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I thought I'd posted at the end of February. Oh well. I must have been too carried away with whatever I was doing at the time, probably trying to stay cool or hoping for rain.So March has come and gone and with it came some lovely rain. The grass around here is gorgeously green which is very pleasing to the eye. During March we also had a couple of 4.6 earth tremors/quakes/whatever. They were

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Hi! Long time no see!Magical Night is over halfway. Yay! I'm up to the half with all the bright colours. It has to go quicker now, right? Well, regardless, I am still halfway and that is something to celebrate and today marks the 5th anniversary since the start of this piece. That is not something to celebrate but I am aiming to finish it well before the 10th anniversary. LOL!And in other

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2009!!!!!!Crikey! Where did 2008 go? One minute it was here, the next minute gone forever.I haven't posted much recently, mostly because I've not been stitching. I haven't touched any stitching since midway through December when I finished off an ornament to send to a friend. Prior to that I had been working on Magical Night. It had to go away over Christmas so little fingers could not

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Not a lot of stitching happened in September but I did finish one project and work on two other projects so not too bad an outcome.The finish was Dragon Dreams' Blackwork Princess stitched with Dinky-Dyes silks on white Jobelan. The use of the two different colours, particularly the variegated, was inspired by Caronslilies who is a regular poster on some of the stitching boards.I also progressed

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I have posted this elsewhere but forgot to post here. That was a tad slack of me. Woodland Fairie was completed in August. It's great to have another big one finished. She was stitched on 28ct hand-dyed Lugana from the original owner of Countrystitch. I wish every fabric was as lovely to work with.Since working on her I've worked on The Name of God (sorry no pic here) and am currently

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and so it is. Just a couple of days to go and we'll be in to August. My how time flies!And here is my latest Woodland Fairie progress. I did much better this month than the previous one. The new specs are fantastic. I can see. Wheeeeee!I will be continuing with Woody during August. I'm managing at least an hour, sometimes two, on her each night so she'll soon be done. The dress is nearly

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Not much to report actually as I didn't get all that much done on her but there is visible progress and that's the best kind. She must be close to halfway by now so it's all downhill from here. LOL!But now that I have my new glasses I should be able to progress her and my other WIPs much faster. It's amazing how much better you can see out of glasses that do not have scratched lenses.I'm going

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Here are The Sweetheart Tree's Teenie Hardangers I, II & III finished as one so I have in fact three finishes but only counted as one for the purposes of my rotation.It looks great but I should have thought about it a little bit more before I started. The chart of the one on the right does not include the blue flowers of the other two so I decided to change the corner flowers to blue so that

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Here is Blackwork Unicorn stitched with Yarns silk thread in a gorgeous purply-blue colourway. There are some minor ... er ... improvements and the addition of a cat hair or two. Darned heat seeking cat will not stay off my lap in this colder weather.He still came up beautifully I think. I stitched the horn in the same colour as the rest as I felt that was for the best and the Kreinik braids

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After the slowness of Miss Valentine, the pace picked up and I now have 3 HDs to share though I'm a little late in sharing these in Blogland.Take Time to Garden was the last of my Take Time To Series so I think I can now safely have all these framed. I'm thinking maybe I'll have these done as sets of four. The Kiwi was a gift from KiwiJo (not sure if she is still around) who was my Secret

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Miss Valentine was rather appropriately started on Valentine's Day and is now complete. I am happy that she is done. I stitched this one completely from the kit. Did not change anything as there was no need. The fabric suits her just fine.She seemed to take forever but I have to admit that my heart is not in my stitching this year. I am getting much more pleasure out of knitting and

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!!!!!!!

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This was my easy stitch after Fairy Moon and very easy it was indeed. It doesn't get much easier than this. It's stitched on 28ct Ivory Jobelan with Indigo Ocean silk from Victoria Clayton.Tomorrow I shall start Miss Valentine in honour of the day.

