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thanks for all your encouragement. I started again last night on the antique white and the effect is just PERFECT. I am SO happy that I have added a puffin to my blog I just love puffins

:evil: I am not a happy bunny this morning! Spent last evening stitching, in good light, a new project. A rather nice poppy which looks a bit like a botanical drawing. Chose my fabric with care, as you do BUT did not realise that 2 of the colours blend in so well with the fabric as to be almost invi...

Simple & very effective. Like it a lot!

My friends and I were discussing the various reasons why we each enjoyed cross stitching. If you could tell someone only one thing about cross stitching what would it be? I started stitching to help me relax. I used to read to achieve that end whilst I was nursing. I always felt that it was a waste...

I'm afraid that I am only a 'copier' of other peoples work :? I do have a Jane Greenoff CD pattern creator and have fiddled with that but I really prefer just getting the needle and threads out and starting something. I am trying some free stitching using an assortment of stitches and that is teachi...

I am new too, I have been impressed by the welcome and friendliness of everyone here You have just reminded me to start stitching my cards for christmas too.

Thanks to all of you for your comments about my 'gallery' I can't take the credit for the site constuction tho, that was my husbands good work. Today have been painting shutters, am covered in pale blue paint

Hello, I'm Wendy and have been living in SW France for 7 years. We left the UK after taking early retirement. I have 2 grandchildren and enjoy making things for them as well as more 'grown up' projects. Would like to chat with anyone out there. If you would like to see some of my work have a look at...