Stitching Sundays

Howd'y folks, yes I am back up and running in my temporary digs. And finally, finally stitching again. Gawd blimey, feels like an age since I picked up a needle, and I've wasted no time this weekend in getting through several things on my to do list whilst at the same time finding time to unwind.

SO what did I get up to, well after writing my list (gotta love writing lists), I cracked on with progressing my design for a competition by Survival Arts. I've been doodling over the past couple of weeks but hadn't got round to turning it into anything. This is a bit of a shot of what I've been doing, I am still a little iffy on it I think once I've finished the sample that I'll get a better feeling for it. I'm also mulling over another design which I'll work over the next weekend.

I've also started work on the second hive tutorial, as recently announced in my first newsletter the next tutorial focuses on 'Stem Stitch'. Not my utter favourite stitch to do but it is a useful one. Snazzy Stem will be uploaded over the Bank Holiday weekend.

I've also been inspired to work on a new piece just for me, something to adorn my soon to be wonderful craft room (yep, the purchase is still going through). I came cross a few back a site that had some rather great computer wallpapers on a site called Design Love Fest (scroll down for one called Today is a Good Day) and I was so taken by it that I found myself thinking that I could probably turn it into an embroidery. Now, I could have easily taken the design, worked it and hung it up and no one would any the wiser...but that frankly doesn't sit well with me. 

So I contacted the designer Hannah Dollery this very afternoon, and got a very speedy response back granting me permission to do it. I can't wait to work on it, it's the process  and the challenge of translating a design/drawing/illustration which hadn't intended to be stitched into an embroidered piece that I adore so much. I also love selecting the stitches, picking the colour palette, working out the order of stitching etc. So thank you so much Hannah, for making my day!

And now folks, time to get back to some more stitching!