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Ready for Santa!

18th Sep 2014

Why not add some country charm to your home this festive season with these cheery stockings. Worked in reds, white and golden tones, it has that rustic feel but with that lovely vintage style look that is perfect for now. Although quite densely stitched it has nearly all whole stitches and the backstitches are kept in a tradional style so simple to work.The seed beads and buttons make for a fun embellishment touch which really makes this a show -...

Welcome Rosie

8th Sep 2014

A picture of my daughter - in - law and grandchildren.

Yes, Rosie finally made it into this world yesterday, 6th September. All was good for both Mum and the baby. As you can see her sister, who had spent her first "sleep - over" with us Saturday night, was a bit in awe of her sister. Love to you all.

Christmas cometh!

4th Sep 2014

The latest CARD SHOP magazine is full of gorgeous designs to stitch for Christmas; festive owls, sweet animal stockings and lovely winter woolies that will make you smile. Along with these are two groups of mine;  adorable woodland animals and patchwork stars.

Christmas wreaths take on a new meaning with colourful leaves and woodland animals and each one has a greeeting. They shouldn't take too long to stitch and I think will be fun to do.

Send these patchwork cards to your very own superstars this Christmas. These...

Especially for you

27th Aug 2014

This colourful cushion with seasonal motifs will make an extra special gift for a family member or friend this Christmas as it is the perfect project to stitch for someone you cherish. The cushion is made up of separate motifs which makes it less overwhelming as a larger project, as you can treat each part as an individual design, before moving on to the next. Of course, these smaller parts of the design will make great cards as well. Find this design,...

Get ready for Christmas!!!

27th Aug 2014

Update your festive decor with these contemporary trees, worked in just a few colours and metallics for maximum impact. Shown framed as a triptych but of course you can also stitch two or all three and frame them individually. Whatever suits you best!

Find them in the latest GOLD magazine, issue 114. if you are keen on a red and white theme for the festive season then you will also be able to take a peek at the lovely red and...

Gallery

25th Aug 2014

Here are a selection of designs from a total of twenty that can be found in my book "Cute Baby Models". Look at my SHOP page for further details of how to buy it; this book and all further ones in this series come with free postage in the UK; elsewhere postage is extra. 

An update to say "Thank you"

19th Aug 2014

I have to say a big thank you to all of you who have made contact with me over the past couple of weeks whether through this website, Facebook or Twitter. It has been overwhelming! I just haven't had the time to respond to all but I will gradually get in touch with many of you. It has been especially lovely to see designs of mine that you have stitched.

 A special thanks to Toni and her group, you have made...

Hugs

16th Aug 2014

My Grandson has obviously missed seeing Webley, my black Labrador. Here they are having cuddles 

Poppy perfection

10th Aug 2014

With its scarlet leaves and distinctive centres, the poppy is both a summer beauty and a favourite in cross stitch. These bold blooms really have a wow factor I hope you won't be able to resist! The flowers in the left - hand picture are to be found in the latest edition of The World of Cross Stitching, issue 220.  These delicate flowers are worthy of a close - up as the delicate, long stitch seed head centres and the different shades of...

Sweet things

6th Aug 2014

Doing my blog bit now..............as I just had to show you these cakes which are so beautifully  decorated. Both have been made by a lady called Jane Coates. The black and white one was part of a trio that was made for my youngest son's wedding. I have to say I wasn't too sure before I saw them about the thought of black and white, but they were absolutely stunning and the cake...........which seemed a shame to cut into  .....was delicious.

The...

Welcome to my site.....From Me

5th Aug 2014

It has taken a bit of time this morning  to add  a few pieces from various magazines to get me up to date with everything. I hope you will let me know what you think of the site and especially my Chart SHOP.....if you any requests or questions then please get in touch.

For now, here is my latest free design for you to stitch, I hope you enjoy L xxxx

Just for Me!

5th Aug 2014

This group of designs was shown on the Letter's Page in the latest World of Cross Stitching. How delighted I was to see the pictures of the pieces that Jean Tingley had stitched.

It had taken her 10 years to complete the four (having worked on other projects during that time which she had given away)  These bird designs she decided to keep and had them framed...........Jean, I remember very clearly working on these charts as they were possible my first really large cross...

Summer Fruits

5th Aug 2014

Well, this design is in complete contrast to the Flower girl, but you will still find it in the same issue of Cross Stitch Collection 113.

Here we have a very modern design with a style similar in keeping to the strong, colourful graphic images of the 50's / 70's . These straightforward stitches create an eye - catching piece that is shown to perfection on this wooden tray.

None of these motifs uses more than seven shades of thread and they are all worked in whole...

Flower girl

5th Aug 2014

I think this flower girl would have looked delightful in the bustling sreets of London's Convent Garden, a common place for flowers sellers in Victorian times. There's no denying it would have been a hard job, but I would like to think some pleasure was gained by having beautiful flowers to look at.

Find her in the latest edition of GOLD magazine, issue 113 where I hope these beautiful blooms will help to brighten your day

Exquisite Roses

5th Aug 2014

I had the pleasure of being able to stitch this trio of roses for Cross Stitch Collection, issue239.  These blooms are inspried by the beautiful 'Margaret Merril' rose. All three designs have been kept simple to allow the beauty of the blooms to shine through. Stitched with whole cross stitches and plenty of blocks of colour it is easy to count from one area to another. Each of the three designs have interesting elements to stitch - the leaves on the...

My first Blog!

5th Aug 2014

Well, here we go again........... welcome to my first update on all that has been happening over the past few weeks in the needlework mags.

This enchanting geisha surrounded by a cloud of fluttering butterflies and softly scented peony blooms will be a lovely picture to stitch, especially if like me you love Oreintal designs. This pretty picture has minimal backstitches to allow the geisha's kimono, fan and delicate facial features really stand out. While the addition of Gold beads and French knots...

WELCOME

22nd Jul 2014

Welcome to my website. It has taken a bit longer than I thought but Rachel Watson Web Design - www.rachelwatson.co.uk  - has done a wonderful job on designing it for me .....I hope you will agree.

The really exciting news is that I now have a Chart Shop. I do hope you will enjoy looking through the categories and that you will be tempted to buy. There will be knew charts arriving every month so keep visiting the website for...

Sweet lavender

29th Jun 2014

Bring the sights and scents of a summer garden into your home with my lavender wreath design. You will find this in the latest edition of Cross stitch Collection, issue 238.

The design is easy to stitch but be careful with the range of colours as some are quite close in tone. Although the chart shows French knots as part of the design I think I would change these for beads in a very pale mauve or even pearl.

There is also...