I've just blocked out my Kiri shawl, and I'm waiting for it to dry ...
I can't believe I've made something so big - and so pretty!
Waiting with bated breath now...
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The creative adventures of a general arts, crafts and stitching obsessive.
My Free Cross Stitch Designs
- NEW! Wuthering Heights
- January Biscornu and Fob
- February Biscornu and Fob
- March Biscornu and Fob
- April Biscornu and Fob
- May Biscornu and Fob
- NEW! June Biscornu and Fob
- New Year Biscornu and Fob
- Valentine Biscornu and Fob
- Shamrock Biscornu and Fob
- Free Bee
- Hanukkah
- Happy Hallowe'en!
- Lest We Forget
- Remember, Remember (Guy Fawkes)
- Thanksgiving Blessings
- The Busy Bee
- Thistle Stitching Accessories
- World Aids Day Ribbon Biscornu
Please consider making a donation
Current WIPs
- Floral Blackwork Sampler
- Fruit Afghan
- My Needle and Thread Comfort Me - Waxing Moon
- Personal Exchange
- Zauber Socks
2010 Stitching Finishes
- 29. HOE Alphabet Exchange 18/06
- 28. The Mysterious Warning - Linden Bee 18/05
- 27. HOE Early Christmas Exchange 17/05
- 26. HOE Winter House Exchange - Brightneedle 06/04
- 25. HOE LHN Exchange - Little House Needleworks 07/03
- 24. House Mouse - Gillian Bowater 04/03
- 23. Dormouse - Gillian Bowater 03/03
- 22. Gather The Flowers - Helen Philipps 28/01
- 21. February Block Flip It - Lizzie*Kate 22/02
- 20. Happy Bunny Bunny Day - The Trilogy 21/02
- 19. Blue Tit - Cross Stitcher 21/02
- 18. Liberty Print Miniature - Liberty 21/02
- 17. The White House - Rowandean 21/02
- 16. Holly Berry Sampler - Bent Creek 20/02
- 15. Bee Merry - Victoria Sampler 20/02
- 14. Bee Joyful - Victoria Sampler 20/02
- 13. Country Cottage - Jolly Red 19/02
- 12. E is for Embroidery - Prairie Schooler 17/02
- 11. D is for Drum - Prairie Schooler 14/02
- 10. February Rain Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 14/02
- 09. February Rain Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 14/02
- 08. Stitcher's Heart - A Mon Ami Pierre 12/02
- 07. Valentine Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 30/01
- 06. Valentine Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 30/01
- 05. January Snow Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 24/01
- 04. January Snow Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 24/01
- 03. A is for Anchor - Prairie Schooler 05/01
- 02. New Year Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 01/01
- 01. New Year Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 01/01
2010 Knitting Finishes
- 16. June Afghan Blocks = 19 + 1 + 7
- 15. Box of Chalks Afghan - 23/06
- 14. May Afghan Blocks = 25
- 13. Chevron Socks 2 - Charlene Schurch - 20/05
- 12. Molly Dolly Afghan - 13/05
- 11. You Shall Be Queen Afghan - 07/05
- 10. Clapotis 2 - 30/04
- 09. April Afghan Blocks = 33
- 08. Alpaca Mitts - 31/03
- 07. Chevron Socks - Charlene Schurch - 23/03
- 06. March Afghan Blocks = 15
- 05. Charity Block - 12/03
- 04. February Smoothie Hats = 18
- 03. January Smoothie Hats = 37
- 02. Knitted Netbook Cover - 29/01
