Posts

Showing posts from January, 2013

Stitching Away..

Image
After last years Purple Flower project I decided on another flower project but this time slightly different, it's a button flower project. This uses one of my most hated stitches "Lazy Daisy", now I know that they're easy to do but I really really don't like them. I like symmetrical designs and this stitch rarely looks even when more than 1 is used...BUT this year I'm going to try and not do as much symmetrical stuff on the embroidery side and just let my needle play whenever the mood takes me. FINALLY finished part 6 of my Around the World, taking part in WIP Wednesdays with Friendly Stitchers  so decided that I need to catch up on ATW. Here's my HAED after a couple of weeks of stitching at least 2hrs on 4 evenings a week.... Cruising the Information Highway, Randal Spangler HAED Stitched 1 over 1 on 25ct Finally I managed to put in a few stitches on my Mary Wigham SAL on the Sunday Stitch In with The Stitch Specialists, not many as we s

New Start for a new year

Image
A couple of the projects I've been working on since New Years Cruising The Information Highway by Randal Spangler (HAED) Stitched 1 over 1 on 25ct Around the World in 80 Stitches - parts 1-5 (Papillion Creations) Mary Wigham SAL The last 2 projects I work mainly in-hand and I don't like ironing my work until it's all completed and ready to be framed, hence the creases.  Working on an exchange piece now which I'm really enjoying. Happy stitching, Jo x