What am I stitching?

 Hello friends, 

I have had a little sort out and decided to give rotating various cross stitch projects a go!  I thought I would start with 3, just to see if I can manage them:

1. Blue Ribbon Design - Botanical Blessings

2. Blue Ribbon Design - Behind The Gate (A Halloween Calendar)

3. Historical Sampler Company - Heart Pot Sampler

1. 

The Chart, what eventually it will look like!

This is where I picked it up again after oh so long being on the shelf.  

Progress! It's slowly coming together.

These flowers are really lovely, I thought a good place to stop and rotate.

Goodness, I will have to try to take brighter photos! Looking very dull, I assure you the colours are really lovely.

2.

The chart, what it will I hope resemble!?

                        

Taken from the cover to help visualise what I am stitching.  This is for Han and K as they love Halloween.

                

This cross stitch had not been started so I decided to start with the hanging pieces.

HUGE learning curve making these!! OMG! well I only just left enough fabric around each square! Note to self leave a bit more!! That's not a design error, the instructions are really clear! I just cannot follow instructions very well! Somehow I managed to pull them together.

Front.

Back.

3.

Where I found the cross stitch, I was searching for something traditional that I could adapt and make more personal.  I will be adding a more personal touch to this sampler and turning it into a wedding day heirloom for han and K.

                          

                              

                            

This is where I picked it up again from.

This is where I am now after stitching.

A little personal touch added here, hang and K have a cat (on right) called Eggy Bread and a dog, a pug called Lancelot on the right.  Something to note about Lancelot is that he has a wonky ear that's always down! Also one eye after recently having it removed when he had a cyst. This is only one of many quirky personal bits I will be including.

Let's see how this goes! I am not sure how often to review this, maybe once a month? Then hopefully you will be able to see my progress.

Until the next time..