WIPs and a bell pull!

Thanks for the lovely comments about my daughters, I am very proud of them as they are very good, ok they have their moments..... but on the whole they are great. They had a lovely day and now have birthday money to spend!!

Thought I would share a couple of my WIPs today. Firstly here is Family Tree, I managed to continue with the blue edges, another names box and some of the large surname box. I would have liked to have done a bit more.... but the weekend's events got in the way!!

I also started the Lizzie Kate - March Flip it.... not a lot to show yet but it's a start. I have a few of the other months now too so will be able to continue with the set!!

Also thanks to Shellie I have joined a charity stitching group that can be found here. I am really pleased to get involved in this project as it is something else useful I can do with my stitching. For stitchers they want 6 x 6 inch squares of certain themes that they make into quilts. They also require knitters so I have recruited my mom to knit some prem baby clothes. Please feel free to check out their forum!! I have started on a "Fairy" square and I intend to do a circus theme one next. I know Shellie has done a disney square. The themes are quite varied. Here is the progress so far -

Lastly I did manage some machine stitching on Sunday afternoon and here is my D for Dancer bell pull. I am very pleased with the finish and it was really very easy to make up. It is now hanging in Becki's room! I bought the bell pull ends from sewandso they are made by Framecraft.

This week I am back on Country Idyll, I want to get lots of the greens on the trees done this week. Tonight is Stitch Club so I'll be working on my Lilliput Lane for my SAL, I'll be glad when I have finished this.... not much more to do!!

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Ginnie x

D for Dancer finished!

First, I am proud to present a new finish - D For Dancer.....

D is for Dancer

The Victoria Sampler

28ct platinum cashel linen

with recommended silks.

I finished the main stitching on Friday and took it off the frame to do the hem stitching around the edge.... then decided I was happy with it as it was without doing all that fiddly cutting of fabric etc.... I declared it completely finished!! I want to finish it as a bell pull so need to get some "ends".

The frame is now waiting with a fresh piece of fabric on, to start one of the HAED charts!!! I have decided to work on Candle Lights first and I intend to have a Sunday HAED night. I intend to start tonight but want to do a little more on Henry first as I was out last night with my dear friend Steve and got no stitching done at all!! Update on Henry on next post (I have started Catherine Howard's head !!)

I also thought I would show you a picture of my Lilliput Lane cottage that I have been working on for the Step-a-long SAL. Most of the cross stitch is complete but there is so much darn fiddly back stitch everywhere I'll be just about finished by Christmas!!

Thanks for all the well wishes for Laura'a appointment. All went well except the hospital had forgotten to tell us that the appointment had actually been re-scheduled and that the letters had failed to go out.... so we could either sit and wait or come back in July!! As I had booked the day off and we had made the effort to go by train we decided to sit and wait (2.5 hrs!!) But there was no change with her heart/valve leak and they said we will discuss next year whether to continue her check up after age 16 at adult cardiology clinics. The only thing he did say was that in the future if she gets pregnant she will have to be monitored more as that can put extra stress on you heart and valve leaks can get worse. But I'll worry about that another time!!

I have been busy in the garden again today so am looking forward to relaxing tonight and doing some more stitching. Next week it's back to Wedding Row, I hope to get most of this done as June will soon roll around.

Anyway until next time.

Ginnie x