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Fairy Moon HD!I cannot begin to tell you how pleased I am that she is over and done with. I love her but ... I ran into a couple of problems when I was just short of finishing her. I ran out of the #2017 beads despite having bought two packs. I have since discovered that I used about 17 or so of those beads on another project so it would have come close to the wire anyway as I needed about 12

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As seen on various blogs including Melissa and Alison's:Answer the questions and type your answer into Google images search. Post a photo from the first results page. Age you will be on your next birthday? Place you would like to visit? One of your favourite places Your favourite object? Your favourite food? Your favourite animal? Your favourite color? Name of a past pet?

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Here is the next instalment of Fairy Moon. She's coming along just nicely though I am beginning to wonder as we reach the middle of the month whether or not I will finish her in January. There's still a bunch of half stitches, a mazillion beads and a few cross stitches to go. It seems to be moving oh so slowly at this point. Mind you, there have been distractions, eg, extremely hot weather

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Goodness, we're already 10 days into 2008. That's just way too fast but on the other hand, the quicker January, February and March go the quicker we'll get rid of the hot weather. It's 38.6C with 15% humidity in Scoresby at the moment according to my handy dandy Weather Stats desktop banner. I'm glad there's a cool change due tomorrow afternoon though it will apparently get to 40C before it

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and a very good one I might add. Apart from all the stitching goodness there were celebrations of different sorts including the Geelong Premiership (yay!), Labor's election win, my very special birthday and probably many other things which I cannot remember right now.There were also some tough times. Both of my parents have been in hospital this year and we learned that my dad has prostate

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I have been making very good progress on Fairy Moon despite having been away for four days visiting my parents last week. There's not a lot of the skirt to go and I'm still saving the rest of the wings for later along with the many, many beads. I shall be continuing into the New Year and on with this beauty as I intend her to be my next finish.

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Here is the piece that was yelling at me last week. Now done! I love the way the cats seem to eye off the rabbits while the mice scurry along behind them. Very cute.This is my very last finish for 2007. I promise you there will be no more. And back to Fairy Moon I go.I see some of you are/were as prepared for Christmas as I was last week. I'm feeling a little better now about the day and

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Thanks for the lovely comments on the previous update.I worked on her for another week and made some very good progress on the skirt. I started a new skein of white and it seems to be stitching up much better than the previous one. I'm a bit perplexed by that.I am now taking a short break while I finish Just Nan's Creativity. It was yelling at me and demanding that I finish it before the end

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I meant to post this last week but I got distracted. Bethlehem was my next project after Carousel. I really enjoyed working on this. No confetti, no quarter stitches, no blends, no backstitching. Pure stitching bliss. I used Inky Depths Premium Floss from Victoria Clayton on Tundra 32ct Jobelan from Stitches & Spice. Very nice! I love the way it has turned out.Now for the WIP. I am not

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Carousel is done. I am so glad to be finally off that Merry-Go-Round. The last bit was fun but it did drag on. Mind you, not being at home for four weekends in a row did not help.What now you ask? Dunno, but I do have an ornament or two to stitch and ornamentify within the next two weeks so that they can be off to their respective new homes by December 1, earlier if possible.And now for your

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when she awarded me with this:Thank you so much, Christine. Now I must bestow it upon 10 others. Here are the lucky recipients in no particular order and because they all make me smile as do so many others. :-)Alison, Tannia, Jo, Mel, Anne, Marita, Karoline, Suz, Cathy, Little Cat

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Twoctober is over. Five pages are now fully done. Only one to go! Yay!I'm quite pleased with my progress this month. It's been great to concentrate on this one and as I've said (here or somewhere else) before, "Who knew it could be such fun?" I wish they were all like that. I somehow cannot envisage Magical Night ever being fun but you never know.I will be continuing on this in November and

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First of all, thanks so much for all of the encouragement on this one. I have nearly completed 5 of 6 pages. Just three more horses and the rest of the bottom to go. I am still very much enjoying working on it and haven't considered putting it down to work on anything else though I am still knitting socks in the late evening if that counts. And now I'm off to keep riding the merry-go-round

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Another good bit of progress. I had a crazy thought that I could finish it this month but I'm not going to push it. It'll get done when it's done. Besides, my next two weekends are already taken up. Who said October could be so busy? November is not looking so free either.But anyway, I shall press on toward the finish.

