Update 17th August (ok, posted 19th...)

So, I just wanted to post my latest update on Nefertiti...she seems to be coming along really fast. Perhaps that is as I am doing one bit at a time, and not like normal one colour at a time...I am trying to spend the days working on my craft room, and the evenings stitching in front of the telly... I have a pic of the pillow case I am making for mum - just please remember it is my first try at patchwork, and it is VERY simple indeed...I do like the colours though...wanted to give her something happy. I am planning on stitching along the seams before finishing off...some nice broad stitch to make sure nothing falls apart. Once this is done and I have sent it off, I am going to play around a bit more...I have watched A Quilt in a Day on an american channel...sometimes it is only about farmlife ( which I realised after recording a few episodes which showed no quilting whatsoever...) but some of them are gems for a beginner like me:) So I am going to play around a bit...I think I am going to work on Christmas pressies or at least ornaments...I know it may be early, but normally I realise end of November I have a mountain to climb...this time I am trying to be early:)

X Ylva

I've been a bit remiss

I'm sorry to say that I have achieved very little lately, I have been away a lot though. We have been visiting friends now that I have the freedom of being able to drive. This next week is going to be spent giving the house a thorough clean as I got back from a couple of days in London to the feeling that something has died in my fridge. Once the main house is spotless it's back to the bedroom for me!!

Update 14th August

Hi there,
When we started this blog, I decided to blog once a week...this does not seem to be possible...not really sure why, but some weeks I just don't have much to say...some weeks life gets in the way of stitching, and some weeks seem to go so fast it is Tuesday by the time I remember that I should be blogging...

Anywho, I now have an update on Nefertiti. I should really be working on Vicki's design but I feel a bit nervous about it, so have taken a break. Nefertiti is going so well, and I am really enjoying it, and it has been a while since I really enjoyed stitching this much... Now, I know I did Heavygoing Grizzly recently, but that was more to finish it than because I really enjoyed it. I did LOVE finishing it for my nephew, but I did not love working on it...I enjoyed it but did not love it...if you know what I mean...

So, as you can see it has grown quite a bit:) I just can't wait until I can frame it and put it on the wall next to Tutankhamun:)

So, that is it for this week...hopefully there will be more next week:)

Over and out,

Ylva

Update 27th July

Hi there,
OK, I know I have not done that much, but it feels quite a lot when you cut into the fabric. I am hoping I have done the stitches correctly, but I will know that once Vicki has seen my project and can tell me if I am doing something wrong or if I have done good:)



Now I've got to start cutting in the middle part, which is even more scary...but at the same time it is fun, and my dear hubby is being supportive by saying how wonderful it looks:) Soon I will have the guts to do the same on the original:)

X Ylva

Update 22 July

Hi there...so, I am putting up a picture of my latest project. I am using a different thread on Vicki's partwork for February on a different fabric, so I can practice the stitches and hopefully make less mistakes on the real thing...

I've also done a tiny pic that my mum gave me when she came to visit. I have another one I am working on, but the partwork took precedence when I realised that I could do it on a different fabric...sometimes I get stuck and can't move forward on a project, and then all of a sudden something pops into my head and I just have to work on it...

I will post again when I have finished this practice project, and the next one will be the real thing:) Although...I am gonna have to buy the DMC threads I don't have, as well as the beads...I have beads but they are all in one big bundle with no details of what number they are...lol

I'll keep you posted:)

Ylva

I've lost track of which week it is.

I keep forgetting to post, sorry. This last couple of weeks has been crazy. I managed to get all the stuff off to the magazine which is a part of my list and I've been creating decorations for a school fair, including painting a 5' tall pirate which is not on the list but was fun!!
What is not so much fun is doing my accounts. That is my job for this week. I just wish I knew how to do them!! Every year I end up grovelling for advice. The depressing thing is that every year they look the same, I haven't broken even yet. Oh well - I'll cobble them together as always and keep my fingers crossed.

Week 10

So, I have finally finished my Heavygoig Grizzly:) It has been a few years, but it is now finished, I have washed it and ironed it, and am going to send it to my mum and dad so that dad can make a frame for it.

I have also got started on a patchwork cushion cover for my mum. I will take a picture as soon as I have it sewn together:)

I feel like I am finally getting somewhere, and am no longer just stomping on the same place all the time. :)

Ylva