Well hello everyone!!
I hope everyone is doing well. We have had some lovely weather here in South Wales, UK, until today that is. Today it has been raining most of the day :(
However, sunny or not, I have been a busy bee. Myself and a few friends decided to start up a little Round Robin (RR). We decided to do a theme each, and so I decided that I would do a Joan Elliott one.
I have so many JE charts that I highly doubt I'll ever get around to stitching so it was the perfect thing for me.
I chose my 8 designs, photocopied them and cut them down to a 60x60 stitch size. I also went shopping as we are stitching this RR onto aida, and I haven't any (what a great excuse), so I purchased some lovely fabric from Polstitches called Dawn Chorus.
Here is my fabric pictured with the charts I'm using:
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I then went shopping once again for the specialty threads beads and so popped to 123stitch where I bought these:
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As soon as my fabric arrived, I ironed it and sewed over the edges of the fabric to stop it fraying and made a start on the layout. The below picture shows the layout I have chosen (the centre 4 boxes will be unpicked to become a title square where along with a title, the names of the stitchers and the fairies they stitched will go).
As you can see from the picture above, I also have room to add another 4 fairies if I chose to :)
The black outlines of the boxes are there only as a guide and once returned home, I will unpick and add a sparkle border with co-ordinating threads.
I have very nearly finished my first square on my robin (pictured below) and as soon as she is complete I will be making a start on the central box.
If you are still with me, I hope you have enjoyed seeing my progress since my last post.
Until my next update, I do so hope you have a brilliant crafty time and take care.
xXx
I hope everyone is doing well. We have had some lovely weather here in South Wales, UK, until today that is. Today it has been raining most of the day :(
However, sunny or not, I have been a busy bee. Myself and a few friends decided to start up a little Round Robin (RR). We decided to do a theme each, and so I decided that I would do a Joan Elliott one.
I have so many JE charts that I highly doubt I'll ever get around to stitching so it was the perfect thing for me.
I chose my 8 designs, photocopied them and cut them down to a 60x60 stitch size. I also went shopping as we are stitching this RR onto aida, and I haven't any (what a great excuse), so I purchased some lovely fabric from Polstitches called Dawn Chorus.
Here is my fabric pictured with the charts I'm using:
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I then went shopping once again for the specialty threads beads and so popped to 123stitch where I bought these:
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As soon as my fabric arrived, I ironed it and sewed over the edges of the fabric to stop it fraying and made a start on the layout. The below picture shows the layout I have chosen (the centre 4 boxes will be unpicked to become a title square where along with a title, the names of the stitchers and the fairies they stitched will go).
As you can see from the picture above, I also have room to add another 4 fairies if I chose to :)
The black outlines of the boxes are there only as a guide and once returned home, I will unpick and add a sparkle border with co-ordinating threads.
I have very nearly finished my first square on my robin (pictured below) and as soon as she is complete I will be making a start on the central box.
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| Snowdrop Fairy by Joan Elliott |
If you are still with me, I hope you have enjoyed seeing my progress since my last post.
Until my next update, I do so hope you have a brilliant crafty time and take care.
xXx
Oh wow Steph! I love all your goodies :-) well done on the theme and the first square is looking brilliant xxx
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see it progress. You are off to a great start:)
ReplyDeleteWow.... what a lovely new stash, and lovely choice for the RR, your first square is really pretty :)
ReplyDeleteWow..looking so beautiful xxx
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a RR. The layout will look great when its all stitched. Looking forward seeing the finished product when it comes back :)
ReplyDeleteYour RR looks lovely and what lovely designs, fabrics, beads and colours you have chosen.
ReplyDeleteI already know your RR will look amazing because mine does! I think I might do the 6 garden fairies in the same style but stitch it all myself if I don't join another RR next year.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the progress on this one.
Wow your RR is going to be spectacular!!
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