Berry Red Stitches

I'm Still Here!

I know I've been absent for a while now but I've been finishing college and started a new job a couple of weeks ago.

I've been juggling many different things and being flexible enough to change my commitments each week, for nearly a year now and have finally started to get into more of a routine again. It's actually nice to have set work days again! Sometimes it just takes a bit of juggling the timetable to fit everything in.

I have been trying to get a bit of stitching done - but some weeks it's been harder than others.

I have made some progress on the "It's a Redwork Christmas" blocks.

Day off tomorrow and I hope to get the fourth block drawn and started.

Liane

Travel stitchery

I needed a small project to take with me when I went to Toowoomba, so I started on this stitchery before I went. It's Rosalie Quinlan's Redwork Christmas - which I bought years ago. The plan was to finish a block each month this year, so that it was ready for Christmas. I thought I'd get the first one done while I was away - what was I thinking? Sad to say, with all this work lately and kids coming and going, I'm already behind. Oh well, it's one of those projects that's easy to pick up and put down, so I hope I'll catch up in a couple of weeks.

Wish I was in stitches,

Liane

A good start!

I hope your New Year has started on a good note.

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to relax a bit and get my head around the big lifestyle changes occurring in our family this year. While youngest son is trying to decide how to spend his gap year and where to travel to, I am wrestling with some big decisions regarding work, travel and a possible relocation myself.

While the big decisions are taking a while to formulate, I’ve been organising my sewing space and “to do” list. I am hoping to finish off most of my UFOs and WIPS this year – so that I can get started on my current wish list (which grows longer by the minute!)

I wanted to show you a couple of late finishes for 2011. These were stitched early last year but took until just after Christmas to be finished off. Oh well, at least they’ll be ready for next Christmas – once I find some nice buttons and bells to embellish them! Why is the small thing you need to finish off a project always hard to find when you need it?

I’ve also sewn together a top, am sewing together and finishing off the appliqué on Patchwork Posies, am basting another ready for quilting, and have the next WIP hanging on my design wall. I also have plans to finish another WIP top before I go away at the end of the month. At least I’ve made a good start to the year – let’s hope I can keep it up!

In Stitches

Liane