Jan May

A super quick make this afternoon - a hand towel for the kitchen.  I had no idea I was going to do this until I was rummaging through my fabric stash and found this piece of heavy linen that has been forgotten for years.   It's the perfect weight for a hand towel and I've managed to use up a few more scraps to match the colours of my kitchen. The little piece of aqua fabric is one of my favourites.  Had it for years and my supply has been dwindling, finally down to the last little piece.   It was a quick pin-down and run along with the machine. As you can see, a close inspection of my hexagon shows rather uneven stitches.   I blame it on my eyesight (and sewing whilst watching the TV).  Pinned into place and then edged around carefully with the machine.   I've even managed to add a little loop which is the tiniest scrap of ribbon I spied in the corner of my sewing table just as I was stitching to the corner.... I'll have that!   These are half

Looking pretty on kitchen wall Today I've finished this picture for my kitchen.  A combination of cross-stitch and random scraps as a border I'm rather pleased with how it's turned out.   I began it as the frame was redundant, a colour change in the lounge meant neither the dark wood frame or red-themed picture fitted.   After realising the box frame held potential I began to think what I could put inside. All ready to fit the frame I came across the little cross-stitch picture on Pinterest.   The cr0ss-stitch design is by  Amanda Gregory  and is a free chart for personal use.  There is added background detail in the design which I didn't add in as it was so tiny.   It turned out much smaller than I was expecting!  The outer square is the right size to fit in the box mount, so I had to find a way of filling the space. I used to do a lot of cross-stitch and have kept a basket full of supplies for years.   Since I last used Aida my eyesight has deteriorat