Saturday, 27 September 2014

What am I stitching on?!

Hello friends :)

 First of all I have to say a HUGE Thank You from Jon for all of his happy birthday wishes yesterday.  He had a wonderful day and has heaps of sweets and chocolate to last him a long time! hee hee

Well I have been stitching.... in fact I have stitched a fair bit more on my wonderful pumpkin design...

 Here it is...






I love how its coming together :)

 You may be a little curious to know what I am stitching on?  I bet you have all taken a closer look and just wondering what it is?! ha ha

 Well its not aida or linen... in fact I am not quite sure what it is! ha ha Really!!  See things a tough for us, have been since Jon's accident and well... sure I have 'some' bits of fabric in my stash.. not that much and I like to 'save' those to use for making gifts to send out to people.  I know there are a lot of people that only stitch on linen and or aida but me... well its a case of have to try other fabrics.  And to be honest as you all know I love a challenge and stitching on different fabrics is quite good fun!  Take this one I am stitching on now... it fits my criteria to stitch on... it has squares and holes!  I appreciate that some of you out there would be horrified ... I accept that, that is why when I give things out I stitch on the 'real' stuff!  And besides I think the pumpkin design looks quite good!

 Happy stitching to you all! :)

 More tomorrow :)
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9 comments:

  1. diamondcSaturday, 27 September, 2014

    Jaquie: I like the look of this fabric, I am sure many many years ago they did not have aida or the type of linen we use today so I think you are a very smart lady and willing to try anything.
    Bravo for you, I love the pattern, it is so sweet.
    My Mother in-law stitched on kitchen towels did cross stitchs and the patterns were lovely.

    Hugs
    Catherine

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  2. shirley flavellSaturday, 27 September, 2014

    It is stitching up beautifully and looks quite "country". So glad your husband had a great birthday.Shirley N.Z.

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  3. MouseSunday, 28 September, 2014

    oooooooooooooo I like it ... still trying to think which one it is ...lol and the fabric looks like a coarse calico linen ... did you get it from the works ?? as I have something very similar :) enjoy experimenting too ... we didn't have the posh stuff in the olden days :) love mouse xxxxx

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  4. Mii StitchSunday, 28 September, 2014

    Doesn't matter what the fabric is, it looks fantastic!!!! Somehow it looks perfect for the design :)

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  5. VickieSunday, 28 September, 2014

    Looks great whatever it is Jacquie. ;)

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  6. KimMSunday, 28 September, 2014

    Your stitching - and the fabric - look GREAT! I'm a little behind on keeping up with my bloggy-friends and missed Jon's birthday. Please give him my best wishes.
    hugs
    xx

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  7. Daniela BencúrováSunday, 28 September, 2014

    Pumpkins are amazing:-)
    I feel your love for embroidery:-)
    Your experimenting with fabric I like :-)

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  8. BekcaWednesday, 01 October, 2014

    I think it's very thrifty of you to experiment with other fabrics, and besides, if it looks good, who really cares? :)
    So glad Jon had a lovely birthday. Best wishes to you all.

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  9. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameThursday, 02 October, 2014

    Well, it's an evenweave of some kind but I don't know what!!
    Your pumpkins look lovely on it.

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