Murky Manor my next UFO

This is a design by Glendon Place. It is stitched on 28ct Dawn Cashel Linen by Picture This Plus. I am using DMC floss with a few Anchor, beads, JABC buttons, Kreinik metallics and Caron Wildflowers. It became a UFO last October when I put it away to do some Christmas stitching and when that was finished I worked non-stop on the Peacock Tapestry. Progress will be slow on this because I will be doing it occasionally for a change from the two big projects I am starting. I was a little disappointed with the fabric, when it came it seemed to have areas covered in a linty substance which had to be pulled away. I do not do a lot of stitching on hand dyed fabrics so this may be normal. Happy Easter fellow UFOers.

Peacock Tapestry Finale

At last it is finished. What a relief that is. I must confess I got a surprise when I took it off the rollers and saw how big it is. I cannot say I have enjoyed doing it but I have to admit I like the end result. I have three more TW kits and loads of charts which I will not be starting for some time! I must thank everyone who has given me such encouragement to get it finished, without that I think it would have gone back in the cupboard. Now to sort out my next UFO.

Dragons Update - A Page Finish

I am so sorry to have been so absent lately. Many of you follow my personal stitching blog and know I have been in and out of the hospital through February and beginning of March. So forgive me.
I have been trying to catch up and see all the lovely progress you have all been making.
Sometime last week I finished up my most recent dragons page and wanted to share it with you.

Here is a pic of the page I finished:

and here is the whole piece to date (camera skewed it a bit again sorry, it is straight in real life I swear):

Quick update

Here is my progress on Tuscan Gardens.


This time I'm doing the backstitch as I go along.

It's getting better!

Hi there quick update on my Breaktime. I've spent a little more time on this one. It's still not exactly romping ahead but 'it's getting better'. Hope for a better progress report next time.

Peacock Tapestry Update

I will be winding the peacock down for the last time. I am hoping to have it finished by Easter which is better than all my imaginings when I started this again. I am truly grateful to this blog because with this particular project you seem to sew for so long and see no difference and it is only on looking at previous photos you see how much you have done. I have another UFO lined up but the next one will be done at a more leisurely pace. Happy sewing everyone.

An unexpected find and finish!

Whilst rooting about in the stash room today I came across another UFO! And I thought that Michael Powell's Tuscan Gardens II was the last one!

When I found this only some of the head had been done. Stitched one over one this ginger cat was a cover kit with Cross Stitch Collection in Jan/Feb 1996. I still have the magazine and all the bits. Here it is.


It actually makes the insert to a keyring, which I also had.



If only all UFOs could be finished in a couple of hours! By the way, I don't think I started stitching this in 1996 but who knows. It's now back to stitching Tuscan Gardens. Heaven only knows what other forgotten UFOs are lurking in the stash room. Maybe I should not go in there for a bit!