Stitching ABC #16

Last night I finished the T - Thimble block, all except for the border.
Today I'm catching up with an old workmate who is still a friend. She recently had her second baby, and I did the Pooh Bear 'Walk This Way' design for her. I hope she likes it.

Happy Stitching,
Kerrie

Stitching ABC #10

 

Friday night started with picking up the 'Walk This Way' Pooh design from the framers. I am very pleased with the result - a simple white frame really make the colours in the design pop. 
Then I bought a new doona cover for my bedroom. It was on sale, very cheap, so it's not the highest of quality, but I wanted something a bit brighter as I always pick very bland colours & designs. I'm quite pleased with it, my husband is still making up his mind!

 

Then onto stitching. I had quite a productive weekend on the stitching front so you should notice quite a difference from the last post. I'm onto the P block now. I can't finish off each block completely because there are always stitches on the adjoining blocks, meaning I can't do the back-stitching until I've started the next block.

 

Happy Stitching,
Kerrie

Robot ABC #11 & Finish

We had a very nice time at Aireys Inlet (seaside Victorian town on the Great Ocean Road) over the weekend. Didn't do a great deal at all which was just what I needed. I made a start on the V of the Robot ABC but didn't get to finishing the back-stitching...

 

Then, when we got home, I stitched the name and birth date of my friend's baby onto the Walk This Way Pooh Bear design I did for her. I hope to get some time to take it to the framers this Friday.

So, it was a pretty slow stitching weekend, but you need one of those every now and then. I've decided I'm not going to do all the Christmas ornaments and I'm going to start something else tonight and just do the ornaments in-between other projects. There was nothing in the latest Fox Collection catalogue that screamed BUY ME NOW, so I'll just have to pick something else out of the stash in the back room. I think you'll like the one I'm pretty sure to select...

Happy Stitching,
Kerrie

Walk This Way #19

 

Tigger has a head! Now for the back-stitching and I'll be done until baby arrives next year and I can add a name and date. I have enjoyed stitching this design, and it's been quite quick so that's always good.

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #18

Now Tigger just needs a head and some back-stitching! I'll have to start thinking about what to do next soon...
I made some white chocolate fudge last night after dinner. Haven't tried it yet but it looks and smells delicious.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #16

I got a bit more done than I thought I would last night. And that's after visiting my friend in hospital, making banana muffins, and putting up and decorating the Christmas tree! I'm quite impressed with my efforts last night. My husband is away for work this week, so when he's not around, I get a lot more done - funny that! I'm thinking I may even have this done by the weekend... we'll see.
And I know it's early for the Christmas tree, but I was watching TV and there were a few stories about Christmas, so I thought 'why not?' We don't have a real Christmas tree, but I like all the decorations I've made in recent years so it looks OK...

 

Now I just need some presents!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #15

 

Tigger's not far off being done now...Very pleased with my progress last night.

Tonight I might not get so much done as I'm going to be visiting my friend Judith, who is in hospital recovering from a major operation. I'm looking forward to catching up with her for a bit.

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

WalkThis Way #14

 

Tigger is taking shape...

 

Above is Clarence looking through the gate he pushed over to get out during the thunder storm - completely oblivious to the stress he caused! We'll do everything we can to stop that ever happening again. Clarence sent a lovely bunch of flowers to the lady who rescued him - at least he has some manners!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #13

Tigger is on the way...

 

Now that I've started Tigger, I don't want to stop, but I'll have to as we're going to Aireys Inlet for the weekend tonight and that means more Elephant ABC. I've purchased all the threads I ran out of last time so I should be able to finish off at least 4-5 letters and get started on some more. I am looking forward to getting down there away from it all again - it is so relaxing to be able to have these little breaks.

Hope you all have great weekends, with lots of stitching time of course!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #12

 

Log back-stitching is all done... now for Tigger.
And still more stocktaking at work - the whole process usually takes me about 2 weeks but I've been delayed this week with lots of meetings and other stuff so I'm a bit behind where I'd like to be...
 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #11

 

The log is done - all but for the back-stitching. Once I get that done, I can start on Tigger.
Stock-take continues at work today - woo hoo! I'm glad I'm not the only one with this kind of obsession - thanks Rachel.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #10

The log is not far off being finished now... even without the back-stitching, you can see the variations in it.
At work, it is time for our annual library stocktake - my FAVOURITE thing of all my jobs to do! Seriously, people look at me funny when I tell them that, but I really do love scanning everything, finding out what's missing, finding stuff in the wrong place, and tidying the shelves to make them look neat. Only downside is that it only lasts until someone visits the library and touches something - which usually isn't very long after I'm done.
Well, I'm off to start scanning... have a great day!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #9

I'm very pleased with my weekend's progress...

 

No too much more for the log to be completed. I'm dying to start Tigger, but I won't look forward to finishing the log later, so I'm making myself finish it before I start Tigger.
My husband had dental issues on Friday with a tooth snapping off after biting a bone so we were late home after getting it looked at and fixed up. The rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful but did include plenty of sleep - I think the week really catches up with me because I always seem to be so tired on the weekends.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #8

I made some progress on the log last night... it's all one colour but the effect is good. Now I just have to work my way through filling in the spaces.
Looking forward to a good weekend, hopefully with lots of stitching time!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #7

Amazing the difference a little back-stitching can make. The log end is so defined now. Love it!
 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #6

Started on the log last night.Super pleased with my progress - I think I might even have it done by Christmas which would be good.
At one stage, I lost control of my needle and flicked it across the room - luckily, after a while crawling around on the floor, I found it.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #5

Pooh is done! Just Pooh, not the whole design.

I am very pleased with my weekend's progress. Saturday was quite hot so we just stayed inside all day and stitched - well, I did, my husband didn't. I watched 2 movies while stitching - Noah with Russell Crowe (my overall opinion is that it was just a bit weird) and The Railway Man (a very moving story on the power of forgiveness).

I hope you're weekends were productive too!

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

 

Walk This Way #4

Pooh now has a scarf!
Nothing else much to say about last night's progress... Tonight we have my sister's birthday party so I won't get any more done. Looking forward to a nice weekend.

Have a great weekend everyone...

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #3

Last night we had the vet appointment which was delayed because they were so busy, so it was bedtime before I knew it... Therefore, I didn't get as much done as I thought I would, but I am still happy with my progress...

 

Pooh is getting a belly!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #2 & Happy Birthday Clarence!

Piglet is now done - yay! Due to the reasonably large blocks of colour, I can see this getting finished in not too much time. And it's fun too.

I made it back to the craft store yesterday for the dark grey for the Sing to the Lord so I'll get to that eventually. Not impressed with Spotlight stores - I had to go to 3 different stores to get the colours I needed, and even then they didn't have them all in DMC so I compromised and got some equivalent colours in another brand. Not happy...

We had a good day off yesterday for the Melbourne Cup. Mowed the lawns, walked the dog, went to various Spotlight stores, went for a drive round the country side and were home by lunchtime. It was great as it felt much later than it was so we snoozed on the couch and then watched the race, not really caring which horse won. Unfortunately, the race favourite suffered some sort of heart attack and died right after the race so that was a bit sad and another horse is badly injured after getting spooked by the crowd. I feel sorry for the horses...

Clarence has his monthly vet appointment tonight for his arthritis injection. Yesterday was his 13th birthday - Happy Birthday Clarence! He got a special chew treat to celebrate.

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie