Michelle of 'Michelle's Stitchcraft Place' sent me a picture of her finish of Sew Buttons. Stitched with hand-dyed theads from her stash on 32ct Brittany fabric she finished it as a pinkeep for her friend Elisa's birthday - lucky Elisa! Isn't this pretty and I just love the tiny easel and check out those very pretty co-ordinating buttons. Thank you Michelle for allowing me to post this here.

Sew Buttons is still available *here* or by clicking on the CHARTS button on the sidebar. 

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It shows that the weather has changed (not much time spent in garden now) as I have been really busy:

My Sew Hopeful model is stitched and finished and the chart is ready for release on the Online Needlework Show on October 18. I will also release it on the same date *here*. Here is a sneak peek:

I have also nearly finished my hoop box *here* and *here*. I am only waiting on a dolls house hinge to come from eBay which is expected any day for a final finish. I am so pleased with this and can't wait to show it off :-)

And not only all the above but the stitching of Gertrud Eckhardt 1902 *here* is also done and I will be framing this for my 'little red wall' as soon as I can get a suitable frame. Picture to follow shortly.

And -  I have made a small start on my Sajou booklet. Well ... I said I had been busy! 

Thank you for visiting and have a good weekend

Take care

Sew Buttons a new iStitch Design recently released at the Baltimore Trade Show. An alphabet, a sweet rose, pretty butterflies and a bird motif make up this tiny sampler. It is stitched 1*2 on 40ct Lambswool linen with four shades of Au Ver a Soie d'Alger and adorned with four tiny MOP buttons. It's finished by *hem-stitching with DMC Ecru thread. 

This design is available *here* or by clicking on the CHARTS button on the sidebar. It may also be available in your local needlework store.

*I am working on a hem-stitching tutorial which will be available on my Tutorials blog in the near future. 

Here's a sneak peek of a new iStitch Design - Sew Buttons. It is stitched on 40ct lambswool linen with four shades of AVAS Soie d'Alger and is decorated with tiny MOP buttons. You can just about see that I hem-stitched the model. I took pictures during the hem-stitching process and hopefully they will be good enough for me to add a tutorial to my tutorials blog in the not too distant future. This design is one of those being shown at the Baltimore Trade Show in September. I am told I have my own display - I am so excited! It would be more exciting if I could attend but unfortunately air fares across the pond are expensive and I cannot warrant spending a vast amount for a such a short stay.

I have been finishing up a couple of Christmas ornaments which I stitched earlier in the year and will post pictures shortly. Christmas is fast approaching and I do not want to have that last minute panic that I have had for the past few years!

We have been having lovely weather in our little corner of the UK and I have been spending a lot of time catching up with my Kindle reading. I do not read much during the Winter months but in the Summer I like to read outside in the garden. I recently checked my 'archived books' to discover that, since getting my Kindle towards the end of last year, I have read over 80 books!

A big thank you to those who have emailed me and left comments re the 'chart sharing' experience. I have still not received an apology. It's sad to think that this person does not have the gumption to own up and say sorry which would go a long way to ending this dilemma. 

Thanks for visiting

Take care