Many thanks to Cheryll for our get together last night - the link is here to see who took part.
I of course, worked first on my stitch journal and earlier this week I started on a new one. The fabric I am using is something I picked up from a charity shop and is probably cotton. It was a bag 18" wide and I am not sure of the other dimension however when I got it apart - it was very firmly stitched together - it is over a yard long. I am wondering if it was a nightdress case. The flap is embroidered with thickish white thread which I plan to work with/over when I get to it. I purchased online another spool - not as nice as the previous one as it has been smartened up although it is old. This one holds a strip of 6" fabric which was convenient as I was able to cut my fabric neatly into three. Anyway, less waffle, more pictures!
and a close up of this week
Bottom right is todays stitching which was inspired by our visit earlier today to the kitchen garden at
Knightshayes.
The rest of my Friday was spent watching cricket - test match followed by T20 - and so sock knitting was ideal and I am now making good progress on my second sock.
This months Chookshed Challenge no is #9 and on my list that is to make last years stitch journal pages into a book.
These are the pages
and the plan is a zigzag book. I have it in my mind, and hope it will work in practise! Anyway, I have made a start on the front and back panels. The first one will will have 2024 embroidered on it but so far all I have done is the border using
Reversed Buttonhole Bar starting with a fairly random row of buttonhole.
This is as far as I have got with the back panel
I mentioned earlier that we visited Knightshayes today and I will leave you with a few pictures from the lovely kitchen gardens. Have a great weekend.
Wow a brand new stitch journal - love the holders you have for them. Good luck with putting your pages together - from experience earlier this year make sure you’ve worked out how the pages will attach and be able to be turned over first - I left that bit until last and had to change how it was done.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of the dark bricks and white daisies....could make a lovely postcard. Looking forward to your book.
ReplyDeleteYour journal is spectacular. Thank you for the included pictures of the gardens. Spectacular as well. Keep up with the knitting and pretty soon you'll have another pair of socks.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful post Lin. I am in awe of your stitchery work - just love it & the new piece you have started is so lovely. I wish you were my neighbor - I would be over getting inspiration from you all the time (!!) 😉 That kitchen garden looks just amazing. xx
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching .... well spotted with the fabric in the op shop. My son says it's very warm and dry dry... will start harvesting very soon as a result.
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Those are lovely gardens. We all need flowers in our day.
ReplyDeleteYour stitching is lovely. Ho do you decide what stitch to do next.
ReplyDeleteOohhh I love all the flower photos... very pretty. Thanks for joining in FNwF too...xox
ReplyDeleteThe pics of all those flowers are very cheery. Love how you have repurposed that fabric, lovely embroidery. So many beautiful projects. The journal will look wonderful when stitched together.
ReplyDeleteI love the stitches inspired by the kitchen garden. The colours are gorgeous in that thread. Book making sounds tricky to me so, good luck with that. I hope you will take pictures of the finished book. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteWe've been watching the cricket, too. Crochet and watercolours!
ReplyDeleteGreat new header.
ReplyDeleteLovely new stitches you're working on.
Beautiful garden photos.
I’m looking forward to seeing your new stitching journal grow. It will be different for you using more colour. Have fun putting last year’s together. Your visit to the garden looks lovely. There’s nothing nicer than a walled garden.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful garden. I can see why it inspired you.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great start on the new journal. I look forward to seeing how you put the book together. The kitchen garden is lovely. I would enjoy a walk about there.
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