Our Saturday Challenge

This week we chose another Quaker chart from The Workbasket, this one's called Quaker Autumn Tree. The same rules as last week - chose any fabric and thread you want and stitch and make up, then reveal .... i decided to make a herb sachet and filled my 16ct aida band with mixed herbs. The thread is good old Anchor 262 to match the coloured edges of the band. You can see Karens version on her blog it looks lovely.

Hope you all have a nice weekend and thanks for stopping by

Ladybugs SAL

Week 9 of the SAL with Karen - next week will see it finished i think. I did quite a bit this week as i had to stay home by the phone in case the vets needed me as Midge had to go for an exploratory operation. He had been coughing and sneezing badly again and she didn't know the cause. They found a 15cm piece of grass lodged inside the nasal cavity which has been removed but is now all inflammed. Here he is back home nice and comfy on his cushion feeling a bit sore and sorry for himself and mum was £150 (about $300) lighter in her purse LOL

My advent parcel - an advent calendar for stitchers!! for the exchange at TS is all ready to send now and i've kitted up the card exchange for JA and the tuck exchange for TS yesterday as well. I just need to sit down and get them stitched up now ....

In the dark ...

What could be nicer on a Sunday evening than an electricity power cut right in the middle of tea - bangs and explosions of light outside with the fireworks going off but only candles and torches to light up our life. We did however turn this unfortunate event into a fun filled evening with a card game by candlelight, lots of laughter and merriment and the odd glass of something sparkling for those who partake (not me i'm tee total). I've not laughed so much in ages so out of this disaster came some good. Power was restored again at midnight after i had gone to bed, so no stitching for me LOL

Hope you all had a good weekend and enjoyed the firework celebrations if you're in the UK, wonder if tonight will be the last night of them, my cats certainly hope so.

Saturday Quaker Challenge

Karen and I chose another Workbasket freebie for this weeks challenge, we decide on Friday night which chart we will do, but have no idea of which fabric/threads each of us will use until the reveal, it's such fun. This time mine is stitched on 28ct mushroom evenweave using Six Strand Sweets 'Fire Jawbreaker' and the little bit of fabric is what i used to back it with. I added the bead feet to it to stop it skidding about when it is being used as thats what happens to the one i have now .. an experiment, hope it works!! You can see Karens over on her blog, she had a very clever idea this time - well done Karen

Mumble, grumble

What comes to mind when i say Jeremy Fisher ??? thats right a rotten green frog LOL thats whats been visiting the Ladybugs SAL on week 8 ... the word 'leaves' should be stitched in green (dandelion stem from Cottage Colours) so that needs to come out before next week. Was it lack of concentration, eagerness to stitch it or just that we were having a heated debate at the stitching club about a local derelict public house and whats going to happen to it and the fact that a lot of the local residents had not been invited to the public meeting that was being held in the next room to ours .. we gatecrashed that LOL

Did i stitch everything i was going to in October?

FINISHES
Looplyou Silent Flutter SAL, Loopylou Hollyberry SAL, Just Nan - Special Delivery Biscornu, The workbasket Quaker Heart, Just Nan Beehive Violets, Secret stitched gift for JA xmas exchange
PROGRESS MADE ON - CCN Ladybugs - 5 weeks progress
DIDN'T STITCH ON - HAED Leo, TS monthly ornie

A few finishes, but still LEO didn't see the light of day this month and its the first month i didn't get a Christmas ornie stitched for the SAL