- 01. Tardis Washcloth - 02/01
2010 Finishing
- 02. Liberty Print Miniature - Liberty - Long Pin Pillow 10/04
- 01. Alphabet Sampler - Brenda Keyes - Long Pin Pillow 05/01
2010 Framing
- 08. Morning Song - Just Nan 10/04
- 07. Bee Happy - Victoria Sampler 03/04
- 06. Bee Gentle - Victoria Sampler 03/04
- 05. Bee Kind - Victoria Sampler 03/04
- 04. O Christmas Tree - Prairie Schooler 30/03
- 03. Wooly Zipper - Bent Creek 28/02
- 02. Hearts Sampler - Heart in Hand 28/02
- 01. Do Well The Little Things - Moira Blackburn 27/02
My Project for 2010
Official Stitching UFOs
- Advent Calendar Wallhanging Quilt - Needlecraft
- Bless the Baby - Lizzie*Kate
- Christmas Felt Wallhanging - Bucilla
- Christmas Ornament - DMC
- Christmas Ornaments (Felt) - Bucilla
- Christmas Patchwork - Lynne Edwards
- Come Home For Love - La D Da
- Emerald Mermaid - Mirabilia
- Floral Sampler (Blackwork) - DMC
- Hardwick Hall - Brailsford and Way
- Hearts of Joy No 2 - Charland Designs
- Kelim Cushion - DMC
- Little Bee - DMC
- Lizzie*Kate Round Robin - Lizzie*Kate
- Moonshadow Path - Full Circle Designs
- Passing Time - DMC (Little Suzi's Zoo)
- Pastoral Sampler - Helen Philipps
- Petits Anges - Cousines et Compagnie
- Random Thoughts - The Drawn Thread
- Shaker Hen - Primavera
- She Gathers - 4 My Boys
- Strawberry - Needleworks by Sue Hawkins
- Summer into Autumn - The Drawn Thread
- Sunflowers - Sunset
- The Boy King - True Colors
- The Pyramids - Heritage Stitchcraft
- Through The Loops Socks
- Time and Season Sampler - Moira Blackburn
Finished Items to Do Something With
- Alphabet Sampler - The Sewing Circle
- Baa - The Bold Sheep
- Bathroom Plaque - Toadstool Tapestries
- Bee Joyful - Victoria Sampler
- Bee Merry - Victoria Sampler
- Bee Mine - Victoria Sampler
- Bee My Honey Bee - 4 My Boys
- Bee Sampler - Lifetime Samplers
- Beehive Pin - Mill Hill
- Bitty Bird Sampler - Twisted Threads - Pinkeep
- Bless The Blooms - SanMan Originals
- Bless The Breeze - SanMan Originals
- Blue Tit - Cross Stitcher
- Christmas ABCs - Lizzie*Kate
- Cockerel - Primavera
- Country Cottage - Jolly Red
- Country Squares - Pincushion
- Derbyshire - Heritage Stitchcraft
- Easter Parade
- Edwardian Beauty - Prima
- England Heart - The Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
- England Symbols - Mary Hickmott
- Fashion Plate - DMC
- February Block Flip-it - Lizzie*Kate
- Fit Words - The Sewing Circle
- Follow Your Heart - Lizzie*Kate - Wallhanging
- Geo Scissor Fob - Monkey Works
- Happy Bee - Shepherd's Bush - Pincushion
- Happy Bunny Bunny Day - The Trilogy
- Hardanger Motif 1 - Mary Hickmott
- Hardanger Motif 2 - Mary Hickmott
- Hardanger Motif 3 - Mary Hickmott
- Hardanger Motif 4 - Mary Hickmott
- Hardanger Motif 5 - Mary Hickmott
- Hardanger Motif 6 - Mary Hickmott
- Hardanger Sampler - Anchor
- Ho Ho Ho - Lizzie*Kate - Wallhanging
- Holly Berry Sampler - Bent Creek
- Hope and Eternity - Cross Stitch Crazy
- If The Broom Fits - Lizzie*Kate - Wallhanging
- January Block Flip-It - Lizzie*Kate
- June - Shepherd's Bush
- Lamb - Shepherd's Bush
- Land That I Love (Canadian version) - Lizzie*Kate
