Inquisitive Kitten

This freebie from Cross Stitcher has been in the stash for about 2 years I think - one of the few cover kits I've kept rather than passing on via the forum or to friends. Quite fiddly to do as the fabric was too small for a hoop and I'm too lazy to tack it onto another piece of fabric :-). Not sure what I'll do with it yet as I'm not doing cards this year. Head start on 2009 maybe!

Have started the large bag today - decided on a cute baby penguin from the David & Charles Polar Bears and Penguins book. Will need to add a border, maybe snowflakes or something like that.

Latest finish - Love Bug

Completed the Love Bug bag and backed the stitching with interfacing so anything in it doesn't catch on the stitching. Haven't started the bigger bag as I'm waiting for inspiration for a design (perhaps a knitting motif for my mum or a cat for the MIL? Or a penguin for me :-) ) so I've been occupying what time I can find with cover kits. Currently working on a Margaret Sherry one from Cross Stitcher a couple of years ago called Inquisitive Kitten, of a ginger kitten hanging on a wreath.

Love Bug update

Haven't got much done in the last week as Tove has been putting on a growth spurt - every time I picked up my stitching she demanded food! I have managed to finish the stitching on the Love Bug bag, only the back stitch to go. Trying to decide whether to do the same design on the bigger bag or whether to look for something else that will fit the larger panel better.

Been shopping

Hit the stash sites this week and treated myself to the 'Love Bug' ready-to-stitch bag from Wimble Bees and the Humphrey's Corner 'Angel Sampler' from sewandso. as well as some fraycheck and an emery for my needles (what a great thing!). Everything arrived today so I've made a start on the bag instead of a free kit.

I think the bag may get appropriated by my elder daughter so I may have to get the big version as well....any excuse :-)

Cul-Purr-It - finished!

Finished Cul-Purr-It last night, BS took most of the day. Here's the completed pic and a close-up of the face.

Think I'll do a couple of little cover kits as 'portable' projects next, easily pick-up-and-put-downable. I give most of these away ot various people as I know I'll never do them, but I do keep the Margaret Sherry ones and some Christmassy ones.

Back!

Finally managed to pick up my stitching after 12 days - nothing ambitious like the BS on Maggie, just finishing the 'ground' on Cul-Purr-It and starting the white infill on the cat, but I have missed it! Think Maggie will be on hold again until we settle back into a routine - my plan to finish her before the baby came went out of the window when she arrived 5 days early.

Someone wise once said that man makes plans so God can laugh....