A cosy recuperation.....

.... I had some dental surgery on Tuesday (the implant was placed for my eventual new tooth) - the dental surgeon was excellent, very gentle but, oh boy, I did not feel so good after the anaesthetic wore off! It is my front tooth, so the area around it is all bruised and my face puffed up and I kept feeling as if my whole face would just fall off!

However, my dear, stitchy friend, Anna (no blog), came around to sit and stitch for a while yesterday whilst I was recuperating.

She brought me some restorative chicken soup, which I ate with nice soft crumpets - delicious!

... and I stitched on this little cutie - I am really enjoying it although I need a very good light to stitch on this fabbie.

 Pattern: Sprintgime Messenger

Designer: With they needle and thread

Fabric: 28ct Gingham Straw/Grey linen by WDW

Threads: Speciality threads as recommended (WDW and GAST)

Then in the afternoon, my comfy stitching chair beckoned.

A sweet kitty cat

A good book to read

The Foxtel remote so that I could watch Masterchef Australia

My stitching

What bliss!

So, as well as stitching on Springtime Messenger, I stitched on this fruit wreath for the upcoming Tutti Frutti swap.

This is a freebie I picked up from somewhere but I am really pleased with how it is turning out.  I have swapped out a number of the threads for variegated ones for ease of stitching (less thread changes) and to create more depth and interest in the piece.  Nearly finished the cross stitch but there is a heap of backstitch to do yet.

Anyway, it is back to work for me this morning.  Catch you all later,

hugs,