- Little House Sampler - Bent Creek
- Love - Birds of a Feather
- Love - Charland Designs
- May Our Home Always Be Too Small - Designworks
- McLeod Crest - Scot Stitch
- Om - Unknown
- Peace Joy Love - Lizzie*Kate - Cushion Cover
- Petites Lettres Rouges - Blackbird Designs
- Pink Flower - Jolly Red
- Plum Flower Sampler - Bent Creek
- Pooh With Balloon - Designer Stitches
- Pooh with Piglet - Designer Stitches
- Poppies - Mary Hickmott
- Potted Flowers - The Bold Sheep
- Pumpkin Flower Sampler - Bent Creek
- Satin Stitch Sampler - Mary Hickmott
- Scotland Heart - The Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
- Scotland Symbols - Mary Hickmott
- Sow Kind Seeds - Bent Creek
- St Patricks Flip-It - Lizzie*Kate
- Swirly Sampler 1 Bent Creek - Mini Pillow
- Swirly Sampler 2 - Bent Creek - Pinkeep
- The Hikers - Heritage Stitchcraft
- The Littles: Bunny - Bent Creek
- The White House - Rowandean
- Toilet Roll Cover - Patons
- Topiary Sampler Freebie - Unknown
- USA Heart - The Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
- Valentines' Flip It - Lizzie*Kate
- Wild Rose Sampler - Sue Hawkins
- Winter ABCs - Lizzie*Kate - Framed
- Winter Peace - Sisters and Best Friends - Wallhanging
- Winter Quaker - Unknown
Prairie Schooler SAL
- A is for Anchor - 05/01/10
- B is for Blackbird - 28/12/09
- C is for Cow - 24/12/09
- D is for Drum - 14/02/10
- E is for Embroidery - 17/02/10
- F is for Friends (May)
- G is for Garden (Aug)
- H is for Honey (Jul)
- I is for Indian Corn (Jun)
- J is for Jack-o-Lantern (Nov)
- K is for Kitty (Oct)
- L is for Leaves (Sep)
- M is for Mermaid (Dec)
- N is for Nest
- O is for Owl
Forthcoming Exchanges
- 30 June - PE: Kathy
- 31 July - FTT: LHN Exchange
- 2 August - HOE: For The Birds
My Free Knitting Patterns
Yarn Usage - from 01/04/10
June
Yarn in: 1650 g
Yarn out - used: 315 g
Yarn out - given away: 550 g
May
Yarn in: 510 g
Yarn out - used: 613g
Yarn out - given away: 450 g
April
Yarn in: 0 g
Yarn out - used: 1004 g
Yarn out - given away: 1020 g
Year to end May
Yarn in: 510 g
Yarn out - used: 1617 g
Yarn out - given away: 1470 g
Yarn in: 1650 g
Yarn out - used: 315 g
Yarn out - given away: 550 g
May
Yarn in: 510 g
Yarn out - used: 613g
Yarn out - given away: 450 g
April
Yarn in: 0 g
Yarn out - used: 1004 g
Yarn out - given away: 1020 g
Year to end May
Yarn in: 510 g
Yarn out - used: 1617 g
Yarn out - given away: 1470 g
The Sampler Quilt - Block By Block
- Card Trick - done 03/08/08
- Carolina Lily
- Clamshell
- Courthouse Steps
- Crocus Block
- Dresden Plate
- Drunkard's Path
- Grandmother's Fan
- Grape Basket
- Honey Bee
- Log Cabin
- Maple Leaf - done 28/04/08
- Rail Fence - done 26/04/08
- Rose of Sharon
- Tangled Star
- Triangles 1
- Trip Around the World
- Tulip Block
- Tumbling Blocks - done 05/01/10
- Wild Goose Chase
About Me
- Nic
- I adore fabrics and threads. I love teashops, cakes, chocolate and yarn. I'm also quite keen on books, charity shops and craft fairs. And my partner (have to say that, he knows I blog...) and my guinea pigs (they don't know I blog).
