Friday 5 June 2015

Flower SAL, finishes and a bit more

The end of May brought the fifth month of the year to a close. Unfortunately I haven't managed to keep up with the EMS flower sal. February took so long to do I nearly despaired but sheer determination finally won through and it was finished
My second finish for May was the Hungarian Sampler by Palko which was a sal with a Yahoo group but which can be found as a freebie on her blog. I really enjoyed this one and the fabric was fabulous
Always a sucker for punishment I am stitching Elizabeth Almonds Box do delights blackwork sal. Although the fourth part came out in 1 June I finally managed to stitch the first part in May. As its on black I can only do it in daylight, hence the delay. I'm using Carries threads and picking them from my stash as I go.
That's about it for the moment. The weather has improved slightly and we are now picking peas as well as loads of strawberries. Such a pity the weeds seem to grow faster than the veg! Happy stitching x

7 comments:

  1. Beautiful stitching! I think we all struggled to get through the Violets!

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  2. Beautiful stitching and finishes!

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  3. Whew, don't go blind stitching on the black! That will look amazing when finished though. :D

    Silly violets. At least they're done now!

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  4. The Hungarian sampler and Box of delights look lovely

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  5. Wonderful stitching! Congrats on the finishes! And I love your Box Of Delights on the black fabric :)

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  6. Box of Delight looks lovely on black. The colors pop.

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  7. There's a lot of stitching in those violets!
    The Palko purple piece is gorgeous, love the colours. And the black is great too, I'm stitching on black at the moment and it looks amazing!

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