A Craft Show, A WIP and An Unexpexted Finish

Dear friends and fellow bloggers,

Here we are in March already. How can that be?!! I had my first days leave of the year from work on Friday. I had booked tickets for Mum and I at The Creative Crafts Show at The Three Counties Showground at Malvern - Dad was coming for the ride and a walk about the region, but it was raining cats and dogs so he came in with us and helped with carried the bags. This was the first time we had visited the show and while it wasn't the biggest I had a really lovely time. Oh I could of spent, without a shadow of a doubt, but I resisted the urge. There were 3 or 4 patchwork/quilting stalls and a couple of knitting stalls, along with the usual obligatory papercrafting ones. As you can see I was rather subdued in my spending but what I did get I was soooo pleased with. I was after some burgundy sheer ribbon so I did manage to buy a 25m roll, which will hopefully keep me going for a bit. How on earth I didn't squeal with delight when I saw the burgundy stripe fabric I will never know. I knew I needed this exact fabric for finishing something that I will be stitching hopefully later in the year. Of course it just couldn't come home alone so was joined by the red and white dotted print. Oh and the spools ... well I needed something for my lace, so they were just the ticket. Of course Mum pipes up "If I had of known 50 years ago that these were going to be so popular I could of brought some from work!" Great!!

 

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Stitching-wise I have been working on the next part of a Frosty Forest. The snowman is so sweet and I do like his house with the brick effect at the bottom of the walls. I am going to stitch the next border so that I am ready to go next time.

 

Snowman Cottage - Frosty Forest - Country Cottage Needleworks.

40ct Pearl Grey Newcastle Linen.

Recommended threads.

 

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Now I did say that I didn't know when I would get to finish Bent Creeks' Glad Tidings but I found a couple of hours yesterday. My ribbon purchase came in handy! I used DMC 902 for the handmade cording to match the "Glad Tidings" wording and then added pins to match the berries. I did mean to photograph the back of the piece but I used a little of the fabric Dani gifted me as it was just perfect.

Glad Tidings - Bent Creek.

36ct Flax Edinburgh Linen.

DMC thread alternatives.

Finished as an ornament.

 

Until next time ....