A Finish and a new Start!

I have finished my Winter design!! Wahooo! I loved the holly leaves and berries but I found all the half stitches to fill in the back ground a bit tedious.

I was worried about the seed heads but they have turned out really well. The writing round the edge was strange as the ‘V’s weren’t symmetrical, in that there were more spaces on one side of the point than the other and I thought it looked odd so I evened them up!!

I will probably now order the Summer or Spring one, I can’t decided which as I love them both.
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And I have started the design I bought at the NEC Hobby Craft show. I love these Janlynn designs and this will be my third although with my ‘Cat’ one I ended up on Gaynor’s Sal to get it finished. I have another one which is a UFO and it is right at the bottom of my stash bag! I might dig it out although I doubt I’ll finish it. It was called Stitchers Sampler and it looked fine when I bought it ages ago and now???

With this new Houses one I am using a 28c even weave in a blue-grey colour, rather than 14c Aida supplied with it.

I shall probably be taking this with me tomorrow to the Stitch & Stash get together in Nuneaton which I am really looking forward to. It will be lovely to meet Clare and Hazel again and Jacquie and I believe ‘Bagpuss’ Julie is coming too! Its going to be a great day

I am also taking my finished Beatrix and my Blue Ribbon Between the Lines just to show!

I hope those who so take finished work will this time too as there are some fabulous pieces, inspirational and amazing. Just what I need!