It’s three weeks since I showed you my Tall Year Square Etui. This is a design by Betsy Morgan that was in the Classic Inspirations magasine last year. Each side represents a different season. I’m stitching autumn at the moment. Three weeks ago I’d just started the tiny cross-stitches of the centre oak leaves…
Three weeks later and although I’ve not done as much as I would have liked, I’ve stitched a respectable amount!
I completed the oak leaves and also stitched the acorns, these are mainly satin stitch so they were fairly quick to do.
After another row of long-legged cross-stitch I’m now stitching the alphabet. I’m not sure why the alphabet starts on autumn but it does! I’m using a really autumny thread for this, the same one that the first leaf border is made from. Unfortunately I’m on the last length and I’ve no idea where it came from, so fingers crossed I have enough to complete the row! It’s cross-stitch over one thread again with a single length of floss, so I should be OK.
Hopefully in three weeks time I will have finished autumn and be stitching winter. This stitch-a-long is organised by Avis from Sewing Beside the Sea, we post every three weeks on our one choice of work, there’s a wonderful variety of hand-stitching it’s a great incentive to keep going with a project. If you would like to join us please contact Avis. In the meantime please follow the links to see what everyone else is stitching.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, LucyAnn, Kate, Jess, Sue, Constanze, Debbierose, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Helen, Steph, Linda, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Hayley, Tony, Megan, Catherine, Deborah, Connie
Linking up with Kathy’s Quilts too for more hand-stitching with Slow Stitching Sunday.
thecraftycreek 
looking lovely. “A” for autumn and acorn, maybe? lol
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A lovely project, looks fantastic
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It’s looking lovely, and it certainly is a respectable amount you’ve done!
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Looking lovely, and fingers crossed the thread holds out!
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Thanks, I finished the line last night with plenty to spare 🙂
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Really pretty, I just love Inspirations magazine!
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Gorgeous!!
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I love the acorns and the finished oak leaves, they may be my favorites!
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I love everything about this design and the autumn block is lovely too. I do hope your thread holds out, fingers crossed.
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Thanks, I finished the line last night with plenty to spare 🙂
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Your cross stitch project is looking lovely. Congratulations on getting some awards for your work yesterday……I love the bird so not sure why that didn’t get anything!
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A lovely stitchery! I sure hope you have enough of that yummy thread!!
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Thanks, I finished the line last night with plenty to spare 🙂
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I just love the fall color palette!
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I love those acorns and oak leaves. Looking lovely!
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Love those adorable acorns! Great progress 😀
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It beautiful. Love the colors.
Hopefully you’ll have enough thread to finish the letters, fingers crossed.
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Thanks, I finished the line last night with plenty to spare 🙂
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That’s great!
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You’ve been working on my favorite season! I’m already in the mood for autumn to arrive.
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Autumn is my favorite season, and this is my favorite side of your etui so far! Here’s hoping you have enough thread to finish the line!
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Thank you, I finished the line last night with plenty to spare 🙂
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Like! I really like the colors you have chose for the autumn. They go so well together!
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Gorgeous, gorgeous colours. I really love the thread you used for the oak leaves 🙂
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