Spend, spend, spend!

What about this for a haul of stash? I won't say how much it cost, as I really spent too much at the Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch show this afternoon, but I'm not sorry I got any of it. There are some great things here. The books are crammed full of the most gorgeous designs with goldwork, some raised elements and what not. Of course, I fell for them as the shop whose stall I bought them from had wisely brought all their models of the pieces too...... Will get to make up some of those over the next couple of years, I hope! If the eternal course writing ever comes to an end.....

Anyway, so I got 2 books, 4 kits - 1 'regular' goldwork, although the pattern needs some adaptation as it's not an accurate stringed instrument at all, 1 metallic in different colours called 'Goldleaf Dragonfly', 1 cross stitch kit which I plan to make up to put on/above my desk when I get one at work (10 new workstations coming next summer, one for me too, I should say!) and 1 small Brazilian piece. One of the reasons I never did that glorious 'Ariel's Heart' design for the wedding in August was that I outfaced myself with it, so I thought that getting a smaller kit to have a go at first would be the best idea. What else? 3 things of ribbon, 6 sheets of stickers, (many of which I want to use mostly as designs to stitch from), 2 packs of 5 10"x10" pieces of silk dupion, plus one more 13"x11" piece. That's it, I think! Don't even ask when I'm starting on any of them as I couldn't begin to imagine!!

Decided to take the bed linen stitching to Germany with me next week after all. At first I thought it was too big, but then I realised that it doesn't matter at all and I can take what I like!! I'll also be taking the cushion for my baby sis' to sew it up there and hope that I can clear one more job and get back on with another all in the course of yet another trip to Hamburg!! After that, stitching plans are to finish that blue-tits piece that I started back in the summer and probably also do the goldfinch one that goes with it ready to have them all framed for bedroom re-decoration during the winter hols.=)