Saturday, 9 September 2000

Lavender and Lace Celtic Bride


My own conversion of Celtic Christmas as a bride for a friend's wedding.
The rose bouquet was freestyled using roses from Sleeping Beauty.

Tuesday, 8 August 2000

Lavender & Lace Angelica


Stitched in 2000 when my Nana was in hospital then residential care.
I was stitching this on the day she passed away, literally beside her bed stitching.
I'm not sure when I finished her but the 8th August is Nana's Birthday. 


Stitched on 28 count evenweave mostly over 2 but her skin is over 1.
My second experience of over 1, her face and neck took all of the four day Easter weekend.



Tuesday, 1 August 2000

Barn Owl


Commissioned by a friend (and paid for too).
Charted from a photograph using a computer program.
Never again!

Stitched on 14 count aida.

Wednesday, 1 September 1999

Saturday, 31 July 1999

Tuesday, 1 June 1999

Monday, 31 May 1999

Herb Picture 1

No Picture


4 designs stitched as a Thank You for a friend

From Celebrations magazine May 1999

Tuesday, 23 February 1999

Harriet's Birth Sampler


Birth Sampler stitched for my friend's daughter.
Stitched in DMC on 28 count linen.

The design is from a Brenda Keyes book.

Rebecca's Birth Sampler


This one is for another friend who worked with me and the first friend.  I stitched it for her daughter.  
Notice anything about the two dates of birth?  They are the same!  Two really good friends fall pregnant at the same time and give birth on the same day a few hours apart!

Tuesday, 19 January 1999

Rhys' Birth Sampler


And a third friend!  I stitched this one during the pregnancy and had it ready and waiting to add baby's name and date.  The design came from a cross stitch magazine.