzcIAnR7ciIjzkA8La6PR1bb4jQY2uZChNo6hpAckIEwxEebRorqZu_Hi7k_6UT1axJVIBW3K6aRf3nYAT7rRcWPXc0CJAGWc0mnq9VCJhGwLjo1X1jUOGyebewCOWgM/w300-h400/Valentine%2016.2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Click on the photos to discover my Sweethearts!)</div><div><br /></div>My seasonal display is not as big or as varied as some people but I have a few pieces which come out in February: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8BPPxGP9rWVzwnVq8Yk4I6yplKW5Hc43RMD-kwgdQtAc6eiQnM0QNboGAa-rHUDld04YRDk0ADP0ZVvfCV6bJnE0zx0tQUQFD0iO8AwIwaxDo9uX6yEh6zeNj794CGcs545rwnTA66_3GjUVU6dW9-6xgVFOrrm0AAqFTTTn1hej1xotNBP492M9A=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8BPPxGP9rWVzwnVq8Yk4I6yplKW5Hc43RMD-kwgdQtAc6eiQnM0QNboGAa-rHUDld04YRDk0ADP0ZVvfCV6bJnE0zx0tQUQFD0iO8AwIwaxDo9uX6yEh6zeNj794CGcs545rwnTA66_3GjUVU6dW9-6xgVFOrrm0AAqFTTTn1hej1xotNBP492M9A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Finally, don't forget to leave some lovely comments on all the participating blogs, share the love <span style="color: red;">💖</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-37444327752351432802024-02-10T18:48:00.002+00:002024-02-10T18:48:42.509+00:00Finally Fully Finishing Fun for February<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH6KJOH7qd0LGVsvyQfbDbLurM_b7u-hN7miO8WnlZShyphenhyphen4RLvsdW8Gly1grtSrRN6ZvjoEhE79dy08NSWGzolBjkXNBMUPxP9YGu6ne0jLb6CVzXQ6WGHjqCth4-zirDaIoN8wevAhMnrrcj3DBXRVikyWLmvR6TyIK6vI7qZKrH38CALlQvS18oqsHw/s190/FFG%20SAL%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="190" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH6KJOH7qd0LGVsvyQfbDbLurM_b7u-hN7miO8WnlZShyphenhyphen4RLvsdW8Gly1grtSrRN6ZvjoEhE79dy08NSWGzolBjkXNBMUPxP9YGu6ne0jLb6CVzXQ6WGHjqCth4-zirDaIoN8wevAhMnrrcj3DBXRVikyWLmvR6TyIK6vI7qZKrH38CALlQvS18oqsHw/s1600/FFG%20SAL%202024.png" width="190" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hosted by Rachel the </span><a href="http://tenhourstitcher.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Ten Hour Stitcher</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This SAL is designed to motivate us all to do something with that box of Finished pieces instead of just storing them under the bed. We will all be linking up on Rachel's blog on or after the 10th of each month (10 Hour Stitcher - 10th of the month).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a nice little framed piece to share this month:<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9gH4lcKt1tf3bpL5MVCB59fN5D4c0oHNRFLsfs_7KgjlmlJ2LggZ0L1N-uLikww-hyrPl7hYEQbuLhRBTUSDq6FEeRvOD58aAgMyFgcGh1a14mW7YSwHJisaIczJcPkgaenQqAPbwQRDUt0aIz11-Pa3Bwroc_WfTFKaijhwJvlKCBFg1GWt1rKBnxE/s2304/DSC05602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9gH4lcKt1tf3bpL5MVCB59fN5D4c0oHNRFLsfs_7KgjlmlJ2LggZ0L1N-uLikww-hyrPl7hYEQbuLhRBTUSDq6FEeRvOD58aAgMyFgcGh1a14mW7YSwHJisaIczJcPkgaenQqAPbwQRDUt0aIz11-Pa3Bwroc_WfTFKaijhwJvlKCBFg1GWt1rKBnxE/w517-h640/DSC05602.JPG" width="517" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amaranth by Shepherd's Bush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique White linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished in January 2024</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Framed in a charity shop frame (£1 only!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFjYGIpPD4KHIDReYJKkOupj_K5Zu_vgRG4U40BuW3FkhWQVHRLgGoH5SDnbSTaElFFyhBZlfOq0m3Ze0pn5WPTuStRVRz800P93uUHfhYsuBmOcqij3OiGctIuGOyrpcNf5PcVFD_VGmqTI2vvORzn4V9BY7XYSKFzjQ04AYB3SHWrr6OJoz8SHGtFM/s3072/DSC05603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFjYGIpPD4KHIDReYJKkOupj_K5Zu_vgRG4U40BuW3FkhWQVHRLgGoH5SDnbSTaElFFyhBZlfOq0m3Ze0pn5WPTuStRVRz800P93uUHfhYsuBmOcqij3OiGctIuGOyrpcNf5PcVFD_VGmqTI2vvORzn4V9BY7XYSKFzjQ04AYB3SHWrr6OJoz8SHGtFM/w400-h300/DSC05603.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Displayed with two more of the series:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5CI1A4ZSy1053G9yKWQTWU33tYfTjDG612MEkPMhoxEVsFYrjX0H7F47pTFgtPeL_7GYxgKrdwC3ZEjgAD2fiTVWLSlWnq3nn1hgyRZspBLQxWmC0PtKwQrpzn1A_IphEI6IZeGJrVD0HEMdFYxWuhJ2yge4moIdHZdt3iWUyH7nnn7aYIADASJM9Oc/s3072/DSC05604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5CI1A4ZSy1053G9yKWQTWU33tYfTjDG612MEkPMhoxEVsFYrjX0H7F47pTFgtPeL_7GYxgKrdwC3ZEjgAD2fiTVWLSlWnq3nn1hgyRZspBLQxWmC0PtKwQrpzn1A_IphEI6IZeGJrVD0HEMdFYxWuhJ2yge4moIdHZdt3iWUyH7nnn7aYIADASJM9Oc/w640-h480/DSC05604.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mulberry, Amaranth, Bilberry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, if you've sent in photos for the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop, then thank you. I'll be sorting them out and emailing you the surprise photo over the next couple of days ready to post on the 14th February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-34272147142940416892024-02-09T18:33:00.001+00:002024-02-10T16:08:58.090+00:00February TUSAL <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RYjq39JF33HIHRyMs1cqvWz6ecdDBwLMboxl-Axt341cABWnD19jWxl7PdENy345SaXo0L39Swav3ctEbW7qres0wkrimUJqzJwniwjzFqYaYji5WNtPnzkvwvMEkY1ZsglFkZW5VE/s1600/tusal.gif" style="color: #ce6c71; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RYjq39JF33HIHRyMs1cqvWz6ecdDBwLMboxl-Axt341cABWnD19jWxl7PdENy345SaXo0L39Swav3ctEbW7qres0wkrimUJqzJwniwjzFqYaYji5WNtPnzkvwvMEkY1ZsglFkZW5VE/s250/tusal.gif" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></p><p>It's TUSAL time! </p>Here is my TUSAL jar with my current projects:<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr3rTR0B2vlqt6qui9_CaTi9YIoRuWPATBFi2SnDB_aKLgE9uKWJVL8Uw8mDY_isRZkTceoY7a4GYeqV3j3EmYQXt8VaAriX0HSu5zZoFmO4o-DNfg_8WU0wIhcYHP-1Y6LjvI2SUNd0W-nweXxnAjbAzCUNPpxO9Nn5eqOWtq_cTKohQZetMFkxzqxo/s3072/DSC05605%20Feb%2024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr3rTR0B2vlqt6qui9_CaTi9YIoRuWPATBFi2SnDB_aKLgE9uKWJVL8Uw8mDY_isRZkTceoY7a4GYeqV3j3EmYQXt8VaAriX0HSu5zZoFmO4o-DNfg_8WU0wIhcYHP-1Y6LjvI2SUNd0W-nweXxnAjbAzCUNPpxO9Nn5eqOWtq_cTKohQZetMFkxzqxo/w400-h300/DSC05605%20Feb%2024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />On the left we have Spring from Cricket Collection and I've just started the R. I am doing the largest blocks of colour for each letter and motif but leaving the smaller bits to the end to avoid changing colours too often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAF8stQwbRarI1KwH3l6PGrFoXRsDa0ZymnS9vOcR_xcIzPSnVGZja944EhCxuB7IE8k_SK0sJQENZgY7M1MbZFTmlrXiMpfLxZMe0_3Wxx9Q0iH7WLXmOr4R7NwvwwVR5u3kZ4nm4YSVWUEojd3kxLSquxt2acDfwHTGG5P2pSCw9EakDrTIcCL8KjA/s2831/DSC05606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="2831" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAF8stQwbRarI1KwH3l6PGrFoXRsDa0ZymnS9vOcR_xcIzPSnVGZja944EhCxuB7IE8k_SK0sJQENZgY7M1MbZFTmlrXiMpfLxZMe0_3Wxx9Q0iH7WLXmOr4R7NwvwwVR5u3kZ4nm4YSVWUEojd3kxLSquxt2acDfwHTGG5P2pSCw9EakDrTIcCL8KjA/w400-h268/DSC05606.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Marie's Daffodil linen from Chromatic Alchemy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />On the right we have the first bottle in the Alice in Wonderland series from Rainbow Hunter on Etsy. You can tell this is going to be Alice now!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oDgr70DidfjuuyDa1TOw30rCwCRf5HdTlIAIfxKpMROi8-l-LmYbn0BDfJ78W7lNu57Ib7Ugk6j_fND_5xhLhxkfMtVBcoJvBN_vFuIstx28uMQnLNnVrSF_cqKCcj1ZKAMQC_yfyhyphenhyphen_c9L88dqRsNcgaoqWUCaIOeIEca4-yMT4ojRTFxSOAHecu28/s2005/DSC05607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2005" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oDgr70DidfjuuyDa1TOw30rCwCRf5HdTlIAIfxKpMROi8-l-LmYbn0BDfJ78W7lNu57Ib7Ugk6j_fND_5xhLhxkfMtVBcoJvBN_vFuIstx28uMQnLNnVrSF_cqKCcj1ZKAMQC_yfyhyphenhyphen_c9L88dqRsNcgaoqWUCaIOeIEca4-yMT4ojRTFxSOAHecu28/s320/DSC05607.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</div><br />Finally, it's the last chance to join the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop. I need all the photos by 10th February to sort them out and email to the recipients ready to blog on 14th February,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-84156520736187929262024-02-05T12:30:00.000+00:002024-02-05T12:30:01.161+00:00February Plans<p> At the start of the year I made a list of 24 projects I want to stitch this year for my "24 in '24". The order I stitch them in is going to be determined by the WIPGO Board. Jessie-Marie calls two numbers each month and those will be the two projects I stitch that month. One small and one medium.</p><p>In January, the numbers 9 and 22 were called and I made some great progress on those projects, getting 2 finishes.<br /><br />For February, the numbers 3 and 24 were called. These relate to the collection of Alice in Wonderland bottles from Rainbow Hunter and Spring by Cricket Collection.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhMTzQPqiPbhZ2gY-OZFMpsJtcp_Wn-fZGeVNc3-hlCodwlSYdRVxLsCvkxYbdHDq1DEwjgrIjs9q0xN8fE1H8rE_CQpCbck6ukScToSe_2uxpSis3iksQFo5-_SOOPePyzeB4NFnU6jc4-y-HH-tLBnqnY8fxx6fdX54MF0QQ9nFW-Fbu8sjiQPvLSQ/s989/3.%20Rainbow%20Hunt%20Wonderland.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="989" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhMTzQPqiPbhZ2gY-OZFMpsJtcp_Wn-fZGeVNc3-hlCodwlSYdRVxLsCvkxYbdHDq1DEwjgrIjs9q0xN8fE1H8rE_CQpCbck6ukScToSe_2uxpSis3iksQFo5-_SOOPePyzeB4NFnU6jc4-y-HH-tLBnqnY8fxx6fdX54MF0QQ9nFW-Fbu8sjiQPvLSQ/s320/3.%20Rainbow%20Hunt%20Wonderland.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This will be my evening project. I'll be stitching the bottles individually and seeing how many I can get done this month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with Alice, obviously!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y1-FhCXKqzY_YDSEvlXSSroBYjz04ZLxnPPfOBTcDs3BGUBLTpDjNNvC_MvGvkSOKZo0QaghViR8YQCuXCCDnsyZ2csLWg9U5wIVoAca4BL75Q3WzAENKIzckrioHReUIn-BMHR63XiQ4HIya_MVerHUCwOR27apqpjP0T11VrSlWQOVflQl7FJ-E60/s1972/DSC05600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="1972" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y1-FhCXKqzY_YDSEvlXSSroBYjz04ZLxnPPfOBTcDs3BGUBLTpDjNNvC_MvGvkSOKZo0QaghViR8YQCuXCCDnsyZ2csLWg9U5wIVoAca4BL75Q3WzAENKIzckrioHReUIn-BMHR63XiQ4HIya_MVerHUCwOR27apqpjP0T11VrSlWQOVflQl7FJ-E60/w400-h355/DSC05600.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique Blue linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeg_lkx7dkIMSQncbcbt5wSPi4BFLzp-8D1Cx8KrVuzcpMV0OkNJmbWBLgv2eLVobwRJ3N7RWLsKL_AuP3Acr1l7B9_OF7MkaBUTvE-oATPd6LR3Mz4OhbhleQsErLIxTVf5vCiGMzeF7G7TUPzinapgZJc2BrL_Yyny30zIQ-fSa2Ucw5yTN8IPzm4WY/s350/24.%20CC%20Spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="350" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeg_lkx7dkIMSQncbcbt5wSPi4BFLzp-8D1Cx8KrVuzcpMV0OkNJmbWBLgv2eLVobwRJ3N7RWLsKL_AuP3Acr1l7B9_OF7MkaBUTvE-oATPd6LR3Mz4OhbhleQsErLIxTVf5vCiGMzeF7G7TUPzinapgZJc2BrL_Yyny30zIQ-fSa2Ucw5yTN8IPzm4WY/s320/24.%20CC%20Spring.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This will be my main focus for the month. I expect this to take all month and possibly need a few more days afterwards.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcI2fmpP749SvKn5zCyRY0Nr2KehUBF2Biqf_b66XCjogIJGCLjLS1M3QNmcIQGb9fgsZVCJK6yybkkKGLj7UMeN8RrvD37C_1eESrYSqHPyXm8axXeDsz0vFUnxetNZEeqDGyeu-fI_ZQpgAKE5EgITJzOjtMQIaUjmtCB2BuaNicnLKu8xq-GeCln0/s2542/DSC05599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="2542" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcI2fmpP749SvKn5zCyRY0Nr2KehUBF2Biqf_b66XCjogIJGCLjLS1M3QNmcIQGb9fgsZVCJK6yybkkKGLj7UMeN8RrvD37C_1eESrYSqHPyXm8axXeDsz0vFUnxetNZEeqDGyeu-fI_ZQpgAKE5EgITJzOjtMQIaUjmtCB2BuaNicnLKu8xq-GeCln0/w400-h284/DSC05599.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Marie's Daffodil linen from Chromatic Alchemy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabric is much more acid yellow than my picture, it's more like this photo from the website but not so much white in my piece:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbMznQsSiLUWqNjhAggDyzOJxOwMGPv9ime3A0WhTj-UBW19ShEg1M8GITZouen1cFCJAbgGp0FIYY3YZAJqJFjY3aAaIi7lXkK1mjrK5iMAsGj13F58q62ARgsEqDEAJhSJsJm7TueH4D2waGCPA4CBLPVLIguDGni2f7TxkesT-Gb6JVs_RLIuha0w/s800/Mariesdaff-linen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbMznQsSiLUWqNjhAggDyzOJxOwMGPv9ime3A0WhTj-UBW19ShEg1M8GITZouen1cFCJAbgGp0FIYY3YZAJqJFjY3aAaIi7lXkK1mjrK5iMAsGj13F58q62ARgsEqDEAJhSJsJm7TueH4D2waGCPA4CBLPVLIguDGni2f7TxkesT-Gb6JVs_RLIuha0w/s320/Mariesdaff-linen.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I also plan to stitch Cottage Garden Sampling's Halloween Sampler for Dark 13 on the 13th and two projects for my A-Z challenge during IHSW.<br /><br />We're on C and D this month so I'm thinking of COFFEE Fairy and 12 DAYS of Christmas.