May Flower Girls!

So, I've been stitching on my Beaded Peacocks by Chatelaine in May, also did some crochet, and read/watched a lot of Doctor Who.....plus I did my May Just Nan SAL entry, Flower Girls!  It is stitched on a 32ct Silkweaver Solo lugana.   Next up for Just Nan will be one of the new designs, to be stitched in June! Plus, I need to get my stitching mojo back, so I may start something else and take a break from the Peacocks for a while....lots of backstitching gets boring!   Happy May, welcoming June!

April Just Nan, flashback to Winter

Just in the nick of time, my entry for the Just Nan SAL for April!  This is Snow Deer, stitched on fabric I believe is 32ct Cinnamon Roll linen, using DMC and Silk N'Colors Latte 9710 for the deer. I will have to frame it tomorrow when I have some time...sorry the pic is a little blurry, it's late at night here now!

Next is a baby gift for my SIL's second grandson in the last 4 months!  Pictures to come!

March Just Nan flowers!

Continuing the Just Nan SAL stitching, this month I actually stitched two (and one of them twice!) First up is the JN Pin Keepers Garden, all the stitching done, just need to make it into a pin keep for the fancy pins it needs! It is stitched on Silkweaver's 32ct Jubilation opalescent lugana.  Once I get it finished off I'll post another picture.  I think it will be really cute!

I also stitched the Filigree Fancies kit Pansy Basket...twice!  I am participating in an exchange and stitched it for my partner...she is doing a different pattern for me, and I am not going to put up a picture of her's so it will be a surprise!  This is the one I decided to stitch for myself, on 28ct ice blue jobelan.

I also framed my Joan Elliott Blackwork Peacocks in an interesting tabletop frame I found on ebay....

I have gone back to my Chatelaine Beaded Peacocks Tile for a few days....still trying to decide my next Just Nan, and want to do another TW small in April as well......busy, busy stash diving!

My Just Nan finish for February 2014

My entry for the Just Nan 2014 Stitch-a-Long is another small one, part of a seasonal set. This one is Winter Spell, mounted in the WhimZi frame that came with it.  I had originally meant to stitch a different Just Nan design this month, but got drawn into another project (more on that tomorrow!), and just ran out of time! We have had quite the winter here in North Carolina, getting far more snow and ice than we are used to, so this seemed a good choice! This one took just 3 evenings in front of the TV, and it's done! Stitched on a 28ct Blue Breeze opalescent Jazlyn evenweave.

 No doubt I'll return to the series this year, to get Spring Spell, Summer Spell and Autumn Spell completed!

My Just Nan finish for January 2014

As part of my participation in the 2014 Just Nan Stitch-a-Long, my first entry is a small one indeed, but oh so satisfying! A fellow Just Nan Junkie on Facebook, Zeb Ahmed, has organized a fun challenge for the members of our little group...to stitch as many designs by Nan Caldera of Just Nan as we can in the year, trying to increase the net presence of Just Nan designs and hope that people notice!  If anyone is interested in joining us, it's not too late! Just visit Zeb's blog here....http://www.ixari.net/just-nan-design-list/just-nan-stitch-along-2014/

My collection of Just Nan stash continues to grow, and at one point I had a list of the ones I'd like to get done this year, but of course it's still in flux as I see other's posting pictures of their happy dances! I decided to start small with a JN WhimZi called Whirlibirds, which came with it's own little ornament frame. The WhimZi frames are no longer available sadly, but you might be able to find them in shops or online if you are diligent in your searching! This is a little kit, all you do is supply the fabric and DMC threads. It's only 2 inches square!

I was uncharacteristically out of two of the DMC colors called for, so I used my best judgement to pick the blue and green colors for two of the birds. The fabric is a bit of leftover linen from my stash. All I had to do was stitch it up and pop it in the frame! I love how cheerful it is! In a dreary cold January, it's a welcome warmer that makes me smile!

Now I have to decide which Just Nan design I will stitch in February! Hmmmm..........

Another small from Just Nan

Another small finished on Sunday before moving on to some SALs....this is Just Nan's Christmas Secret! A small tin liner in redwork was fun to stitch up on a scrap of linen.

Next up, some more stitching on Castles in the Air....we are supposed to get MORE snow/ice today in NC so I should have some good stitching time....as long as we keep the power on!

Just Nan finish, and a very little one indeed!

In order to calm my nerves over Final Four weekend/Easter weekend/Birthday weekend, I stitched up a little goodie from Just Nan, called Keep a Little Secret, between events. And little it surely is, only one inch wide and stitched over one! Chart comes with the tin, but I expect this will be hard to find, it's so cute!


Oh, and my birthday on Easter was wonderful, nice dinner I didn't have to fix, lots of stitchy money to spend, a new cordless phone (so stitching is not interupted) and my PT Cruiser got a full out cleaning inside and out! Of course, by the time I drove it home, it already had a fine layer of yellow pollen! Still, the Duke blue Cruiser never looked better....and my Duke Blue Devils even gave me a pressie...they won the NCAA 2010 Men's Basketball Title on Monday!! Oh, and my other sports passion, the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team, will be hosting the NHL All-Star game in 2011....what a week! I think I'd better go stitch to calm down! ;-)

First finish of 2010!

Well, it took me nearly two weeks to finish this (due to some health issues that took me by surprise) but here is my first stitching completion for 2010! This is Just Nan's Christmas Biscornu, c2007. Pictures show boths sides before assembly, then the top (trees) side, and the bottom (snowflakes) side. I used 28ct opalescent natural cashel and DMC, along with the beads and embellishments that came with the leaflet. I love how sparkly it is on the opalescent linen!

Biscornu for June

Latest finish is another biscornu for the Basket of Biscornu blog group....this one is from a Just Nan pattern called Beaded Roses, c2004. It is small and would make a nice fob too. I used a 28ct light gray jobelan scrap from my stash. I'm still working on my DD's birthday present too, but I only have a couple more days before she is done with school for the summer, so I've been stitching rather than blogging lately!