Done!

Thanks for the encouragement!!!!  Much appreciated.

I have finished part 10, finished the garden last night and have just done the copper border lines now.  (Martina just beat me and had just posted Part 11 as I walked in the door)

So here is Baroque at the end of part 10 - now 41.7% (or there about) complete.

Two more little gardens for part 11.

Happy stitching

Where does the time go?

Well, I have hardly stitched since my last post!  I have been away for work and so 8 nights passed before I picked up my needle again last night.  The question is "Will I have Baroque finished before the next instalment arrives?".

Back to my needles now!

My Weekend

Here I am at the end of a hermit and stitching weekend, which was only somewhat successful from the stitching point of view.  I did manage to get some work done on both projects but, as is nearly always the way, not as much as I would have liked.

I did however spend some time playing with my friends new baby chickens.  Very cute and one is named sparkle!

So here is my weekend stitching progress

Baroque Garden

And 3 french hens (only 2 so far)

Hope everyone else had a good weekend and got lots of stitching done.  I look forward to seeing everyone's progress.

Framed - Two Turtle Doves

Here is 2 turtle doves (Nora Corbett) framed.  I love this one and it looks great next to partridge.

Japan

I have been shocked and saddened by the events that have unfolded in Japan in the last week with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.  I had the opportunity to travel through parts of Japan last year in winter.  Very cold but very beautiful.

I have updated my blog to have an oriental garden appearance in honour of this wonderful country and have included a handful of my favourite photos from this trip.  I am sure that, in time, this country will recover and rebuild and my thoughts are with the people of Japan

The last photo, which I love with the blossom, is my profile photo.

It is international hermit and stitch weekend this weekend.  I intend to work on Baroque and 3 french hens and hope to get a reasonable amount of stitching done.  If interested go to Random Ramblings and join in the fun.  Here is to a weekend of happy stitching.

One French Hen

A long weekend and not very much stitching.

Womadelaide (World of Music festival) was on this weekend in Adelaide and I spent a couple of days at this listening to music from around the world.  I have also been into work each day this weekend.

I have not touched Baroque this weekend but I have stitched a french hen.

I could not resist doing her beading, she needed an eye!

New Stash!

I love getting parcels of new stash in the post.  The pattern, fabric and sparkly bits I did not already have for 3 french hens has arrived.  I am stitching all of them on 28 count gravestone linen from stitches and spice.

I have also 'kitted up' a little blackwork project from this months Gift of Stitching, by Elizabeth Almond. I will be stitching on 32 count white linen.  The threads are DMC, but there will be some beads for sparkle.  I liked the colours and I enjoy blackwork with the patterns, but don't do very much of it.

Started the other little Baroque garden last night.

Happy stash collecting!