A Little Taster

from our wedding day - The LM & Mrs LM
Monday seems ages ago already, we're now looking forward to our party tomorrow.

Hopefully I'll have some time to show more pictures before we set off on honeymoon.

Kate

Switching to Bloglovin

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Today see the end of Google Reader - so I have finally made the move to Bloglovin.  I've not been around here much as we have been busy with:

Exam season for both of the GBs

Work

University visiting

LM was away at the Le Mans 24 hour race

Wedding plans!!!!!!!

I will be back as soon as time allows and hopefully show you some stitching progess.

Kate

A Quilting Project

My Sis2 and her DH have spent many years, might even be 10, looking for sofas and chairs for their upstairs lounge and until this year have not managed to find anything that they both were happy with.  The discovery of furniture, carpet and wallpaper lead to much work ~ now their room is  complete and looks absolutely gorgeous.  They chose plain leather sofas and some co-ordinating pieces from this range.  I decided to make a couple of throws for them and this is what I have so far

This is the first one

 And the second.  I used a variety of fabrics which were bought from Borderland Fabrics & Just Quilting.  There are borders to be added and I need to get wadding, backing and binding fabric to complete them.  I am thoroughly enjoying this project and spent some time at the weekend working on a plan to personalise them ~ I hope it works.

Hope you're impressed that I've managed to come back quite soon!

Kate

It's been a while..........

A long while really and I must apologise ~ there have been a few things that have eaten into my time and left none spare for blogging, in fact I started this post a couple of weeks ago and then other things got in the way of me adding the pictures and posting!  I have been trying to keep on top of reading what you have all been doing, but even that has taken a bit of a back seat at times.

Stitching has been slow to non-existent, I did manage to finish my New Years Day start.

 

LHN ~ Summer Splendor

Recommended threads with one substitution

Fabric unknown

Started 01 January 2013

Finished 09 March 2013 

 



I plan to finish this into a bag ~ when that might happen is anyone's guess though.  My latest LHN project is Be True which was a birthday gift from Barb last year ~ I'm stitching one over one on 28ct so it's going to be just the perfect size for a scissor fob.
I've also started stitching the Drawn Thread "Love" scissor keep ~ I'm stitching this 9 times as they are to be the place cards for the Ladies who will be at out wedding.

 

 

The Drawn Thread - Love Scissors Tag

Recommended Needlepoint & Northern Lights Silk

Sparklies 35ct Edinburgh Linen ~ Barely Bronzed

Started 09 February 2013

 

As of today I have 4½ stitched so I'm halfway there!  You must excuse the crumpled appearance, thought I'd leave the ironing until they are all finished.

 

And a closer picture ~ I love the muted colours and the variety of stitches.  Our wedding is quite small and we wanted to include some handmade/personalised items ~ I know that each of the Ladies will appreciate these gifts.  We have something a little more manly for the Guys!  Well I have work tomorrow ~ another thing that gets in the way! ~ so I guess I had better go get some sleep.  I'll be trying very hard to be here with better regularity than I have displayed so far this year. 

 

Till next time.

 

Kate  

 

 

Christmas Ornaments & Secret Santa 2012

Firendly Stitchers Group Ornament Exchange

I received this beauty from Judy together with some threads and needles ~ thanks Judy.

I'd love to show you the ornament that I sent to Judy, however I forgot to take any pictures!  It was the LHN design from the 2012 ornament edition of JCS, you know, the one with the blue house ~ sorry I can't remember the design name & the magazine has clearly hibernated as I can't find it to look it up.

Needlecraft Haven Group Ornament Exchange

Another gorgeous ornament received ~ this one from Mary who also send a skein of thread and a cute present charm ~ thank you Mary.

This one is Christmas Eve by Pickle Barrel Designs from the JCS Ornament Edition 2012 ~ stitched for Christine on 32ct Barely Bronzed evenweave from Sparklies with the recommended threads.  The fabric in the background is on the reverse of the ornament.

Tuesday Stitching Group

Secret Santa

Ma Boite a Tresors from C'Mon Monde

Stitched on 40ct Antique White linen with recommended DMC threads.  Mounted onto a box that I painted and lined.

Interior of the box with mini spools and bobbins.

Kate









Quiet Sunday

Quiet is what we have planned ~ we were up and at the gym for 8am, sounds grim and I guess it was, however I definitely feel good for having done it ~ might be a different story tomorrow!  It's well over a month since I was last there as I've been waiting for a sinus infection to clear up. Unfortunately that doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon and I've got a wedding to be trim & toned for!
Sis2 is on her way down as tomorrow we're off to Nottingham to see a bridal fabric supplier ~ so she's popping in here at lunchtime then off to stay with Dad.  We're leaving at stupid o'clock in the morning and I will be returning her to Dad's tomorrow evening, where she'll stay and spend Tuesday with him before returning to Scotland.
I have a few stitchy things I want to accomplish today, might even go stash surfing to kit a few Christmas projects for the Christmas Ornaments All Year Round SAL.  I joined this SAL last year but didn't make it past May, so I want to be well prepared this year.
The LM is planning a DVD fest, he'll probably watch most of it through the insides of his eyelids!
Have a wonderful Sunday.

Kate

Autumn & Winter Exchanges 2012

Last year Clare at Needlecraft Haven ran a Four Seasons Exchange ~ due to a number of things I didn't post any pictures from either Autumn or Winter.

There was a bit of a trial with my Autumn piece ~ it went into the black hole of the postal system, whether that was on this side of the pond or stateside Dusty didn't receive her gift.  So a new one had to be finished and shipped out, fortunately this one did eventually turn up.

This is Autumn Sampler by Lizzie Kate stitched with the recommended threads on 40ct linen.  I made this into a small bourse ~ just the right size to carry threads for a project.  Pictures of the outside and the completed bourse follow.

Here's the gorgeous needle roll that I received from Julie ~ my very first one.  I love it, the colours, the design, the trim & buttons ~ just all of it.  Thanks again Julie.  The text on the picture should read - FROM Julie

Julie was my partner to stitch for in the Winter exchange and I stitched part of the design of Snow White by LHN.  The fabric is 32ct Rue Green linen and I used Finca Perle #16.

I finished it as a needle book/thread organiser.

Christine stitched this little beauty for me ~ I must apologise for the quality of some of the pictures today ~ this one certainly does not capture the colour of the gorgeous fabric.  Thanks so much Christine.

I hope I can do this type of seasonal exchange again as I really enjoyed participating in this one ~ thanks to Clare for organising it all.

Hope to update you with Christmas exchanges next time.

Kate