Plans

 The end is in sight for the Kensington House.    I’m on the last section and then it is trees and flowers and “final fix” as Kevin McCloud always calls it on the TV.

So I’m thinking about what to do next and on a recent bout of decluttering I found this piece of Lugano already hemmed to make a tablecloth.   Totally unnecessary as I don’t use one (except when my nieces children visit and then both floor and table get a cloth 😂) but I’m going to go ahead and stitch a hardanger cloth.   Methinks this pattern can be adjusted to fit the size of my cloth.   I want to do it in two colours so the cable stitch thick lines joining the square Maltese Cross will be in my favourite blue.  I will possibly need to think hard about how to introduce a little more colour.  But first I need to find out whether or not I should wash the fabric to remove the "holes" created by the previous work - can you see the line across the fabric?

Meanwhile, I found this piece of Anne Afghan cloth and have started a very simple hardanger design -  based on the colours with which I have hemmed the fabirc.   This will be no earthly use to man nor beast but will look pretty lying across the foot of the spare bed.  And...it's one less thing in the stash cupboard.

Heritage Hall left a comment about where the Quaker Needlework Pocket.   The designer is a New Zealand designer who as far as I know does not market overseas.   I’d be happy to mail my chart to you if you want it.   Please contact me on the email coded in my profile.