Mini Magical Mystery SAL 12 - Part 1

Welcome back for day one of the twelfth round of mystery stitching! I've noticed that some of you have been having trouble finding the posts since I had to cut back on what I did online - I'm sorry if this is the case for you. Perhaps if you signed up for an email digest you'd find it easier? You then get an email sent once a day with a link to every post of that day, so it would be much easier for you.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Final Post

Welcome back for the final post of the eleventh Mini Magical Mystery SAL! Don't worry it's not over - the Mini Magical Mystery SAL 12 starts in an hour! This post is just a final post showing my stitching of part fourteen and what I'm planning to do with it.  I do hope you all had fun! I have loved seeing your stitching in the mystery Facebook group!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 14

Welcome back for day fourteen of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! I'm sorry this post is late again - it was a bit of a struggle to move today. This is also the final day of patterns for this SAL - I'll be back one more time to show my completed mystery tomorrow (an hour earlier than usual). The next round of the Mini Magical Mystery will start tomorrow at noon as per the information post.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 13

Welcome back for day thirteen of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! I'm afraid I overslept today and needed most of a mug of coffee before I was awake enough to stitch and make this post. Just one more part after this one and then you will see what all those lines you did for so many parts will become!

NFSAL 2020 - August

Welcome to the eighth of this year's NFSAL posts! As you may have read in my previous post things haven't been going too well for me this year health wise, which is why there isn't a stitched NFSAL this month.

News: Update and More

Hiya and welcome to a post that I have been writing on and off as energy allows, so it's taken me longer to write than I would have liked. I thought it time to let you in on what's been going on in my personal life as it's starting to impact the blog more than I'd like. This post is VERY picture heavy, please make sure you are using Wi-Fi if you are using a mobile device.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 12 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the twelfth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the other ten and has 348 stitches total, making this a little smaller than the previous mystery. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 31st August.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 12

Welcome back for day twelve of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! Unfortunately I messed up during pattern making and what should have been two parts is now one part so today's stitching is 44 stitches - much more than usual and not the planned 22 stitches a day spread over two days. However I don't want to make the mystery last an extra day as that would mess up the scheduling for the next mystery so I decided to just go ahead and post this bigger part anyway. I do my best to avoid these mistakes but I too am human and sometimes forget to save a part in between the creation of the parts.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 11

Welcome back for day eleven of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! I'm running a bit late today, I had to make a bunch of phone calls and as always you end up in a queue that lasts forever with horrible music that's occasionally interspersed with a much louder voice saying there are umpteen people ahead in the queue, please check the FAQ online for more information - funny the FAQ says call the helpline - joy. I got through in the end though and stuff is sorted.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 10

Welcome back for day ten of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! And just like that, when there are just four days left of the mystery you are getting something other than lines! I hope you have fun stitching your non-lines today!

A Blackwork Christmas - August

Welcome to the eighth edition of A Blackwork Christmas SAL! I've not been too well the last couple of days and have only managed to do the morning Mini Magical Mystery SAL stitching but not much else. As such I have no stitching to show for today so I made a computer generated one instead.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 9

Welcome back for day nine of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! Today's stitches are and aren't more lines... I'm hoping you don't get bored of this as there are still another five parts to go... but there *may* be parts with no lines to come... maybe...

In other news: the twelfth Mini Magical Mystery SAL has been designed and the information post will follow in the next day or two.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 8

Welcome back for day eight of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! It's the first day of the second half of the SAL.I shall probably hear cries of despair once people see the pattern - and I'm unrepentant! I did say yesterday that not all of the questions I asked could be answered with yes *big evil grin* so for now I shall continue with the torment because it's so much fun!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 7

Welcome back for day seven of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! It's the halfway point of the mystery and so far all you have done is stitch sort lines all over the place. Will this trend continue? Will it be more than just a basket case? Will I remember to share the link in the fb group today? Will I stop asking questions and get on with the rest of the post? The answer to at least one of these is "Yes!"...

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 6

Welcome back for day six of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! Yesterday two different people told me that they saw aeroplanes in my picture - which after squinting my eyes from a different angle I saw too - and now can't unsee! I'm not unhappy about that though - it's fun to see things in embroideries as they grow.

35 x 35 for 2020 - August

Welcome to the eighth 35 x 35 for 2020! This month there are partial stitches in the pattern - I can hear the scream you just gave over here! But never fear these are NICE partial stitches - yes, they exist! - the partial stitches are one leg of a cross so either / or \ with no fiddly extra bits that are a nightmare to stitch on Aida. You can leave them off if you prefer - they just round off the edges a little.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 5

Welcome back for day five of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! I didn't get any bets as to where this is going yesterday... I think you have all already learnt not to guess what it will be before its finished hehehe. Probably wise as I'm certain you won't guess the end result this time!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 4

Welcome back for day four of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! I hope the first three days haven't made you tired of lines yet... as today you get even more! All bets are open as to where this is going... the winner gets the smug feeling they were right!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Part 3

Welcome back for day three of the eleventh round of mystery stitching! I have been enjoying the photos of the recently finished mystery that have been showing up the last few days - it's also been fun to see the starts of this mystery! Keep the photos coming they really do brighten my day!

Easy Christmas Cards SAL - August

Welcome to the eighth part of the Easy Christmas Cards SAL! This month I used a pre-cut perforated paper Christmas tree shape I bought earlier this year thinking it would be fun to use. Obviously not everyone can get hold of this as I'm not sure how widely spread the sale is nor if shops would even stock something like this in August. However the pattern can be stitched on perforated paper, plastic Aida or on plain fabric as well so find something to stitch on and go for it!