Seaside Mystery Chatelaine as of 04.04.14

Very pleased with my progress this week.  The shells are not right and I am sure by the time I complete the other three sides I will have mastered them and will unpick these and try again but for now they are staying as they are.

Now for my confession - once again I have over spent my budget so I am backing down from the Stitch from Stash challenge.  It's just not something I can do expanding my stash makes me happy and I can't seem to stop myself!

Keep stitching and smiling

Seaside Mystery - Chatelaine as of 07.03.14

I didn't get as much stitching done this week as I would have liked but here's my before and after pictures for the Chatelaine Seaside Mystery.

Keep stitching, smiling and destashing

Seaside Mystery - Chatelaine as of 24.01.14

I have had a new start this week with Chatelaine's Seaside Mystery.  I am stitching it on Crafty Kitten's Sunlit Water 32 count Jobelan.  I'm using the recommended threads but I'm going to substitute the DMC threads with conversions from Silk Mill.

As only five parts of this design have been released so far I have no idea what it's going to look like when it's finished but at the moment I am loving the design and the colours.  The letters are done over one and the rest of the design is over two.

Keep stitching, smiling and destashing

Christmas Mystery Sampler 2013 - Lizzie Kate - as of 18.01.14

I've been working on the Christmas Mystery Sampler this week and am really close to a finish but I'm putting it down because I'm treating myself to a new start, but more about that later.

Here's my progress picture.

I decided to do satin stitch for the windows instead of cross stitch and I am also going to do this for the door.  I've also decided to change the colour of the door as I love the maroon/red colour and am going to use this.

Now call me stupid but do you see all those letters in light green in the background.  It took me until I stitched x, y and z before I realised they were letters - I thought they were just supposed to represent snow and were odd shapes!  Looking at the picture now it is so obvious they are letters I really don't know how I didn't see it.

So my new start is the Chatelaine Seaside Mystery - I've already received parts 1-3 of the pattern but have been waiting until I paid off my layaway for my fabric and threads to arrive.  Well my parcel came this morning and the hand dyed fabric and speciality threads are absolutely stunning - I just cannot wait to get started.  

With regards to the stitch from stash I have now spent my budget for January of £15.19.  I decided to buy silks from the Silk Mill for my Chatelaine to substitute for the DMC threads - they cost me just over £25 but luckily I still had some Christmas money left.

Keep stitching, smiling and destashing