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Just a quick post to say that I have turned off the word verification on here. I must have a quirky way of looking at things as I have have left a few comments on blogs and had no problems with the new word verification , but I know lots of other people have , so I have turned it off for now. I am having problems with the blogs I follow though . Some are not being shown on my blog reading list , and I can't add the new ones to the list on my sidebar . I asked on the blogger forum , and no reply as yet . I don't think I am the only one with this problem though , so hope they sort these things out soon . Thanks , Cath

Snowman.

No , thankfully we have not been blessed with more of the white stuff , I have been busy working on my Christmas Recipe.

I have had a couple of days of serious stitchers' butt , one day each of the last couple of weekends , and boy did I enjoy it .

This is what it looked like after last Saturdays efforts :

And here is how it looks after this past weekend

The bits of pink paper are covering up my kids' names . I decided to personalise it with all our names , so have added some extra boxes.

I'm really enjoying working on it again ,and looking forward to a finish .

This is my start on my proper square for the fund raising quilt. It's a Greek couple dancing and as we went to Greece for our honeymoon , I just had to stitch it . There are lots of squares from around the world , so I'm sure the quilt will be lovely when it's finished .Still no stash from Thread Bear . I'll leave it a few more days then get in touch to see if their order has arrived yet .

After a lot of deliberating , I've decided not to start my Dads' sampler yet . I just can't cope with having too many projects on the go at once , I can't decide which to work on so end up doing none of them , lol . Still , hopefully I'll have another finish soon so I feel more able to get on with it .

I'm still gobsmacked at the number of comments on Dandy Dreams , so a big Thank you again to everyone .

I'm on 97 followers now , so only three more to go and I'll have a giveaway .

Thanks for dropping by ,

Cath

Another one of those weeks .

Thank you everyone for all the lovely comments on my Dandy Dreams finish. The most comments on one post so far , and I really appreciate them . Thank you . Not much to show this week , I finished my secret stitch last weekend , then things went down hill from there. Monday night both kids started with a stomach bug , so no sleep at all on Monday night , and of course they've been off school and nursery . And every other night this week has been disturbed with one thing and another . So , I've been really tired and had a pretty permanent headache , so not got much stitching done at all . I did manage to complete this

This will be used on the special quilt Jane is making this year for fund raising . Not sure if it will be raffled or auctioned , but I will post when I know . Sorry the pic is a bit wonky , had to fold the fabric to stitch it , lol .

I have taken my Christmas piece of the scroll frame , washed it and replaced it on a smaller frame so hopefully it will be easier to do now .

I also got out my Dads sampler to sort out , but am quite disappointed . The fabric is not much bigger than the design is supposed to be , so I've had to replace it with a larger piece . My framers like at least 3" round the design , especially if using a mat , so I need to make sure it will be ok to be framed . Then reading the instructions ,it says to pre-wash all the threads to make sure they're colour fast . I have never had to do this on any kit I've purchased before . So , I'm unsure whether to do this or to just kit up from my DMC threads.

I hope to stitch on one of my WIPs over the weekend , then I'll make my decision next week when hopefully peace will return with the kids back at school , though only two weeks before half term . I think I may need another scroll frame for it anyway , so a trip to the shop is in order .

I've ordered some new stash from Thread Bear , but got to wait a while until it comes in , so can't even show that . Oh well , always next time .

Thanks for dropping by,

Cath

The dandelions are growing ...

Slowly , lol .

I haven't had as much time to stitch as I would have liked this week , with one thing and another , but I am enjoying working on Dandy Dreams again . Here's a quick pic of the progress :

It looks a bit dark as it's very grey , foggy and yucky here today .

I've also done a couple of charity squares . These butterflies are for a personal quilt for Anna , one of the girls in Rachels' Place . I loved the chart for the rainbow one , but the light blue seems a bit bland . I think I'd have preferred a brighter shade really .Love the little owls .

And , remember this ? Well , I was really pleased and excited when I got a message from the designer herself. Rhona Norrie has just started her own blog , so please visit here to say hello and give her a nice blogger welcome (I'm sure a few new followers would be appreciated too ;-D ) . I have to say , it's given me a renewed enthusiasm for carrying on with this piece , so I really want to get cracking on Dandy Dreams so I can restart this and start my Dads' pic.

Thank you everyone for the comments on my last post . I appreciate each and every one of the 17 comments , just got to keep aiming for more , lol . And thank you to my new followers too , I'm up to 85 , woo hoo . When I hit 100 , I'm planning a giveaway , not sure what yet , but I do have a few ideas , so spread the word !

Thanks for dropping by ,

Cath

HELLO

And welcome to my new followers . It is really nice to see you there , but don't be shy . Please come and leave a comment so I can get to know you. It's funny isn't it ? We all love to receive comments but sometimes struggle with leaving them . I made a point towards the end of last year to try and comment more on the blogs I read . No mean feat , as I am currently following over 170 blogs ,and like to have a look round at others to find new ones too . I don't leave comments on every blog or every blog post but I am trying to leave more , so if we all do the same , we will all get more comments and hence be happier bloggers :- D so come on everyone , leave those comments . Thanks , Cath