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I'm working on Carousel during the TW October SAL on The Wagon. I've made some good progress during the past week. My previous progress is here. It's still rather fun to work on this and I'm looking forward to making some more good progress this week. I particularly want to finish off the bit underneath the middle horse.I had intended working on other WIPs in between workings of this one but

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When we last saw this it was half complete or thereabouts. It is now done obviously otherwise there would be no reason for this post. LOL!I altered it a little. It is supposed to say Black Sheep Sampler in the bottom border. I didn't like that so I replaced the words with the three motifs in the middle. I think it looks much better this way. Here's the link to the original version.And now

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Woo hoo!!!!!!!GO CATS!I can hardly believe it. They actually won! And by a huge margin! Bliss!However, I couldn't bear to watch the game so I didn't start watching it properly until it was nearly over. I did go past the TV every now and then and laugh at the score though. It was a magnificent achievement and a long time in coming. I hope it's not another 44 years before they win another

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Yet another finish. This one completes a series by Calico Crossroads. I have previously stitched Love, Dream and Wish in the set. This one is stitched on 28ct Porcelain Reflections from Silkweaver. The silver metallic shows up much better on screen than it does in real life but it looks gorgeous anyway. Next up is Black Sheep Sampler from Elizabeth's Designs. I think I might be able to

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I finished this little guy last night. He's stitched on 32ct white Jobelan using Teal stranded cotton from Stef Francis. I think he's turned out beautifully. This chart is much easier to follow than the companion, Blackwork Unicorn.Next up is Believe from Calico Crossroads which will complete a series.

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I am over two-thirds of the way through this now having just fully finished page 4 of 6. It's coming along beautifully. I love how the horses are taking shape. I also rather enjoyed working on this after the stop/start nature of the new starts. It was quite soothing to stay with just one project for a week without having to think about the next start.I'm now putting this one away until the TW

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Start #50 and Finish #26 of the 50 New Starts in 2007 is Beyond Cross Stitch #5-5. There you have it, nothing special but a delightfully quick stitch to end the 50 starts. The bullion stitches were easy once I figured out how to do them again. And they look pretty good so I'm happy.I'm also happy to have the 50 starts behind me. Now to get back to a more relaxing rotation style so for the next

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You know what that means, don't you? Yes, one start away from reaching my goal of 50 New Starts in 2007. I bet you're wondering what that last start is going to be? Me, too.Just kidding!But before I divulge (or not) that little not so secret, here is Blackwork Unicorn. He's a bit of a PITA. Actually, he's not the PITA, the chart is. I don't know whether it's my eyes or what, but the

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I've now completed all of Jeannette Douglas' Season stitches the last one being Spring Stitches just in time for spring. It's a very pretty little piece.I discovered while stitching this that I will probably need new glasses which is about right as it's about two years between new prescriptions these days. I had to bring out the big gun magnification which was already attached to my lamp but

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Maybe. We've had some fabulous weather in the mid 20sC with bright blue cloudless skies. Today won't be like that but I'm sure there will be more gorgeous weather soon. We have budding freesias, cinerarias and hardenbergias. So very pretty but I won't bore you with pictures.I mentioned on Mel's blog that I'd yet to see a magnolia this year and that I must have been driving around with my eyes

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This is the last of the Take Time To series though it won't be the last finish in the series as I still have Take Time to Garden as a WIP. It was quite enjoyable to stitch this one. Very much a pleasure especially after the last TTT effort.Next up is Linen & Lace from The Drawn Thread and then there will be three!

