‘Bee Contained’ Stitching Box by Betsy Morgan

 Are you the same as me?       

You work on a bigger project and the more you stitch on it, the more you want to finish it.

That’s exactly how I’ve been feeling while working on my stitching box ‘Bee Contained’ by Betsy Morgan.

When you last saw it, I was stitching on the last panel of the hexagonal box.

This week I added my initials, date and the final border, as well as the last 1 over 1 black bee in the panel above.

With that done, I was eager to carry on and continued to stitch the front and back of the needle case,

the front and back of the scissor fob,

and made a start on the two pieces of the ruler, which also have 1 over 1 stitching, but then I run out of the silks.

At that point I continued to stitch the outlines for the thread winder and pin cushion, because they were stitched with cotton pearl thread.

I tried to source Gloriana Florimell silk here in the UK but everywhere seems to be sold out or they only stock the standard Gloriana and not the Florimell that I need, so I’ve had to order from 123 Stitch and wait a week or so, until it arrives before I continue working on it………….so frustrating.

Oh well, it’s not as though I have nothing else I can stitch on, is it?

 

Happy Crafting!

Sue

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Chart – Bee Contained – from Willing Hands 2

Designer – Betsy Morgan

Fabric – 32ct Linen – Lemon Squash – Nicholas Flamel Designs (Etsy)

Threads – Gloriana Florimell Silks