July Smalls SAL

The Smalls SAL is hosted by Stitching Lotus

This year I am showing my Just Nan 12 Days of Christmas blocks for the Smalls SAL and also my 30-a-day projects.  All smalls also by Just Nan.  It's a Nan-a-thon year!

Here is Block 7 on the 12 Days of Christmas:

stitched on 32 count Vintage Grain linen

Last month I showed you the start for Floral Sunshine and here's the finish:

stitched on 32 count Antique White linen

I even attached the butterfly charm straight away:

Next task is to scrapbook this one and some previous finishes.  I had a little bit of a finishing splurge last month and here are the results:

Of course, finishing a small means I start the next one.  This is Butterfly Bouquet stitched on 32 count pink linen:

Very pretty so far.  I'll be needing another butterfly charm for this so it's a good thing I bought a bag full!

Finally, the Summer Postcard Blog Hop has started!  The second card went out this evening to June of Butterfly Wings, so follow the link below and find out who sent the card to her.

Butterfly Wings

If you want to take part, just email me a photo of something you have stitched which is suitable as a postcard to a fellow stitcher along with a short message of the kind you write on a postcard.  I will forward the photo to another participant who shows it on their blog.  The photo can be anything Summer themed, beach themed, holiday themed, you get the idea!   It can be a new piece or something from your archives.

6 Days Work on 12 Days of Christmas

What a small amount of progress to show for six days work too!

The problem was being tired on Sunday after 3 early morning starts courtesy of the Small Boy and needing a nap in the afternoon.  Followed by 3 days of work getting some overtime in covering my colleagues' holidays.

Some days I barely managed 20 stitches on this design so I'm not counting them in my Pie Chart at the end of the month.

Here is the whole piece so far:

stitched on 32 count Vintage Grain linen

This one is the next one of my Just Nan smalls - Floral Sunshine:

stitched on 32 count Antique White linen

I started that one for March Madness in 2017 and restarted it on 25th June, 2018

I have been making steady progress in the evenings on Alice and Flamingo by Mrs Peggotty:

stitched over 1 on 25 count blue evenweave

I have nearly finished her face, her eyes look so much less creepy now!

Finally, there will be a Summer Blog Hop this year.  I will be returning to the Postcard theme.

Each person emails me a photo of something they have stitched which is suitable as a postcard to a fellow stitcher along with a short message of the kind you write on a postcard.  I will forward the photo to another participant who shows it on their blog.  The photo can be anything Summer themed, beach themed, holiday themed, you get the idea!   It can be a new piece or something from your archives.  The Hop will run over the whole of the Summer with a few cards going out each week.  Final deadline will be the end of August, just in time for Back to School!  If you'd like to take part then leave a comment or send me an email.

I have received some cards already but haven't responded to those people yet because of the reasons at the beginning of the post!  But I will.  This weekend is for emails.

June Smalls SAL

The Smalls SAL is hosted by Stitching Lotus

This year I am showing my Just Nan 12 Days of Christmas blocks for the Smalls SAL and also my 30-a-day projects.  All smalls also by Just Nan.  It's a Nan-a-thon year!

Here is Block 6 on the 12 Days of Christmas:

stitched on 32 count Vintage Grain linen

Following on from the excitement of the 31 starts for Maynia, I completed 2 Just Nan smalls this month.

First was Honeysuckle Rose which hasn't got its charm yet:

stitched on 32 count Antique White linen

 Then a nice quick stitch; Dragonfly Summer renamed Butterfly Summer as that was the charm I had:

stitched on 32 count White evenweave

A Just Nan Small finish means a new one is started - Floral Sunshine:

stitched on 32 count Antique White linen

I am hoping to do some scrapbooking this weekend and get some of the older ones mounted and fully finished.  We shall see!

Finally, there will be a Summer Blog Hop this year.  I will be returning to the Postcard theme.

• Each person emails me a photo of something they have stitched which is suitable as a postcard to a fellow stitcher along with a short message of the kind you write on a postcard. 
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• I will forward the photo to another participant who shows it on their blog.  
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• The photo can be anything Summer themed, beach themed, holiday themed, you get the idea!   
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• It can be a new piece or something from your archives.  
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• The Hop will run over the whole of the Summer with a few cards going out each week.  
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• Final deadline will be the end of August, just in time for Back to School!  
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• If you'd like to take part then leave a comment or send me an email.