Gingerbread Cottage

Well I've called it that - I may of course change my mind....

This was a gift from a very good friend and with the bad weather today it  seemed an excellent time to start it..

I'm sure these go together somehow?

Some time later! Now it has to dry and I want to start decorating it before attaching all the pretty little trimmings.

I'm going to have to make a decision soon!

Crafting Challenge Update

Well not a lot achieved. I took this away with me for a week's holiday in the hope I'd get a flying start. I did get quite a lot done but I'd have liked to have got substantially further to be honest. This is a lot of "confetti" stitching though but from early indications it is going to be very worth it.

The new project started 2 weeks ago looking like this:

It now looks like this - well I've put a few more hours in since this was taken but it doesn't look that much different yet.

I think this may be a long project!

2014 Craft Challenge

Blowing the dust and cobwebs away... Gosh it's quiet in here!

I've joined a challenge with some friends to do something "creative" every day in 2014. Whether I'll manage this remains to be seen but it's got me picking up my needle again after a long hiatus.

Even the dolls house has been dusted off and the other half persuaded into doing some wiring for me (which is why it was stalled). I've no excuse now though not to get on with it.

Firstly though, what I've been doing since Jan 1st

Here's a stitch project that has been lying idle for a couple of months. Time to get on and finish it I think. There are a number of other designs that are in the same style and I want to create a themed throw/quilt out of them.

Progress up to 1st January

And as  at this afternoon. If I crack on who knows I might even finish it this evening.

The design is Tribal Skull by Jamie Larson at White Willow Stitching.

The fabric is called Fuchsia Fizz and is a 28ct evenweave but I've had it so long that I can't remember who the dyer is. To be honest I never thought I'd find a project to stitch on it!