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ81Do8DYTP19z31jX2-_7JOtsrt_4RR2Fy0BSF6ZOGeKdMEWvvlhNi5ThyphenhyphenjxAP8z2ovRTDW8wNW_M43sEgRl8njgAHfzQsz3VJpRUAYcOETnIST4Zh1OM-Y-mxOwnddKB8eZSYFL745JuR5ybK92NBwLgPP7qB6mpbQ_zDYaKxlf3-pEeljLZeOQz6Vs/s3072/2.%20Coffee%20Fairy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ81Do8DYTP19z31jX2-_7JOtsrt_4RR2Fy0BSF6ZOGeKdMEWvvlhNi5ThyphenhyphenjxAP8z2ovRTDW8wNW_M43sEgRl8njgAHfzQsz3VJpRUAYcOETnIST4Zh1OM-Y-mxOwnddKB8eZSYFL745JuR5ybK92NBwLgPP7qB6mpbQ_zDYaKxlf3-pEeljLZeOQz6Vs/s320/2.%20Coffee%20Fairy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSwv_V0NU4X4JzwxjCJVXHkz1e_-2SKKyvwkgq8TsUN8i2LrXQdZ7PnIb8a3-FNrdwTgScg_HCh73SOAlm4EJrRL2PaSjv9uXTESgcWRLYXqo5PWC8riQa8ndX7S76GjqIdVce4r4zTmwd4cOxgYR3jUr9PyLxaDCMQJWYUKebZFDFuHSs4-R0KPZIyc/s258/8.%20The%2012%20Days%20of%20Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="195" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSwv_V0NU4X4JzwxjCJVXHkz1e_-2SKKyvwkgq8TsUN8i2LrXQdZ7PnIb8a3-FNrdwTgScg_HCh73SOAlm4EJrRL2PaSjv9uXTESgcWRLYXqo5PWC8riQa8ndX7S76GjqIdVce4r4zTmwd4cOxgYR3jUr9PyLxaDCMQJWYUKebZFDFuHSs4-R0KPZIyc/w302-h400/8.%20The%2012%20Days%20of%20Christmas.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Finally, the time for the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop is approaching. If you'd like to take part then I need your photo by 9th February please. I have some Love in my Inbox already but there's always room for more!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVegFE8nX6QJ9uhsJh9H5zj4KCstrzqNLB3_o88Q0T1UUrKWfYQDcqQkE7A_gy-rR3Ofee2Fyt56L8OrjZIU6u5ZVJKVPbN-KQLKSkg0yyUCT-UB8GXmGhkqUQyTtA-A4niWwaTUkihrEz3pU88Kn-7E8Yf7K271tmsE7zCXWZY6zqf9fmcHnoKIQiyI/s1200/2023%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVegFE8nX6QJ9uhsJh9H5zj4KCstrzqNLB3_o88Q0T1UUrKWfYQDcqQkE7A_gy-rR3Ofee2Fyt56L8OrjZIU6u5ZVJKVPbN-KQLKSkg0yyUCT-UB8GXmGhkqUQyTtA-A4niWwaTUkihrEz3pU88Kn-7E8Yf7K271tmsE7zCXWZY6zqf9fmcHnoKIQiyI/w300-h400/2023%20collage.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2023 Collage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-28638749348508904122024-01-31T18:39:00.001+00:002024-02-01T18:46:13.521+00:00January Stitch from Stash and Pie<p> Regular followers will know I produce a delicious home-made pie to illustrate my focus projects for the month. I don't record minutes or stitches so this gives an approximate idea of how much time each WIP got.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj9kLuVmqeJ7bXOTEpRCGR2nR9vXoPLsWaf3c69LbxCxjcNQ_NhEnx6b1fnoM9_b2LfoaSXrjME6YcE-4WG2kcUK-Ln1pH6JAzsdLQfkr0wmjD36llBttvZvORGPo2Nuqcd-c4oJ6DW5002A7ga-mthKsuI_g4WeIW2iM8UdKwZfneTvAIohr5QpO7Ms/s1024/January%20Pie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1024" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj9kLuVmqeJ7bXOTEpRCGR2nR9vXoPLsWaf3c69LbxCxjcNQ_NhEnx6b1fnoM9_b2LfoaSXrjME6YcE-4WG2kcUK-Ln1pH6JAzsdLQfkr0wmjD36llBttvZvORGPo2Nuqcd-c4oJ6DW5002A7ga-mthKsuI_g4WeIW2iM8UdKwZfneTvAIohr5QpO7Ms/w640-h406/January%20Pie.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I had already spent 22 days in December stitching The Fox so that makes a total of 35 days. But some of them were very short due to working extra in the run-up to Christmas. I am hoping The Swans won't take as long to finish off. The plan is to put them aside now and see if I can fit them in if I complete a focus project early in a month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdOnyuG4iZ8GW4Tf-h3XJ4mh8950DOjQZ1eCU3LJhm92aGrS19xOA7t0qOuhlOa0b1jUR9ZNZFfr-XixgQDnnyi_umKw67mqj9GIn0AaB1el9TIXIN6XP7gjNkgX26StgPmnAYn4XbxELZOpMlVfwy6D9Nhp_8wnSyJnndkLBX6C9vn_xGk_wTc912Ng/s1823/DSC05552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdOnyuG4iZ8GW4Tf-h3XJ4mh8950DOjQZ1eCU3LJhm92aGrS19xOA7t0qOuhlOa0b1jUR9ZNZFfr-XixgQDnnyi_umKw67mqj9GIn0AaB1el9TIXIN6XP7gjNkgX26StgPmnAYn4XbxELZOpMlVfwy6D9Nhp_8wnSyJnndkLBX6C9vn_xGk_wTc912Ng/w386-h400/DSC05552.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhewGOjKHZmqd07f5CyWXP-tpoLnIiEU-Ux0l4P0w4EQ_e9Jjty3qWVrc4hYq0eFw6v8B1ttW0Vhl8MSp5rL8LOFuhGjRlq3Wiiaf5WvC72uHaQbYog_5l9A0Dc42v_nUu9Kb0JsFqm93qB88vGdhP3_8W6tjSHY1KNkRpvYsvsPdwT8Oxz7sHPBC_82E/s2243/DSC05593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="1895" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhewGOjKHZmqd07f5CyWXP-tpoLnIiEU-Ux0l4P0w4EQ_e9Jjty3qWVrc4hYq0eFw6v8B1ttW0Vhl8MSp5rL8LOFuhGjRlq3Wiiaf5WvC72uHaQbYog_5l9A0Dc42v_nUu9Kb0JsFqm93qB88vGdhP3_8W6tjSHY1KNkRpvYsvsPdwT8Oxz7sHPBC_82E/w338-h400/DSC05593.JPG" width="338" /></a></div><br /><p>Cottage Garden Samplings is my Dark 13 project so that will get one day per month. The other two were for my A-Z Challenge over International Hermit & Stitch Weekend so one day each.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBtk9B1E4YbT91HgtNLWfpK5Z_ti8e7RQpAo2weEQDD-SJSrR_dSCTKUxedjmeyqT4WEIcsLXqnjYHrRpWumyNGSTT3sZTYhyphenhyphenDdgpYddl5snl4t0kCOAJ43kU70niUM0RTT1q7HFDVJskpokYmjVRHvCDpSEfo1Ql2bK7JVKJ0qrqN2tW-WVQWQWjPKg/s2503/DSC05555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="2503" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBtk9B1E4YbT91HgtNLWfpK5Z_ti8e7RQpAo2weEQDD-SJSrR_dSCTKUxedjmeyqT4WEIcsLXqnjYHrRpWumyNGSTT3sZTYhyphenhyphenDdgpYddl5snl4t0kCOAJ43kU70niUM0RTT1q7HFDVJskpokYmjVRHvCDpSEfo1Ql2bK7JVKJ0qrqN2tW-WVQWQWjPKg/w400-h265/DSC05555.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 40 count Witch's Brew linen from Zweigart<br /><br /></div><p>This should be the pattern for this year - 3 individual days and the rest of the month on one or two focus projects.</p><p><br /></p><p>My evening pie will follow a similar format - one focus project chosen by WIPGO and one blackwork to fill the rest of the evenings if I finish the focus before the end of the month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwyIJDX392D2GBJ5gURiDAZLzrmiPgMfJruCD87JpC870fjXKuu-1RVOPu47JGaONectokAZJR_xyUAIUA_vN3Etk9IVgbgYfBEeOpwJI9whC8f0Ism5rB23Jzv5SbJH-TR2xOPymRJv933L7_mMmm7vekrlarbQdEvuLPWFWSo77XNT3KYLxmHdvgJ4/s827/Evening.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="827" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwyIJDX392D2GBJ5gURiDAZLzrmiPgMfJruCD87JpC870fjXKuu-1RVOPu47JGaONectokAZJR_xyUAIUA_vN3Etk9IVgbgYfBEeOpwJI9whC8f0Ism5rB23Jzv5SbJH-TR2xOPymRJv933L7_mMmm7vekrlarbQdEvuLPWFWSo77XNT3KYLxmHdvgJ4/w400-h269/Evening.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Amaranth only took 18 days so I got lots of time for my Circle Cross Zodiac, completing Capricorn and making a good start on Aquarius.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5V3mpF69CHO5iJpuY-bQmCGCf5O-SNOjslkEGsATMR0q07XjyiS8Ztvhhi0gZ_UKS02IktXx264iScIty6aqDY7PCxuKBa-65DSPUB9RxFqYN8C_YDNGl0f0HSm2TLhSSrMgAudNy2yUh7Qdv9XKxX_qXtViqkt_Rpbv5bmEZShqrMTZcxhP4GDHv8I/s1420/DSC05588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="895" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5V3mpF69CHO5iJpuY-bQmCGCf5O-SNOjslkEGsATMR0q07XjyiS8Ztvhhi0gZ_UKS02IktXx264iScIty6aqDY7PCxuKBa-65DSPUB9RxFqYN8C_YDNGl0f0HSm2TLhSSrMgAudNy2yUh7Qdv9XKxX_qXtViqkt_Rpbv5bmEZShqrMTZcxhP4GDHv8I/w253-h400/DSC05588.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count sky blue evenweave from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfclsQwGuHUP-heLJSR1HQhjUa-s0s79JWZ2H92RhunLDV5JQ11NNAVHnJP78Jx5OQO4lSq44oZldcIKNFlacRDWk-r4_IISbWlLyDqANoUtJ3yqPOOcvm_yeqhSkGMiFJnE4vwnwfukRrsV-BignojIF79scRaravQBKKievS_-VYydojhyBQGsjbAg/s1943/DSC05594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1277" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfclsQwGuHUP-heLJSR1HQhjUa-s0s79JWZ2H92RhunLDV5JQ11NNAVHnJP78Jx5OQO4lSq44oZldcIKNFlacRDWk-r4_IISbWlLyDqANoUtJ3yqPOOcvm_yeqhSkGMiFJnE4vwnwfukRrsV-BignojIF79scRaravQBKKievS_-VYydojhyBQGsjbAg/w263-h400/DSC05594.JPG" width="263" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally, Stitch from Stash, this is my tenth year! I skipped 2016 as it was a Big Birthday Year and I wanted to be able to splurge a little.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQs-FygVQ-G1kkVv2N54rzy1b90hpppfppvdChMSaVy-Q91WEY0F8YjyhyxrJTspp8rlpxk4Gk8DlN2cpzqV5juPGdhQECIDZ96qic39cGUf7U1JsoGX8se-M_nvx4obUJvXrVWWJ0oP1eu0ER7oVcSkpQAZU5MYvRRrvNf_dXUGKUlhGkd4TyL5Dl0k/s330/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="64" data-original-width="330" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQs-FygVQ-G1kkVv2N54rzy1b90hpppfppvdChMSaVy-Q91WEY0F8YjyhyxrJTspp8rlpxk4Gk8DlN2cpzqV5juPGdhQECIDZ96qic39cGUf7U1JsoGX8se-M_nvx4obUJvXrVWWJ0oP1eu0ER7oVcSkpQAZU5MYvRRrvNf_dXUGKUlhGkd4TyL5Dl0k/s320/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It's a big fat zero to start the year. I haven't really bought anything at all this month, not for any of my hobbies.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-58719548589300907162024-01-28T19:30:00.000+00:002024-01-28T19:30:03.509+00:00January WIPocalypse Oldest Project<p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="WIPocalypse" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrHm5iKJ8kcfzsxLjiHcqRO6ya-fFnfLviyqGkxd3ymmGyuMXclZKzC-jZgwlFuyCtga2Tc9rmQeFXeopriU0rp5CsNQkXbl0fwSXbtM8XTRZ2ynQeAoPxTKpQnBIuo5TaBAEMh3Q5kk/s215/WIPocalypse.jpg" style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">WIPocalypse is hosted by <a href="https://measi.net/">Measi's Musings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Each month we have to share the projects we want to complete before the End Of The World. Since 2011 I have chosen a number of projects to focus on that year, starting with my "11 in '11" and increasing to "24 in '24" for this year. This month I stitched on 3 of them and had 2 finishes.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">9. Shepherd's Bush - Amaranth - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s2hK0C3igwKX8ow8sQqrhrLDi-R-SGXzhC-2IkkUzNisoxtZX_eBpYZGbtcGP22kvN5cPzeCe0alRkzHdpT3CKPPw636rB9t-P0DwkG_KYlhTW5IURS3xRRucQf87GQdLEaX7jNdbGBfvUnWn67yeg3N6KeD-w3oALU-xFITBHGB4L2BRWLwureRhn8/s2016/DSC05557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s2hK0C3igwKX8ow8sQqrhrLDi-R-SGXzhC-2IkkUzNisoxtZX_eBpYZGbtcGP22kvN5cPzeCe0alRkzHdpT3CKPPw636rB9t-P0DwkG_KYlhTW5IURS3xRRucQf87GQdLEaX7jNdbGBfvUnWn67yeg3N6KeD-w3oALU-xFITBHGB4L2BRWLwureRhn8/w321-h400/DSC05557.JPG" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">21. Cottage Garden Samplings - Year in the Woods</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fox - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtle2_vxwMyi258z93buStuy_vj-98IXuCcYIR2XfNDptPbVaABt3SHqHgMkH4CMqk5en1hcGTSDNdbTe3HTF9VsekH9sXUgm_9rQwoJif97I0iyqmXyfkKmLZVfRvnzno8zuzXKJOtAh0JMof-yKUpsgX8whTC2dfa_Ct63PWXhXaGJ1Nf2krhVc3mrA/s1823/DSC05552.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtle2_vxwMyi258z93buStuy_vj-98IXuCcYIR2XfNDptPbVaABt3SHqHgMkH4CMqk5en1hcGTSDNdbTe3HTF9VsekH9sXUgm_9rQwoJif97I0iyqmXyfkKmLZVfRvnzno8zuzXKJOtAh0JMof-yKUpsgX8whTC2dfa_Ct63PWXhXaGJ1Nf2krhVc3mrA/w386-h400/DSC05552.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Swans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKT5u30eqICEk1gpKd_AJBTDikG4R8VtpPnYw7ctUhMGPAc5XOfLORW6H5-KswHIcd9HWpCV62jsZeGI1wwFWmiTlK5SqVknsS2EoQX7sfPJsMePmhjQsmtg4GuQ1eJfYaehj_hkh_2bjU4O2O4I-VitDMe3A5UnUuFijaayUlI-xQrc_V5VdLvThSzE/s1639/DSC05592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="1422" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKT5u30eqICEk1gpKd_AJBTDikG4R8VtpPnYw7ctUhMGPAc5XOfLORW6H5-KswHIcd9HWpCV62jsZeGI1wwFWmiTlK5SqVknsS2EoQX7sfPJsMePmhjQsmtg4GuQ1eJfYaehj_hkh_2bjU4O2O4I-VitDMe3A5UnUuFijaayUlI-xQrc_V5VdLvThSzE/w348-h400/DSC05592.JPG" width="348" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24. Cottage Garden Samplings Halloween Sampler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWnb-RCWTf8je0nOX6mYOeanBlfOm4ZMDTrm0Dyv3lggH4n_vSG1FLDi-OjOcAknmnMgfLRAB_csXfAwNQ5_zOJV_F79qVVdtKgnL-_kbCQEd01gae_b70Rrtbp3Wmti3gjMcW3-pkSBxZxWHWkwtKZNyHo8AhQ2mIiESSm8u6Dx1X1BjIz8JkJewhsk/s2503/DSC05555.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="2503" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWnb-RCWTf8je0nOX6mYOeanBlfOm4ZMDTrm0Dyv3lggH4n_vSG1FLDi-OjOcAknmnMgfLRAB_csXfAwNQ5_zOJV_F79qVVdtKgnL-_kbCQEd01gae_b70Rrtbp3Wmti3gjMcW3-pkSBxZxWHWkwtKZNyHo8AhQ2mIiESSm8u6Dx1X1BjIz8JkJewhsk/w400-h265/DSC05555.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Measi always gives us a topic to discuss:<br /><br /><i>January – Tell us about the oldest WIP you have in your stash.</i><br /><br />Rather handily, I stitched on my oldest WIP this month too! It was part of my A-Z Challenge for IHSW and came under A for Art Nouveau Head. Back in 2011-12 I was very keen on starting things. I had discovered forums and blogs in 2010 and started my own blog in 2011. This particular project was one I'd bought before my older son was born and started as part of my "11 in '11".