A New Year and ....

The second day of 2015 is almost over and after an afternoon at Wynyard Quarter down on the Auckland waterfront, I am nursing some sunburn and am feeling a little tired.  

Not too tired though.   I plan on a new start but in actual fact I have been finishing off the last two projects from 2014.

The teensy tiny Adam and Eve sampler will get to spend a couple of nights on the Christmas Tree before being put away for the next twelve months.   I am pleased with this one.  It is only a smidgen over 4cm square and I have finished it with red ribbon studded on the vertical sides with silver pins and gold beads.   Ornaments need a little bling don't they?
The stitching is finished on the Mary Beale Christmas Wreath and I have dark green velvet in my stash for the backing.   I plan on making this into a circular cushion style wall hanging and will post photos when the construction is complete.   Meanwhile, wrinkles and all here is a photo of the current status.

Just as I don't ever do reviews of the past year I am not going to publish a list of my planned projects for 2015 either.   However one thing I have decided to stitch is my Sampler Casket and I have the threads and linen ready for that.   Once a couple of finishing jobs are completed I will make a start on that.   So the list of necessary finishes is

Acorn Sampler Reticule -  I need to purchase the lining for that

Sampler Chatelaine -  just needs lining

Mary Beale Wreath -  needs backing and stuffing

I don't want to have a lot of projects on the go at once and once these three are done I will be able to proceed with a clear conscience.   Wish me luck!