A little bit late

But better late than never , isn't that what they say.

 I got around to drawing the winners of the magnetic bookmarks/needle minders ,so without further ado , they are :   BARB and BERNADETT .
 I have Bernadetts' address , but Barb , if you could e-mail me yours please , that would be great. I was sure I had it somewhere , but can't find it in my little green book ,lol .

 Sorry it has taken me a few days to get here ,had a lot on. Watching fireworks on Friday night. Then on Saturday I took my Daughter to a special presentation. She completed the summer reading challenge at the local library and was nominated by the librarian to represent the library at the County presentation, where she received a back pack and another certificate. We were also treated to a show by two poets , Paul Cookson and David Harmer. I have to say , they were brilliant , very funny and entertaining and got everyone joining in. This was followed by drinks and biscuits and cake. We ended up buying two books by the poets , and they both signed both of them for her , so a very good afternoon .

 Can't remember what happened yesterday , oh yeah , lots of washing ,and more today , with more to do ,lol.

 So ,hope to be back soon with a stitching pic or two .

 Thanks for dropping by ,
 Cath

More gifts .

Lynn has now received her giveaway package , so I can show what I sent her .

  I also sent this little pillow to my lovely friend Jane . Jane has had a rough few months with family worries ,and I wanted to let her know that I was thinking of her . Jane loves her bunnies ,and also liked her pillow. ;D

  It was my dear friend Laineys' birthday in September too , and I sent her a variety of ornies that I'd made over a few months .

  I also sent some other little sheepies , but you can see them on Laineys' blog .

 And , here is what Lainey sent me . I was very excited to get two lovely parcels from the postman .

  Inside the big flat one was this lovely cat print. My daughter has tried to snaffle it up to go in her bedroom , at the moment it is at the side of my seat in the living room.

  A lovely picture that Lainey stitched for me .

  A gorgeous kit , I love this so much I am on the look out for the others in the series .

 And lots of other lovely goodies .

 Well ,that's about it for now , I'll  be back soon .
 Thanks for dropping by ,
 Cath

PS, don't forget , there is still time to enter my giveaway for he magnetic bookmarks/needle holders . just scroll down for the chance to enter and leave me a comment on the relevant post.

Drum roll please.

The winner of my giveaway is .....

 Marilyn .

As my kids were falling out over who got to pick the names, I had them choose a couple of runners up too , so they are  Shebafudge and Lynn .
 Lynn , I already have your address , but Marilyn and Shebafudge if you could send me an e-mail with your details please . Also , could all three ladies let me know their favourite colours , and a few choices of threads, fabric, charts etc for a surprise .
 Thanks.

 Thank you to all who entered . Only nine more followers , and I'll be up to 200 , so I will have another giveaway then .

Cath

Catching Up.

Hi everyone .

I do not know where my mind has been lately, I'm forgetting so many things ,lol . The good news is , it means I've got plenty to show you now.

I've been forgetting to show off the lovely gift I received from a friend for Christmas , so here it is . My friend is very talented , and I've been lucky to receive some lovely things that she has created. I've even been lucky enough to keep some of them , lol , as my kids keep pinching them.

I've also been forgetting to show the lovely charts I won in Barbs' giveaway . (Blogger is still not letting me put a link in here )

Anyway , I have plans for these little cuties , so thanks again Barb. x

The last RAK has arrived safe and sound . I stitched up this lovely chart . If I remember correctly , it's a freebie from Primitive Betty , but I will check on that. Apologies if I'm wrong.

I turned it into a little pillow and sent it to Mylene . I'm glad to say that it got to her safely ,and she likes it .I got my stitchy bug back , but didn't know what to do so I decided to finally finish this little guy. That blanket was sending me potty last time I was stitching it , so it got put away for a while ,but once I set myself to finishing it , it didn't take long . Not sure what to do with him now , maybe a bag ,but we'll see. I may yet stitch some more Newton charts.

While I was debating on what to stitch , I really wanted to start a new project but I've got so many in my stash I didn't know where to start or what with . I finally narrowed it down to two I needed to start soon ,and this one won out , purely because I've had it longer . I can't believe that it's two years since I bought this chart pack . LK , ABC Lessons . Not loads of progress , but I'm enjoying working on it. It can be slow going with doing it stitch by stitch , and I'm having to get used to holding the frame again after working in hand for so long , but so far , so good. With all these new starts , I have also had some finishes. I made some gifts for Mothers Day . The little bird has gone down very well , both my kids want one , so I have another one stitched and one part done , and my SIL wants me to make some for her for Easter , so lots of birds coming up ,lol.

And here's what my lovely pair got me for Mothers Day (With a little help from Daddy).

Some good viewing coming up.

Thanks for dropping by ,

Cath

Catching up.

Hi everyone , I am still here , just had a hectic couple of weeks .

Both kids back to school , and my Son started full time this year . After a couple of wobbly days (but not the first two) he seems to be settling in well now, and enjoying it . We've also had my Daughters' birthday party this last Friday , her birthday is tomorrow ,so the excitement has been building up .

Not much time or inclination for crafting really , way too much happening and the stresses are still around , with even more things causing grief , but we're battling along .

Stitching wise , I have some charity squares to show , name logos for quilts, some are for Rachel's Place and others for Hope Harbour , a one off we are doing for a foster home in South Africa . There are two without names as two new children have joined Rachel's Place , but we don't have their names yet .

I also stitched two squares for the Send Along , which I enjoyed .

They are all done on white aida , it's the lighting on my pictures that make it look blue , lol .

I do have a couple of other completed stitchy projects , but can't show them yet as they are for gifts . but I will be able to soon .

Also , I want to thank Cathy at The Inspired Needle , I won a giveaway on her blog recently, and here is what I won

Another bad picture , for some reason the scanner decided to include the blank space at the top . Still , you get the idea .

I know this is odd , with it being an Americana design , and I'm English , but I do like it and will stitch it ,so thanks again Cathy .

And, thanks for dropping by ,

Cath

A Good Post Day.

I was recently one of the very lucky winners of Mylenes' blogoversary giveaway. Mylene offered five beautiful ornaments as prizes as it was her fifth anniversary , and I was one of the people who won.

Now , all five of these ornaments were totally gorgeous , but one in particular drew me in . It was total luck as to which one I got , and I got my favourite !

After a bad start to yesterday , I was so happy to get a nice surprise from the postman , especially when I saw what it was.

My first Christmas card of the year too.Now , isn't this just totally gorgeous ?And so beautifully finished .

Thank you again Mylene . I love it .

This is my 100th post . I had considered a giveaway , but as I've just had the stamp giveaway I think I'll wait a while. Lots more to show , but this deserves a post on its' own , so "I'll be back".

Thanks for dropping by ,

Cath

A winner and more .

Thought I'd best get on with it , lol . My Daughter has just picked the lucky winner of the stamps ,and it is ........ Stressed Stitchy Mum , please get in touch with your post details so I can send them out , thanks . I have a few more charity squares done , but will show them next time . Meanwhile , The Travelling Pattern is on the move again , if you'd like a chance to be a part of this great adventure , go over to Lisas' blog and put your name down . Catch you later , Cath