I always work better with a deadline, even a self imposed one. Having decided to give my two granddaughters a quilt each for Christmas and having already promised a quilt as a christening present I decided that making one each month in the Autumn sounded a reasonable plan. To add to my workload however, I also want to make a birth sampler for my grandson, I’ve already got the pattern, it’s a traditional Beatrix Potter one. This is where my deadline comes in! I want to finish this piece by the end of this month, so I can then concentrate on the sampler. I’ll put the Stitch-my-Garden project on hold just until after Christmas and hopefully come back to it with fresh enthusiasm. I’ve a couple of small pages left to do which I’ll probably do in the meantime but otherwise I’ll probably spend my time planning how I’m going to make it into a book.
So…I’ve made good progress over the last three weeks, I was just pootling up one side when I last shared it with you…
I finished the Port Sunlight rose in the middle of the right hand border, added a purple heuchera, some purple foxgloves, bluebells and a veronica.
It still looked a bit empty up the righthand border until I remembered the clematis! I have three obelisks which border on this bed and this year one of them has wandered over to the rosebush, making a lovely late display, so I decided to embroider a trail of clematis up the side of the bed and it fills the space nicely.
I stitched the seat after drawing the shape onto tracing paper and then bondaweb. I kept the stitching simple and I think it works pretty well. However I’m not sure how much longer the seat will be there as I sat on it yesterday with a cup of coffee and there was a bit of an ominous crack! Here’s a photo of the seat from last month, the arch isn’t as wonky as the photo looks!
Last night I started stitching the lefthand border with the Lady Emma Hamilton rose bush. I’ve another rose, a large peony and then lots of filler plants to do on this side. Hopefully it will be finished in three weeks time when I next share my progress.
This SAL is organised by Avis from Stitching by the Sea, we share our progress on our projects every three weeks, so please follow the links to see what everyone else has been stitching.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret,
Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Cindy, MaryMargaret
thecraftycreek 
Such a lovely piece!
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Your garden is beautiful. But to tell you the truth, I’m really looking forward to the quilts now! And off I go to Google a birth sampler.
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I love the bench – such a shame the real one might have to disappear. I look forward to watching your quilts grow!
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So pretty!! Shame about having to pause it but that’s what happens when we commit ourselves to handmade gifts!
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The wisteria looks amazing! I know you can finish this page by next update. When you come back to it, you will be so full of ideas!
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Will you stitch the fabulous owl too? He’s just lovely.
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Not sure about stitching the owl, but I do need to sort a stand for him!
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Great progress, love the clematis addition. I’m sure working on other projects in the meantime will give you time for more inspiration
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Your garden stitchery is beautiful.
You certainly have your work cut out for you for the rest of the year!
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amazing how you pick out some much detail with your stitching!
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Your clematis stitching is beautiful! A change of project will be as good as a rest, so they say 🙂
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I think it’s a great idea, Christmas will be upon us in know time.
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I love watching your stitchy garden grow. It’s nice to see the photos of your actual garden. That bench looks like a lovely place to sit. I hope you replace it if necessary. You have an ambitious stitching agenda ahead. I can’t wait to see all those projects.
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