Patchwork Sampler

 Jan Houtman, Patchwork Sampler

Above is at the end of Thursday and below is at the end of Friday

 In the design Jan has put random letters and numbers for which I can not see a reason, so I am not stitching them, so in a few places I have a space to fill, below you can see a large row and short row of red flowers, the short row  should have been letters, but I have chosen to repeat the flowers.

 A couple close ups, each pattern is just great and together instead of looking messy, they are brilliant.

I have my brother Martin visiting this weekend, so not so much stitching time, our heat wave looks to be over, which is a shame, I have enjoyed the warm weather for the last few days. But some rain might be handy.

I am planning a few trips out next week, just local, in the start to getting my stamina back.

PS the new upgrade is terrible!!

Stitching and flowers

 In between friends popping in I am getting along well with this piece, which is Patchwork sampler by Jan Houtman, I am using his colours, so Julie get yours out and start stitching, his patterns are easy to stitch once started they repeat and make stitching quicker.

 The flowers above came from my boss, a very nice surprise and the  daffs and tulips below from a friend, my house looks bright and cheery, I still have the flowers Josh got for Mothering Sunday, over a week ago.

I have my doors open, it is already very warm here, I have been for the first walk around my small garden, all is well there, we managed to pick up the large blossom leaves from the magnolia tree, coffee pot is ready to pour, so I'm off to stitch again, Kev is on the golf course, which is pleasing for both of us, he needs some fun after all the extra things he has been doing for me.

Wednesday update

I have finished the 1st page of patchwork sampler, and am working on the two pages joining, I hope to stitch the 4 pages across the top first. When I was thinking about what I would say in this blog, I thought these are not colours I normally use, but I have not purchased any colours yet so I must have used them at some time.

 Once again my stitching is helping me recover from yet another operation, it's a fantastic hobby, I can do it almost any where, but more importantly I can sit in my chair in comfort for hours.

Fliss purchased the heart above, just because she wanted to, it's on my heart tree.

I have been watching all the wild life in our garden, I can sit for hours gazing at the birds and squirrels, this little cheeky one visits every morning, ignores all our nuts and goes for the the wild seed set in lard!

Yesterday I managed to fit back into my own jogging bottoms, they were just tight at the waist band, where I am very tender. I also managed my 1st shower solo, which feels good, I'm unable to bathe, can't get in or out of our bath even with help. so a few more steps along the road to recovery.

I'm off to enjoy the sunshine, not allowed to sit out side for long, and can't do any gardening, strange I notice things I would do in the garden, but in the house, I just am not bothered.

Stitching first

 I have not done much to tribal cat, but I am enjoying him, my arm aches when I hold this small frame for too long, but the mixture of oranges are beginning to form Tigers colourings.

I quickly took my photo of patchwork Sampler, I am unpicking as much as I am stitching, I just can't count! I normally like to fill my whole canvas with stitches, but for now I am enjoying stitching lace work, it's a nice change.

 Spring has come to Hampshire, our tree is beautiful, strange to have it full of blooms and no leaves, 

the leaves always form after it has bloomed.

 A couple of weekends ago Fliss and I went stash shopping, and the materials below followed me home, we found the most perfect coffee shop, Fliss tells you all about it here pop along and have a look, the photo's are brill. I only have a use for the print fabric, next week I hope to be able to use my sewing machine and make up tribal penguin for Su.

 I have no thoughts on how to use this tape and the button, I will add to a heart.

I have been following your blogs on my iPad, and have enjoyed every word and photo I have seen, thanks for all your best wishes, I feel already on the mend, my fist goal is to be back in my own jogging bottoms, at the mo I am wearing hubbies, not the best of sights. So I have two weeks of stitching and resting, with a sunny week fore cast, it's not a bad out look.