Another happy dance!

Well, I'm off work at GP's orders again today, trying to get rid of these cluster migraines once and for all (apparently that's what they are) - so now I'm doped up with anti-inflammatories etc, and I've been ordered to do no housework etc, just rest and relaxation ... so on Dr's orders, I've been sat stitching, watching the rest of the Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital series on DVD ... soon to be followed by Girl with a Pearl Earring (talk about going from one end of the spectrum to the other - but that's me to a tee!!). Anyway, I managed to force myself to complete a UFO from last year - a GCC (Group Correspondence Course) through the Embroiderers Guild of America, called "Lace & Ribbons" by Dakota Rogers. It only took 1 1/2 hours to finish it off, as I just had to do the filling stitches on the bottom band - and finally I have another set of scroll rods to use for another project ... yippee!!! I'm going to add fabric to the sides, and turn this into a folder cover for my stitching album, I think. You got to choose your own design for the 'centre' piece - I chose an autumn leaf, and in fact picked one up from the ground that I liked the look of on the way home from work one day while I was stitching it - it thought it would remind me of my first autumn in Melbourne, as the leaves were all falling from the trees at that time, which always makes me feel soppy - I just love the autumn colours on the trees.

Now, before I forget, Cathy I do use polyfill for my pincushion stuffing - only because I use them for decoration only. When I was in NZ I used clean wool fleece, but I haven't found a stockist for it here yet ... but then again, I haven't tried that hard either. The polyfill is not good if you want to actually use it, as I believe the pins may eventually rust in there. Another option is to cut up wool skeins (taught that by Martha Beth Lewis in a class once), eg tapestry wool.

Rightio, off to finish off another two UFO's - the next two only have about 1/2 hour's stitching to go on each one ... one just has a few fly stitches to pop in, and the other one was finished, but it got caught on something, and I lost one of the heart beads, so I need to frog it back a bit, and restitch the beads back on again. So, fingers crossed, I'll have another couple of happy dances by the end of the day :)