THE TRAVELLING PATTERN IS ON ITS WAY TO . . .

Thank you to everyone who left their name to become the next stitcher of the Travelling Pattern  ~ Lizzie*Kate's 'Life's A Stitch'.  

The next stitcher is . . .

KATE

http://katesflossbox.blogspot.com/

Welcome to The Stitcherhood Kate, if you can send me your address details I'll pop it in the post to you!

As soon as Kate has stitched it, it will need another home to travel to so keep an eye on her blog and she can keep you up-to-date.

Tuesday, 20th September was a day of memories for DH and I as we celebrated

We received some lovely cards, bouquets of flowers, bottles of wine and some very calorific chocolates.

Our plan was to have a celebratory day out and both being void of present ideas would choose something together BUT unfortunately Twin II fell ill the day before and was really quite poorly, so much so that our planned day out together was put on hold and we played at being nursemaids instead!

Our celebratory meal that evening was a take-away and a bottle of bubbly ~ now how's that for a bit of romance???  It didn't matter to me though ~ DH and my 3 lovely children around me, I don't need anymore ~ it's been a great 25 years so far and I look forward to the next 25.

Oh yes, I hadn't forgotten you two!

Stitching news ~ well, a bit frustrating really!  I was a naughty girl a little while back and gave in to some on-line Sales but, due to so many other people doing the same thing, shipping orders has been dreadfully slow and communications with up-dates even more so!

I finally blew a fuse yesterday and had a rant at the culprits and Hey Presto! emails appeared immediately and orders are now being processed and some of them actually shipped!

In the meantime while I impatiently patiently wait I have started this one . . .

This is 'Gather a Harvest' by Lizzie*Kate which I'm stitching on linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads.  I don't have the exact listed thread colours but as Autumn colours are my favourites I think I can do it justice with what I have in my box already.

Take care everyone!

Thanks for stopping by

HAPPY STITCHING

xxx

SUMMER HOLIDAY EXCHANGE . . .

A little while ago I took part in my second stitching exchange organised by Lainey and Colleeen  http://stitchedwithloveexchanges.blogspot.com.

The theme for this exchange was Summer vacation ~ a great fun theme and for my stitching partner ~ Vicky ~ I chose the English Seaside.

  My choice of stitch pattern was by Lizzie*Kate . . .

'Fun in the Sun' stitched on 28~count white evenweave with Gentle Art sampler threads

I added small pink heart buttons on the flip-flops

and finished it into a pillow with some seaside sand ripple fabric

I also stitched a small pin cushion using a design from a recent cross-stitching magazine which featured seaside plants . . .

And to complete the package I added . . .

a beach-hut tin which I filled with ric rac, ribbon and beads, a striped decorative fabric fish, a Yankee candle called 'Drift Away', shell chocolates, a stick of seaside rock, some blue & white polka dot cake flags, 2 seaside postcards, a ready-to-stitch bookmark and 2 Gentle Art sampler threads!

I received a lovely package back from Vicky and she concentrated on my love of bunnies (did you know, I love bunnies?!)

a piece of 28~count dyed Lugana, 3 lovely shades of ThreadworX  floss, 2 pack of needles, a gorgeous pair of Stork embroidery scissors, a lighthouse postcard, a Brittercup Designs bunny chart 

AND

look a bunny (yippee!)

'The Checkered Bunny' by Waxing Moon Designs stitched on Aida using DMC threads

Thank you so much Vicky ~ all your gifts will be put to very good use!

Don't forget ~ Lizzie*Kate's Travelling Pattern ~ Life's A Stitch ~ is looking for a new home and a new blogger to join The Stitcherhood.  You can see the details on my previous post and you have until Thursday to leave a comment when a winner will be announced ~ Good Luck!

Thanks for stopping by

HAPPY STITCHING

xxx

A WINNER AND THE TRAVELLING PATTERN NEEDS A NEW HOME . . .

I loved stitching this Travelling Pattern . . .

'Life's A Stitch' by Lizzie*Kate

stitched on coffee stained 28~count Lugana evenweave with my choice of threads

I chose the thread colours for this one to match the stripey fabric I finished it with and in case you're thinking 'pyjamas' !  No, it was some fabby I brought with the intention of making another beach hut but as my first attempt didn't go quite as planned, I thought I'd use it for this design instead!

I've had the wooden stitched heart button tucked away for ages and at long last it's found a use.

SO

If you would you like to be part of this sweet Travelling Pattern here are the rules:

1. Comment on this post, saying you would like to be part of the Stitcherhood.

2. You agree (if you are chosen) to stitch the design and send it along to the next person in a timely manner. If this means dropping everything in your rotation to concentrate on this project...so be it. If you can't bring yourself to do this ~ don't sign up.

3. You must have an active blog to participate. If you have a blog but never post to it ~ you won't be chosen to be the next stitcher.

4. This is a giveaway-type Travelling Pattern. That means you must follow it from blogger to blogger to enter each time it is ready to send along. Commenting on this post doesn't make you a guaranteed part of the Stitcherhood.

If you would like a chance to be the next stitcher please leave a comment on this post only.

The next stitcher will be chosen on Thursday 22 September 2011.

and finally

A WINNER

of the Bird of Happiness Chart . . .

1 ~ Mouse
Random numbers generated Sep 15 2011 at 11:26:4 by www.psychicscience.org  

Mouse, if you can email me with your address details I will post the chart out to you as soon as I can.

(Oscar and Tilly opted out as being my random generators as the grass in the garden was far more tempting today!!!)

Thanks for stopping by

HAPPY STITCHING

x x x

SWEET LITTLE BERRIES & THE STITCHERHOOD . . . .

A Happy Dance to share with you . . . .

Little House Needleworks ~ 'Sweet Little Berries'

stitched on 28~count Cream Cashel Linen with the suggested Crescent Colours

I finished this one this morning and have decided to make this my 3rd donation to the Pumpkin Patch & Co Breast Fund auction http://pumpkinpatchandcobreastfund.blogspot.com/ being held in November this year. 

I set myself a target of making 3 gifts and I'm pleased they're all now completed.  I hope they will all all find good homes and more importantly raise some much needed funds to help combat this distressing illness.

I was thrilled to hear a little while ago that I had been chosen to join the "Stitcherhood" ~ this involves stitching a fun design by Lizzie*Kate called 'Life's A Stitch' as soon as you can and then passing it on, aka Travelling Pattern . . . 

Thanks to Joy from My New Perspective http://jollyrogermom.blogspot.com, I am the next blogger to join the Stitcherhood, and this will be my next WIP.  As soon as it is finished (hopefully next week!) I will post the completion and let everyone know that the 'hood' has a vacancy and the chart is ready to move on.

I will also post the winner of my 'Bird of Happiness' chart ~ good luck!

My thoughts and prayers are shared with the World today as we remember all the loved ones lost in the 9/11 atrocity ~ they will never be forgotten xxx

Thanks for stopping by

HAPPY STITCHING

x x x