Cross stitch update

Nearly finished now - a few leaves along the bottom, and the windows int he house, and I think that's it. Though of course I will double check before putting all the threads away!

Also worked a bit on the Hallowe'en mystery, which I can't show.  So here's a rather unrepresentative sneak peek.

Cross Stitch Update

Lots of variety this week... I started stitching the cross-stitch kit of the little girl which I picked up at the Great Northern Quilt Show - haven't made a huge amount of progress, but in this centre section, there's a lot of counting and changing, so it doesn't go quickly...

When I went to my little quilt group this week, I didn't want to have the effort of something which has to be counted over and over, so I took along the sheep to work on over the course of that evening - the progress is all on the right side of the design.

And finally, I can't really show this piece, so it's only a teaser... I've signed up to the Something Wicked Hallowe'en Mystery from SamSarah designs (via The Patchwork Rabbit). This is, as the title may imply, a Hallowe'en mystery, in three parts. The pattern asks that you not publish pictures on the internet of your stitching until it's finished (the mystery), but I don't think this tiny tease really gives much away... However, I won't be able to show overall progress on this one, which is a little annoying!  But I'm having fun stitching it regardless, and shall show it off as soon as the mystery is concluded, even if my stitching isn't itself concluded!

Cross Stitch Update

Before we went away on holiday I placed an order for my missing colours, and it came very quickly (thanks, Patchwork Rabbit!!) so I've been able to work on this sheep piece while I've been away. I've finished the grass now (and there was a lot of grass) which was the major task - there's lots of other stitching, but not so monotonous - on to the sheep and flowers, the rest of the house, the other words, and of course the borders. Seems appropriate to be working on sheep up here in the land of sheep (Yorkshire)...

Cross stitch update...

This one is nearly finished, but I've had to stop as I am out of white (easily obtainable) and the green colour for the border (which I need to order online). I also don't seem to have any of the colour for the roof of the Beach House.  But I'll put an order in with my supplier and get ahold of those threads soon, so I can finish it off. Maybe even in time for it to still be summery out - summer usually hangs on here until late September, so I'm in good shape...

This one, obviously, has lots more stitching to it - in fact, the green grass extends another few inches to the left, but I've had to stop stitching it, because again, I've run out of green - there's a lot of green there; I used up a whole order of the colour (which is called, brilliantly, Scuppernong). But there's plenty to work on which isn't grass, so it's not really a problem...  I'll probably take this one and another when I go away next week to a friend's - perhaps another of the little sheep virtues. Or maybe I'll just take a couple of those. We'll see!

Cross Stitch Update

As well as the other little summer piece I showed the other day, I've finished off this piece - more of a spring one, I guess, but doesn't matter; it's finished!

To go with the summer boxes, which I'm going to get back to soon, I've started another new piece - there's a lot of green to it, as you might be able to tell. And perhaps you can see what else is lurking on that hillside?  For a glimpse at the finished stitchery, check out this site...