Cécile from Mon blog de brodeuse has kindly agreed that I can show off her beautiful version of Sew Patchwork. Stitched with a deep red DMC thread on 32ct Belfast Country Mocha, Cécile finished her work as a pillow but a pillow with a difference because on the reverse she added two little pockets to keep scissors and a thread holder. What a wonderful idea and I am sure we will see more of these finishes in blogland! Thank you Cécile for allowing me to post your pictures.

And now for another giveaway. Lana from It Seams to be Sew is holding a giveaway for a Honeybun from Blackbird Designs called Beach House for Moda. To enter you need to post the giveaway on your own blog and leave a comment on her post. You have until Monday, September 27 to enter.

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First up is Cynthia's (no blog) version of Sew Patchwork. Stitched on 28ct light green Jobelan with Cosmo threads it is framed in a studio moulding in matte grey. Cynthia also has a thing for peacocks so she changed the charted bird to a peacock! Isn't this pretty? Thank you Cynthia for allowing me to share this here.

Michele of Just Another Stitching Blog also sent me a picture of Sew Sew finished as a needlebook for an exchange. I do not know what fabric she used but I do know that the thread is Belle Soie's Poison Apple. As you can see Michelle also altered the original chart by removing the alphabet and the border and substituting her exchange partner's initials for one of the motifs. I am sure there will be more pictures of this pretty needlebook over on Michele's blog so pop over and have a look. Thank you Michele for allowing me to post this here.

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Hector came to visit this afternoon (although that's not entirely true) I called at my daughter's house to collect something and Hector was home alone so I dognapped him and left a ransom note. I received a text from my daughter on their return home saying 'We'll keep the million you can have the dog'. As you can see him and Tommy get on quite well even if Hector did decide to eat Tommy's food - ever seen a dog eat tomato, spring greens and lettuce? He is such a funny dog! As you can see Tommy just turned his back as if to say 'this is my garden not yours'.

Once again I was hoping to make a start on Jane Rees. I duly cut my linen to size; I overlocked (serged) the raw edges on the snazzy overlocker (thank you Caroline) and then, the curse of Jane Rees struck again - I could not find the right size bars to my Millenium frame so I decided to order some new ones. I went to the website, added the bars to the cart and went to checkout but when I hit the 'pay by Paypal button' it took me to Paypal Sandbox! Now what on earth is Paypal Sandbox? I was unable to sign in with my Paypal details so it must be something different to 'normal' Paypal. OK so I'll pay by card but I then discovered when I found my new card that it had a sticker on it saying to ring and get the card authorised and the bank is closed on a Sunday! Ken was out so I couldn't use his card so I will call Needle Needs tomorrow after I ring the bank to get my card authorised. Meanwhile I thought that maybe I could borrow some so I called a friend who said to go round and pick them up. Again the curse struck, they are not long enough. So all in all what with the long time in deciding on fabric and thread, then waiting a month for the Gander linen to come from France, I now have to wait for the bars! I wonder if Jane is trying to tell me something?

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Kirby brought her Sew Patchwork with her when she visited today. Not a great picture - the fabric is actually white! She used DMC 3740, 713, 504 and 335 stitching 1*2 on 32ct white linen.

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She also brought Hector along for a visit - he's a real baby when she's around! Hector is staying over tonight as her mum and dad are taking Kirby back to Uni tomorrow very early in the morning. He loves staying over as Grandad takes him for long walks on the beach!

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