<br /><br />I stitched for about 14 hours and got this far:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59neGpMDO3lYIQaLSQEW-hU2eVDgGps7-NtiCU4BKky_DKnYJDH6Jh6DTy99Qyics_tLpBXw-GybyfIuVSlEvFva-lx-QFw8vR_gD4K21q4xxFefyOXQuXC4LJWGrPfs7RkbztRUjpK4/s1600/Head+04.11.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #a6373c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="270px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59neGpMDO3lYIQaLSQEW-hU2eVDgGps7-NtiCU4BKky_DKnYJDH6Jh6DTy99Qyics_tLpBXw-GybyfIuVSlEvFva-lx-QFw8vR_gD4K21q4xxFefyOXQuXC4LJWGrPfs7RkbztRUjpK4/s320/Head+04.11.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><br />By the end of the month I had got this far:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DVtX-TjAxlbVt-teE_odpGRqwUDk6dyAh7y-DcOFZKY3R4EOFboQUYDRC_0bndg28kahEN9mPJTiz7bbI_9TgXeOwMo1cLIzkpngpWDC0khqs3YTUH-CZqpHQd_achlPbWg0Xf9zZ10/s1600/WIP+29.04.11.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #a6373c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DVtX-TjAxlbVt-teE_odpGRqwUDk6dyAh7y-DcOFZKY3R4EOFboQUYDRC_0bndg28kahEN9mPJTiz7bbI_9TgXeOwMo1cLIzkpngpWDC0khqs3YTUH-CZqpHQd_achlPbWg0Xf9zZ10/s320/WIP+29.04.11.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="259px" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And that was pretty much it for 2011. Apart from my annual Longest Day Marathons it has not been touched since then. So here it is after a day's H&S:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1eOWe9RHcm6oOBNvYINUKzYo5zi4pJToF7kssE2uOVr6xQiGzrhvMXMvAWUpvntVqpldxnGn1_k1a-nAoGMWhy-xuboAH79GufUetwpjqReFrZIPknFPx2ecD9aPwDER7KkO2vQvbti7At1vV9xFNUz5Cql_NYvu6tO2Zh1rNgo7S-BQBJVum9tu2PA/s2326/DSC05556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2326" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1eOWe9RHcm6oOBNvYINUKzYo5zi4pJToF7kssE2uOVr6xQiGzrhvMXMvAWUpvntVqpldxnGn1_k1a-nAoGMWhy-xuboAH79GufUetwpjqReFrZIPknFPx2ecD9aPwDER7KkO2vQvbti7At1vV9xFNUz5Cql_NYvu6tO2Zh1rNgo7S-BQBJVum9tu2PA/w400-h396/DSC05556.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 14 count white Aida</div><br />I might make this a focus piece for next year and get it off the list. The circle in the middle is very confetti covered but the rest of it is quite large chunks of colour so should be quite quick once I focus on it.<div><br /></div><div>After this one I have three WIPs started in 2012, two of which are massive. Then the Joan Elliott Faces SAL from 2014 which should be a finish for this year. After that it's my Chatelaine from 2017. So not too bad for older projects.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Finally, I will be running the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BRNCxfWtY9SUgGoLvikE80mBcIdhKvKv38nST1gLHWsfaAqZWxwEuhrhloGj3Sbn0JnupnILccB1oq1VSdrmv9ZhzKHUY37sVjVuX0RfAGfh6T6rVXwRYkq08Ykz9f0WnfOkZ9sbzoY/s320/HHD+Heart+finished.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div>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.<br /><br />Send me the email by 10th February.<br /><br />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</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>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</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart</span></div><br /><br />Does that make sense to everyone? I hope so!<br /><br />If you'd like to be involved then leave a comment on this post or send me an email if you are "no-reply". 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.</div></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-40242961874186419742024-01-26T09:11:00.002+00:002024-01-27T09:28:12.079+00:00January Smalls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBJ3N1WVkXuZt_j5YiRNjYbzhBBcoEPAfkAB20CfhbGa-OL01OIu6M_2FLjHoYXdjoBhTeqDCbL2goQfvns9VxX4fzoR8F7Td_5uB_Mht_wN_3fadZhkIjbZwQb8di5CC_sBLAXlEv_YVrEgujrXGoWzyo2wAbkr2B04cSj_djKrcqNQGe9aoDZJjyxg/s320/Smalls%20SAL%20Hoop%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="320" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBJ3N1WVkXuZt_j5YiRNjYbzhBBcoEPAfkAB20CfhbGa-OL01OIu6M_2FLjHoYXdjoBhTeqDCbL2goQfvns9VxX4fzoR8F7Td_5uB_Mht_wN_3fadZhkIjbZwQb8di5CC_sBLAXlEv_YVrEgujrXGoWzyo2wAbkr2B04cSj_djKrcqNQGe9aoDZJjyxg/w200-h158/Smalls%20SAL%20Hoop%202024.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Smalls SAL is now hosted by <a href="https://tenhourstitcher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a></div><br /><br />Thank you to Mary for all the years of hosting the Smalls SAL and a Thank you to Rachel, the Ten Hour Stitcher for picking up the hoop and continuing with hosting it.<p></p><p>For my Smalls stitching this year, I have chosen 12 smaller designs and numbered them for my WIPGO Board. Each month one Small will be stitched in the evening timeslot and hopefully finished within the month.</p><p>The first number up was Shepherd's Bush Amaranth. I've been stitching this series over the years and would love to have the whole set done. <br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU6jRFv0dM-oPah35iYJgQuFwd5sfmSwZvDPIXPbFx3g2janLtT-HquMFGlpA4w3gqb_9OYrSRXZJGoXioP8qkJJ5T7c6cp_FKDTP7fjKVU7Owb_uJT2WynnN-3gJF9-C90EcoqQYeoAKEY2GtDU_FaefX4Jzcy7lV9fy7XmKxXdsOum5nU4LOw22ubw/s2016/DSC05557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU6jRFv0dM-oPah35iYJgQuFwd5sfmSwZvDPIXPbFx3g2janLtT-HquMFGlpA4w3gqb_9OYrSRXZJGoXioP8qkJJ5T7c6cp_FKDTP7fjKVU7Owb_uJT2WynnN-3gJF9-C90EcoqQYeoAKEY2GtDU_FaefX4Jzcy7lV9fy7XmKxXdsOum5nU4LOw22ubw/w514-h640/DSC05557.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique White linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are simple band samplers with a plant theme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are several rows of different speciality stitches in muted colours using a mixture of DMC cotton and Perle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf7JI2KIqErnK3Im-H6rTcsFcqXLyehu14_DUFCKq8fvwnOvlUUJYS8De3Rnm6NUDWgKnzcWbywagHZlkEdIQUN0eUooI3tiQ4i1R1roDqaqnZQ38UjpPBMNdwLGRjSrqW0-panA0RLkx-oAiRgOAS23hzMDdJaF2zVj56xJkACIZRlUgvURLi3jHQ90/s3072/DSC05559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf7JI2KIqErnK3Im-H6rTcsFcqXLyehu14_DUFCKq8fvwnOvlUUJYS8De3Rnm6NUDWgKnzcWbywagHZlkEdIQUN0eUooI3tiQ4i1R1roDqaqnZQ38UjpPBMNdwLGRjSrqW0-panA0RLkx-oAiRgOAS23hzMDdJaF2zVj56xJkACIZRlUgvURLi3jHQ90/w400-h300/DSC05559.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one has some cutwork and interlacing which is tricky but very pretty</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGjHpYvKfRLlayfrIwd06lFn3Pwj255ZJJJvCCh6K-6jzsRLKms8ydNNNxLuwsLxjY4zQmeePL-9DkmTMcx3DlA9ACro1ezs0FsQGl6gEzUM-_P-i09QFbyTzQotz0Yj7PJH1Pw4510ziPFS3KYmSLJBVkaXYK7nFUNHkTbTx-JzEo9_PptlIAkYyaPw/s3072/DSC05558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGjHpYvKfRLlayfrIwd06lFn3Pwj255ZJJJvCCh6K-6jzsRLKms8ydNNNxLuwsLxjY4zQmeePL-9DkmTMcx3DlA9ACro1ezs0FsQGl6gEzUM-_P-i09QFbyTzQotz0Yj7PJH1Pw4510ziPFS3KYmSLJBVkaXYK7nFUNHkTbTx-JzEo9_PptlIAkYyaPw/w400-h300/DSC05558.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Amaranth is a herbaceous plant or shrub with seeds that can be used as a grain, similar to quinoa.<br /><br />I shall be getting this one framed in time for Rachel's other SAL - The FFO Gallery.<div><br /></div><div>Next month's call from WIPGO is a set of Alice in Wonderland Bottles from Rainbow Hunt X-Stitch on Etsy:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV27D8Eu1EoUgb2hfKQI95y-IROMNPZi0ra88C5fg50GXACehIz3sJq02q4qS21XGLsbvEWX3Agbpf2rTLXI2vH2Kwii4hniYqK_1IweUx-Rg5cYr3L6GmSsW9L4WvQBuUMYFmJmUksAYzqFUCkFo5K_nt4IlaDFaWNOlAG7wpN1DMwwN1SQstTcZxuU/s989/3.%20Rainbow%20Hunt%20Wonderland.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="989" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV27D8Eu1EoUgb2hfKQI95y-IROMNPZi0ra88C5fg50GXACehIz3sJq02q4qS21XGLsbvEWX3Agbpf2rTLXI2vH2Kwii4hniYqK_1IweUx-Rg5cYr3L6GmSsW9L4WvQBuUMYFmJmUksAYzqFUCkFo5K_nt4IlaDFaWNOlAG7wpN1DMwwN1SQstTcZxuU/s320/3.%20Rainbow%20Hunt%20Wonderland.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br />I can get a couple of these done in 29 days, so come back next month to find out how I got on.<div><br /></div><div><br />Finally, I will be running the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day.</div><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BRNCxfWtY9SUgGoLvikE80mBcIdhKvKv38nST1gLHWsfaAqZWxwEuhrhloGj3Sbn0JnupnILccB1oq1VSdrmv9ZhzKHUY37sVjVuX0RfAGfh6T6rVXwRYkq08Ykz9f0WnfOkZ9sbzoY/s320/HHD+Heart+finished.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div>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.<br /><br />Send me the email by 10th February.<br /><br />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</div><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>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</div><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart</span></div><br /><br />Does that make sense to everyone? I hope so!<br /><br />If you'd like to be involved then leave a comment on this post or send me an email if you are "no-reply". 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.<br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-64197320150538138682024-01-22T19:46:00.000+00:002024-01-22T19:46:33.262+00:00January IHSW<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCz9Odcw3wd5Lan00jyRPtRuktXrtb_LzpLPzQqxe8qkQH8TlN_8WemmoM8F_YIhjTonGKWM9WDlzb2l1vnW9BZQD-bEqS01rMQfzE69E0bWI0aN0leQIPoIZlW2JBpTVCbScWTSRujynC8q82vpPa66msLuazV7Cq5tSYvOLzJW9ZdCpbkgzc0154=s828" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="828" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCz9Odcw3wd5Lan00jyRPtRuktXrtb_LzpLPzQqxe8qkQH8TlN_8WemmoM8F_YIhjTonGKWM9WDlzb2l1vnW9BZQD-bEqS01rMQfzE69E0bWI0aN0leQIPoIZlW2JBpTVCbScWTSRujynC8q82vpPa66msLuazV7Cq5tSYvOLzJW9ZdCpbkgzc0154=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p>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 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757401391130415" target="_blank">IHSW on Facebook</a>.</p><p><br />This year I am trying something different for IHSW - an A-Z Challenge! These usually take place in April and people stitch one letter every day except Sunday. I don't want to swap projects daily so thought I could do 2 or 3 letters per IHSW instead. Starting with A and B for January.</p><p>I put all my current WIPs into a spreadsheet and added a column for which letter they covered. So the first project comes under A, C, H and N for example. I did the same for all of them and then decided which A and B I wanted to stitch.</p><p>There were two choices for A - Around the World by Papillon and Art Nouveau Head by Craft Collection. The Art Nouveau Head is my oldest WIP so that is the one I opted for. Last stitched for the Longest Day Marathon in 2023, it went from here:<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1SDtqinQII9Hz3sfgM9c8YqcrFXMhUz0s9g65SD2G6QRXha7jqxlUw_bFHAig5MJuoQAa_eVYIjOkDIIpUCtAARQ2838sZkUPu_9RGEnnr0-czZwbH7HL8iBEqlizPyDsJDLRbBb0vzgmBv2n-FrUiJjD9W-mBU36SGR7MC31Fx-RkECdVAAXFj3L2o/s320/22.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to here:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQV0zh0xK_ed3uT_74eU-KQ0R_XObZpcSc-5lrQd-NfG6MkeADaBazzE3xhjCQtgilFXiEu92ORHW39mGlvVLhgIbl70jP5QGa-NwWTEXsYkGefLQnbxStc-by87XVNdGIiSqCVn05iHr63f3zsHVXco-qBxY73JL6qKqem6-7wpYYJ-Q4FNhn1h8Cco/s2326/DSC05556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2326" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQV0zh0xK_ed3uT_74eU-KQ0R_XObZpcSc-5lrQd-NfG6MkeADaBazzE3xhjCQtgilFXiEu92ORHW39mGlvVLhgIbl70jP5QGa-NwWTEXsYkGefLQnbxStc-by87XVNdGIiSqCVn05iHr63f3zsHVXco-qBxY73JL6qKqem6-7wpYYJ-Q4FNhn1h8Cco/w400-h396/DSC05556.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 14 count white Aida</div><br /><p></p>For Sunday I looked at my B projects, again there were two choices - Bothy Threads 12 Days of Christmas and Blackwork Tarot by Circle Cross. I decided to make the Blackwork Tarot my evening stitch and started Capricorn:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTchcf0sE6bGMRS0aSyYfo1v1ZfW9rwz-d6onYD-LbIxu1udhvoMebleuu-9a-ec0bDcTnpNvlWIppHKl94CH18IzLEJXEm24FWYj60bYS5D1yqsQVFRqbio-o0UTcLIyzXgzAsXXi4lZEf0d3QS-E7WPRbzi8ZmMWjNRw_LLeOSDcmVHNMWG5BFovpo/s2573/DSC05563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2573" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTchcf0sE6bGMRS0aSyYfo1v1ZfW9rwz-d6onYD-LbIxu1udhvoMebleuu-9a-ec0bDcTnpNvlWIppHKl94CH18IzLEJXEm24FWYj60bYS5D1yqsQVFRqbio-o0UTcLIyzXgzAsXXi4lZEf0d3QS-E7WPRbzi8ZmMWjNRw_LLeOSDcmVHNMWG5BFovpo/w400-h311/DSC05563.