28 June 2013

This is this weeks update. I have finished Live Simply last week here's a picture of the finished item. 

It took 17 hours and 55 minutes to stitch. 

Here's an update of what I've been working on this week. 

John Clayton's  Stepping Stones is my main project. It's on 28 count even weave and is building up slowly. This is after 23 hours and 42 minutes. 

Here's my other project which is actually bigger than I thought it would be. It's finished she will be more A3 size and not the A4 size I thought it was. But it is not densely stitched so hopefully it won't take too long to finish.  Its the Vintage Bike from an issue of Cross Stitcher. 

12 June 2013

I am determined to complete this today. Have just sat down with a cuppa and my tv  so here goes 

Live Simply

Am determined to finish this weekend. It's taken longer than I thought but I am doing it alongside Stepping Stones and I have lost my stitchy bug recently so hopefully my bug will come back with this. 

Jolly boys outing

We've been to Heston Blumantalls restaurant and the coach taking us to Windsor races has broken down. So back inside for drinks till new coach arrives then on cruise boat with lots of champers till we get to races. Look at this.

This weeks stitching

Last week I started Stepping Stones by John Clayton. It's building up quickly but it's on even weave and with the muted colours I find it hard doing it on an evening so I've been working on it through the day while the natural light is good. On an evening I've been working on Live Simply as the colours are bright and 14 count aida is sooo much easier to work on. Also cos of the block colours there's not much counting so its great to do while watching tv.

Live simply

I am going back to Live Simply. This is how far I've got after 6 hours and 15 minutes stitching.

Well after spending an hour stitching then 30 mins unpicking. Then I started again on a baby boy card for my friend. After 3 hours and 45 minutes stitching I am out on the right foot by 3 stitches along and 1 row down. I am going to give up and scrap it. I've totally lost my momentum on it.


I am going back to Live Simply which I am enjoying. This is how far I've got after 6 hours and 15 minutes of stitching.