Random Thoughts

Hello my friends.

Friday night stitching,

`Random Thoughts`

The Drawn Thread design.

More stitching for our SAL with 

Elizabeth from Paisley`s Post.

I have worked on three area`s last night.

There`s a key charm to fit in between the letter `F`

and bunny. I will add that later.

Worked on tree with modified van dyke stitch.

Queen stitched area.

Double four sided stitch.

Jessica stitch over 8.

Put away now till next week.

Happy Stitching,

Clare. 

Summer School :Lesson one

Hello my friends. 

Yesterday`s post brought my 

`Summer School`

(we are in our Winter :) )

lesson #1

design of Brenda Gervais.

The pattern,threads, fabric,needle minder and finishing ric rac.

Threads ready to start on 28ct mushroom.

Little helper while stitching one over one.

Lamp needed for this one.

My shelf is getting cluttered again!

Time to tidy up I think, :)

I started at the bottom right with the two threads over three linen

for the grass. This gave me a line to work  from.

Looks like since Friday it has been stitching. :)

Over the weekend I stitched a little more on BBD design. 

I have a little reverse stitching on the side to do,

will sort this soon. 

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Friday Night Stitching

Hello my friends.

Last night I worked on

`Random Thoughts`.

Now all my alphabet are connecting.

A & B one over one stitching areas complete

as well.

I`m sure that I`m using called for fabric but

 the crane bird doesn`t show up that well.

Could be the lighting for photo.

I have put this away till Friday.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Addition to our family

Hello my friends.

Yesterday our youngest daughter brought home 

our new addition to the family.

Tillie is still taking this on board!!

She`s usually laid back like this. :)

Still taking in the new member.

His name is:

Peanuts.

Elizabeth from Paisley`s Post and I  have decided to do this

Drawn Thread pattern `Random Thought`s` as a SAL 

together.  Once I found mine. :)

Hope I won`t be too far behind.

Elizabeth has started her`s as well.

This is how much I had already stitched.

I think I will stitch this as my Friday night stitching till 

we go away and return to it once home again.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Joined a SAL.

Hello my friends.

I have joined SAL for 

`A Holly Cottage Christmas`

by Michelle Ridgway.

on Chookyblues SAL blog 

hosted by Raewyn and Fiona.

The first block is 

`Christmas Stocking`.

Play time, a great advert for Tupperware toys.

Tomorrow Ezekiel is 10 months old. :)

I have been getting this years 

Loose Feathers Series.

I have started #1 but was so tempted to start # 3

when I saw this lovely cat.

I have a few ideas to use the cat in something else. :)

More progress later.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Last block

Hello my friends.

We have been busy looking after our youngest grandson.

He is now 9 months old.

When we took him home the other day I picked up 

the last block of my $25 quilt.

I also paid for finishing layout.

Next week when we take him home,

 I will go to sort my choice of fabric`s from the

fabric put aside for quilt.

Progress on `Lady`s Sampler`.

Well must get on as we have Ezekiel again this weekend

and I am sorting through my kitted up projects. :)

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Missed a day

Hello my friends,

I did sew yesterday but no time to post for day two of 

Chookyblues birthday weekend. :)

Saturday night before midnight I stared 

`Lady Sampler`.

That was after our evening out.

Plus I stocked the fire up,nice and cosy.

The Volunteer `s Fire Brigade 2017 Honours.

They were a few year`s behind so hubby received

Three silver bars to attach to his medal,

plus a framed certificate for Level 2 

Urban fire and recuse operations. 

Today this is my progress on 

`Lady`s Sampler`.

I am using suggested threads and linen 40 count.

Part of Saturday and most of Sunday during the day

I cut out and put together 

 2016  $25 quilt borders one and two. 

The third and last border I am working out joining the pattern.

Once that`s done I will attach ready for quilting. :)

Once wash is out as today is a lovely sunny winters day.

There was a frost this morning.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.