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">stitched on 28 count sky blue evenweave from Silkweavers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The focus piece for Sunday was 12 Days of Christmas, currently stitching Day 5. Again, last stitched for the Longest Day Marathon here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6uZVbsOYHk-Xz9HAFhkoqiAM2euCS3tblIQPLmFuTrwXtJTXd2h23VD7eJbbNP1eP-keUtHkdf9g-oKbvwGAP9zRow4461Pb8gIVPQ3Y2VojYEtvOnbaD1MQrToJ9MqKiWOhs74U_V_GaRCzuqQAWn0ChdIgtLJDeisPtJ2q8x1bD6HDBixxGEulezQ/s2048/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6uZVbsOYHk-Xz9HAFhkoqiAM2euCS3tblIQPLmFuTrwXtJTXd2h23VD7eJbbNP1eP-keUtHkdf9g-oKbvwGAP9zRow4461Pb8gIVPQ3Y2VojYEtvOnbaD1MQrToJ9MqKiWOhs74U_V_GaRCzuqQAWn0ChdIgtLJDeisPtJ2q8x1bD6HDBixxGEulezQ/s320/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and now here:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcTz3MASL5zug1HjLSwZylCwfhlCBFI6CvKt-CMt5BokBWQ98wkqThNXJSlDAAG3w6giOk6QLuOfrFeAWMPI1T3jjrE3p6FFmy5QCL8qT0OZTSpEuZ683GSK1rzpO_2ZrnlbET7R6z9F0wiHxFQpgiDV6SojDy5vG_5GR_1KUeDDiRVWCYtyZa5ILDLA/s2518/DSC05562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="2518" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcTz3MASL5zug1HjLSwZylCwfhlCBFI6CvKt-CMt5BokBWQ98wkqThNXJSlDAAG3w6giOk6QLuOfrFeAWMPI1T3jjrE3p6FFmy5QCL8qT0OZTSpEuZ683GSK1rzpO_2ZrnlbET7R6z9F0wiHxFQpgiDV6SojDy5vG_5GR_1KUeDDiRVWCYtyZa5ILDLA/w400-h291/DSC05562.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count grey linen</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I also managed to squeeze in 7 more leaves for my Temperature SAL from The Steady Thread:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-nAuSfYGProDew4akr7PFZXc9nW_xXFqvummKmmO03RPwfojdopv7_pWZQ17zYfHYFhhPLOt7ABH_MyVb071-RDphNGX-God4CMNj69vP8IrCU6QZAA2Pibtabl2pvuIUabL1UvbgFoIsmAMelipBxNwIaa7PlTw93wdnLrj3ganFsnWRbSoIzJMgRU/s2681/DSC05561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="2681" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-nAuSfYGProDew4akr7PFZXc9nW_xXFqvummKmmO03RPwfojdopv7_pWZQ17zYfHYFhhPLOt7ABH_MyVb071-RDphNGX-God4CMNj69vP8IrCU6QZAA2Pibtabl2pvuIUabL1UvbgFoIsmAMelipBxNwIaa7PlTw93wdnLrj3ganFsnWRbSoIzJMgRU/w400-h291/DSC05561.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist linen from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, what do I think of my plan? It worked really well, two older projects got a day of love each and more progress than they have had for a while. Especially the Head. Next month I have a choice of 6 projects for C and only one for D. Although that might change when my WIPGO numbers are called.<br /><br />As a general rule, I want to choose the oldest project for each letter.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br />Finally the next IHSW will be 16th - 18th February so make sure you note the date in your diary or come and join us in the Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/757401391130415/">IHSW on Facebook</a>. If you don't do Facebook then you can check in here by leaving a comment on my post.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-62098792192005473562024-01-15T18:43:00.003+00:002024-01-16T08:55:37.820+00:00Gifted Gorgeousness January Link-up Post<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCM56QHP-aWJIdMqlZaURgRBZm80gISWVyQWKsxNuJm46dvFejk9biHVW7cA6amhFiA6fo1zmo5qQOnCBGKr93KmDDUS_nB-n1xMW4M89SoMQ-9K2HylAB1leibySOX21O6nPSQfh1CRudd6HIbXpq7cz_CJESGf8nFWbNh6qdOmZ_npd1gZXKQhWxMo/s2243/Gifted%20Gorgeousness%202024%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2243" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCM56QHP-aWJIdMqlZaURgRBZm80gISWVyQWKsxNuJm46dvFejk9biHVW7cA6amhFiA6fo1zmo5qQOnCBGKr93KmDDUS_nB-n1xMW4M89SoMQ-9K2HylAB1leibySOX21O6nPSQfh1CRudd6HIbXpq7cz_CJESGf8nFWbNh6qdOmZ_npd1gZXKQhWxMo/w200-h174/Gifted%20Gorgeousness%202024%20logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Our new logo for the year is Just Nan's Special Delivery. The chart with the fabric and the gold envelope was a gift to me.</p><p>Please remember to change your badge and the link to the new page as the old link no longer works. Don't forget to link up on the main sign-up page with your blog address.</p><p><br /><br />Welcome to the January Gifted Gorgeousness link-up. The link-up date continues to be the 15th and I will keep the link-up open until the end of each month so you have plenty of time if you are late posting.<br /><br />The format remains exactly the same, there is a list of rules on the main sign-up page if you want to check what is required but basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Special Delivery was my evening stitch at the end of last year and is now fully-finished and on display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP_Qjn2mYb1kgWmjMtIrCHNUioQsoQ4I4AzQWfK9SF7lZlD4XV2PSJbNoY0okT9KeM9PIaRAaT6HtPvb2w3x6iUfY5do_I1U1Di4P_ajbkCgi-LHtjM5SIbkZk0KkOnEvIATed2BVEWPtLnOKj3H0EPOU9YO1R9BGyn51MCg4TpaonACFlQ1PKKg-xRk/s2345/DSC05545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="2345" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP_Qjn2mYb1kgWmjMtIrCHNUioQsoQ4I4AzQWfK9SF7lZlD4XV2PSJbNoY0okT9KeM9PIaRAaT6HtPvb2w3x6iUfY5do_I1U1Di4P_ajbkCgi-LHtjM5SIbkZk0KkOnEvIATed2BVEWPtLnOKj3H0EPOU9YO1R9BGyn51MCg4TpaonACFlQ1PKKg-xRk/s320/DSC05545.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My main focus piece for the month does not have a gifted element at all so you will have to wait a little while to see that one!<br /><br /><br />However my evening stitch was a gifted chart. Several years ago I stitched a set of the Shepherd's Bush mini speciality samplers. A few bloggers reached out and said they had more of the charts they were happy to send me. I've been slowly stitching them since then,<br /><br />Here is Amaranth:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEeL5Z8bUOkBr3MmqXc3D8RDCfPG3mppjJ-hxhfW7HYYi11VBkI3XU6hjybIIBDwpYBlBI39JhowuPTiR0qihSoow2lLQ9NNh1FHLeDj1a1ZzTlDKqHC2UvCkLv3gPVKzUfpsBxeQX68I7AFuJ5uCW4n_wSN5wJXc1PGUhc_aTUODNx6dPOIfelXUlaY/s2110/DSC05547%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="1633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEeL5Z8bUOkBr3MmqXc3D8RDCfPG3mppjJ-hxhfW7HYYi11VBkI3XU6hjybIIBDwpYBlBI39JhowuPTiR0qihSoow2lLQ9NNh1FHLeDj1a1ZzTlDKqHC2UvCkLv3gPVKzUfpsBxeQX68I7AFuJ5uCW4n_wSN5wJXc1PGUhc_aTUODNx6dPOIfelXUlaY/w310-h400/DSC05547%202.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Antique White linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one was a gift from the designer. When she showed us the design I was the first person to correctly guess it would be a Temperature SAL. So she sent me a free copy of the chart.<br /><br />I was organised enough to stitch most of the design last year so I could start on the leaves immediately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steady Thread - Tree of Life Temperature SAL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10wrYNugkRpPEM0EVfcgAcIGTp2ex6SfpfnF9dTodX8dlZ30UT8vcfzBz2hVG3Z8GDjvVOrTIvJzxIUGWfUUD7ajwYq_Xu5427-Arhv6XTZkrKC2yj9oTxOQyiSvgce_-l13Ep_Atnm4jcY3HIV21x3YYeKSbVSx7AKSKo7_r3OkttB0L4hgUt97wSIg/s2358/DSC05550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2358" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10wrYNugkRpPEM0EVfcgAcIGTp2ex6SfpfnF9dTodX8dlZ30UT8vcfzBz2hVG3Z8GDjvVOrTIvJzxIUGWfUUD7ajwYq_Xu5427-Arhv6XTZkrKC2yj9oTxOQyiSvgce_-l13Ep_Atnm4jcY3HIV21x3YYeKSbVSx7AKSKo7_r3OkttB0L4hgUt97wSIg/w400-h356/DSC05550.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist linen from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first 13 days of the year:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu7xiUfnSYT_da0YkoAkUxpwfUDPOPFrcjvQpFrOZRAdBO53LpTRdGcbKsoXyCH_9xXWcuKwCejUe2OwV-mH5W4ftvU0Cjnh45YWTxcLkURj1BpoKiVcUUbxoSbwfeJhj8m9HaEQa4WgvnaJIqlgQ7U4_HuT5ZiyNmdWPg2OLx4ZDwl7xNwvOYQbc7Kc/s3053/DSC05551.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="3053" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu7xiUfnSYT_da0YkoAkUxpwfUDPOPFrcjvQpFrOZRAdBO53LpTRdGcbKsoXyCH_9xXWcuKwCejUe2OwV-mH5W4ftvU0Cjnh45YWTxcLkURj1BpoKiVcUUbxoSbwfeJhj8m9HaEQa4WgvnaJIqlgQ7U4_HuT5ZiyNmdWPg2OLx4ZDwl7xNwvOYQbc7Kc/w640-h448/DSC05551.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I record the temperature each day and then stitch the leaves on the Sunday morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now it is your turn to show us your Gifted Gorgeousness for the month. Please use your name or your blog name in the field and NOT the words "January Update" so I can easily see who has linked up this month. And link to the actual post, not just your blog. It is easier if you copy and paste the link, rather than typing freehand.</div><p>*<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="//www.blenza.com/linkies/styles/default.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/loc_en.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/opt_defaults.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/misterlinky.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?mode=standard&owner=JoanneP&postid=15Jan2024"></script></p><p>*</p><p>Finally, I will be running the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day.</p><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BRNCxfWtY9SUgGoLvikE80mBcIdhKvKv38nST1gLHWsfaAqZWxwEuhrhloGj3Sbn0JnupnILccB1oq1VSdrmv9ZhzKHUY37sVjVuX0RfAGfh6T6rVXwRYkq08Ykz9f0WnfOkZ9sbzoY/s320/HHD+Heart+finished.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div>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.<br /><br />Send me the email by 10th February.<br /><br />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</div><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>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</div><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart</span></div><br /><br />Does that make sense to everyone? I hope so!<br /><br />If you'd like to be involved then leave a comment on this post or send me an email if you are "no-reply". 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.<br /><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-87965375601956814292024-01-11T18:32:00.001+00:002024-01-12T18:52:53.002+00:00January TUSAL<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RYjq39JF33HIHRyMs1cqvWz6ecdDBwLMboxl-Axt341cABWnD19jWxl7PdENy345SaXo0L39Swav3ctEbW7qres0wkrimUJqzJwniwjzFqYaYji5WNtPnzkvwvMEkY1ZsglFkZW5VE/s1600/tusal.gif" style="color: #ce6c71; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RYjq39JF33HIHRyMs1cqvWz6ecdDBwLMboxl-Axt341cABWnD19jWxl7PdENy345SaXo0L39Swav3ctEbW7qres0wkrimUJqzJwniwjzFqYaYji5WNtPnzkvwvMEkY1ZsglFkZW5VE/s250/tusal.gif" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></p><p>It's TUSAL time! </p>Here is my TUSAL jar with my current projects:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSppO7GtyhYSGdcfGAXPrBeiardphdg2IJ4lHClK_WTuWt-oyUUPrcAKgj8qAXxbraIH1r6wfSSby4m4Z9Ihul1OHLWy0y0ax9WIkD4nCNTxnh5brZSDExYBid5kFH8OnfdMMYiSNZnnv9tLJ8zaK-g9TloEtUEDjILTsCmJPwcdGqtUXxh9oobMMbOjY/s3072/DSC05547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSppO7GtyhYSGdcfGAXPrBeiardphdg2IJ4lHClK_WTuWt-oyUUPrcAKgj8qAXxbraIH1r6wfSSby4m4Z9Ihul1OHLWy0y0ax9WIkD4nCNTxnh5brZSDExYBid5kFH8OnfdMMYiSNZnnv9tLJ8zaK-g9TloEtUEDjILTsCmJPwcdGqtUXxh9oobMMbOjY/w400-h300/DSC05547.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the left we have The Fox from The Year in the Woods by Cottage Garden Samplings and on the right is Amaranth from Shepherd's Bush.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Fox is almost done, I am adding some blending filament to the snowflakes to give them a little sparkle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgZqK43JYiKK80CoAZVwXIZezQRHnvsUiKeDMG_cg-e9NGvCoq1rOvihSrG9T8w6uLzJE4usj5oQBewaJHSer00ubaY8gOLFl_wMtOuvkdObzX297FiTaFCzUqd3_FIXxPqQ6dKWXZ7hZQSo5lGbyknlSjo9xisFbeS2Rh3UArT9_eR6UYMM1ixVuN9I/s3072/DSC05548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgZqK43JYiKK80CoAZVwXIZezQRHnvsUiKeDMG_cg-e9NGvCoq1rOvihSrG9T8w6uLzJE4usj5oQBewaJHSer00ubaY8gOLFl_wMtOuvkdObzX297FiTaFCzUqd3_FIXxPqQ6dKWXZ7hZQSo5lGbyknlSjo9xisFbeS2Rh3UArT9_eR6UYMM1ixVuN9I/w400-h300/DSC05548.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I think you can see them in this photo? The issue is partly that the fabric is very light and partly that I am stitching over one. Even on a darker fabric single stitches over one don't show up as well as solid areas.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also changed the colour of the green trees from 524 to 522 which shows up much better.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Finally, I will be running the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day.