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On Saturday I visited Tannia. She showed me some of her magnificent knitting and presented me with this scarf (below). It's absolutely gorgeous. Thanks so much again, Tannia. I'd wear it right now except the winter weather outside does not agree with it. It's about 24C at the moment. Who needs Queensland in winter when you can have better weather in Melbourne.She also showed me some of her

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I am feeling much better than I did the last time I posted. Quick finishes are always good for the soul as is the gorgeous sunshine outside. The pokies and the wraps are not the best but it will still make a good ornie.Next piece, which I've already started, is Take Time to Stitch Too. I shall indeed take my time to stitch it.

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has gone about as far as I will take him at the moment.I am totally bored with stitching and cannot seem to get very excited about it right now. Maybe it's the season - end of winter or maybe it's the thought of that rapidly approaching birthday milestone. Whatever the cause I am very disinterested in stitching.Maybe I'm just not so excited about the last six pieces in my 50 New Starts list.

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but has turned into a nightmare so I'm not going to finish it.Or, in other words, I started Dream by M Designs but due to an inability to count, this disastrous effort will be tossed in the bin - with great pleasure! But don't expect any pics.Fortunately I hadn't progressed very far so I only lost a couple of hours of stitching. I will restart it some other time maybe next year. However, it

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I rather enjoyed working this one and I didn't feel that I have to go on to the next one I would have stuck with her. But it will be nice to get back to her later this year maybe.I'm using Dinky Dyes silks in Charcoal and one which I believe came from the Oops Pack that I bought from Jo at the Sydney GTG earlier this year. It's so nice to work with such soft silky threads. Yummo!Next up is

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Just the teeniest bit of progress to show on Victoria Sampler's Noah's Garden.I must say that I have been picking up a pair of needles more often than I have a single needle with an eye so there's the main reason for lack of progress. But a little bit is better than no bit at all. I believe that the fabric is Cameo Rose Belfast Linen and I am using the accessory pack of threads.And look at

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My first pair of socks is complete. Woo hoo! I finished them off last night and then started another pair which DD is already eyeing off as the rainbow colours are much more to her liking. They match pretty well which, while I hoped that they would, is also somewhat surprising as I worried about how I would get them to match. I received some good advice which I followed and am taking that

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As much as I love Jeannette Douglas, this one was a right pain in the eyeball. (You thought I was going to say something different, didn't ya?) I had to alter the stitches of a couple of the motifs because the more I tried to understand the instructions, the greater the pain in the eye (and my head) became. After consultation with my stitching twin, Amanda, who has also stitched this piece and

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sounds like something you should say with emphasis. However, there is nothing yet to emphasise about this piece though it is a lovely piece and I have been enjoying it. There's not much progress due to my rediscovered passion for knitting. I also don't enjoy stitching on linen and would have preferred Jobelan but alas there was none in my stash so I made do with the Antique White Cashel that

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er ... finish. He's rather handsome don't you think and quite a pleasure to stitch. Don't know if he enjoyed doing headstands every now and then though. Much easier to stitch upside down from time to time. Saves awkward holding of the Q-snaps. You should try it. You have to turn the chart upside down as well. LOL!And now while he goes off to live at his new home I am going to start the

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stitches... lolThese bullion stitches, after a couple of practices, might look okay but some of those lazy daisies are a bit dodgy but only in their length.I don't mind the odd lazy daisy or chain stitch for that matter since they're basically the same stitch except one is all on its ownsome. My mother did teach me some nifty things a long time ago specifically, chain stitch and french

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a happy dance, that's what. Though I have to say that a little faith does go a long way.This was so quick and easy that I am two days ahead of my rotation schedule which is very good because that means I can read Harry Potter on the weekend and maybe still come out ahead as my next start is an even quicker one, I hope.I stitched Faith with Texas Bluebonnet Silk N Colors on 25ct Antique White

