Saturday 5 January 2013

The First Post...

First of all, a Happy New Year to everyone.  I hope that 2013 turns out to be happy, healthy and full of stitches for us all.  Judging by the amount of patterns I seem to have ordered over the holiday period, I think the last one is a given!

I wanted to finished 2012 on a high note, in that I felt the need to have finished the second band on SDW.  The final stitch of that band went in at 6.30pm (yes I am that sad really!) on December 31st 2012.  It was a great sense of achievement.  I am really enjoying how this sampler is appearing with each stitch, and totally love the support that I am getting from my "stitching sisters".  SDW is a big stitch, even for people like me that tend to go for big works, and the girls are keeping me going and on track.

SDW Week 9

I am also using my new Millenium Frame for SDW.   It is taking a bit of getting used to, as I am not a frame girl, but I think in the long run we are going to be great friends.

Joanna Warren
Tidying up a little bit the other day..look what I found!   Joanna Warren, well not her, but her sampler, which I obviously bought years ago, from Scarlet Letter.  It was bought as a kit, which at some stage I have plundered for other projects, but no matter, I will replace the DMC threads with AVS.  When SDW is over, Nicola has suggested her as our next SAL.  I think you will need to do her as a SAL...mega support needed as there are a lot of stitches.  Such beautiful colours.

Victoria Sampler is also coming along.  I am loving doing the variety of stitches in this sampler, but have to confess to be wanting it to be over.  I have so many lovely things waiting their start, but am being disciplined in not starting them until VS is done.  I just know what I am like and, the UFO's would just pile up.

I have just a smidge of Letter O to finish and then I will catalogue my progress.

Much love to all.

M xxxx



11 comments:

  1. Looking good Michele! I am off to check out Joanna!

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  2. Well done on achieving your end-of-year goal - not sad at all, that was more than 5 hours left :-) Your stitching is beautiful. Happy new year!

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  3. Happy New Year Michele!
    SDW is looking great!

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  4. Congrats on your year end accomplishment! It looks wonderful. Happy stitching.

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  5. Joanna Warren looks like an amazing sampler - I need to check it out:-)

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  6. Great work on SDW. Good for you finishing band 2 by year end. I was hoping for this weekend but there seems to be so much. Joanna Warren looks like a WOW sampler! I also love your header pic with your quilts. They are all so gorgeous! Do you do quilting by hand? I think it would be fun to learn someday. Enjoy your weekend!

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  7. I love following your progress on SDW. Joanna Warren looks like a challenging sampler.

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  8. I have my Joanna ordered for our next SAL after SDW.

    Well done on nearly finishing "O". Alphabets is a HUGE project but just think how good it is going to feel when finished and hung in your home.

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  9. Happy New Year, your sampler is just fantastic!

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