You Can Almost Smell the Flowers

17th July  2016

Yet more cross stitch using the donated fabric and threads from the lady on   Helping Hands

 

 

I chose to do these because of the beautiful bright colours and made a start on the set of six, finishing the first four quite quickly.

 

The problem was, I didn’t have enough of the fabric that was donated to finish the last two, but fortunately I found some in my own stash that was not an exact match, but near enough.

 

They were all sent to Switzerland, where Nicki did the hard work and made them into this wonderful quilt for the Silverdale Residential Home project.

 

I also sent another set of four squares, this time with a Chicken theme.

 Just waiting to see what Nicki does with these.

Happy Stitching
Sue
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My First Cross Stitch of the Year

June 2016

It’s been a while since I’ve done any cross stitch, as I’ve been concentrating on my Christmas Tree Skirt and Knitting and Crocheting for the Facebook group   Helping Hands

It was when a lady from the group was looking for someone that could make use of some embroidery threads and several pieces for Aida fabric and canvas, my name was suggested and this lovely parcel of goodies arrived on my doorstep.

 I immediately set about stitching and made four squares using a combination of cross stitch and Blackwork.

 

They were eventually sent to Nicki , my friend in Switzerland and she made they into this wonderful lap quilt that will be sent to Silverdale Residential Home as part of a project to make 22 quilts and 15  Fiddle Mitts/Muffs.

 

Happy Stitching
Sue
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The Culmination of a Year’s Work

22^th June 2011

Today was always going to be quite a hard day for me, but tinged with the sadness that today would have been dads 88th birthday, there is also a good and happy feeling too.

You know, the kind of feeling you get when something you’ve been working on for a very long time is finally finished and you can sit back feel proud of what you and some very special friends have achieved.

So this morning myself and my two brothers, Keith and Michael went back to St Clare Hospice in Hastingswood, Essex to present them with the nine quilts and twelve cushions as a thank you from Dad and the family for all the care and consideration they gave dad in his final few weeks.

I honestly don’t know how we would have coped without their tireless help at the end.

Anyway, as mentioned in previous posts, dad came up with the idea of the quilts and almost exactly a year to the day I started stitching the very first square, here we are delivering them.

Right to left - Essie, one of the nurses who spent an awful lot of time with dad, Michael (middle brother) Keith (eldest brother) and me. (didn't realise just how White my hair is now)

The nursing staff were overwhelmed with the quilts and cushions and we spent a lovely hour on the unit catching up with the staff who looked after dad.

Thanks once again girls for all your stitching and for making a very personal project so very special.

Sue

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Updated at Christmas

I have an old friend from work who does voluntary work at the hospice and she tells me that the quilts are being well used and that everyone comments on how beautiful they are and how much work has gone into them.

Thanks for passing that on Judith. x

Just Look What Arrived This Morning

13^th June 2011

I Can’t tell you how excited I was when there was a knock at my door this morning and the postman was there with an enormous box.

At first it didn’t register that it could be the quilts because there had been no email from her to say that the last quilt was finished, let along already in the post………Naughty Nicki!


Well, to say I cried as I opened out each individual quilt is an understatement. 

It was breath-taking to see them all laid side by side on my sofa and it was only then that I realised the amount of work that had gone into making them all……….and I couldn’t have done it without the help of such wonderful friends………Thank you girls!

Just feast your eyes on this little lot.

Just so you don’t miss out, here are the close up pictures of the final two quilts.

2nd Brown Quilt - motifs stitched by the ladies in Holland (Logo stitched by me)

Gerbera Quilt – motifs stitched by Sharon and myself

I’ve also been in touch with the hospice this morning and they say we can go up to the hospice on the morning of the 22^nd to present the quilts to them. 

It’s such a shame that Nicki, Sharon Marge and Marie-Therese  can’t be there too but I will be there with my two brothers and we’ll take a few pictures to share with them.

More Finished Quilts

January 2011



This time it’s the two Green ones and the 1^st Brown one


1^st Green Quilt - motifs stitched by me

2^nd Green Quilt - motifs stitched by the ladies in Holland (one motif and the logo stitched by me)

1^st Brown Quilt - motifs stitched by me

I can’t believe that we are nearing the end now, with just the last Brown quilt and the Gerbera one to do.