.... both a
bit very late - my apologies.
I have quite a bit to show you this month for both of these SALs.
Now, if you don't know what I am talking about.
Gifted Gorgeousness (or GG) is a SAL run by the wonderful SAL Mama, Jo from Serendipitous Stitching. Basically, on the 15th of each month, we post anything which is stitchy gift-related.
AND
What is the Smalls SAL? It is quite simple, really - it is run by Heather of Silver Lotus (the SAL Mama). Here are the main details:
- Stitch a small every month. You get to decide what a small is for you. 50×50 stitches? 100×100 stitches? It’s up to you. You just need to be able to get it done by the check-in day. (WIP smalls that you complete in time for the check-in are great too!) You pick your design, I do not provide designs.
- Post a picture of your completed small (stitching done, but the actual finishing is optional) on the last Thursday of every month, with the exception of November, which will be the last Wednesday.
So here we go, with what I have been doing for both these SALs this month. Now, there will be a bit of interspersing as, wonderfully, some of the GG pieces are finished Smalls - Happy Dances all around!
First off, is the gorgeous Thirteen Colonies by LHN. I recently picked this back up after last stitching on it way back in January, 2012!!!!!! You can read all about it
here.
I am certain that Thirteen Colonies was a gift from dear Gracie from
Needles, pins and dragonflies and she generous gifted me not only the pattern but the fabric and the floss as well - thank you, dear Gracie.
Here are my progress pics....
When I first picked it up again , the stitching was like this....
Then I made some progress ....
Yay! I finished the little grey house - although you may notice that I am frogging the browny colour on the right - I realised that I had used the wrong floss colour, all those years ago - aagghh!
... and some more ..... It is moving along nicely now, I even have a couple of sheep!
.... and I think that I have stitched even more but unfortunately, I cannot quite put my hands on where I have put it, at the moment it is lost in the black hole of my Girl's Nest (which is what TraderVic and I call my sewing room).
Another dear bloggy friend, Barb from Wicked Stitcher kindly sent me this lovely July 4th design to add to my Americana collection to stitch for my
Americana SAL. Thank you so much, Barb, I cannot wait to get started on this design. xxxx
I finished my second Nordic ornament from PS Book #191 for the Christmas Ornie SAL May theme of "Reindeer".
Isn't he a proud, handsome fellow?
He is a companion piece to the April theme of "Ornament".
I have been working on the final step of this quilt for my dear friend, Jenny P, this quilt has been a long time coming but is nearly there! Furio loves this quilt and as soon as I get it out, he magically appears on my lap!
I also finished my two versions of "All you need is love" by Lynne B of
Happiness is Crossstitching.
Furio on the left and Milo on the right. These will be made into ornies and I will send them to my daughter once she has an address in London (yes, she is leaving Australia and going overseas for a year or two - more on that in another post), so that she has her kittens with her. I am extremely pleased with how these turned out.
.... and lastly, I am on the home stretch with the baby blanket - I am on track to get this finished by the baby shower on the 18th June.
So, that is all from me for these two SALs this month.
Ooops, no it is not, I nearly forgot my Counting Bats band by Just Nan for the
Hallowe'en Ornie SAL May theme of spiders.
Now, remember, you can check out all the GG action
here and the Smalls SAL action
here.
hugs,
P.S. Phew! I just made the GG link in with 1.5 hours to spare (and I had a cruisey 2 days for the Smalls SAL link in).
P.P.S. You know that I am really sick - see last post "Sick as a dog", when this is what I am having for morning tea!
Latte for the caffeine hit;
Chocolate for the comfort;
and Whiskey to kill the germs
(my sweet Uncle Ron, swears by it as the cure for what ails you!)
(and no, I am not an alcoholic - just desperate to get rid of this virus).
hugs again, a very mellow, Kaye
