I’m sorry I haven’t updated for so long. Real life hit and boy did it hit hard.

My Nan taught me to cross stitch; it seems like years ago now. She sadly passed away last week after a long and tiring battle with cancer which she finally beat, only to lose an even harder battle with Parkinson’s. She fought until the end, she was amazing.

 

There hasn’t been a lot of stitching happening as I haven’t felt like it to be completely honest.

The weekend just gone we went on our first family holiday. Camping. Yeah not the best of things for someone with my health problems and damn don’t I know it!

We went to Barleylands in Essex. It was quite nice. I loved the craft village they had and spent hours wondering around little shops and stalls but was well behaved and only brought 1 skein of DMC thread as I had run out. Here’s the website it’s well worth the cold nights, spiders, and our tiny tent.



Daisy Chains!!



Getting a lift



Brought by my amazing Partner

 

Vintage sowing
 in the discovery centre



Lantern

 

Black rose update

Naughty Naughty Naughty

I’ve been naughty.  I’ve brought 3 new patterns. Technically it’s not my fault. If Heaven and Earth designs didn’t have sales so often then I might be more inclined to behave. But how is a girl like me meant to resist when they are selling there patterns so cheaply? It would be almost a crime not to get at least a couple. So here are the new additions:

Hold on to hope

Strength story keep

Black rose

I started black rose a few days ago and have almost finished the first page already. just need to go back over the mapping i have done. It stitches up so quickly. I love it I have had a few ideas how to finish it but would love to hear your ideas on how to finish any of the designs.

Finally a decent update!!

I apologise for my lack of chatty-ness lately. Information overload! Details can be found here

So onto the stitchey bit.

I have been making progress as you may have seen from the pictures. “Hidden spirits has been progressing well. I’m still not bored of it yet, which is a good sign. She is almost complete and will only take a little more time. I have decided to call her Mai as it is a Sioux woman’s name. It seems a bit nasty to keep calling her she or her. So Mai it is from now on. Hehe

I haven’t touched “elegant kimono “since I got “hidden spirits”. Well once to move it into the cupboard! *hang head in shame*. I will be starting it again when I have finished the cougar and Mai on “hidden spirits”

just a quick one.

Just a quick update.

Progress on hidden spirits, and part of a biscornu i made while stuck in the car up London.

Prober update tomorrow I promise.

quick pic

almost finished the dress.

progress