Tudor Tuesday.....

As you probably all know already,  I am rather obsessed with the Tudors.  So much so that I have acquired many designs based around Henry Viii and his six wives or Elizabeth I.  So, to help facilitate the stitching of these designs I have instituted Tudor Tuesday!  

Would you like to see them all?

This is a DMC kit of Henry Viii and his six wives.

Another DMC kit - Elizabeth I

A HAED design - Holbein's iconic painting of Henry...

Not much progress here, I haven't picked it up for ages!

My stitch for the Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year SAL....The Faerie Queene Sampler

The six wives of Henry Viii by The Primitive Hare

Sorry, I should have ironed before taking the following pics but I was in a hurry.

The End Crowneth the Work by Plum Creek Samplers (not started yet)

Another  FIVE HAEDs - all of Elizabeth I.

Hmmmm!  Do you think that all of these are going to be enough to fill my Tudor Tuesdays?

If anyone wants to join me on a Tuesday night - just let me know and we can SAL together.

FNSI tonight - so have fun everyone!

hugs,

Cut Thru Castle Update...

Well, I am getting there, slowly.... as they say, one stitch at a time.....

Last update:

After an evening of stitching.....

Definitely starting to take shape, I think.

Thanks for visiting,

hugs,

Another Happy Dance.... or TWO!

I have had another Happy Dance - yay! Last week I finished my second round JE RR stitching.

This one is Snowdrop Fairy, I am very pleased with how she turned out.

Here are the other two fairies on the RR piece - Lavender and Lily, can I please stress that these two ARE NOT MY WORK THEY ARE THE GORGEOUS STITCHING OF TWO OTHER TALENTED LADIES (I hope that they don't mind me showing it off).

The RR piece so far:

Also, over the weekend I finished this sweet stitch from Merrily Beams called Trifles (I saw it finished on Carol's blog the other day and I remembered I had the pattern in my stash). I stitched it for my desk buddy at work for her birthday.

Trifles by Merrily Beams

unknown ecru 28 ct evenweave

Threads - my own choice of Cottage Garden Threads

I like this design so much that I plan to stitch it at least once or twice more as gifts for friends, it is a very sweet and easy stitch, especially on the gorgeous evenweave fabric which Linda sent me recently. (Thanks so much again, dear Linda).

hugs,

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,

Voyager!!!!

Voyager and the golden record have now reached interstellar space!

Watch out Universe, here we come! (Captain Kirk, eat your heart out! - lol!)

I hope that all is well in your little corner of the universe.

hugs,

Strawberry Fields Forever and ever....

Well, I have now finished Strawberries by LHN twice!

However, despite all my best efforts, I am not perfect and there are slight variations in each version - I do read the pattern carefully but somehow that human error creeps in!


Strawberries - Take Two:

Strawberries - Take One:

Can you see where I have made the mistakes?

Strawberries Take One (left) and Take Two (right) side by side:

Both of these are destined to be gifts, so I hope that the recipients don't mind that I am not entirely perfect!

hugs, 

Cut Thru Castle update

On Mondays, well only some Mondays to be honest, I stitch on my Cut Thru Castle, which I am doing as a SAL with Linda and Debbie.  I finally had the opportunity to pick it up again last night, so I have another progress photo to show you. Yay!

I also wanted to show you some more of my Spring garden. The first pic is me trying to be artistic by contrasting the still fairly wintry tree bough against the blooms.  I am not really a very good photographer but I do try! lol!

Here we go, my banksia roses on the garden arch:

Have a great Tuesday everyone, 

Hugs, Kaye