Herbie progress

Finally got through parts 1 and 2 of Chatelaine design  'Herbularius'  ... this is a lovely design and I am enjoying stitching it  .......... now ready to progress with part 3 ...

Autumn finished and framed ...

Got my CelticAutumn back from the framers and we set to putting it alongside the other ones I have completed, until disaster struck ....   it dropped off the hanger straight onto the stairs !!  On picking it up, no broken glass amazingly, but the bottom part of the frame was off with the corners broken ... My DH put it back as best he could and it is now in the process of going back onto the hanger .... not easy to take a picture of it without the glass shining, but here it is ....

as for the weather here in my part of the North East UK ...  rain, rain and more rain ! A shame for folks who have a street party arranged to celebrate the Queen's 60 years ...  and also for folks who might have had family bar-b-q's arranged ....

Anyone got a chart ????

I have been looking for the chart only, for Just Nan's  Queens Bluebird box   .... I don't want the full kit, but apparantly this was the only way it was sold ...I have soooo many silks and threads plus beads etc, I would prefer the chart .... so am hoping someone will have stitched this box and no longer wants the chart and would be willing to sell it to me  .... this is the box, although I do not want the actual bird ...

Another finish and update ...

I recently stitched a birth sampler for my little grand-daughter Jorgie born a few weeks ago .... got it back from the framer, who recognised the design, and hasn't he done a good job - cost £20 which I think is excellent especially as he stretches and laces them !

and this is the latest photo of little Jorgie  (with her mummy) ... who is now 8 weeks old, gurgles and talks away to herself in the cot and smiles when you say  'hello'  ....

Also current update on Chatelaine Designs  'Herbularius' ....

I am loving this design and this is half of parts 1 and 2 ... part 2 not beaded yet ... wish I could stitch for longer each day but still having huge big probs with shoulder injury ..  :(

From mothers to daughters ....

In 2001, for my daughter Julie's  birthday, I decided to do a special photo album tracing our female line ... the earliest photo I had was one of my great grand-mother Elizabeth Riches .... who was born in 1837 ...  then I had a photo of her daughter (my grand-mother) Alice .... and so on from the mother to the daughter ... the last photo is of me and Julie at my mother's funeral ....  I bought an album and cross stitched a design on the front and back covers of the album  .....

                                     
                                          The stitched front cover

                                    
                                                 Inside front covers

 The first photo is of my great grand-mother Elizabeth Rachel Riches

The last photo is of myself and daughter Julie on the day of my mother's funeral in 1997

                                            ............................. and this is the back cover