Monday 23 February 2009

No stitching today but...

...I have spent the afternoon making gingerbread teddies and date and banana loaf with my daughter. She has decorated the teddies with jelly tots and smarties, stuck on with lemon glace icing. Both recipes were from Cooking With Daisy, by Josie Klafkowska - a fab book written in memory of her little girl who died suddenly, so not only do you get great food, you raise money for charity too. Buy it here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooking-Daisy-Josie-Klafkowska/dp/1847241603/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235412107&sr=1-1!

Have also started a new wrap in Louisa Harding Kimono Ribbon, a really nice pink/purple/black colourway - I'm making it wide and long so that I can have it as a scarf or a wrap, even if I don't manage to finish it till next winter....

Monday 16 February 2009

Good finishing week

Managed to start and finish 3 baby pics in the last week, so am feeling all pinked out! One is for my new niece, and the others are to add to my mum's Rogues Gallery. Framed them myself today and am quite pleased with the way they've come out. Pics below! The larger sampler is on evenweave and the smaller ones on 14-count aida, and the difference between the shoe pictures is amazing. I've never done the same chart on different fabrics before so it was quite revealing.

My clever sister pointed out today that it's our parents' Ruby Wedding this year - not till September but at least I have plenty of time to work something out. I've found a Historical Sampler Co. kit I like (have done similar ones twice already) and also an Anchor one, but I may design something Welsh for them instead. Will see how inspiration strikes!






Monday 9 February 2009

Guard This Keep - finished!


Am really pleased with the way this has turned out as - I may have mentioned this - I hate rayon & metallic threads and most of this design was made up of them. I may have to re-think my attitude towards them! The pic doesn't really do it justice as it's all shiny and sparkly. Hopefully my mum will love it, I'll be sending it out to her next week. Ynys Haf, the name of their house, means 'Island of Summer' and as far as I know it's a sort of Welsh Avalon.

Before getting back to poor neglected Maggie, I've started on some mini birth records for mum as well as she likes to keep track of her grandchildren. I've chosen the baby shoes design for Tove (meant for a Christening) from a back issue of Cross Stitcher, and also the baby feet design from another of the mags for Catrin, my niece. I'm doing the shoes one for Catrin's mum as well. Will add pics when complete!