A Stitching Love Affair

Finally it's finished!!! Chenonceau Loire Castle By Chatelaine Designs I started this in July 2016, so in the scheme of things it didn't really take me too long (I am a slow stitcher and have 1000 other WIPs as well) Of to get it framed now and I think I will get out my Lake Como Mandala and do some of that. Progress so far... Happy stitching! Michelle 

Finishes?? Well no, not exactly. Chenonceau is finished except for beads, photo to come later. However I have had good progress on The Met by Mirabilia Early Americans series by Little House Needleworks, I'm doing this as one big piece Moroccan Town by Chatelaine, sadly the designer Martina Rosenberg passed away in December and she will be greatly missed by all Chatelaine stitchers Christmas at the Villa by Madeleine Findley Let Freedom Ring by Lilia's Studio, this was my Christmas Eve start and finally Christmas At Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings, my New Years start, I'm using NPI silks for this Stash was from the Glendon Place sale, I love these charts! I also got this framed (after finishing it in 2015!) Pattini d' Argento by Cuore e Batticuore I should be able to post a photo of my finished Chenonceau next time as there aren't that many beads to put on. Happy stitching! Michelle

Well I have finally finished doing the jessica stitches on Chenonceau All 232 of them..... Chenonceau - Loire Castle by Chatelaine Now to finish the rest of it, hopefully I can finish it by the end of the year! Happy stitching everyone! Michelle 

Another update on Chenonceau I have started on the outer border so not far to go! I have also had another start.... Opps! 28 count Ivory evenweave This is another Chatelaine Design called Pompeji, I'm loving the colours so far! I have also had these Teresa Wentzler charts for a long time, so I finally purchased some fabric to start them Magical Night will be stitched on 28 count Ice Blue evenweave and Carousel I have 28 count Grey evenweave. Never ever again will I do a Teresa Wentzler piece on 32 count linen, I value my sanity lol. I have also brought New York by Thea Gouverneur. Now this has 18 count aida in the kit and I will not be using that, mostly because I don't like aida much so I think I will get some evenweave 28 count. It is stitched with one strand and I am considering using 2 strands. Obviously there won't be enough thread in the kit so I will have to match up from my DMC threads . Has anyone used 2 strands? How does it look? ...

I haven't posted about Chenonceau (Chatelaine Design)for a while and since I have done quite a bit since the last photos of this I decided it needed it's own post! Before -  After - I have started doing some back stitching on the windows, mostly because there is heaps of it and I would rather do a bit now instead of having all of it to do at the end. I will endeavour to blog more often but I just get so busy with work and stuff!  happy stitching Michelle

Well since I had some time on my hands today, I got out all my WIPs and UFOs to have a look at and cringe about how many I have Basically here is the list: English Garden Sampler By Teresa Wentzler I really like her designs but I really don't like the huge amounts of backstitching and blended threads, in saying that I have 2 of her designs on the go... Summer Carousel By Teresa Wentzler This is my oldest WIP (probably now a UFO) Started around 17-18 years ago Oh Christmas Tree By Lavender & Lace Stitching Accessory Book By Designing Ladies Angel Dwell Here By Mirabilia Santa By Mirabilia New start on 28/12/2016 The Enchantment of Winter By Dimples Designs Roman Building By Unknown Petit Marche de Noel By Cuore e Batticuore Athena By Mirabilia Ballerina Beauty By Dimensions A Cat Lovers Biscornu By Sandra Cox Vanosdall N...