Casual quilting

I was struck down by stomach cramps last night. So after a hot water bottle , a couple of paracetomal and a tot of brandy, I settled on the sofa with some trashy telly and some hand quilting.

I've had this panel for a long long time! I have no idea why I brought it? Probably the magpie in me going oooooh pretty! 

You can't really see the quilting , but it's pretty basic stitching , and it's turning out nice and poofy! 

I've done the usual three layers that I do , cotton , wadding, cotton! 

My only bug bare is that it's a touch too small for my embroidery hoop so it's being done without! And I'm constantly worrying about it rucking up! 

Here's the very attractive back! Not much more to say really apart from I think I know what I'm going to do with it when the hand quilting a finished and my tummy stops hurting! 

Much love

Frankie

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He plays play station and I sew, we don't speak, we just silently accompany each other....

The title pretty much sums up me and mr Knitwit during lil knitwits nap time! 

It gives me a good chance to embroidery or knit and fully relax, just me and my thoughts! 

This is what I'm working on at the moment. 

I started it just before Christmas, but I have no idea what it's called it's basically white stitches on white fabric with wadding In between, I originally thought it was called white work but I'm pretty sure that's to do with lace? 

It's good fun though and it's nice not to have to think about colour! After all wouldn't life but a lot easier if everything was black and white?! 

I free handed the design using one old my traditional embroidery books as inspiration! 

In other news lil knits transitsion back to nursery went smoothly, and we got Netflix! YAY! I love a good box set! 

I've already started on gossip girl (which gives me major clothing envy! And hair envy! And well everything envy! 

And me and mr Knitwit have started American horror story, we watched episode 1 last night and well it's a bit strange! But it does had Connie Britton, who also gives me hair envy! 

Any other TV series recommendations?

Much love

Frankie 

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