Just to prove some stitching has been happening....

Yes, despite the many long hospital visits to my Mum, looking after my 94 year old father, endless phone calls/emails/texts/FB chats to family and friends about what is happening with my mother and the many crying jags I have (it is very hard to see your mother in pain like this and she is not herself with it - yesterday as I was trying to feed her lunch (which she must eat to get her strength back up) she accused me of torturing her, being very cruel and told me that she wished I had never been born! Very hard to take with any equanimity.)  BUT I HAVE BEEN STITCHING!

Would you like to see?

The last time you saw Medusa the Lavender Fairy she looked like this:

Now, she has wings, a neck and one shoulder:

I don't know why but I am really struggling with this piece.  Maybe it is the three shades of flesh-coloured thread which are really difficult to distinguish?


Now for my train stitching.....  I have started a second version of FRIENDS, I am enjoying this so much - it is such a great piece to stitch on the train.  I am changing some of the colours around,  as you can see.  I can see several more of these in my future.

Still on Train stitching, I had a Happy Dance, I finished Bienvenue....

I am actually pretty chuffed by this one - everyone was so supportive of my colour choices and I do think that is has come up pretty well.

Have to dash now - train to catch, stitching to do!

Blessed Be,

A couple of progress pics.....

I am progressing nicely with both my JE RR Lavender Fairy and with my train stitching, Bienvenue.

She looks a bit like a Japanese Noh mask at the moment - lol!

I know that I said I was really unsure about my colour choices when I started my train piece but as it is taking shape I am really liking the way it looks.

hugs,

Train stitching.....

I have started a new small as my latest Train stitching project (ie I stitch on this on the train on the way to work).

It is a freebie from Broderie Passion and here are the original colours (as shown on the pattern):

Now, I have decided to be adventurous and play around with some of my Cottage Garden Threads, which are lovely Australian variegated hand-dyed threads.

What do you think?

hugs,