Monday 5 March 2012

Mondays Mumbles!


Well here we are already into the first week of March, crazy or what! I just had to have a new start this month so I decided on this chart by Primrose Needlecrafts from my stash.


This is how far I got yesterday. I;m really enjoying stitching this one and so far it;s going well.



I;ve also made a start on my March monthly ornament. This months has been taken from part of the Snowflake Serenade Design by Country Cottage Needleworks.





As well as the new starts this month my plans are to put at least some stitches in these wips as well.


As my regular readers know February was my month for my stitchy sheep. I only managed to finish these two little pillows for myself and the one that I did for Barbs Birthday.







My dear sweet friend Edit sent me this wonderful surprise last week of this gorgeous pillow and bookmark.  When she saw the fabric she said it was just crying out to stitch me a sheep. Isn;t it beautiful and I just love the sweet charm and the darling bookmark which will be well used. Even though I have a kindle I still love the feel off a good book in my hand. Thank you so much Edit I was so touched by your beautiful gift.









Finally thank you to everyone who left a comment on the Quilt gallery I hope you enjoyed viewing them as much as we did. The kids gave me some money to buy some early Mothers Day stash treats. I got some beautiful fabrics including one or two great bargains. This is the link to the shows, it;s sure worth a visit if you find any are in your area http://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/












Don;t know how I managed it but I seem to have a few new followers. Welcome to my ramblings in cyberspace I hope you enjoy your visits and thank you also to friends old and new who take the time to leave a comment. Blogger has been once again driving me nuts this week as I;ve been trying to up-date my blog list but I just continually get an error message when trying to save. Hope your week is a good one and your stitches are many, hugs!

30 comments:

Fiona said...

Great stitching on all your sheep. I loved looking at the quilt show pieces and your stash haul looks fantastic. Great progress on your new start and good luck on completing your WIPs.

staci said...

LOVE all your stitchy sheep, they are adorable! Enjoy your fabulous new stash...I'm sure you'll put it to very good use!

Giovanna said...

Very nice stitching - love the sentiment in the new start!

Annie said...

So much fun stitching. I love your out on a limb piece, but you know, "fools rush in where angels fear to tread", so beware!

Vinniey said...

Beautiful start on the springtime sampler and CCN piece. And great progress on both WIPs. The little cow is too cute! And also all those little sheep ornaments are very beautiful and cute too. :) Love all your new stash! That pink sheep bookmark is lovely! Enjoy your new stash and happy stitching, Elaine!

Teresa said...

Look at all those cute little sheep. How nice of Edit to send such a gift. Looks like some wonderful new stash at your house.
Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches

Rachel S-H said...

Your WIPs are so pretty! I love the saying on the first one! And all the sheepy things. Love them.

Friendship Crossing said...

Lovin all your cute lil' sheepie, Lainey!! how darling!

Hope everything is going better for you and your family!

Big warm hugs!
Tanya

Michelle said...

What lovely photos thank you for sharting them - lovely new stash xx

Beth said...

Enjoyed all your sheep and love the little cow too!

Lesleyanne said...

Gorgeous new stash. Love your sheepy finishes and the give from Edit is gorgeous. Good luck with your goals for March.

butterfly said...

LOVE your stitching , your new stash is fab, and all your sheep are beautiful.
What a lucky girl. Have a fab week.

Anonymous said...

Hello

Love all your sheepy things!

Great pressy too.

Your new starts look lovely.

Annette said...

4 WIP... you have a BIG stitch mood...lol... your doing great...
Love the cow.. is it a helga or Barbara design??
Have so much fun with your WIP's can't wait to your your progress..

You made some cut sheep finishes... You can finish pieces so lovely!!!

Love also the little ushion that your got.. also a beautifull finish... enjoy it... the fabric makes me laugh..

Bought some fabrics????? A LOT YOU MEAN...
But very lovely ones... beautifull
You will finish off so many pieces so wonderfull with them...
Sweet kids you have.
I love your lace and threads....

Enjoy your week!!!

L.O. said...

Your sheep are so adorable! Love the fabric as well. Looks like you have a lot of projects in the works. Enjoy stitching them all. I look forward to your next update. Have a great week.

Heather said...

I love your sheep stitches, so very cute!!!!

Sally said...

All of your sheepies are so sweet Elaine. Love them all.

Nice WIPs. Is that top one a BB?

You got some lovely fabric and lace there :)

Catherine said...

So good to see a post from you Lainey! Love all your stitchy projects, you know I love sheep. Your gift from
Edit is wonderful ~ perfect for you!
Great new stash ~ can't wait to see what you do with it all!

Lois said...

You're on a roll! What nice new starts! Loving all the sheep pics and the new fabric stash.

♥ Nia said...

Lovely stitching Lainey :)
Oh! I saw Edit's gift on her blog, adorable!!! =) Lucky you! :D
Hope you're having a great week! Hugs&smiles

Carol said...

I just love Edit's gift to you, Lainey--she is such a sweetheart! Lots of goodies for early Mother's Day treats--enjoy!!

Dani - tkdchick said...

Look at all those fantastic sheepies! You've got a lot of great projects on the go!!!

Jennifer M. said...

I love your sheepy stitches. They are all adorable. That was a very sweet gift you received too. Very thoughtful. Great fabrics you picked out too. :D

Jen

Edit said...

I love your wips Elaine and all those new fabrics, oh, how much I wish there would be a shop nearby where I could also buy such things! Glad you liked the little surprise :) Have a great weekend!

Mary said...

Great starts and wonderful new stash!!

Anne said...

Gorgeous stitching Elaine!! WOW! So much to drool over!! What adorable sheep pillows you made and received!! Beautiful quilting fabrics too!!

Carin said...

Beautiful stitching again and i love your new goodies :-)

Anonymous said...

All of your projects are adorable, but I particularly love that blue-plaid sheep. SO cute.

Have a happy weekend.

Brigitte said...

I love all your little sheepies, they promise that spring is just around the corner now (although we had snow on a couple of mornings lately).
I was enjoying the quilts that you showed in your last post. I go to every quilt show possible but unfortunately I live in a rural region and there aren't that many around here. Thanks for sharing.

Lynn said...

There are some adorable sheep finishes there! Can you tell me who the designer is on Feed My Sheep? I would love to do this one as a gift for a friend.