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Have you any wool? LOL!The latest new start to share is Black Sheep Sampler from Elizabeth's Designs. I've been enjoying this one as I do love ED. This one is stitched on some unknown colour of 32ct Jobelan. Looks like Bay Rum but is a bit pinker than the Bay Rum I've used before.And now for a finish of a different sort. I finished this on Saturday while trying to keep my fingers amused

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and this one is Peacock Cypher from Just Nan. I'm stitching this using a thread pack from Vikki Clayton. The 28ct Jobelan fabric is the quite aptly named Peacock Fantasy from Stitches & Spice and is a gorgeous combination of pale blues and greens. The pic below does not do it justice but it's perfect for this one.The next WIP is Black Sheep Sampler from Elizabeth's Designs and is #35 of 50

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Looks like this post will have no name. I cannot click in the title bar. Why is that so? Is the whole internet conspiring against me today? Yuku is working very slowly. It takes several minutes for any pages to load so I've given up on that. I'd hate to try it on dial-up.But anyway, despite all that, I have a finish. Winter Stitches is done, done, done. I really enjoyed stitching it

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Here's the first of the next round of new starts in my quest for 50 new starts this year. As you can see it's the bottom half of Blackwork Dragon stitched with Teal Stef Francis thread. It wouldn't take very long to complete this but I'm leaving it till later as I do want to get the other projects started and besides, it's rather boring and the pattern is not that easy to follow.Next up is

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Doesn't time fly when ... ? Well, it just seems to fly regardless of how much fun one is having or not.It's now time for the half-yearly stitching statistics. In April I posted these stats. The new stats go something like this:2007 WIP statistics @ 30 June 2007Starting number of WIPs for 2007 = 8New starts for 2007 = 31WIPs completed in 2007 = 19Total WIPs @ 30 June 2007 = 20So, in the last

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While I was worrying about my family I still managed to get a bit of stitching done. I was able to start and complete The Dreaming:If you're considering stitching The Dreaming on 28ct fabric be aware that you may need to be very frugal with the contrasting colour, ie, the blue in this case. I don't know what it is with me and the lack of thread this year but this one came within 40 stitches of

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After a few days of just being able to look at the little guy I was allowed a cuddle last night. He's now in a bed rather than an isolette and when he learns to suck from a bottle properly he will probably be allowed to go home or if a bed becomes available at Ballarat he will be transferred back there as it will be closer to his own home. He is doing really well. When he does go back home or

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I don't really like to talk about my personal life here but there are times when I think it necessary. This is one of those times.We had another grandbaby (Cayden) born this week. That makes number 10. (At this point please note that I have not yet turned 50). You can pick your jaws up off the floor now. LOL! He was born 5 weeks early in Ballarat Base Hospital but had respiratory problems

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St Georges is done! Yay! And about time, too. The last little bit was rather tedious so I'm glad it is finally done. This one matches Rosemarkie in both thread and fabric so they will look good together on the wall. I also have St Sylvestre to stitch but I won't be starting that one until next year at the earliest. And now it's back to new starts so that I can keep moving towards my goal

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Officially bored now so here is Fairy Moon. I think I made a good bit of progress since the last time I worked on her. The fabric is Midnight Magic Jobelan from Stitches & Spice.This also means that I have worked on all of my beginning 2007 WIPs this year and that is a good feeling even if there were only 8 of them to start with.And now guess what? Yes, indeedy, it's back to St Georges for

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I'm aiming for a June finish on this one but won't be picking it up again till next Friday unless I get bored with Fairy Moon which is entirely possible given my current state of stitching mind.

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I am not enjoying stitching this but I have come such a long way on it so I will continue but not right now. I had planned to stitch on it today as well but it is downright boring even though the kitties' backsides are cute. I purchased this chart at one of my very first GTGs. I met another TWBBer, Jenny S, at one of the Stitches & Craft Shows eons ago. Maybe 2000 or 2001. Looking at the

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Coming along just nicely, don't ya think? Next up: Just Nan's Creativity.

