It's the second week of January and it has been a cold one. None of the predicted snow arrived here although there is plenty of it around the country. We can also see some sitting on the hills around Taunton.
So it has been a hibernating sort of week although we did venture out for lunch on our Wedding Anniversary.
My Stitch Journal is slowly building and I am enjoying my daily visits. Here it is as of yesterday.
I shall add todays stitches later while the FA cup football is playing in the background.
Working with these threads and fabrics reminded me of the Slow Stitch book that first got me started on solar dyeing and so I pulled it out for a browse.
This week also found me pulling out my Chookshed Challenge no 6. It is to use some of the hexie flowers that I have received in swaps over the last few years.
Here they all are - 41 of them.
I have decided to add a blue pathway around them as I join and they will either be a lap quilt or tablecloth - decision to be made at some point in the future.
So far I have cut and basted a batch of blue hexies and started adding the flowers together.
But I have parked this now for a week while I crack on with quilting Wings - I would like to complete another outer border by the end of the month. No pictures but I can assure you I have started!
I had not intended starting any more knitting for the time being but along came the annual Winwick Mum KAL and I was tempted. There is a free pattern - use the link just above - which I thought would be ideal to use with this yarn which has been sitting in my knitting bag.
Happy you found your beloved bookmark. It's so cute. I like it too. I'm intrigued by the stitches on the far right in the first picture. I love the stitches you added to the golden strip. Balance is a beautiful message. Thanks for sharing it. ;^)
ReplyDeleteI love the quote you found, Lin. Wise thoughts, indeed. Lovely embroidery in your daily stitch journal. The blue path skipping around those hexies is a lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you will be happily working on several projects. The edging on the book mark looks interesting?
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely things to work on .... I think we both like a variety of projects! Glad you found your bookmark .....
ReplyDeleteHugz
I love looking at your slow stitching....but I don't think its the "right speed" for me!
ReplyDeletethe hexies will look lovely - blue & yellow work so well together!
Lovely to see your stitches. Those hexies will add a bright splash where ever they end up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet bookmark, like your embroidery in your stitch journal.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link to the sock pattern. I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteThat quote in the book is just lovely Lin. I re-read all my crafty books often & really enjoy them. I am pleased you found your bookmark. The stitch journal pages are so lovely & very tempting to start something similar. xx
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to find an old friend!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have plenty of lovely proojects to work on there.
ReplyDeleteYour stitch journal is coming along nicely. I can see why you enjoy working on it. The little bookmark is the sweetest, I'm glad you found it. Of course, I love the hexies...those are on my list to try later this year.
ReplyDeleteLoving your stitch journal Lin, that looks like a great book and the hexies are so pretty, looking forward to seeing how they develop.
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching for the journal.
ReplyDeleteThe blues look pretty around the hexie flower.