Moving Right Along

I have sciatica from sitting all cramped up. I need a proper standing frame.

She is looking very lovely. I can't seem to get the colour good in the photographs though. But you can take my word for it, she's lovely.

Mademoiselle Riviere Progress Report

I am so enjoying stitching this pattern. I work hard at it in the evenings, in spite of not having a very good system... that is, I need a stand for the frame. Otherwise I am cramped up with it propped inelegantly between my knees.

She if far more beautiful in reality. It looks quite nice here, but the true colours are lovelier. Deeper.

Working a painting in canvas work gives you the image in a way that a mere print does not. It gives texture and depth and incredible warmth.

I need another me, who I can set to making these full time.

Madamoiselle Riviera Is Looking Lovely Tonight

I feel cramped up today.... I reckon I spent at least four, maybe five hours doing this last night. I sit in a most awkward position and hurry so I can see it unfold. It's really, really lovely. Then I went out to play with the image (for ages and ages) and decided to do a smaller (as in smaller stitch count) and less detailed, partly abstracted version in 10 count (per inch, as opposed to 14 count in this one), just to see/show the difference.

The Medium, regular coloured version I'm showing you here (above), is:

147 x 205 stitches. In 14 count that's 26.7 x 37.2 cm or 10.5 x 1

The pattern for this, worked out as a Small version, will be:

116 x 163 stitches and that converst to 21.1 x 29.6 cm or 8.3 x 11.6 inches in 14 count.

In 10 count it will (obviously) be 11.6 x 16.3 inches.

If you want the pattern, it's a Red Hot Special as a double at my Etsy shop.

Two Years Today

I miss you Mum.

Done!

Here it is finished! Yay! So scrumptious and warm. My pregnant daughter thinks velvet is a good idea too and so it is. I have another in mind, but let's see if it's a boy yet.

Happy Birthday Little Leif!

Lovely boy! So nice and sweet and friendly and Mr. Chilled.

I made this patchwork ages ago (told you that already) and he really is the perfect recipient. Mr. Red Head (yum yum). The back is scrumptious with velvet! I can't imagine why I hadn't thought of it before? Now, it's a must. A MUST!

With another grandbaby on the way... and a room full of velvets, waiting to be made into heirlooms.

Anyhooo... this is actually finished. I put cotton wadding in the middle and did a little smidge of heavy handed heavy linen quilting, but mostly did ties, (which is the new best way to quilt in my busy life). I love real, proper, fine quilting, but have no time (patience) when there are a squillion things to do (you should see my Hand-Made Christmas Gift task list, version 5).

Notice the knitted bit?

As soon as I have some daylight, I'll take a couple of action photo's and go have a look at this... Robbie's note to Mum (me).

Bye Bye Baby

My to-be new grand-daughter looks awfully like 'she' might be a grandson, which is fine, and good for the other grandson, who'll be thrilled and it'll be good for him. Apparently (observing the scan) there appeared to be some tackle down below, sitcking out type tackle not just lumpiness.

So, bye bye Lucy Robyne. I'm a bit sad about that. I loved the name Lucy and it's a famliy name from old. My Grandma's middle name (Phyllis Lucy), her mother's first name (Lucy Ellen), and her mother's (Maria Lucy but everyone knew her as Lucy) , and then her grandmother's name. Who knows how many before? That's five generations we know about with a couple of jumps.

When we lost our Lucy, the name took on scary qualities for naming babies. Sort of. But now that I've done the Family History we can see that there are stacks of them. It's OUR name and deserves to be preserved. Fancy a little Lucy Robyne! I'd be tickled pink!

Phyllis Lucy (Grandma) and her to be hubby (my Dah).

My Nanna (Great Grandma) Lucy Ellen and her darling George.

Great-great Grandma (Maria) Lucy.
I'm at work, and don't have a picture of my Lucy here to upload. I'll try to remember.