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Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Gifted Gorgeousness and Fully Finished SAL - March

It's been a quiet month stitching wise for me as I had a cold, followed by bronchitis and then a chest infection. Not being 100% well is so tiring. Nevertheless, I managed to get something finished for Rachel's Fully Finished SAL as well as Jo's Gifted Gorgeousness. If you click on their names you will be directed to their latest blog post for each of these SALs.

My sister is a fan of Teddy bears and dogs, so when I was gifted this keyring chart I knew it would make an ideal little gift for her. As it was a small design it meant that I was able to complete one fully finished item this month.

Teddy Bear with Dog - Framecraft
Fabric: 18 count white Aida
Threads: DMC 3187, 841, 3770, 956, 957, 580, 470, 317, 407, 156

Some progress was made on Alpine Seasons Garden. I completed the backstitch in the other three corners of the outer border and started to stitch the flowers in the top right corner.

Alpine Seasons Garden - Chatelaine as at 15 February 2025
Fabric: 32ct Belfast Sand linen
Threads: Recommended silk threads


So not alot of stitching this month but at least I was able to get some done.

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Smalls SAL - February 2025 linkup

 A short post to link up with Rachel's Smalls SAL for February.

I stitched two more of the Jeannette Douglas mini pincushions. I find the colours in each of these more attractive than the finished photos suggest.

Patriotic Mini Bouquet (July) - Jeannette Douglas
Fabric: 40ct Zweigart Light Mocha linen
Threads: Suggested DMC conversion with DMC 312 used for Navy

Hot Tomato Mini Bouquet (August) - Jeannette Douglas
Fabric: 40ct Zweigart Light Mocha linen
Threads: Suggested DMC conversion but with DMC 422 for Bee's Knees
and DMC3032 for Driftwood