I finally finished something! WOW!

Got the Golden Meadow hardanger cushion sewn up actually into a cushion cover proper and here it is:

Just need to send it off to my friend now.=)

I think that one of the reasons that I've been so sluggish with my stitching of late is that I've had so many things on the go and nothing completed for a while that I've lost my umph. Hopefully this will help on the motivation front and I plan to get mum's bookmark sewn up next. Watch this space.....

Cushion Up-date

Here's the current status on the cushion/pillow cover work:


One more of the rectangular cutwork areas to wrap, then the other 4 diamonds to cut and wrap and the whole lot of cut areas to spruce up a bit with a simple filling stitch. Should be done this week, then it's on to a Helen M Stevens' piece I promised to someone I've never met yet!!!!

Satin Stitching Complete!

....and the back stitch is started too. I've done 6 of the 16 sets of it so far. Not very exciting, but then it's repetitive work, which is never the thrill of the day!!

Going to the Fashion and Embroidery Show tomorrow. That should be fun and a danger to the bank balance!!! Hope they have some good fabrics, but not TOO many............

Sunday Morning Up-date

Good morning!

Here's the cushion cover work as described in last night's posting. Just thought I'd share it anyway.=)

Happy Sunday!

Cushion's coming on really well!

Here's the cushion as it stood this lunchtime, (so about 8 hours ago):

There's already quite a bit more surface work on it. The flowers have been put into the corner squares and the line of flowers and leaves is done along the bottom and one of the flowers at the side. Should have all the surface work done in the next couple of days.=) I've decided not to do the outer border of cutwork as per the pattern 'cos it'll end up being too big and also my frame is a bit smaller than the design, so it'll be less fuss. Will be finished sooner too and, while I'm not exactly the 'if it's not done in half and hour, I'm not interested' type, I don't like things to go on t-o-o-o-o long. I have a few more things to do as well with two wedding coming up in the spring and so forth.

New update on Monday.

Started something new......

OK, I know I said I wouldn't until I'd finished the dog, but I needed something to stitch for the times when I don't want to think so hard about what I'm doing, for when there isn't enough light for the complex work needed for the silk shading and when I just need to relax. So, the next item on my list of stuff to stitch, a hardanger cushion with some satin stitch/back stitch floral work, has been started. I've already done all the surface work on the central flower and what will be the central cutwork area, but here's a picture just of the materials. It was just SO nice to sit and do a bit on this when I got in from work today, before making dinner.

I think it's going to be a longer time than I'd planned before that dreaded dog is finished. Basically, because I'd said I wouldn't start anything else until it was done, I was doing no stitching at all! Given that I have a lot of projects I want to do and the fact that my stash is worth well over £1000, (so, about US$2000 at UK prices), it's just wasted sitting there whilst I continue to put off and put off the piece I'm finding it next to impossible to motivate myself to do. I'm NOT going to dismiss it as a UFO though, (no non-stitching readers, that's not an 'un-identified flying object', but our acronym for 'un-finished object'!!!), and I will try to assign specific times to work it. When I'm at my mum's on Monday afternoons is a good time and maybe I can fit in an hour or so for it on Thursdays. So, that'll be 2-4 hours per week. It'll take ages still, but it'll happen - as long as those sessions happen. Well, that remains to be seen....

Will post more often from now onwards as I'll have more photos to share!