Hallelujah

I finished the blackwork panel last Saturday whilst watching the Winter Olympics and that amazing song from K D Lang has been embedded on my brain ever since.  And oh boy, that rendition of the Olympic Anthem was something else as well.  I was so glad I watched it.  I must have been still on a high when I stitched Band 24 because I got right to the end before I realised I had started  one stitch too far over, so out it came and got stitched again. Band 25 was the last line of the little poem and  I breezed through that anxious to get onto the very last panel.  No dramas with band 26 yesterday so I moved on and started the next - I did look at the pattern and thought it was ok so stitched the first vine all the way across to find that it is not quite "ok",  It will be easy enough to correct the problem, but I don't understand why there are so many errors in this pattern.

Blessings Sampler by Wild-Heart Designs

I have been itching to start something new and fell in love with Siobhan's 'Wheeler', I think it was mainly because of the colour, but I have found myself looking at a lot of the old sampler reproductions since then.  Last week I saw Terri's 'Elizabeth Saville' and although I am not really a pink person I thought it was lovely, definitely a 'must have'.  I have been going back for a look every day, so I think I need to give in and get the pattern.   I don't know the Olde Willow Threads called for in the pattern, and I would prefer to use some of the many threads I already have, so will see if I can find a conversion somewhere. 

I know I have quite a few wips that need to be finished before I start another new one, but I guess that will depend on how quickly I can get hold of the pattern. 

I have caught up on my card making in the last few days, so that means more stitching coming up.

Well, that's all folks, I am off to bed - I'm overdue for an early night (or at least one before midnight for a change).

Not such a lovely surprise ...

If this were not a stitch along I think it would have been thrown retiring in the wardrobe by now.  I am really annoyed with myself because I was just plowing along with band 19, quite enjoying the blend of colours, then much too late I realised that the last flower is incomplete.  Part of me wants to unpick it but then I remembered how difficult those smyrnas were to undo on band 14.   Bands 11 and 15 are not symmetrical either but it is not as obvious as this band.    It was 11 pm - far too late to contemplate unpicking - but also far too late to start on the french knots that are still missing from the centre of those flowers, so I opted to move on and stitch band 20.  Maybe if I ignore the sampler for a while the problem will go away ??  OR MAYBE NOT !! just moving head out of sand !!  Not sure why I am obsessing about this as I don't have anywhere to hang it anyway.

I have a free day today to stitch but somehow I have lost interest so will probably catch up on some card making instead.  I need cards for some little fairies and princesses this next week, as well as for my darling Son.  It is going to be a very hot day here again so I will stay inside in the cool.

Thanks for listening,

Mary