Slowly does it

I've been getting some stitching done but my Flower Fairy is taking time. I finished my birth sampler for my friend's baby Rosie but need to get it framed now. I'm back in work too so I've been doing a little bit of an old UFO on the train. We're finally getting a new laptop at the end of the month so hopefully then my mobile software will work and I'll be able to upload all my lovely pics! Can't wait!!!

I'm back...

Having a baby certainly does change your life LOL! I didn't realise how long it had been since I last updated my blogs. Well, I have managed to do quite a bit of stitching despite everything.

From my last post I did a bit more on the Baby Boy Sunshine Line but that's been sidelined for now. That's complicated so I won't go there. I've completed half of the Flower Fairy and I'm trying to really get into it but I've been sidelined by a few other projects. I finished Secrets and had it framed along with Daisy Chains so now they can go up in Seren's new bedroom.

I've also finished and framed a birth sampler for my friend's daughter Niamh. I've just finished a name plate for my friend's 3 year old son Finley. He loves dinosaurs so I stitched up his name in a dinosaur alphabet. It's quite cute. I've done a bit of stitching on some old UFO's too.

At the moment I really need to finish the Flower Fairy. I also have some other projects lined up. My friend is due in 2 weeks and I've already got a birth sampler planned for her baby Rosie. I want to do name plates for Finley's 2 sisters. I also need to do another birth sampler for my cousin's new baby Francesca. Think I'm going to do Brooke's Books 'Got an Angel in my Pocket'. And my friend's sister has just found out she's pregnant too so that'll be another birth sampler later in the year. I like to do them and it's always nice to find different ones for everybody.

That's about it. Unfortunately I don't have pics. Well, I do but they're on my mobile phone and I can't get them on my PC cos the software I need to do it won't run on my computer. I never thought I'd have a mobile that was actually better than my computer!

Happy stitching all! :)

Welcome to the world!

Introducing our new daughter Seren Lyn. Born 25th August 08. Weight 5lb 9oz.

Recent pics

Stitching away the hours

I don't think I've ever spent so much time stitching as I have the last couple of weeks. I finally got real bored of the Flower Fairy this week and decided to do a small bookmark for a change. It was a cover kit on a x stitch mag I bought many years ago. I was pretty much a novice back then and didn't realise I was supposed to stitch over two threads and messed it all up. It's a lovely peacock and I finished it in 2 days - pretty quick for me - though it was pretty straightforward. I just need to make it up now. I also finally picked up Daisy Chains and finished the back stitch and french knots. I'll get that off to my fave framer as soon as he's back from the USA. I also started another Humphrey's Corner for the baby's room called Secrets. Actually I only meant to sort out the threads and prepare the kit to start stitching on and decided I may as well do a few stitches in the centre just to start it. Which is what also happened with my Baby Boy Sunshine Line which I am now stitching for my new nephew Kyle. I've made a good start on that one but it stitches up so easy. I'll have to add some pics tomorrow. My camera is in my hospital bag as I'm due today and so could go into labour at any time. Hopefully sooner rather than later...