</div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BRNCxfWtY9SUgGoLvikE80mBcIdhKvKv38nST1gLHWsfaAqZWxwEuhrhloGj3Sbn0JnupnILccB1oq1VSdrmv9ZhzKHUY37sVjVuX0RfAGfh6T6rVXwRYkq08Ykz9f0WnfOkZ9sbzoY/s320/HHD+Heart+finished.JPG" /></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">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.</div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">Send me the email by 10th February.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">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</div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">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</div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Does that make sense to everyone? I hope so!</div></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-91492002657109474952024-01-10T19:18:00.001+00:002024-01-10T19:18:17.072+00:00Finally Fully Finishing Fun for January<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH6KJOH7qd0LGVsvyQfbDbLurM_b7u-hN7miO8WnlZShyphenhyphen4RLvsdW8Gly1grtSrRN6ZvjoEhE79dy08NSWGzolBjkXNBMUPxP9YGu6ne0jLb6CVzXQ6WGHjqCth4-zirDaIoN8wevAhMnrrcj3DBXRVikyWLmvR6TyIK6vI7qZKrH38CALlQvS18oqsHw/s190/FFG%20SAL%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="190" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH6KJOH7qd0LGVsvyQfbDbLurM_b7u-hN7miO8WnlZShyphenhyphen4RLvsdW8Gly1grtSrRN6ZvjoEhE79dy08NSWGzolBjkXNBMUPxP9YGu6ne0jLb6CVzXQ6WGHjqCth4-zirDaIoN8wevAhMnrrcj3DBXRVikyWLmvR6TyIK6vI7qZKrH38CALlQvS18oqsHw/s1600/FFG%20SAL%202024.png" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hosted by Rachel the </span><a href="http://tenhourstitcher.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Ten Hour Stitcher</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This SAL is designed to motivate us all to do something with that box of Finished pieces instead of just storing them under the bed. We will all be linking up on Rachel's blog on or after the 10th of each month (10 Hour Stitcher - 10th of the month).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">This is what I typed on my January post in 2020, which I copied into my January 2021, 2022 and 2023 posts:</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c;">Let's start the year off as we don't mean to go on - doing nothing all month and realising on the 9th that you have one day to FFO </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c;">something, anything</span></span></i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> to show on the 10th.</span></i></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">Guess what? Same thing this year! Why break the run now?</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a Just Nan piece I finished in December and framed in a simple box frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFIUG_RA91pt7qurCKV2yUhoJ_A-U6Xx4iC14XqZnkK7N7u-8wiOqp0t_bpGjQRsaMZd0VejdeAGCpIJEGBH4jxDeqSwngIfYkBPqNvxirGgAt1I6DcMrvRU3j5JVcWJFTt9Q7TTDONswM9TRbhhFmK4HSytstgvXOZvQVOIB98Ckl8xA0zKaoURnU70/s2345/DSC05545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="2345" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFIUG_RA91pt7qurCKV2yUhoJ_A-U6Xx4iC14XqZnkK7N7u-8wiOqp0t_bpGjQRsaMZd0VejdeAGCpIJEGBH4jxDeqSwngIfYkBPqNvxirGgAt1I6DcMrvRU3j5JVcWJFTt9Q7TTDONswM9TRbhhFmK4HSytstgvXOZvQVOIB98Ckl8xA0zKaoURnU70/w400-h368/DSC05545.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The outer frame was pale pink plastic which I realised wasn't going to be easily painted so I decided to stick strips of tartan paper over it instead. A nice dark red tartan to co-ordinate with the dark reds in the design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The original glass was fitted at the back of the frame which seems unusual for a box frame and wouldn't work with the gold envelope charm. So I haven't used glass at all which means you can still open the little envelope if you want! It will only usually be out over Christmas so it's not going to get really dusty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm keeping it up as part of my Winter display for now though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfrA0_d2u-lGWcMlkuqh2IUUCtiAmf_TbjKpEuv0ASR3_QMeqMBHAi0CS3GT3r-ecJ5MiIHSLQQDWZ5Ooq8YODXpxEa8JMjwhyCy4J96Am-rQeU52cRm2lbOZV6nHsvR8Knbhrd0lLjGIFlGR4yP0lrqecdWTyAr2VKzE7c7QkCTO7PJZg8JHDTsGD20/s3072/DSC05535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfrA0_d2u-lGWcMlkuqh2IUUCtiAmf_TbjKpEuv0ASR3_QMeqMBHAi0CS3GT3r-ecJ5MiIHSLQQDWZ5Ooq8YODXpxEa8JMjwhyCy4J96Am-rQeU52cRm2lbOZV6nHsvR8Knbhrd0lLjGIFlGR4yP0lrqecdWTyAr2VKzE7c7QkCTO7PJZg8JHDTsGD20/w480-h640/DSC05535.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfysUqnbDCrAlnruFgQeMauOtPZukemjbiD9J2jbcqY1rYyz7YIP5wJob3bCbR33-p5pPHwXps63dT-kRGSuUAAGCEcC8y7aga7FtTvV-qB34V4UKD3MGUXbbNMC8IQXoDrIZZ_qBAdzVaLWJ-tvkJlUUu6iUoVPKmJma24GFjGEJkuUoRCoGwBKm580/s3057/DSC05536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="1945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfysUqnbDCrAlnruFgQeMauOtPZukemjbiD9J2jbcqY1rYyz7YIP5wJob3bCbR33-p5pPHwXps63dT-kRGSuUAAGCEcC8y7aga7FtTvV-qB34V4UKD3MGUXbbNMC8IQXoDrIZZ_qBAdzVaLWJ-tvkJlUUu6iUoVPKmJma24GFjGEJkuUoRCoGwBKm580/w408-h640/DSC05536.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, I will be running the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop on Valentine's Day.</div><br /><br /><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BRNCxfWtY9SUgGoLvikE80mBcIdhKvKv38nST1gLHWsfaAqZWxwEuhrhloGj3Sbn0JnupnILccB1oq1VSdrmv9ZhzKHUY37sVjVuX0RfAGfh6T6rVXwRYkq08Ykz9f0WnfOkZ9sbzoY/s320/HHD+Heart+finished.JPG" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">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.</div><br />Send me the email by 10th February.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">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</div><br /><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">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</div><br /><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Secret Stitching Sweetheart</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Does that make sense to everyone? I hope so!</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If you'd like to be involved then leave a comment on this post or send me an email if you are "no-reply". 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.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-57877142547240615052024-01-07T18:41:00.001+00:002024-01-07T18:41:39.223+00:00January WIPocalypse Introduction<p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="WIPocalypse" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrHm5iKJ8kcfzsxLjiHcqRO6ya-fFnfLviyqGkxd3ymmGyuMXclZKzC-jZgwlFuyCtga2Tc9rmQeFXeopriU0rp5CsNQkXbl0fwSXbtM8XTRZ2ynQeAoPxTKpQnBIuo5TaBAEMh3Q5kk/s215/WIPocalypse.jpg" style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">WIPocalypse is hosted by <a href="https://measi.net/">Measi's Musings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Each month we have to share the projects we want to complete before the End Of The World. Measi always gives us a topic to discuss too.<br /><br /><br /><i>January - Introduce yourself, your projects, and any goals you have for the year</i><br /><br /><br />Since 2011 I have chosen a number of projects to focus on that year, starting with my "11 in '11" and increasing to "24 in '24" for this year. For 2024 I have done something completely different to previous years! Having focused on larger projects over the past couple of years I realised I had a lot of smaller designs I really wanted to stitch which somehow didn't fit into the rotation. So I went through my stash and picked out all the ones I really wanted to stitch sooner rather than later, organised them into size order and put the 12 smallest on the list followed by 12 medium projects. The only two that have been started already are the Joan Elliott Faces and CGS Year in the Woods.<br /><br /><div>This is the full list of 24:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Sweetheart Tree - September Strawflowers</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Shepherd's Bush - Halloween Trifles</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Rainbow Hunter - Alice Bottles</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Drawn Thread - Spot of Summer</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Drawn Thread - Spot of Winter</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Lizzie*Kate - Sampling Christmas</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Shannon Christine - 12 Days of Christmas</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">La Broderie - Quiet Hour Sampler</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Shepherd's Bush - Amaranth</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Full Circle Designs - Moonshadow Mini</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Hands on Designs - Nevermore</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Living on the Rainbow - Haunted House</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Joan Elliott - Faces SAL</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Stitchy Princess - Alice in Wonderland</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Life in Stitch - Aslan</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Tra La La - Couer de Sorciere</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Cottage Garden Samplings - 12 Days of Christmas</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Nora Corbett - Claire</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Nora Corbett - Capricorn</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Maria Bravko - Life in the Shire</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Cottage Garden Samplings - Year in the Woods</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Primitive Hare - Hocus Pocus Cabinet</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Cricket Collection - Spring</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Cottage Garden Samplings - Halloween Sampler <br /></li></ol></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am also taking part in WIPGO again. This is a FB Bingo group. You choose 25 goals for the year and each month the Admin pick two numbers to focus on. When you have met your goal, you tick off that block. You can give yourself rewards for completing a row or a column.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my WIPGO board:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl6dlccb4OVGAOmgAZRLai_cKr5L3Cig1PYBw-8Kz78uJlUFKI5zbyKWRTFM1CYNIjYUjqoFwWDk2kTa_EiTDNrjPj3ZBC8p8WXzHt1fbdbfAltWD26cDoRx258yuyhfeMO_kzAMZUCjMzLhFzi1q1lTatiKJvPPTh86Hmc6uuifNDFCt11q3GsHWjzY/s707/01%20Board%20January.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="699" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl6dlccb4OVGAOmgAZRLai_cKr5L3Cig1PYBw-8Kz78uJlUFKI5zbyKWRTFM1CYNIjYUjqoFwWDk2kTa_EiTDNrjPj3ZBC8p8WXzHt1fbdbfAltWD26cDoRx258yuyhfeMO_kzAMZUCjMzLhFzi1q1lTatiKJvPPTh86Hmc6uuifNDFCt11q3GsHWjzY/w632-h640/01%20Board%20January.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see I haven't added the names of any projects yet. The plan is to look at my list when the numbers are called and decide which will be a Small and which will be a Medium.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>For January the numbers 9 and 22 have been called. By coincidence, they both represent the same two projects so that was nice and easy. Year in the Woods will be my daytime project and Amaranth will be my smaller evening project. Note - the board numbers and the project numbers don't sync after 13 because that is a free square on the WIPGO Board.</div><div><br />I am hoping that most of these can be completed in less than a month but if not, then I can pick them up if I finish a project early. We shall see how the year pans out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4wATYXv5UKVSJMXVMk-PMqoCr36PYkaBi4Q_vCjhkTFX2TCFg-qiSjW-1PHIqz5d3p0m2MB63PQCROpQLGUYZo3iThGrM6X2UrTkiYrOjULoyEtxZakM3wwK_Gaoc1S7qBKI_e67IYS3FkYl06ZjWm50mX8W2MLKDWI62j39Xz4LXLrbvoElyIalOfE/s1878/DSC05531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="1678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4wATYXv5UKVSJMXVMk-PMqoCr36PYkaBi4Q_vCjhkTFX2TCFg-qiSjW-1PHIqz5d3p0m2MB63PQCROpQLGUYZo3iThGrM6X2UrTkiYrOjULoyEtxZakM3wwK_Gaoc1S7qBKI_e67IYS3FkYl06ZjWm50mX8W2MLKDWI62j39Xz4LXLrbvoElyIalOfE/w358-h400/DSC05531.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbp2IRI2_c6M0rfis2k2JcALq1BmObj9Xi7b-GbP1iyCz9CaocA1yy4-PNguGiUaqIbf7RMOVZP_1bXjxc4O4X3gIs-tdbanTdFt7ZaSHd31AgUJh2oaOhWEDSRED-Ae7g37PVIlU3I0aIGD0vteoeSXMfAGUx-U8tNBAq3KNNTioPVx-RWIPpjyytRk/s1924/DSC05534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1924" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbp2IRI2_c6M0rfis2k2JcALq1BmObj9Xi7b-GbP1iyCz9CaocA1yy4-PNguGiUaqIbf7RMOVZP_1bXjxc4O4X3gIs-tdbanTdFt7ZaSHd31AgUJh2oaOhWEDSRED-Ae7g37PVIlU3I0aIGD0vteoeSXMfAGUx-U8tNBAq3KNNTioPVx-RWIPpjyytRk/w400-h373/DSC05534.