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Let me tell you that this is one messy piece. It may not look like it in the pic but some of those stitches in the wings are as dodgy as. However, since they add texture to the piece I'm not too fussed. I'll just hang it in a dark hallway. LOL!This is what it looked like at the last progress pic. As you can see there has been some progress but I would prefer to have the greys behind me. I

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I've just finished up a short spot on Woodland Fairie. She's lovely to work on though those yellows can be a little ughifying. I know that's not a real word but it sounds good. I worked on the wing and the bottom of the dress and made quite a bit of progress since the last time I worked on her. She's almost at the point where I could concentrate on her but I decided that my other older WIPs

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A couple of weeks ago I took some pieces to the framers as they were having their annual 10% off sale. This is what brought back:From the left: My Stitching Treasures, Tapestry Cat & Midsummer Night's Fairy. At the front is Kitty Cat Row. If you click on the links you'll see closer pics of each one.I am very pleased with how well they've come up though the pic is a little washed out. They're

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I feel a bit that way too.He's a gorgeous kitty though I don't like stitching him very much but only because this is a Dimensions kit. I'm glad that backstitched branch is out of the way. What a pain that was. And now onto Woodland Fairie.

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I wanted to post this last night but I suddenly noticed that I had not given Noah any eyes. LOL! I really enjoyed stitching this apart from the previously mentioned lack of one length of thread. The dyelots were a little different and it is noticeable but not that noticeable and you know what, I don't really care. I'm just glad it's finished.I think I'll hang this in the room that the

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First to Melanie: I started Not Forgotten nearly two years ago and should be finished by the time its anniversary comes up on 16 June.And now to Christine who ever so kindly tagged me. Here are my 8 facts:1. My favourite colour is royal purple.2. My favourite film is The Dish and I love to watch it repeatedly.3. I don't like furry-skinned fruit, eg, peaches and apricots. I can't bear to

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and stitching away ever so merrily. LOL!I've been making progress on Not Forgotten. So much progress that I've decided to finish it. As you can see there's not a lot more to go - just some waves and a few other little bits and some backstitching and five beads. The most frustrating part of this was running out of GAST Sarsaparilla one length from the finish. Argh! But thanks to Alison

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Just thought I would show the latest progress for my SWF piece. For those that don't know, don't remember or maybe I never said, SWF stands for Stitching With Friends. Here is the progress from yesterday.It's coming along well and is a simple stitch for those occasions when only a simple stitch will do. I do have to congratulate my friend on finally getting some decent lighting in their dining

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This is what Carousel looked like before this week's progressand here is the latest progressI did entertain thoughts about continuing with this until it's finished but I quickly recognised those as extremely insane thoughts and immediately dismissed them. I thought maybe I could finish it before it's six years were up. LOL! That was definitely a crazy crackpot idea even for me. I reckon

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from Boringtown, NSW (aka Temora). It's an ugsome town with no respect for the water restrictions that most of the rest of the country are on. People water at all hours of the day yet the town has no permanent water supply. Dunno where the water comes from but they should be on restrictions.My mother is now home and has her own oxygen making machine which she hooks herself up to for a couple

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so I decided to continue stitching while I wait for my brother to finish with the crane inspector. It'll probably be tomorrow that we finally leave as it's getting a bit late in the day to be travelling for 6-7 hours.Thank you all for the good wishes for my mum's recovery. She actually has fluid on the lungs so it's not wonderful but she is improving and they haven't let her go home yet. They

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Isn't he the cutest cat you've ever seen?I am so pleased that he is finally finished.What will I do now? I shall have a rest. My eyeballs are really tired. I've been pushing this one along because I may have to go away in a few days to visit my mother who is not in the best of health at the moment and is in hospital. Dad is anxious for me to come so if you don't hear from me for a little

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no pic!That's right. No pic.Do you want to know why there is no pic?Wait a couple of days and I'll show you. Maybe.

