A Stitching Love Affair

I have been busy buying a "few" things recently and here they are! Nina Threads I got the pink thread for the Mirabilia chart Wherefore Art Thou which is all done in specialty threads. I had never heard of Nina's Threads so I had a look at her Etsy shop and she has some lovely threads and fabric Etsy shop: NinaHandDyed Next is some Primitive Hare charts and pins and finally some Lavender & Lace and Butternut Road charts from Trade Me at $4 each! bargin Until next time, 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...

Woo Hoo!! I have finished Nora Corbetts letter "M" Recommended Threads - Cresent Colours Mill Hill Beads 32-count Linen I have also been doing a bit on the Chatelaine "Tuscany Town" Before- After- It's coming along nicely and if I'm very good I may have it finished by the end of the year! LOL! Also a progress picture on the Enchantment of Winter Before- (stitching is upside down by the way - oops my bad...) After- Just started on the 1 over 1 and not really enjoying that! Unfortunately there is quite a bit of it. I have done a bit more on Mirabilia's "Goddess of Wisdom" Before- After- Thanks to DMC changing the colours slightly, some of the blue is a different shade from the parts I have already done. GRRRRRR Not sure what I am going to do about that yet.... I hope you have been enjoying the Olympics, most of the live coverage here in New Zealand is on during the small hours of the morning, thank goodness for the Mysky...

All I have worked on this week has been Holiday Cookies, I'm quite enjoying it at the moment so I shall keep going with it until I get bored Before- After- I have even done some backstitching on the house on the right, I thought I may as well get some done because there is quite a lot! I have also got another WIP I have dragged out to show you... This is a Mirabilia Design called Angel Proclamation, not sure when I started this - probably about 6 years ago at least, so who knows when I will finish it! I am going to Lucy's 40th birthday party this Friday night and I have made her a half apron for her Lucy loves leopard print and shoes, so I decided that I would combine both in this little creation, I'm sure she will love it as her style is very "out there" The weather is beautiful here at the moment, autumn is quite often really nice and warm, actually it's 21 degrees here which is warmer than it was in March, no doubt it won...