It took a bit longer than I expected, beacuse there was soooo much backstitch! I'm really pleased with it, but I did give up with the french knots that were supposed to go in to the foxgloves - they were really, really frustrating! My Nan was very chuffed with it, and it's currently sat on her mantelpiece for everyone to see :-)
She didn't quite get in in time for her being in hospital, as the doctors moved her appointment forward by a couple of weeks but she didn't seem to mind, bless her.
Some friends from back home have also just had a little baby boy, so I thought it would be lovely to stitch them a liitle present. Somehow I seemed to have given my Mum all the cross stitch magazines with all the baby motifs in, but I found a gorgeous little blue elephant which was just the right size for an aperture card I had in my stash. The elephant was a real pleasure to stitch and looked lovely when I sent it in the post - unfortunately I can't post a picture because I forgot to take one and remembered just after it had gone in the post-box (doh!!). I received a lovely message of thanks from them which nearly made me cry!
In other news - the fressias are finished and I've made good progress on both Winter Wonderland and Ragetty Anne - I might get Anne finished by Christmas for my grandparents - woohoo!!!!
Hope everyone's having a lovely (dry) stitchy weekend. xx
1 comments:
That is a really cute card! I understand your frustration with french knots. I tend to place beads in their place instead.
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