I'm Out
2010 Books Read (non-research)
- 77. Miss Garnet's Angel - Salley Vickers
- 76. Thirteen Moons - Charles Frazier
- 75. A Twist at the End - Steven Saylor
- 74. Four Sisters of Hofei - Annping Chin
- 73. Jo in the Middle - Jean Ure
- 72. Dragon's Kin - Anne & Todd McCaffrey
- 71. Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier
- 70. The Last Word 2 - New Scientist
- 69. Footsteps - Katherine McMahon
- 68. Ship Fever - Andrea Barrett
- 67. The Society Catch - Louise Allen
- 66. The Missing Heir - Gail Ranstrom
- 65. The Earl's Intended Wife - Louise Allen
- 64. The Harbinger Effect - Lois Wolf
- 63. Sheltering Rain - Jojo Moyes
- 62. Penhallow - Georgette Heyer
- 61. No Place for a Lady - Louise Allen
- 60. The Dangerous Mr Ryder - Louise Allen
- 59. Pickpocket Countess - Bronwyn Scott
- 58. The Chocolate Lover's Club - Carole Matthews
- 57. The Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier
- 56. Falling Angels - Tracy Chevalier
- 55. 1968 - Mark Kurlansky
- 54. Round the Bend - Nevil Shute
- 53. Tabloid Girl - Sharon Marshall
- 52. Hippo Eats Dwarf! - Alex Boese
- 51. The Railway Viaduct - Edward Marston
- 50. No Place for a Lady - Louise Allen
- 49. Girl Talk - Julianna Baggott
- 48. The Railway Detective - Edward Marston
- 47. A Summer Fling - Milly Johnson
- 46. The Bolter - Frances Osborne
- 45. The Excursion Train - Edward Marston
- 44. Untamed Cowboy - Pam Crooks
- 43. Moondust - Andrew Smith
- 42. The Encyclopaedia of Cult Children's TV - Richard Lewis
- 41. The Accidental Family - Rowan Coleman
- 40. Not Quite A Lady - Louise Allen
- 39. Dracula - Bram Stoker
- 38. Bringing Down The House - Ben Mezrich
- 37. The Girl's Book: How to be the Best at Everything
- 36. Dangerous Lord, Innocent Governess - Christine Merrill
- 35. The Wayward Governess - Joanna Fulford
- 34. The Disgraceful Mr Ravenhurst - Louise Allen
- 33. Destination Unknown - Agatha Christie
- 32. The Best of June and School Friend
- 31. Murder in the Title - Simon Brett
- 30. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
- 29. Mistress of the House - Rosemary Baird
- 28. A Series of Murders - Simon Brett
- 27. A Box of Tricks - Simon Brett
- 26 .Twenty Times a Lady - Karyn Bosnak
- 25. How to Walk in High Heels - Camilla Morton
- 24. A History of the World in Six Glasses - Tom Standage
- 23. The Truth About Melody Browne - Lisa Jewell
- 22. A Blunt Unstrument - Georgette Heyer
- 21. Dark Quartet - Lynne Reid Banks
- 20. The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks - James Anderson
- 19. They Found Him Dead - Georgette Heyer
- 18. Death at Wentwater Court - Carola Dunn
- 17. Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- 16. Krakatoa - Simon Winchester
- 15. Wedding Babylon - Imogen Edwards-Jones
- 14. The Lifted Veil - George Eliot
- 13. Silas Marner - George Eliot
- 12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
- 11. Requiem for a Mezzo - Carola Dunn
- 10. The Affair of the Mutilated Mink - James Anderson
- 09. The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy - James Anderson
- 08. The Winter Garden Mystery - Carola Dunn
- 07. Crippen - John Boyne
- 06. The Crossing - Kathy Watson
- 05. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
- 04. Spilling the Beans - Clarissa Dickson Wright
- 03. Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby
- 02. Save Karyn - Karyn Bosnak
- 01. Giotto's Hand - Iain Pears
5 comments:
Hi Nic...I didn't see an email addy for you. Just want to give you a great big "Thank You" for my sweet Valentine!
I LOVE it! I'll post pics tomorrow...just wanted to let you know it arrived safely :)
I'm proud of you! That is a wonderful accomplishment. I can't wait to see you modeling it!
WOW, Nic! Can't wait to see it!
I also received a great thank you card from you today - thank YOU! :D Made my day!
I can't wait to see a picture. What a great accomplishment!!
Can't wait to see it!!
BTW, love the new look on your blog ... those bees make me smile :)
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