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique White linen</div><div><br /></div>I also stitched the first six leaves for my Temperature SAL. This is the Tree of Life from Steady Thread:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaKBvX_C0Q3pNkGM5hP_Rk85TK_xn7WUYyQw4wTpgmCb5Tjf1AmZfHCbCrlpstBt5VfC2SIFe_iYzeKZlKr0MH_Qyz39QD5n61DHfc1bbqUha09GMYmBgddcNDdg_8dCSRw-8gXU0Tcj5rJH2y73gK49zvNEXTsUBEQqMvL851g_HmwviO7CVpiFibSE/s2276/DSC05532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="2276" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaKBvX_C0Q3pNkGM5hP_Rk85TK_xn7WUYyQw4wTpgmCb5Tjf1AmZfHCbCrlpstBt5VfC2SIFe_iYzeKZlKr0MH_Qyz39QD5n61DHfc1bbqUha09GMYmBgddcNDdg_8dCSRw-8gXU0Tcj5rJH2y73gK49zvNEXTsUBEQqMvL851g_HmwviO7CVpiFibSE/w400-h370/DSC05532.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist Cashel Linen from Silkweavers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure about the lime leaf and whether I need to pick a darker lime green</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT62PeizNw5qlzBcrxuULoIhNBH9EsriaEeHHRcNJvafpLfMAMOtyF8yski6X0J8p287zaTvvP09D0uJtBaDWwVoNLTTbp2h0SO4l0o09eTOrCjsh4Uu1SaQuwhHp_eXvU-vHthT-t-DKf7UqlpjU2x04ZKM7jmnCq0UgQHDFbIqDpA8RYAytnbN3yvw/s2749/DSC05533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="2749" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT62PeizNw5qlzBcrxuULoIhNBH9EsriaEeHHRcNJvafpLfMAMOtyF8yski6X0J8p287zaTvvP09D0uJtBaDWwVoNLTTbp2h0SO4l0o09eTOrCjsh4Uu1SaQuwhHp_eXvU-vHthT-t-DKf7UqlpjU2x04ZKM7jmnCq0UgQHDFbIqDpA8RYAytnbN3yvw/w400-h286/DSC05533.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The WIPocalypse posts are the last Sunday of each month</div><div><p><br />My other SALs are<br /><br />Fully Finished Gallery - post anything fully finished on the 10th of each month<br />Gifted Gorgeousness - post anything gifted on the 15th<br />Smalls SAL - last Friday of each month</p><p>The TUSAL - post on the New Moon each month<br /><br /><br />Finally, I will be continuing with the ever popular Blog Hops this year. We will have Valentine's, Easter, Hallowe'en and the Advent Calendar. All at the appropriate time of the year. I will be posting about the Secret Stitching Sweethearts for Valentine's Day very soon so watch this space.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-39744776032920174382024-01-06T13:28:00.000+00:002024-01-06T13:28:17.114+00:00The People Chose Designers for 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fQa3AYG0B3lTzAK4gNx2CLvXfEq0PAnAgdXRik1pJAyoaSKbGU4AlRwXjv8uumWQkUG9lnFgrTgvqADmWZMtRMipGKyjfG6HtxsjdcMw7vRiTz3Y87wYHpebhEaOoA8fHoYjrFqVkfY/s1600/You+Choose.jpg" style="clear: right; color: #ce6c71; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1287" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fQa3AYG0B3lTzAK4gNx2CLvXfEq0PAnAgdXRik1pJAyoaSKbGU4AlRwXjv8uumWQkUG9lnFgrTgvqADmWZMtRMipGKyjfG6HtxsjdcMw7vRiTz3Y87wYHpebhEaOoA8fHoYjrFqVkfY/s320/You+Choose.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p><p><br />The People's Choice started in 2018 following the The Alphabet Club and The Zodiac SAL. The idea was to showcase current and older projects that fit a certain theme. It's been a great success but out of all the blog posts I write, this is the one that takes the most time, planning and finding the appropriate photos. I have really enjoyed doing this and love seeing what you all post too. However, it's time for this SAL ito take a break. We will be finishing on a great theme - the designer that you are most looking forward to stitching this year:</p><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">January - Your Designer of the Year</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have made my list for my "24 in '24" in a slightly different way to previous years, it ties in perfectly with my WIPGO Board and you'll see more tomorrow in our first WIPocalypse post of the year.<br /><br />But one thing I noticed is the appearance of a new-to-me designer, I have never stitched one of their designs but suddenly there are three on my list! Who could it be?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cottagegardensamplings.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cottage Garden Samplings</span></a><br /></div><br />Cottage Garden Samplings is the answer. They do love a series and so do I, so I can see why I have become interested in their designs. The first one I bought was Halloween Sampler, a few years back. I intended to start this in previous years but couldn't find the perfect blue-black for the initial letters. I have decided to use GAST Midnight and this will be my Dark 13 stitch each month.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7Sm5_2daOX1TTyG2zb72ywN-yt56mTg5GBtYSIsnPWVzVQDyZXKXfQVpB1QBhBDIQ_VidPNzSTcIi90oin8MkKVeSymNYRN1BGqkTLmkkfDQFaxBpPcVo9_qOfGXDSGVOBfYuYdu9CnpCdiwJPRoEwYne_4CW83exsdqgYLbZER4iyXGHxhYDJBZOdA/s497/CGS%20Halloween%20Sampler.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="494" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7Sm5_2daOX1TTyG2zb72ywN-yt56mTg5GBtYSIsnPWVzVQDyZXKXfQVpB1QBhBDIQ_VidPNzSTcIi90oin8MkKVeSymNYRN1BGqkTLmkkfDQFaxBpPcVo9_qOfGXDSGVOBfYuYdu9CnpCdiwJPRoEwYne_4CW83exsdqgYLbZER4iyXGHxhYDJBZOdA/w398-h400/CGS%20Halloween%20Sampler.PNG" width="398" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next design is one I started at the end of 2023 and didn't finish as December was rather a busy month! I have cracked on in the first 5 days of this year and it now looks like this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobFe9dpTfHIvdM9C628cguIKiw6zlvDHVoux9lHB4TrtD0_Nj9DPGoNd14LLmmS2A9lKpajihjYH5lmJcLmuJ-nxImJ3NaxM1f0-cE4pKPeKo__HxiSq07nzpnUK8HMqkQLRkUWQi06VuHSnlW7Tib4aJoXoEkoJJGcVDWY3Y3Y3hoU4-qk31CCi3hWE/s1928/DSC05527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="1665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobFe9dpTfHIvdM9C628cguIKiw6zlvDHVoux9lHB4TrtD0_Nj9DPGoNd14LLmmS2A9lKpajihjYH5lmJcLmuJ-nxImJ3NaxM1f0-cE4pKPeKo__HxiSq07nzpnUK8HMqkQLRkUWQi06VuHSnlW7Tib4aJoXoEkoJJGcVDWY3Y3Y3hoU4-qk31CCi3hWE/w345-h400/DSC05527.JPG" width="345" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy</div><br />Once I finish The Fox I will move straight onto The Swans and see how much I can get done in January.<div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuC_stdrefv76NLJe9FK2S6iDvWa4d_vH5wSArQ9gLXpivJ4U7ibesPyBBx27kaXpR6nydaspi2g1HjnGZpl8xb-OO4YlTbKahS-fXgdB_u3vT4O38YPp8K4p49logX0i8s3YpU-Ria9NxUM4mCIxeABTHae22n8I2gkVrBPA3cIJ5oMNh4hZCOq1lV0/s826/22%20CGS%20Year%20in%20the%20Woods.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="826" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuC_stdrefv76NLJe9FK2S6iDvWa4d_vH5wSArQ9gLXpivJ4U7ibesPyBBx27kaXpR6nydaspi2g1HjnGZpl8xb-OO4YlTbKahS-fXgdB_u3vT4O38YPp8K4p49logX0i8s3YpU-Ria9NxUM4mCIxeABTHae22n8I2gkVrBPA3cIJ5oMNh4hZCOq1lV0/w400-h291/22%20CGS%20Year%20in%20the%20Woods.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The final series is the 12 Days of Christmas series, These are quite unusual in that each one is a different size so they make an interesting collage if you stitch them all on one piece of fabric. I am currently undecided whether to do one large piece or twelve smaller ones.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNQpyv9wRHCb_YEUFd2I6WI15EWhZezCOCYlrTzlopOAp19Zr6-K7eu6CfEAoNgherapR1EpRbGhOsFpZu1Khl6xy8-eFes5tvb_ORV-wOCymz-Ob58YOc52FKea4hT7Djhrgc9VyVITB2PvYOQiGJwY-75-TogVxhQZGvVokuwa3GX17AOZnUPFOvOA/s685/CGS%2012%20Days%20of%20Christmas.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="473" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNQpyv9wRHCb_YEUFd2I6WI15EWhZezCOCYlrTzlopOAp19Zr6-K7eu6CfEAoNgherapR1EpRbGhOsFpZu1Khl6xy8-eFes5tvb_ORV-wOCymz-Ob58YOc52FKea4hT7Djhrgc9VyVITB2PvYOQiGJwY-75-TogVxhQZGvVokuwa3GX17AOZnUPFOvOA/w276-h400/CGS%2012%20Days%20of%20Christmas.PNG" width="276" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have a nice piece of creamy-yellow 35 count which would be big enough for all of them.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also have my eye on their new series of Fabulous Houses. I might just pick and choose my favourites from that series.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Now it's over to you. All you have to do is make a post about your Designer for 2024, mention The People's Choice SAL (you can copy the picture I used at the top of this post and in my side bar) and my blog. Please link up using the URL of the actual blog post, not the home page of your blog. I look forward to seeing what you all post.</div><div><br /></div><div>*<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="//www.blenza.com/linkies/styles/default.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/loc_en.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/opt_defaults.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/misterlinky.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?mode=standard&owner=JoanneP&postid=06Jan2024"></script></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, Rachel and I have made plans for a new A-Z challenge. It won't be like The Alphabet Club but it will involve stitching something with the relevant letter each month. I plan to stitch two letters each IHSW started with A and B in January. That will cover 24 letters. The remaing two might be skipped if I don't have anything or I might do three letters and extend my Hermit Weekend! Stay tuned to see what works.<br /><br />Here is the A project - Amaranth by Shepherd's Bush, my current evening stitch.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_Knl-qj_q_BnLN35yo6Dl8Y5pPugPxjiRntSNmwP8Po5P9JGCRpnm7U-mu362lnNtf6IdO9BhqSynZCYiW2r_pVzV0v-BRFeecZYvKZtGQhXcaaroqxCJNJouQNMRnwwcLUdM762Q5v5LRiLYiJMykd0wCGYq8bU3yncoAJ745pw22f2aB0AYjEZkaU/s800/9.%20Shepherd's%20Bush%20Amaranth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_Knl-qj_q_BnLN35yo6Dl8Y5pPugPxjiRntSNmwP8Po5P9JGCRpnm7U-mu362lnNtf6IdO9BhqSynZCYiW2r_pVzV0v-BRFeecZYvKZtGQhXcaaroqxCJNJouQNMRnwwcLUdM762Q5v5LRiLYiJMykd0wCGYq8bU3yncoAJ745pw22f2aB0AYjEZkaU/w324-h400/9.%20Shepherd's%20Bush%20Amaranth.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Progress so far:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtcXKnaMvWeIasQtgbsBWxcuiRMvNoiIIaGh522SZGzRRhbkAAjkOu8B10PIZKuhQ6Q8swYiyMei6xPJHrEMSiAAMVR_kto9eWl9sBFztHmlMdQDXIUFAYYPYmfXIWRoJGyh8l6sdTYEtWlPFpOgk8gBs6NcCIRAVb_nvDEs5nvLA7lnlDceVMIyvahs/s1903/DSC05528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1894" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtcXKnaMvWeIasQtgbsBWxcuiRMvNoiIIaGh522SZGzRRhbkAAjkOu8B10PIZKuhQ6Q8swYiyMei6xPJHrEMSiAAMVR_kto9eWl9sBFztHmlMdQDXIUFAYYPYmfXIWRoJGyh8l6sdTYEtWlPFpOgk8gBs6NcCIRAVb_nvDEs5nvLA7lnlDceVMIyvahs/w398-h400/DSC05528.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Antique White linen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-29812835246107073622023-12-31T21:00:00.001+00:002024-01-01T18:41:21.964+00:00December Stitch From Stash and Pie<p> It's Old Year's Night and time for a look back at the past 365 days of stitching.</p><br />First of all, here is the Pie for December:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnoaiqSjH_5kyU5iKGvbNfMKzkolL6_fuRPdJG9xB05cE4YBzPBUIJQSTXuIh8do7muVFRNK8X1OyQlZIx5tMQmSFzv8a97Kx5pQCnr3ARqe4ROU1aLktImwg_DM-l9MAxzr-psL1QsS-O72OWElsb6wNVRXc0uNkJkyj7sFMw2uvNKp34YorpR2QCsg/s1024/December%20Pie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1024" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnoaiqSjH_5kyU5iKGvbNfMKzkolL6_fuRPdJG9xB05cE4YBzPBUIJQSTXuIh8do7muVFRNK8X1OyQlZIx5tMQmSFzv8a97Kx5pQCnr3ARqe4ROU1aLktImwg_DM-l9MAxzr-psL1QsS-O72OWElsb6wNVRXc0uNkJkyj7sFMw2uvNKp34YorpR2QCsg/w640-h406/December%20Pie.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two main projects were chosen by,my WIPGO Board and I was very pleased to see that Cottage Garden Samplings Year in the Woods was one of them. It's a smaller design with not too many colours and the chance to stitch outlines then fill in without looking at the chart too much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of the month I had reached this point:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWer3j-c7wUcwVXn6XEQQ7K5JluHYEu_NMV3Vi95m3miYHQ2Htk4nB3liDzQFcZpPMDLl16Hh31s1zxJ7W1BlfV3hyphenhyphen0EVgALrDJP-TJFAZxs8T_PleSFnjW2pDMGUuu2vnL013wwXcr_r0Vh3V60cE28YjoKW2r0X7A9NzxNopvK2eKY67WhqheGFoqdM/s1961/DSC05515.