The Songbird’s Garden Series – Cottage Garden Samplings

 

Happy November………………..but where did October go?

I didn’t have much going on during the month of October  apart from a couple of doctors’ appointment for flu and Covid 19 vaccinations, trips to the chiropodist and hairdressers and a much more enjoyable ‘Ladies that Lunch’ get together with a group of friends, but none the less the month just flew by.

On the up side, that translated to lots of time for stitching and I worked on five projects, one of which was the new start you have already seen and three finishes.   

Ok, nothing spectacular in that really, but what was amazing is the fact that I had 14 fully finishes. 

Admittedly, five of those went to make one bigger finish, but I finished each piece the way I would an ornament,  but without the hanger, so that justifies counting them individually in my opinion.

Two of the FFO's were projects from back in 2019 and since finishing the stitching, they have sat in my ‘Stitching Box of Doom’.

‘Forever & Ever’ was the first panel from Cottage Garden Samplings 'The Songbird's Garden' series and the first I stitched from the series.

And ‘Winters Wisdom’ was the third in the series.

I framed both of them myself with made to measure frames from Picture Frames Express

The two wips I worked on were ‘Santa’s House’, also from Cottage  Garden Samplings.

And the second one was 'Dream of a Winter Garden' from Modern Folk Embroidery 

This was an extra gift in my 2022 Christmas Countdown box from Evertote, and another of my 12 in 12 starts on New Years Eve last year, when I stitched on it for just 1 hour.

And here it is now

It uses the left over Roxy Floss Co  threads from the countdown and I have to say, it's so pretty.

Last but not least is a little bit of haul.

I usually stitch in a hoop if I'm not working on a large project that needs scroll bars and up until now I've been using Morgan Hoops, which I love. 

I like the way they 'trap' the fabric, keeping it taught, in the grove that runs around the inside but just recently I've found I have to keep tightening it up more often, to keep it as tight as I like it.

I've seen lots of people singing the praises of 'Nurge' Hoops and how they have the same type of ridge and how they hold the fabric drum tight too, so I thought I would treat myself and give them a go.

I've been using them for the last week and so far I'm impressed!

Well that's it from me for now.  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stitching!

Sue

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 Santa’s House

Designer – Vinniey P. S. Tan- Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabric – 36ct Linen – Grey Sand – X Ju Designs

Threads – Cottage Garden Threads & DMC

 

Dream of a Winter Garden

Designer – Jacob de Graaf – Modern Folk Embroidery

Fabric – 36ct Linen – Doubloom – Picture the Plus

Threads – Roxy Floss Co