Morecambe

He Looked Like A Peddler update

not been getting a lot of stitching done as I am obsessed with crochet at the moment.

He Looked Like A Peddler

Half way across pages 6 and 13. Not far now to the edge and then it will be time to roll!

Middleton Tower

My post from 2007 on the old Pontins site, Middleton Tower, has generated quite a bit of interest. I came across this arial photo.

The great attic makeover

It took a long time but at last we have converted the attic to a useable bedroom. Before and after.

 

 

 

Cadbury's Creme Egg

Found in the attic. This Creme Egg is approximately 37 years old, based on when the box it was in was packed and sealed up.

He Looked Like A Peddler by Ruth Sanderson

I'm stitching this one over one on 28 count apricot Jobelan. While I stitch I have been learning the poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas, from which this scene is derived. There are 14 verses and I have three lines left - hope I learn them by Christmas Eve!

 This is the back. The first time I saw the back was when I took the photo, as I never flip my work to start or finish a thread.

And this is what it will eventually look like.

Train of Dreams

It's ages since I stitched on A Train Of Dreams. I think this picture was taken in June.

 

A Long Winter's Nap as at end of May 2011

I finally got the feeling that it was time to swap from A Long Winter's Nap back to Train of Dreams. I've heard it called a screaming rotation and, although Train of Dreams wasn't screaming, it was certainly choo chooing for attention. So, I've put Santa away for a while. The top right corner was densely confetti stitches and when you are stitching on it, it's just a mass of colours that make no sense but when you step back, tada, some ornaments have appeared.

 
 

 

 

Heaven and Earth Designs A Long Winter's Nap, progress

I've been stitching on A Long Winter's Nap for what seems like ages now. I'm resisting the temptation to swap to something else for a change of stitch count, and I dart around the pattern for variety instead.

 

 

Mirabilia Christmas Flourishes finished at last

I started this many years ago, pre 2004 at least, and abandoned it at this stage for a number of years. 

Then I added it to my rotation, and with a final push over the Christmas holidays and a wait while some beads arrived that I ran out of, I am pleased with the finished result. The fabric is actually a lot bluer, like the first shot and not as grey as the different camera has made the later pictures. I must find a framer and not just leave it for years and years like I usually do.

 

 
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