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maybe.Isn't he looking grand? I can't believe he is so close to a finish. Just last week he looked like this and now he looks like this.I've made really good progress during the week and over this Easter weekend. I am quite pleased that the end is in sight as he has been a WIP since 2001.I'm going to take a short break from him now as it's Monday and time for my SWF (Stitching With Friends)

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Ladybug is finally finished. This one took way longer than the other two but then again I did have a busier weekend than normal. This one is stitched on the same fabric as Butterfly. I do quite like these little pieces though when I look at how much I paid for them I shudder. I wouldn't pay that much for them now but then I probably wouldn't buy them now and if I did I would probably buy

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Where did it go? It seems like only yesterday it was the first of January and now here we are already into April. It's been quite a productive quarter stitching-wise. Here are the stats:I started 2007 with 8 projectsI've added 28I've finished 12That leaves me with 24 projectsI've got 22 more projects to add to reach my 50 new starts in 2007 goal but I hope not to have 46 WIPs at the end of the

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This is the final Elizabeth's Designs Cottage that you will see from me this month but it won't be the final ED. There are one or two smaller ones still to come. Next up is Dragonfly and then maybe Butterfly if there is time, and there will be, so be watching out for both of those. After that, who cares. I am so over ED, especially the ones with the confusing instructions. Those ones I can

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Here is Woodland Cottage from Elizabeth's Designs stitched on Antique Fawn Belfast Linen. The trees are not stitched with the charted Celadon. Instead they are done with Lucky and the reason - DH has the skein of Celadon with the Lizzie*Kate design that he is stitching and I didn't want to take it away from him even though he said he'd moved onto to a different colour. Anyway I have two skeins

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Here's the latest intalment for March's Elizabeth's Designs Stitchathon. It's stitched on Antique Fawn Belfast Linen.There are only three more EDs on my list for March. There were four but Southern Stars was begging for a finish so I've moved the last one off the March list. The next ED is Woodland Cottage.

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so here it is!First off, two starts:The first is Ladybug Cottage and the second is Seaside Cottage, both by Elizabeth's Designs which is not surprising as it is still Elizabeth's Designs Month in my house. Not a lot of progress but enough to get them on the road.Next, a finish! Woo hoo! My tenth finish for the year and a very lovely piece, Southern Stars, designed by the wonderful Jo Mason

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This is another Elizabeth's Designs piece called Hyacinth House.It's stitched on Country Quaker Cloth. Not much progress because finishing Climbing Rose Cottage ate into some of its time but otherwise it was not an exciting stitch and there are some annoying chart errors. Eg, the planter box which is shown in the chart pic as terracotta is listed on the chart as DMC 744 which everyone knows is

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Probably not but you're getting one anyway. LOL! It's another one from one of my favourite designers, Elizabeth's Designs. Climbing Rose Cottage is stitched on Ice Blue Belfast Linen. It was a reasonably quick stitch but that border, the green bit, was boring and seemed to take forever. I love the sheep in EDs. They are always so cute.March is ED month so next up is another one, Hyacinth

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it's another start and that's a deliberate typo as you'll see reflected in the pic. 18 down and only 32 more to go. LOL! I would normally have continued on and finished this one but as it's now the first of March and it's Elizabeth's Designs Month, I couldn't though I would have if I felt it was only going to take an extra night to finish it. Alas, it seemed like a two nighter and I'm feeling

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and it's another Jeannette Douglas. She's one of my favourite designers, as if you didn't know already. It was quite a quick stitch as you can tell and very easy. Love those easy stitches and best of all, no beads. Makes for a quicker finish. The chart does have a few discrepancies though which is not unusual for a JD, eg, it doesn't tell you what thread to backstitch the watering can and it

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Here's the latest new start - The Name of God from My Big Toe Designs. Not a lot of progress to show as I was out on two nights of my allotted three nights of stitching time. The thread is from Vikki Clayton. The blue is Legacy Blue and the red is OMG Red. The fabric is 28ct Ivory Jobelan.Next up is Summer Stitches from Jeannette Douglas Designs. I decided that for each of these seasonal

