The sun has stayed with us, and I have been spending many happy hours in the greenhouse with my stitching, a glass of something refreshing at my side, the scent of new-growth all around me, my dogs snoozing at my feet . . is there anything more wonderful in the world, I wonder?

I finally got round to finishing the designing for the speciality-stitch version of the centre panel on the ASAW sal for Friendly Stitchers.  The original has an alphabet charted in cross-stitch, but several people said they didn't want an alphabet, and for me, I just HAD to have something with speciality stitches in, of course!  So here it is, all stitched up - with Week 16's Tulip design, so it's now completely up to date!

ASAW16+centre panel

Hm, should that bit in the middle have read, "In my Greenhouse, I find Joy" ?? 

And finally, because I keep promising (and keep forgetting ) here is a pic of Celestial Wings, my UFOs.  Non-stitchers please note - UFO stands for Un Finished Object, please do not keep writing to me about aliens and space ships!)

Celestial Wings Apr2009

This one is being worked on a 28ct Silkweaver solo that has a gold thread running through it, so it looks just like millions of tiny stars shimmering away in the heavens - very appropriate!  The scan doesn't pick this up, nor the fact that the tail fluke and the ridge-scales are in Krienik braid - the whole thing glistens!

We have a UFO day on Friendly Stitchers (no, not for little green men) where we are encouraged to work a little on our UFOs once a week.  I must admit I have been a bit naughty and not strictly adhered to this, partly because my dear friend Alison Joy, who wields the wet noodle (we thought a whip might be a bit cruel ) has been too ill to keep lashing us into action.  I hope if she manages to read this, she will see I haven't entirely neglected it and might spare me a few pasta-swipes!

Right, I'm off to sit in the sun again!  Hey - it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it, right?)

Buzzing off . . . .
Bee