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1961" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWer3j-c7wUcwVXn6XEQQ7K5JluHYEu_NMV3Vi95m3miYHQ2Htk4nB3liDzQFcZpPMDLl16Hh31s1zxJ7W1BlfV3hyphenhyphen0EVgALrDJP-TJFAZxs8T_PleSFnjW2pDMGUuu2vnL013wwXcr_r0Vh3V60cE28YjoKW2r0X7A9NzxNopvK2eKY67WhqheGFoqdM/w400-h391/DSC05515.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 14.85px;">stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus from Chromatic Alchemy</span></div><br />By lucky chance, it is the first number to be called for 2024 so I can finish The Fox and make a start on February's Swans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I saved Fairy Idyll for the period after Christmas and have been stitching some not very exciting draperies and columns. But every stitch counts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXZVpYMkYTTnL6ZsfgGFJ_Zamnc_-1iWze1Q0apKVnsJ6cAJrKaZztYWmF4nMWpvVXGsUW_ca0MOE2RNWoDb9PL_PeOlPslxSKSU0PehcFHWAnvtD17B835jY6rNVPLX4wx4VOQmhg5_8QDmCgI-x0awRZvYVibpG_mKmPatridhcJF-zlAPuxzNlam4/s2601/DSC05514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="2601" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXZVpYMkYTTnL6ZsfgGFJ_Zamnc_-1iWze1Q0apKVnsJ6cAJrKaZztYWmF4nMWpvVXGsUW_ca0MOE2RNWoDb9PL_PeOlPslxSKSU0PehcFHWAnvtD17B835jY6rNVPLX4wx4VOQmhg5_8QDmCgI-x0awRZvYVibpG_mKmPatridhcJF-zlAPuxzNlam4/w400-h300/DSC05514.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Murano in Vinyard from Crafty Kitten</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiO9rEhTzWr2GOxmpShbXlK7WIwpM4pXyMf5n0FIJyHKSeIAz2AgqZ1ponJjY23uEzJ_OXXdrULkriYfu3TGk-U-YdPFw_spkD_aR1RHXaB26kVpjXDAV7PfboxeQxlCEgswA84EK9fPjRKexDNO5N7lS8plZaFpKLAfOKMmmCo9mdBFgHTPphvlH5k8/s2391/DSC05516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="2391" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiO9rEhTzWr2GOxmpShbXlK7WIwpM4pXyMf5n0FIJyHKSeIAz2AgqZ1ponJjY23uEzJ_OXXdrULkriYfu3TGk-U-YdPFw_spkD_aR1RHXaB26kVpjXDAV7PfboxeQxlCEgswA84EK9fPjRKexDNO5N7lS8plZaFpKLAfOKMmmCo9mdBFgHTPphvlH5k8/w400-h381/DSC05516.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the Evening Pie:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiGSzgEZsiqtFi9tw-WjdJO9p2aVG1WZHMq-ItEkvJjg7Wpa9Vhnzq_5kIt0pBZxWdf0Bq4Y9cpgE4wBNunUasNN3yQY2vR79dThpQKXtszi5EjeNjklOqkaejqdy8myaWcrEBBohpktH-cdIQ5wqVXxsaKJ_n2p0RTNWNPaOqkmUFPMPvW8S63QAP04/s827/Evening.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="827" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiGSzgEZsiqtFi9tw-WjdJO9p2aVG1WZHMq-ItEkvJjg7Wpa9Vhnzq_5kIt0pBZxWdf0Bq4Y9cpgE4wBNunUasNN3yQY2vR79dThpQKXtszi5EjeNjklOqkaejqdy8myaWcrEBBohpktH-cdIQ5wqVXxsaKJ_n2p0RTNWNPaOqkmUFPMPvW8S63QAP04/w640-h430/Evening.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I showed all the Just Nan's in my Smalls' post - <a href="https://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-smalls.html" target="_blank">December Smalls</a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>I</span>n my WIPocalypse post I showed you my finishes from my "23 in '23" list and now here are the rest of my finishes for the ye<span>ar:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWP2JFX6GOoeSBlC48r62O4ynHleyYulu-f43TSnO8FSGHm3M5hX2iMlbwMV-39lo9bK0KCVo1uLKeTx9i_iMp7pUkNx6O7DG07blXcjvYrQlpwDImwEaDbrwpsnhIEvgrt0TzpPoA8NwgdeoUksR3MAhvTIGU34ZMwdDJYdVcj-raiuqcDCEXVSbTKY/s1200/2023%20Finishes%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWP2JFX6GOoeSBlC48r62O4ynHleyYulu-f43TSnO8FSGHm3M5hX2iMlbwMV-39lo9bK0KCVo1uLKeTx9i_iMp7pUkNx6O7DG07blXcjvYrQlpwDImwEaDbrwpsnhIEvgrt0TzpPoA8NwgdeoUksR3MAhvTIGU34ZMwdDJYdVcj-raiuqcDCEXVSbTKY/w640-h480/2023%20Finishes%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Let's have a look at the Annual Pie Chart now:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1uS7xVR0jw76xSbJUfgkxm6jWePAto8NZi84d1gm1OWRgrmF7ZeyrOO_5UdtP4HNnjG4TE-kxO7VeDLNZM7dkwSf1489GdPszk0OiSZN5TWkMHzFJx__5t8Ya0p7dO2Y_2JtpVHT8gJ5C1IUHVK5mheQoafKCyvE3w18SV86ILniDHqcJuhbO6r-8Xw/s1463/Annual.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1463" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1uS7xVR0jw76xSbJUfgkxm6jWePAto8NZi84d1gm1OWRgrmF7ZeyrOO_5UdtP4HNnjG4TE-kxO7VeDLNZM7dkwSf1489GdPszk0OiSZN5TWkMHzFJx__5t8Ya0p7dO2Y_2JtpVHT8gJ5C1IUHVK5mheQoafKCyvE3w18SV86ILniDHqcJuhbO6r-8Xw/w640-h426/Annual.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The top three individual projects were:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hawk Run Hollow - 107 days and a finish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Little Snapdragon - 37 days and a finish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">CCN's Main Street - 34 days and a finish<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I came into the year with 15 WIPs and started 20 projects over the course of the year of which 5 are still WIPs (although one only needs beads). I also completed 4 projects started prior to 2023. My current WIPs are:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Prior to 2020<span> 7</span></div><div>2021<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 2</span></div><div>2023<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 5</span></div><div>Total<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 14</span><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">How did the spending go last month? My magazine subscription came out and that was it for the month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3MdvHD56gxFGx2lM4JadMVrd_iswRAvS-rsiaiBqJkPG5PZrr7erorLC_fkj-sFL9rbj0u6965AqfANW6bFaoUPtk9KA5a4edtwdXyQGaMLaz2LLECFzk5F26ovI6xcvvL-og3EKH6mpg4SYFf-hFpKxSalOM3z6cdfPQmnzvrl0uSlUgjbUvp2_Ryg/s344/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="344" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3MdvHD56gxFGx2lM4JadMVrd_iswRAvS-rsiaiBqJkPG5PZrr7erorLC_fkj-sFL9rbj0u6965AqfANW6bFaoUPtk9KA5a4edtwdXyQGaMLaz2LLECFzk5F26ovI6xcvvL-og3EKH6mpg4SYFf-hFpKxSalOM3z6cdfPQmnzvrl0uSlUgjbUvp2_Ryg/s320/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>I also tallied up the spend for the whole year:<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05XGvKptYjHtRzoYUXO66I_Q4E8P3Rjvgs23LIJPLiR2T_nb_R_UlpO_0zzbxdb834fnA0ZcuGU4cB2Z-gWdoxJrLasW_jvPSjSgIQw1D9Dhn-6cuvQ9GSxuL1YO0SkhutVoxV7TUYCJuoMhoMcGu_m1jVCTgnOwXNLwx45J5XUkULSdGc7baY1nicN4/s330/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="330" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05XGvKptYjHtRzoYUXO66I_Q4E8P3Rjvgs23LIJPLiR2T_nb_R_UlpO_0zzbxdb834fnA0ZcuGU4cB2Z-gWdoxJrLasW_jvPSjSgIQw1D9Dhn-6cuvQ9GSxuL1YO0SkhutVoxV7TUYCJuoMhoMcGu_m1jVCTgnOwXNLwx45J5XUkULSdGc7baY1nicN4/s320/Stitching%20Budget%20jpeg.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Magazines are a little bit up, I only get Cross Stitcher via subscription and Just Cross Stitch digital subscription plus paper copies of the Halloween and Christmas Specials.<br /><div><br />Charts are way down, I bought a few Just Nans, a Mirabilia and some spooky stuff but nothing big this year. I'm still trying to work on stash charts.<br />Fabric was up however because I bought fabric for the next four Zodiac Girls and some from Chromatic Alchemy for the Year in the Woods. Plus a big piece of the charted fabric for Turn, Turn, Turn which I plan to use a few more times in 2024.</div><div>Threads were about the same and "other" included two bead packs for the Zodiac Girls.</div><div><br />Looking at the last ten years, this was pretty much an average spend which is good.</div><br />Finally,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Have a very Happy Old Year's Night</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>and a very Peaceful New Year's Day</i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-4317077605377583812023-12-31T20:03:00.000+00:002024-01-01T11:51:45.687+00:00December WIPocalypse Annual Review<p style="text-align: center;"> <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><img alt="WIPocalypse" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrHm5iKJ8kcfzsxLjiHcqRO6ya-fFnfLviyqGkxd3ymmGyuMXclZKzC-jZgwlFuyCtga2Tc9rmQeFXeopriU0rp5CsNQkXbl0fwSXbtM8XTRZ2ynQeAoPxTKpQnBIuo5TaBAEMh3Q5kk/s215/WIPocalypse.jpg" style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">WIPocalypse is hosted by <a href="https://measi.net/measiblog/wipocalypse_main/2020-wipocalypse-info/">Measi's Musings</a></p><br />Each month we have to share the projects we want to complete before the End Of The World.<br /><br />Since 2011 I have chosen a number of projects to focus on that year, starting with my "11 in '11" and increasing to "23 in '23" for this year.<div><ol><li>Joan Elliott Faces SAL (1 block)<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> - </span><span style="color: red;">Goal Met</span></li><li>Kustom Krafts Little Snapdragon<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span>- <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Chatelaine Gardens of London -<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> WIP</span></li><li>Bothy Threads 12 Days of Christmas <span style="color: #2b00fe;">- WIP</span></li><li>Carriage House Samplings Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Mirabilia Fairy Idyll <span style="color: #2b00fe;">- WIP</span></li><li>Hands on Designs Spider Legs <span style="color: red;">- Finish</span></li><li>CCN Halloween Village Flower Shop <span style="color: red;">- Finish</span></li><li>CCN Halloween Village Art Gallery <span style="color: red;">- Finish</span></li><li>CCN Halloween Village Gazebo <span style="color: red;">- Finish</span></li><li>Nora Corbett Taurus <span style="color: #2b00fe;">-</span> <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Cottage Garden Samplings Year in the Woods The Fox <span style="color: #2b00fe;">- WIP</span></li><li>Mani di Donna Halloween Stitching Basket <span style="color: red;">- Finish</span></li><li>Art Inspirate 31 Potions</li><li>Nicole B Hicks Discworld Objectiva <span style="color: #2b00fe;"> - WIP</span></li><li>Just Nan Halloween Smalls x 3 <span style="color: red;">- Finish</span> </li><li>Stitch it Picasso Temperature SAL <span style="color: #2b00fe;">- WIP</span></li><li>Circle Cross Blackwork Tarot <span style="color: #2b00fe;">- WIP</span></li><li>Amanda Butler Harrogate House - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Amanda Butler London Houses - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Amanda Butler Belfast Houses - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Amanda Butler Cardiff House - <span style="color: red;">Finish</span></li><li>Amanda Butler House 6</li></ol></div><div>13 finishes from the list this year (but one was a triple finish) plus one Goal Met.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My big focus piece was Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow which went from here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD_lAfLm0FMeecCnymIULWAoattjymObIpW50YjhHSycUq6mVogcBIK64po9qZsJWQ7C3XaMUMoSP8x5iFDWyqwBjhGeOH1I57YbQNJhOYqFjbMRf5oPf4hoYOZIJmK3mqjBWKAX-SGQ6FjSWgtb7qW9W1Rp3DcWR0u2wWMYYLcUVb42Ikc8Gpas2/s3072/DSC04549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD_lAfLm0FMeecCnymIULWAoattjymObIpW50YjhHSycUq6mVogcBIK64po9qZsJWQ7C3XaMUMoSP8x5iFDWyqwBjhGeOH1I57YbQNJhOYqFjbMRf5oPf4hoYOZIJmK3mqjBWKAX-SGQ6FjSWgtb7qW9W1Rp3DcWR0u2wWMYYLcUVb42Ikc8Gpas2/w400-h300/DSC04549.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT-Or7ipL8xZYEu7P4sOHWB2OcCJn7q51O9DsmKOyiKBQPL-nUR0kQOeVrogO6vwpAKX4DrRQpexeoBS6bagUzemzzJDRJun3Tq65QqWDWAu_VPJ-XgmSlKB8ko6psyHhBRVjrkprDFo7BB9EM19FcFP9nkCxghyphenhyphenDlCPTodpKPvg2m7GjVyT0ZX5797s/s2353/DSC05139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2353" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT-Or7ipL8xZYEu7P4sOHWB2OcCJn7q51O9DsmKOyiKBQPL-nUR0kQOeVrogO6vwpAKX4DrRQpexeoBS6bagUzemzzJDRJun3Tq65QqWDWAu_VPJ-XgmSlKB8ko6psyHhBRVjrkprDFo7BB9EM19FcFP9nkCxghyphenhyphenDlCPTodpKPvg2m7GjVyT0ZX5797s/w640-h494/DSC05139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched over 1 on 25 count Cassia Rose evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other long-awaited finish was Little Snapdragon which went from here:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsM-J4xOkMoSp-BoLgui8NxXAlwQiAWPa6muclqs572ftqyp51zw76N_-vZ82jj6TItB4lVUgnJU2kftak_OFv2CyJZP1pcPYpEKgBYZWgbop_JVQ9Fjv-hAZH0u6qs-xWaG-XHGIjpICDgpAvAXvk8XnHFrWJY-ubnId4FA_NFWJzgdyZE0lvHtYu/s2694/DSC04090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="2291" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsM-J4xOkMoSp-BoLgui8NxXAlwQiAWPa6muclqs572ftqyp51zw76N_-vZ82jj6TItB4lVUgnJU2kftak_OFv2CyJZP1pcPYpEKgBYZWgbop_JVQ9Fjv-hAZH0u6qs-xWaG-XHGIjpICDgpAvAXvk8XnHFrWJY-ubnId4FA_NFWJzgdyZE0lvHtYu/w340-h400/DSC04090.JPG" width="340" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to here:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FPrfEhhEAkhlmWnMN9-fIgZtqwbjQMEHXhu6EkgoxOoIUxh0AYpWUiK4I5-uBrOoZwCh1CPESluoWygVyjpzlj4cUSBdaOysgmvAHpsXK7KPrhWGtt8MtOS_X0HUkXgUDgGgYfOGnW5TyuXzQzUFVV5w5HRrvjI-Jgc8oDVgJv-Uacp7LeqYGuR8FBA/s2236/DSC05239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="1943" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FPrfEhhEAkhlmWnMN9-fIgZtqwbjQMEHXhu6EkgoxOoIUxh0AYpWUiK4I5-uBrOoZwCh1CPESluoWygVyjpzlj4cUSBdaOysgmvAHpsXK7KPrhWGtt8MtOS_X0HUkXgUDgGgYfOGnW5TyuXzQzUFVV5w5HRrvjI-Jgc8oDVgJv-Uacp7LeqYGuR8FBA/w556-h640/DSC05239.