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I found this meme I've seen on Christine's blog and have seen it on others.More than 85 movies apparently means you have no life. There are a total of 239 movies on this list.( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show(x) Grease(x) Pirates of the Caribbean(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest( ) Boondock Saints( ) Fight Club( ) Starsky and Hutch the new one with Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson(x)

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a finish.This is Summer at the Ocean from Jeannette Douglas Designs. It is stitched on an unknown colour of 32ct Jobelan. I bought it unlabelled at a stitch show some time ago. This was quite a quick stitch. There is supposed to be an anchor charm on the front but I'm thinking it doesn't need it and therefore I will leave it off. There are a couple of artistic changes in this piece. LOL!

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and have been for a few days. It was a very good trip but also tiring as I did not sleep well on any night. It is so good to be home with my own bed. I have posted some pics which you may find interesting here: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~netstitch/tasmania_2007.htmThe trip over was quite rough and I was a little seasick. I am so glad that I booked a cabin for us even though we were

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We are sailing ...La la la, .... across the sea. This morning we are leaving Melbourne on the above ferry, or one very like it, headed for Tasmania where we will spend five wonderful days and nights exploring the east coast. It should be great fun and I know that DH is very much looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to it as well. We don't have any firm plans. We are booked into five

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but you'll be pleased to know, this time not Valentine related. This was such a quick stitch that I am way ahead of my rotation timetable. Oh well, that is probably a good thing as I don't know how much stitching, if any, I will get on holiday next week so it will be great to stitch on Southern Stars in the meantime.This Beyond Cross Stitch piece is the teaching piece for Colonial Knots. They

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and it's a kitty cat, Valentine Kitty Moon from Stitchy Kitty, stitched on Palliser Bay Quaker Cloth from Kiwi Illusions. Isn't he cute?Next up should also be a quick finish, Beyond Cross Stitch 2-10 by Victoria Sampler.

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This is the first finish for February and an appropriate one as well you'll notice. This was a lovely quick stitch, just right for this time of year. And what am I stitching next? Valentine Kitty Moon. Yes, I do love Valentine's Day. It's a very special day which will mark our ninth wedding anniversary. This year we're going to be celebrating it in Tasmania and I am very much looking

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This the 11th and final start for January and the first posting for February. This one has been lovely to work on except that you will notice a blank space between the bunny and the B. A bullion rose will go there. Why is it not stitched, I hear you ask. Well, first of all, I am scared of bullion stitches. LOL! Secondly, I have no idea where my straw needles are and thirdly, I'll need a bit

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Teenie Hardanger II from The Sweetheart Tree is as finished as it can be for now. When it's fully finished it will have a sibling on each side of it, being TH1 & TH3. I'm leaving the cutting and associated hardanger stitches and the beading until the very end. There are also some charms to be added to at least two of the three but I'm thinking that I may leave them off. I think that it will

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I've been a bit slack the last few days for various reasons but I'm making up for it so now you get two for one. Bargain!The first one is Jeannette Douglas' Take Time to Garden. I love her Take Time To ... series and this is the sixth one that I've stitched. It's been lovely to work on though that tree on the right was a bit of a pain. It's backstitched over one. Ugh!The second one is The

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Here's Sheep Sampler from Elizabeth's Designs. This was my 7th start for the year and my 3rd finish. I love the sheep. They are so cute but not at all like Aussie sheep which are much dirtier and match our landscape. This is stitched on 28ct Garden Paradise Jazlyn from Silkweaver. It was lovely to stitch on. So very soft.My next start is Take Time to Garden by Jeannette Douglas.Melbourne's

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Waking up to the sound of pouring rain on the roof makes my heart sing. Truly!Oh yes! It was extremely hot on Tuesday. I could have coped well except the bushfires disrupted the electricity link between NSW and Victoria and we lost power for a couple of hours during the hottest part of the day. It was not at all pleasant but at least I was not out on the roads without traffic lights and our

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