Morecambe

He Looked Like A Peddler

2013-04-03T22:00:47+01:00

Half way across pages 6 and 13. Not far now to the edge and then it will be time to roll!

Middleton Tower

2013-02-07T03:33:12+00:00

My post from 2007 on the old Pontins site, Middleton Tower, has generated quite a bit of interest. I came across this arial photo.

The great attic makeover

2012-10-07T18:45:02+01:00

It took a long time but at last we have converted the attic to a useable bedroom. Before and after.

Cadbury's Creme Egg

2012-07-25T15:35:11+01:00

Found in the attic. This Creme Egg is approximately 37 years old, based on when the box it was in was packed and sealed up.

He Looked Like A Peddler by Ruth Sanderson

2011-12-22T16:16:12+00:00

I'm stitching this one over one on 28 count apricot Jobelan. While I stitch I have been learning the poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas, from which this scene is derived. There are 14 verses and I have three lines left - hope I learn them by Christmas Eve!

This is the back. The first time I saw the back was when I took the photo, as I never flip my work to start or finish a thread.

And this is what it will eventually look like.

Train of Dreams

2011-09-01T02:31:20+01:00

It's ages since I stitched on A Train Of Dreams. I think this picture was taken in June.

A Long Winter's Nap as at end of May 2011

2011-06-04T22:31:27+01:00

I finally got the feeling that it was time to swap from A Long Winter's Nap back to Train of Dreams. I've heard it called a screaming rotation and, although Train of Dreams wasn't screaming, it was certainly choo chooing for attention. So, I've put Santa away for a while. The top right corner was densely confetti stitches and when you are stitching on it, it's just a mass of colours that make no sense but when you step back, tada, some ornaments have appeared.

Heaven and Earth Designs A Long Winter's Nap, progress

2011-05-07T22:05:17+01:00

I've been stitching on A Long Winter's Nap for what seems like ages now. I'm resisting the temptation to swap to something else for a change of stitch count, and I dart around the pattern for variety instead.

Mirabilia Christmas Flourishes finished at last

2011-01-16T00:37:55+00:00

I started this many years ago, pre 2004 at least, and abandoned it at this stage for a number of years.

Then I added it to my rotation, and with a final push over the Christmas holidays and a wait while some beads arrived that I ran out of, I am pleased with the finished result. The fabric is actually a lot bluer, like the first shot and not as grey as the different camera has made the later pictures. I must find a framer and not just leave it for years and years like I usually do.

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HAED Train of Dreams

2010-10-24T13:08:24+01:00

I've stitched four columns now on Train of Dreams and am ready to change to A Long Winter's Nap. I left the two pakos for A Long Winter's nap loaded and so it took just minutes to swap projects and start stitching.