First ever HAED finish

I finished this earlier in the year. It is called "Violet and Gold" and is by Molly Harrison & subsequently charted by HAED (Heaven and Earth Designs).

I can't pretend that I enjoyed stitching her since the colour changes virtually drove me insane - Honestly 85 different colours in a single 10 x 10 square ?! However, hopefully my effort was worth the end result.

Adding together the time I actually worked on her I would say it took approximately 8 months, although in real terms this was spread over more like 3 years!!

My Latest Chatelaine Efforts

Here is my WIP of Chatelaine - Misty Morning Vineyard. I originally bought this about 5 years ago and put very few stitches in until October '09. Here is the progress so far.

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I haven't worked on it for a couple of months so I'm hoping to bring it back into rotation shortly. It is an absolute joy to stitch - as with all of Martina's beautiful Mandalas. I have chosen to work the peacocks over 1 & having finished one, I am pleased with this choice since the as you can see from the close-up (hopefully) the detail captured this way is stunning!

Ever seen a Tiger lay an egg??

I have to say we were pretty suprised the other evening when we went to lock up the chicken shed and found this....


Not only did we have a very comfy looking Tiger sleeping in the hen's nesting quarters, but on further inspection he appears to have laid an egg!!

First ever attempt at a Biscornu!

Here is my first ever Biscornu... It took a few days to make. I have a feeling it may well be the first of many, since it was very enjoyable to make and the end result, I think is pretty pleasing too.... if slightly bizarre!

It is designed by Polstitches - "Coloured Jewel 15 sided Biscornu" purchased at www.sewandso.co.uk

An introduction to the menagerie

Meet the chooks. Bluebelle the Cochin is on the far left. Next to Blue, we have Betty then Ethel, Mavis & Cheesecake. Those four are all Brahmas. In the foreground, the scraggy looking hen is Princess Layer. She is an Ex-Batt and is the flock's principle escape artist!

Polstitches "Rose Bowl Needlebook"

This kit was a present from my sister for my birthday the other week. It has only taken a few days to make - so has been very satisfying! My first attempt at making this kind of thing too, so I'm pretty pleased with the outcome!