Normally when we go away I don't take any stitching with me, but as we were staying in the UK and knew the weather was going to be mixed I took Suzannah with me.
This is how she looked before
And how she looks now :-)
Good progress eh? Amazing what stitching you can get done when housework and cooking don't get in the way!
As Suzannah had got so much attention last week I worked on Seasons in Chalk Art by Hands on Designs on Sunday afternoon.
I think this Is the first outing of this piece on my blog.
Ops, I left a needle poking through!
Ops, I left a needle poking through!
It's hard to get a good photo with it being on the q snaps, the light is showing though too much
These charts are a collaboration between Cathy of Hands on Design and Priscilla, Priscilla does these amazing chalk board pictures and Cathy has turned a lot of them into cross stitch designs. All four seasons were in Just Cross Stitch magazine a few years ago.
You can still purchase the back issues as downloads, which is what I did.
This is the first time I've stitched anything on black fabric, so I opted for Aida hoping that I wouldn't have trouble seeing the holes, and so far I've found it ok.
I've been catching up on tidying the garden this week, our garden definitely looks it's best in the Spring but I've planted some of the pots up this week which should hopefully give us a bit of colour soon.
Some Bizzie Lizzies
Sweet Peas.
I've never grown Sweet Peas before, so fingers crossed
I grew the Lillies from bulbs, can you believe that these were all planted at the same time!
Some Bizzie Lizzies
Sweet Peas.
I've never grown Sweet Peas before, so fingers crossed
I grew the Lillies from bulbs, can you believe that these were all planted at the same time!
I just love these so much!
You can't really tell from the photo but these are about 4 feet across.
I put copper tape around the pot about four years ago and since then I've had no trouble with slugs or snails
Until next time
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