How are you all. Hello to all my new followers. Welcome along. I hope you will enjoy your visit. Well we have hit August already. Doesn't seem that long ago we were going back to work after the New Year celebrations. At this moment of writing this blog post there are 144 days to Christmas! Just thought I would cheer you up!
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Frosty Friends is nearing its conclusion. I have finished the penultimate one and I'm waiting on the last part. Have you all seen Jeanne's WIP of Frosty Forest? I really must urge you to go and see. I'm giving the next Classic Collection by Country Cottage Needleworks a miss, even though they are Christmas ornaments.
Snowy Reindeer - Frosty Forest - Country Cottage Needleworks.
40ct Pearl Grey Newcastle Linen.
Recommended threads.
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I'm working on a summer piece at the moment. Yes, you read it correctly "summer"! It is a Drawn Thread piece which is © 1996. A set of 4 seasons that I had no idea existed before I bought them from that well known auction site and I suspect are OOP. Of course the photo at the front of the chart is a little bit dark, the colours are so much more vibrant in real life. I'm working on 36st summer khaki, one of my favourite colour of linens. I have made one small change. The centre of the small sunflowers (either side of 'garden') were supposed to be French knots but I changed that to Smyrna Crosses. I'm probably a bit over a third stitched so I'm hoping it won't take me too long.
Summer - The Drawn Thread.
36ct Summer Khaki Edinburgh Linen.
Recommended DMC and WDW threads.
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A few weeks ago I made the trip to Shugborough. It's about an hours drive away but a country estate that I'd not visited in it's entirety. I had been to a craft show years and years ago but that was only in the grounds.
The weather was very pleasant, dry and sunny, but not too hot as we have had it recently. I can honestly say I had a really lovely visit. Being a Monday there were not too many people around so you had the feeling of having the place to yourself!
You were allowed to take photographs so that was the green light for me to click, click, click! I have chosen some stitching, sewing and craft related ones to show you here.
If ever you get a chance to go I would highly recommend it.
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Edited fao Barb ... sorry your comment/email was no-reply so the answer is here.
Maybe I'm the only one, but what "well known auction site" are you referring to? I'm curious
Ebay!
Until next time ....
Lovely WIP's. Love Frosty Friends in particular.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you enjoyed your trip to Shugborough, you were just a five minute walk from me, just over Essex bridge.
I enjoyed seeing your photographs Andrea. :0)
ReplyDeleteI love your Frosty Forest Andrea. I received the last chart on Thursday but I think it'll be a while before I get to it!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'll be signing up for the ornaments either. It's tempting but I'd rather see them first I think.
The Drawn Thread piece is very pretty.
Lovely photos from the country estate.
Frosty Forest is looking good.
ReplyDeleteGreat start on the Drawn Thread pieces also.
Thanks for sharing the pics of
Shugborough, I enjoyed them.
Marilyn
Your pictures from Shugborough were fascinating! I saw the same type of straw decorations when we were in Germany. Frosty Forest is wonderful. It will be so nice to have a finish when winter comes! The WIP is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on the Frosty project. And what a beautiful summer piece you started. I have never seen it before. I truely love the older designs by The Drawn Thread and there seem to be a couple that I don't know about.
ReplyDeleteGreat visit at Shugborough, thanks for sharing all the wonderful pictures. That silk pin cushion is such a beauty.
Dear Andrea,
ReplyDeleteall is so lovely to see!! Thank you. I started two days ago Frosty Friends.... hope to finish it, 144 days left, ahahhaha... I love it!! Smack
Woody
Lovely post , Love your Christmas stitch only 144 day left , oh no .
ReplyDeleteYour new start is beautiful.
And thanks for sharing those photos just beauitful.
wishing you a great day.
Hello Andrea,
ReplyDeleteyour two works are wonderful.
I'm looking forward to the end of Frosty Forest.
Have a nice sunday, Manuela
I love your Frosty Forest and your Summer project looks lovely too! Great pictures from the trip to Shugborough!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and reminders for me as I grew up not too far from Shugborough-it is well worth a visit. Your embroidery is exquisite-beautiful! Alison xx
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm the only one, but what "well known auction site" are you referring to? I'm curious
ReplyDeleteI love your stitching - beautiful!
You're really closing in on a finish with the cute Frosty Forest design, Andrea--I love it! Will you be putting a border on like Jeanne did?
ReplyDeleteYour new WIP is so pretty--you just never know what you'll find when you wander into Ebay, do you? It can get a bit dangerous to your wallet :)
Enjoyed your Shugburough photos--so nice that they allowed you to take pictures to share with us :)
Beautiful photos thanks for sharing them I really enjoyed looking at them x
ReplyDeleteAwww thank you so much for the welcome back Andrea. Too sweet. Love you rpost and your FF looks fab. I have ordered the autoship on the new CCN ornies. I decided I needed to feed the mojo. xx
ReplyDeleteLovely progress on Frosty Forest! And what a pretty design from The Drawn Thread! Thank you for sharing the pictures from Shugburough ~ I love the sampler.
ReplyDeleteLove the Frosty Friends so far, the colours are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the house you visited, we have now put it on our "to do" list.
Frosty Friends is Gorgeous!!! I know you will have it done and on display for this Winter:) Summer wip is so pretty. I had not seen this design before. Beautiful photos of your tour - Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletelove Annette
Both Frosty friends and Summer are looking gorgeous. The chart for Summer was hard to find 15 years ago when I first started collecting DT designs so that was a good find.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos from Shugborough
Beautiful photos of your tour ., Love the images.
ReplyDeleteBeacon Hill Fabric
Shugborough looks like a fascinating place to visit, and your photos are wonderful.
ReplyDelete"Frosty Forest" is just gorgeous! Oh dear, must we really be counting the days until Christmas already? These cooler days in August are really beginning to make one realize that the months are really fleeting!
Blessings!