Jocellogirl's Celtic Autumn finished 29th April

[wendywombat]

Perfect!!

[Nachstenliebe]

How thoughtful.. That is going to be such a gorgous gift!!!

[tiffstitch]

Excellent finish! That was such a fun stitch.

[koko]

Beautiful finish, and what a great idea for a card!

[jocellogirl]

Crikey. Last update in March . Life has definitely been getting in the way!
I've still been stitching though.
This is Riverside by John Clayton

and this is how far I've got
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Sorry it's so dark, it was a bit of a hasty photo. It was going to be for my dad's birthday, but considering that his birthday this Sunday, I think it'll have to be for his Christmas present instead.

[LadyS]

Beautiful stitching, Jo! And so great to see you again!

[Squirrel]

That is a gorgeous design and you are making good progress with it. Sad its not going to be possible for your Dad's birthday but it does give you a head start on Christmas I guess. Lovely update.

[Rose]

Looks great and I am sure your will love it as a Christmas gift!!!!!!

[socialsue]

Beautiful design! I love John Clayton's work!
Great progress!
socialsue

[rcperryls]

Lovely update! I have a few "gifts" I'm working on and they move from birthdays to Xmas and back again. You are making good progress on this and I'm sure your Dad is going to love it when it is completed.
And I agree with Laura, it is good to see you and your stitching again!

Carole

[nachosmiley]

Hi Jo Nice to see your updates again! Your riverside is looking splendid and I'm sure your dad is going to love it!

[JA Fan]

Hi Jo Nice to see your updates again! Your riverside is looking splendid and I'm sure your dad is going to love it!

Ditto! I love John Clayton, and this one is lovely.

[Fljotsdale]

Nice to see this one again - it's a lovely picture and you stitching is beautifully neat.

[calico]

Beautiful! It will be a lovely Christmas gift!

[Lizzieh]

I've always loved John Clayton's designs too especially the round ones like this.

[karen4bells]

Looks great and I am sure your will love it as a Christmas gift!!!!!!

I totally agree!! Very nice

[mags]

Oh lovely
I too like John Clayton. Haven't done a circle yet.

[Mabel Figworthy]

The Clayton circles are gorgeous, it'll be lovely to see this grow and develop!

[jocellogirl]

Thank you all for your lovely comments and sorry it has taken me so long to update. I've gone up to 3 days a week at work which means Hurrah!! and a big sigh of relief that things seem to be improving workwise, but the downside is that I seem to have very little home computer time any more .
Anyway, I'm still stitching and have three updates.
Firstly I had Celtic Christmas framed and I must say that Betty Stitchkit has done another fabulous job.

Secondly the viola player in our quartet is celebrating a significant birthday, so I stitched the third of the Ink Circles clefs to make into a card for her

This one is Alto Gether Now, as it is the alto clef and the one which viola players use. It is my favourite of the three
Finally, I'm still working away on Riverside which I'm hoping to get finished in time to get it framed to give to my dad for Christmas.

We're off in the caravan for a few days tomorrow and the weather is going to be appalling according to the forecast, so we may spend a bit of time anchored down in the caravan, so hopefully I should be able to get a fair bit of this done this week.

[rcperryls]

Beautiful updates, Jo. Glad that you have gotten more days for working, but miss your updates and posts, though what a good reason you have. The frame is perfect for your Celtic Christmas. Just makes her look more beautiful, if that is possible. Pretty card and great update on your Dad's gift. Your making good progress and I think you should be able to meet your goal!

Carole