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Sunday 7 June 2015

Progress Pictures From This Week

Bit of a boring title that, hopefully the post will be more interesting!

Progress on three different pieces this week.  The first one is from my Tuesday Satsuma Street SAL with Linda and Kate.  Linda and I are both stitching Pretty Little London but to give her a chance to catch up I have switched to Pretty Mini London on black:

Stitched on 28 count black evenweave

On Wednesday I went back to Joan Elliott's Believe and have completed all the cross stitching, just some backstitch and then the beads to be done.  So I'm not showing the whole thing today, just "Be":

Stitched on 32 count Robin's Egg opalescent by Silkweaver

This weekend has been a double shift at work (which I hate) so there has been very little time to stitch.  I managed a few lengths on Book of Spells by The Goode Huswife:

Stitched on 40count Jewel Butterbeer linen

Close-up of the moon: 

I am using DMC for this project, one strand over 2.  For the moon I used 4145 which is a variegated grey.  Now I have moved onto the boring border on the right,  There is a much more interesting border along the bottom thankfully!

I received some lovely post during the week.  I was lucky enough to win two giveaways recently!  The first was from Carin in the Netherlands.  Carin is a stitcher, a knitter, a crocheter and a quilter and a terribly bad influence on me!  She takes the most beautiful photos which always inspire me to stitch the same projects she has just finished.  My last two Little Stitcher's projects were both inspired by Carin's lovely photography.  She also sold me the Book of Spells chart last year!  Here is what she sent me:

Look at all those lovely charms!  And some HDF silks which I have never used before.

Here is a close-up of the beautiful pillow she made: 
Carin's stitching is perfect, as is her sewing, you can't even see the join!
Chart from Cosmic Handmade

The second giveaway was from Rosey from Ishkabibble.  She had a Mill Hill kit complete with fabric, threads and lots of beads.  This is actually quite a tiny piece but with so many beads!  I wonder if anyone can identify the island shown on the postcard before reading on?



Rosey spent several years in Hawaii when she was younger and came home with a special souvenir - a husband!  The postcard actually shows the island of Maui.  Lovely isn't it?

Finally, the talk of postcards brings me onto my Summer Postcard Blog hop again!  The theme this year is Pets.  All you need to do is email me a photo of something you have stitched on this theme plus a little message about what pets mean to you.  Once I have a few I will start emailing them to the participants who will display them on their blogs.  The Blog Hop lasts all Summer so don't worry if you don't have anything suitable stitched yet.  I'm going to be finding some freebies online to inspire you.  Today's choice is the Guinea Pig.  This is a versatile link because you can cross stitch or crochet the guinea pig!






29 comments:

KimM said...

Wowee! What great stitching and such sweet prizes. Enjoy!
xxx

Vickie said...

Hey, I love your win from Rosey.
Aww, sweet guinea pig stitch there. We had a guinea pig named Gracie. She lived to be almost 8 years old. :)

jocondine said...

Closer to your progress, love details (lovely moon). Nice gifts, lucky week. xxx

Bea said...

You're progressing very well on all fronts. Fantastic giveaway prizes! What I'm looking for is a giveaway where the prize is more stitching time.

Shebafudge said...

Lovely stitching and such pretty giveaways too.

Daniela Bencúrová said...

Jo, your stitching is beautiful!
Congratulations to the gift!

Krista said...

Hi Jo! Lots of great projects. I love the Satsuma Street designs too. They look like fun to stitch.

Linda said...

Awesome progress Jo. I'm trying to catch up. Lovely wins.

Linda

rosey175 said...

TIL there are little fairy sprites on the fancy letters! How tiny and detailed. I think I need more projects just to use variegated floss. Love it.

Hey, I sent that thing! I'm still amazed at the speed it got there. Congrats on both your wins! :D

Minnie said...

All of you progress is beautiful and you got some great giveaway prizes. Love the "Book of Spells".

Barb said...

Your WIPS are looking good. What nice giveaways!

Stitching Noni said...

Great progress Jo :o)
Well done on your giveaway wins!
And thank you for the giveaway chart you sent to me as a winner on your blogaversary... it arrived the other day safe and sound - I am looking forward to stitching it :o)
Hugs xx

Preeti said...

Congrats on your giveaway wins!! Your stitching pieces are looking very beautiful:)

Christine said...

I do love the little London on the black. Great giveaway wins

Annie said...

Wonderful stitching on all your beautiful projects!

Lili said...

Beautiful stitching progess!!
So pretty gifts!!!

Mii Stitch said...

Lovely updates and sweet prizes :)

Katie said...

Beautiful stitching and lovely prizes!

Sarah in Stitches said...

Excellent stitching progress! Beautiful gifts, too - enjoy! :D

Deb said...

Great update! Beautiful stitching!

gominam said...

Great, lovely progress on your WIPs, love the colors of satsuma. Awesome prizes too:)

Leonore Winterer said...

Lovely progress! I still adore the colours of this mini city on the black ^_^ Congrats on the two give aways wins!

Annette-California said...

Congrats on both lovely wins. Beautiful stitching and loved seeing the sweet fairy:)))
love Annette

Julie said...

Lovely parcels that dropped through your letterbox.
Lots of nice progress, London on black is fabulous.

Justine said...

Congratulations on your wins - such beautiful things you are working on at the moment!

Anna van Schurman said...

Mini London looks so great with the black fabric!

Kaisievic said...

Lovely giveaway prizes and beautiful stitching, Jo. I love the Book of Spells.

The Crafty Princess said...

They all look great but I'm loving the Book of Spells. Hauntingly effective. Congrats on winning 2 giveaways lucky girl!
xo Alicia

Brigitte said...

Beautiful stitching, Jo. And such lovely gifts that you received. I also visit Carin's blog and love her finishing skills. Very inspiring indeed.