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Evening Sky Murano from Crafty Kitten</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the other BAPs:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chatelaine Gardens of London</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5oJhWUglU2D-MSVrzEXsG5RktXoM6dLqNl3jjmfFUIOeLuNHOg2x5VOj7vegLReQk4OsMmNHpxup78QJFfZstXN56eh2zmapVNymAKo-c-Ee2hsmVip5S1ezQ2-3eF8yAXfhhaK_hZpHcHs8Z8Gd2Fr49gjHd6xecTbFGF_Gpbi8Qm6vxzv_ABQq/s2347/DSC04190.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="2347" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5oJhWUglU2D-MSVrzEXsG5RktXoM6dLqNl3jjmfFUIOeLuNHOg2x5VOj7vegLReQk4OsMmNHpxup78QJFfZstXN56eh2zmapVNymAKo-c-Ee2hsmVip5S1ezQ2-3eF8yAXfhhaK_hZpHcHs8Z8Gd2Fr49gjHd6xecTbFGF_Gpbi8Qm6vxzv_ABQq/w400-h388/DSC04190.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwHsuL8YTxXAp9bBpSn6yKSoZPae_Z31SRw_A3dC9w4jHjqyBzVDwebUOdL5eW-YjDIXtGBfjxFlIkzmGCY2EyRIIR0lYN6O9Wz0ChqsceQDZRnnGQjb2GAzX3VpJ0UiQhzt9fZXZysJxIRNhspiOz8uES0I5dMx94sr2oQlIhFp8JN-K3FXj9AM_N6g/s3072/DSC05493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwHsuL8YTxXAp9bBpSn6yKSoZPae_Z31SRw_A3dC9w4jHjqyBzVDwebUOdL5eW-YjDIXtGBfjxFlIkzmGCY2EyRIIR0lYN6O9Wz0ChqsceQDZRnnGQjb2GAzX3VpJ0UiQhzt9fZXZysJxIRNhspiOz8uES0I5dMx94sr2oQlIhFp8JN-K3FXj9AM_N6g/w640-h480/DSC05493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Cotton Clouds from Crafty Kitten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still thinking it would be nice to finish this one on it's 10th Anniversary in 2027.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mirabilia Fairy Idyll</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNVAX_0TIkCJrv0cz1QquPV7sy57oCMvtzQ7_ducDRIoT93PKZBo1ZMnA3hqE13t1v5Ln1sjokRrkZp_JSUch_WXFEkm6JIg0-RI2yPr5dB8Ef1EqjNc7pGgGWEagxTIBuD_qgCFXBlarYJU2sRoQBERUBDH7WmoshgWxJUe17eRCiT4WN2KE703X/s3072/DSC04499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNVAX_0TIkCJrv0cz1QquPV7sy57oCMvtzQ7_ducDRIoT93PKZBo1ZMnA3hqE13t1v5Ln1sjokRrkZp_JSUch_WXFEkm6JIg0-RI2yPr5dB8Ef1EqjNc7pGgGWEagxTIBuD_qgCFXBlarYJU2sRoQBERUBDH7WmoshgWxJUe17eRCiT4WN2KE703X/w300-h400/DSC04499.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TB2HmzbRMFhkfCaB0CkqQrDNRtfuJrsghnxNoVsrvaA_tR_D2EMVA_NNvMs4NcluG3kTy-qrfkN1So-S-yKexMrkWiQ8855GZlqT5sSxCiKzeNicgt_o1Q2GZabEAXEmcj_J1ldpJez9CWvk1PshJhumQ0L51Z1u9-f7-yQ3dTnGX6FYdL7XHid8oIc/s2391/DSC05516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="2391" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TB2HmzbRMFhkfCaB0CkqQrDNRtfuJrsghnxNoVsrvaA_tR_D2EMVA_NNvMs4NcluG3kTy-qrfkN1So-S-yKexMrkWiQ8855GZlqT5sSxCiKzeNicgt_o1Q2GZabEAXEmcj_J1ldpJez9CWvk1PshJhumQ0L51Z1u9-f7-yQ3dTnGX6FYdL7XHid8oIc/w640-h610/DSC05516.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 32 count Vinyard Murano from Crafty Kitten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bothy Threads 12 Days of Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0F8Dco9Eq0q4GP9ETs949wf2y-o9iHaMxwHF60bcV_Xi6gpjslkUyzL2bLRxYu-yHDoDSYhJtJMzsKshqkRi5JAka28pz0_ETAkVOu7H7YLUAWM2lBXVdFcC3IHx1Y6pPJS0LnhzoL4UtS_5GzE0aPQDGRcUJrSPUtPP1DZrbu09W5Q_4xfMwWiD/s3072/DSC04336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0F8Dco9Eq0q4GP9ETs949wf2y-o9iHaMxwHF60bcV_Xi6gpjslkUyzL2bLRxYu-yHDoDSYhJtJMzsKshqkRi5JAka28pz0_ETAkVOu7H7YLUAWM2lBXVdFcC3IHx1Y6pPJS0LnhzoL4UtS_5GzE0aPQDGRcUJrSPUtPP1DZrbu09W5Q_4xfMwWiD/w400-h300/DSC04336.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6a6otNeqArrMiVjq_7s8hanhaqgI5z0Efn9oYqiEQGnUUQ-gDLtmlyda2JgWYzo6Kmj4b1DxoFElQp-W1iZBx5g5qJfmvvbNCwWeYfmh2tUW6R-kgJyfP9Fsi6VNu8xMUNPqbMTW2UxQzAYya-30lRjadBYe7RCnjBwbapT26KMNtEp8lRg652eh971E/s2048/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6a6otNeqArrMiVjq_7s8hanhaqgI5z0Efn9oYqiEQGnUUQ-gDLtmlyda2JgWYzo6Kmj4b1DxoFElQp-W1iZBx5g5qJfmvvbNCwWeYfmh2tUW6R-kgJyfP9Fsi6VNu8xMUNPqbMTW2UxQzAYya-30lRjadBYe7RCnjBwbapT26KMNtEp8lRg652eh971E/w640-h480/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>I achieved my goal of another blockson the Joan Elliott Faces SAL. The 2024 goal is to add the final large block and maybe even finish it. The large block took 16 days and the previous small block took 7 so it is possible.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__tQ1cZlbPUdOOCNsozvUcgHwOq0TcwR9Y40evBkNJvp_avM0pWfdqQDet4omWngfTx_uFtpblzmgSgMRnbPGETCccgkzQvqCABSIEWPlBx1ewe-T1oAYn5-qCgwc5UGpTYz9CvkeHy-tC7NyfElti0HMojH0-ssGxyw8wyFqLdNzlHqir2ctjoksV-Y/s2524/DSC04707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="2524" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__tQ1cZlbPUdOOCNsozvUcgHwOq0TcwR9Y40evBkNJvp_avM0pWfdqQDet4omWngfTx_uFtpblzmgSgMRnbPGETCccgkzQvqCABSIEWPlBx1ewe-T1oAYn5-qCgwc5UGpTYz9CvkeHy-tC7NyfElti0HMojH0-ssGxyw8wyFqLdNzlHqir2ctjoksV-Y/w640-h582/DSC04707.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Snapdragon Jazlyn from Crafty Kitten</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>There were only two projects that didn't get touched. The Amanda Butler houses were my bath-time projects and they lost out to Turn, Turn, Turn which I didn't even own at the start of the year! The Art Inspirate Potions lost out to my new love of blackwork, in particular the Circle Cross Art Nouveau Tarot Cards.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Here are the 13 (15) WIPocalypse Finishes - I did have more finishes this year, these are just the ones from my "23 in '23"<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz0vR3pl7V7rUyyBkSzt_7AfxUTiZZcIT4J3txIIu-IwrONT9ODBQZjPrG9AH9ukhOhqMK0uNn1tpXao0KBmY3sGuGfgks3VHhWa5Oz7Nyp80EmXWL8SKACz8Fh2mL5McCDinKATG9GW6HwHnYMY3obC9ir5b4Av1vpXSO2tk315SswM-E4vdK1ABig8/s1200/WIPocalypse%20Finishes%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz0vR3pl7V7rUyyBkSzt_7AfxUTiZZcIT4J3txIIu-IwrONT9ODBQZjPrG9AH9ukhOhqMK0uNn1tpXao0KBmY3sGuGfgks3VHhWa5Oz7Nyp80EmXWL8SKACz8Fh2mL5McCDinKATG9GW6HwHnYMY3obC9ir5b4Av1vpXSO2tk315SswM-E4vdK1ABig8/w640-h480/WIPocalypse%20Finishes%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I've been putting together my "24 in '24" for next year and also my WIPGO Board which is a FB group where you make a Bingo Board for 25 of your projects. The Admin calls 2 numbers each month and you reward yourself for completing rows or columns. And just for added fun, I'm doing the 24:24 in the WIP Warriors group (formerly No New Starts). For that challenge, I have to keep my WIPs below 24. I currently have 15 so I can start 9 new things but after that I have to finish something before I start another thing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I do hope you are all enjoying this time of year - the planning for the New Year, when everything is possible! The fun of going through our stash and working out what we would like to start. The promise to work on those older projects and keep up with the SALs too!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-50421963518809302912023-12-29T19:26:00.003+00:002023-12-29T19:30:07.480+00:00December Smalls<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ8USl7okcoAZ9-ykthiIrYL8HSszdVKKbra7j__bHdGExaH80RshfFkviOE2p7ShJOLEVQVm8CWppaYkO4fQQihIa4pvw0SF5O6NwfbbuV_c1g4Ok3caspVqCAQyR5OKbtPOGaUJApvMCULfurd0VZ2lS2fe63Q70RGE02REpjQlYp5MdyU8npj6/s281/Smalls-Badge-2023-finished.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="281" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ8USl7okcoAZ9-ykthiIrYL8HSszdVKKbra7j__bHdGExaH80RshfFkviOE2p7ShJOLEVQVm8CWppaYkO4fQQihIa4pvw0SF5O6NwfbbuV_c1g4Ok3caspVqCAQyR5OKbtPOGaUJApvMCULfurd0VZ2lS2fe63Q70RGE02REpjQlYp5MdyU8npj6/w200-h200/Smalls-Badge-2023-finished.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Smalls SAL is hosted by </span><a href="https://www.marysthread.com/?p=6417" style="text-align: left;">Mary's Thread</a><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Following the sucess of the October Smalls Focus I decided to do the same in December with three Christmas Smalls from my Just Nan-athon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first up as the complementary Angel Ornament which comes with the Angel Flowers chart. I started this one in May 2021 and finished and FFO'd it this month:<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9spySpE0D5NqGiOhIYx1TOGCNwJZ8yTuZhiHjkY_JemkmkUvEDaeR9Vjt4uYulmRbE0ePNUUQbql2uYyUb3kQKGI8J_RqME6_ue49UDKEI7m4pBe-Zo_VnkxRx-r65t0zNjPsUN7sHRs8c6HqCK-kXXaDb7tEZzd89UDw1hsQpPF4hyuYWa4Hg5_UwE/s2351/DSC05494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2351" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9spySpE0D5NqGiOhIYx1TOGCNwJZ8yTuZhiHjkY_JemkmkUvEDaeR9Vjt4uYulmRbE0ePNUUQbql2uYyUb3kQKGI8J_RqME6_ue49UDKEI7m4pBe-Zo_VnkxRx-r65t0zNjPsUN7sHRs8c6HqCK-kXXaDb7tEZzd89UDw1hsQpPF4hyuYWa4Hg5_UwE/w400-h393/DSC05494.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next up was Snowberries, part of the Ornamental Treasure series. I started this one way back in 2018 and it's finished all except the beading. I don't have the beadpack so I have to find substitutes from my stash and need the time to do that.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji9rHHB81XFAyJBNND3My9rkVGVg3CwTDt_z8WfWl2KWW1IlxJwhQRHiyskv9pftoANzeOANa46vIiKfaff5-mYVesucqFzsFurWYloBu7EjVOLeFKzrnNt0a9eXWH-kpBuWLvC4a_gNExrCow80VnY7-6NZeyaf7Yp4QBlobbDamNrhDrK4XmYaxWUY/s3072/DSC05509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji9rHHB81XFAyJBNND3My9rkVGVg3CwTDt_z8WfWl2KWW1IlxJwhQRHiyskv9pftoANzeOANa46vIiKfaff5-mYVesucqFzsFurWYloBu7EjVOLeFKzrnNt0a9eXWH-kpBuWLvC4a_gNExrCow80VnY7-6NZeyaf7Yp4QBlobbDamNrhDrK4XmYaxWUY/w400-h300/DSC05509.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count pale blue evenweave</div><br />The third Small is finished and I added beads to it rather than wrestle with metallic Smyrna Stitches! This one is Special Delivery, the 2003 Ornament. It came with the fabric and the gold envelope charm which even has a tiny Christmas card inside! I also started this one in 2018.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF9heMZjtqPaqbJsxfPZth0Fj9njhEixuDokNWn8kcjT88k4q2lYQd0U5I5TX4xc_dfLjVBR72TgrE7LbOktDIA_sYchBNeGivUDV_KEgVPUm78BePSi9GUzvkJwGghrrtEw-OqBjXohB3PDtcJgCFNVubALJzyqB5qK_AHr94VZJVcN2HF1502RNYJg/s2243/DSC05510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2243" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF9heMZjtqPaqbJsxfPZth0Fj9njhEixuDokNWn8kcjT88k4q2lYQd0U5I5TX4xc_dfLjVBR72TgrE7LbOktDIA_sYchBNeGivUDV_KEgVPUm78BePSi9GUzvkJwGghrrtEw-OqBjXohB3PDtcJgCFNVubALJzyqB5qK_AHr94VZJVcN2HF1502RNYJg/w400-h348/DSC05510.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">stitched on 28 count Flax linen provided</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKZZKQ4lex9r2sapa1biu54lLNFp-Ho3ErzR150IqD5MybSnw1IYmWWFRvlRXLJnji8XzcUOeRs0IsIXtqmN939MMkSvgYGBSB28i7Z0RBQDRP4Hk7IQS5zalSC1ysB-vBYCKzVlOgUN4sRMr2LGmJ55Mju3j_0RCpuLua5VKwGC4Tp6BdxuSLwmDdAY/s3072/DSC05511.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKZZKQ4lex9r2sapa1biu54lLNFp-Ho3ErzR150IqD5MybSnw1IYmWWFRvlRXLJnji8XzcUOeRs0IsIXtqmN939MMkSvgYGBSB28i7Z0RBQDRP4Hk7IQS5zalSC1ysB-vBYCKzVlOgUN4sRMr2LGmJ55Mju3j_0RCpuLua5VKwGC4Tp6BdxuSLwmDdAY/w400-h300/DSC05511.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Card inside the envelope!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq06rjC3Bl_QBZxFSWij0v-y4zNRUNExjTmpu-CjJcPRD5VrxXMrljj0VUxXG55nmDs8PtD34gsKQRkvbR2Y8P6TBkMYlO-TQUkt7OVzVJzpWQs0PmVSc305T6YcI8KQ6Kb2Qv319GrCqGaO5Pl2uQSNj8nzW6Od2VTogFGJ0N6J_pd0JsR3yjA-vX_k/s2829/DSC05512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="2829" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMq06rjC3Bl_QBZxFSWij0v-y4zNRUNExjTmpu-CjJcPRD5VrxXMrljj0VUxXG55nmDs8PtD34gsKQRkvbR2Y8P6TBkMYlO-TQUkt7OVzVJzpWQs0PmVSc305T6YcI8KQ6Kb2Qv319GrCqGaO5Pl2uQSNj8nzW6Od2VTogFGJ0N6J_pd0JsR3yjA-vX_k/w400-h300/DSC05512.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not bad for one month - one FFO, one finish and one nearly finished.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, thanks to everyone who took part in the Advent Calendar Blog Hop this year and to everyone who visited each day and left lovely comments on each post. People really do appreciate those comments, especially at such a busy time of the year.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.com10