Ready to Travel

Best plans and all that......

Original plan - start posting regularly on Thursdays as that's the evening the other half goes out, except of course then he didn't go out and then I was ill, so no posts. Hey ho that's life.

On the other hand I actually have a finish and a new start.

I have finished stitching Love is Best and so after a prolonged residence in my house this particular Travelling Stitching Pattern is ready to move on. Please if you read these post advertise the fact it is ready to move on or even  tell me that you would like to have it next. If you are interested in having the pattern next then please post a comment at the bottom of this post making sure I have a way to contact you. I will leave it open for a fortnight and hopefully send it on its way Monday 19th February 2018.

Edited- The draw has now taken place and the pattern will be travelling across the ocean to Lynda whose blog is titled A Cozy Little Place for Stitching do pop over there if you hope to be the next person to offer it a home after Lynda

Love is Best

This particular pattern came to me over two years ago when I was between cataract operations and the plan had been to stitch it up after the second operation, however after that op I had to wait to get new glasses to be able to see to stitch and by the time that was done I had started my HNC in Photography. That was a two year course that saw me travelling 130 miles twice a week to attend two evening classes and with all the course work I had no time for stitching at all, which is why it has stayed here for far too long.

Although I have finished the stitching I still haven't decided on a finish I considering turning it into a cube and have been looking at the wonderful Twisted Stitcher's blog and YouTube posts for inspiration. Finishing it will also mean buying stuff so I want to be sure what I'm doing before I head down that route.

This week I also kitted up a new project, it is a big project and it is time sensitive. As I can't be sure who sees my blog I'm not going to say too much about it other than for now to refer to it as the Secret Project. Please if over time you start to recognise what the Secret Project is don't say until the reveal as it is intended as a gift for a special occasion.

The Secret Project - Week 1

I ended up starting the Secret Project twice as on the second day I picked it up only to find out I had gone wrong (again) and would have to unpick most of the stitches I had done the day before. I'd made the mistake of buying linen that wasn't very even and I hated handling it and so I made the decision to but some new material. In the process I discovered a great new stitching shop in Darley Dale that I have driven past hundreds of times and never been in, if you are nearby it is well worth a visit. Actually I say a stitching shop, it is actually two shops, and I only visited one shop and that was the one meant for people who quilt and not the embroidery shop, which is few yards down the road, so who knows what wonders there are in there to lighten my bank balance.

TUSAL

I have joined the TUSAL which is run by Daffycat. Basically every month you post a picture of your ORTS. If you want to know more about the TUSAl or even join it follow then more information can be found here, TUSAL or by clicking the link in my sidebar

I have been a member of the TUSAL previously and have kept my ORTS in a jar which sits on my sideboard as a piece of growing artwork. My husband doesn't get it but the jar stays there year in year out.

My ORT Jar

Most of the ORTS in the jar are from previous years the only new ones added so far this year are the green and blue ones.

They come from the few stitches I put into a PIF/Exchange I was working on before my blog got abandoned and the Travelling Stitcher's Pattern that I started yesterday evening.

PIF/Exchange Piece

Love is Best - Travelling Stitcher's Pattern