Today has been a very quiet day. The weather was wet (again) and so we decided not to venture out. There is only so many times you can take walking in the rain in a week. We are lucky however in that we haven't been flooded unlike a lot of people in the south of England. The Thames Barrier has been in closed a number of times recently and has protected London from the high flood tides.This image has been taken from Google.
With nothing particular planned for the day I had time for sewing. I had already added the binding to my baby quilt but needed to hand stitch the back. That is now finished and I just need to take photos. I also knitted most of the ribbing for the front of my husbands jumper. I'm not taking a photo as it isn't very interesting to look at.
Finally I did a little work on my 'It's a dogs life' block. I started this before Christmas but it got put away during the holiday and out of sight meant out of mind. When I last blogged about this I had got this far- no stitching just the pattern ready for some work.
I'm please with my progress but would have liked to finish the third dog. I think this should be finished by the end of the week.
As a little rest cure from hand stitching I also cut out the pieces for a block for my 'Votes for women' quilt but I didn't stitch it as my machine is packed away. This quilt needs to be finished for April.
I'm linking this post with Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy's Quilts. I hope you have had some time for stitching this weekend.
Lyndsey
Oh your little dogs are so cute. Will keep watch for their progress. I found the Thames Barrier very intriguing. I had not seen it before and did not realize there was something like that on the Thames. Thanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteThe dogs are adorable. Who is the designer? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSew cute as always!
ReplyDeleteThose puppies are the best! Once you've stitched them, they are even better. Can't wait to see the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how many times we had to shut the Thames Barrier recently. It has paid for itself many times over. The floods we have seen in other parts of the UK are dreadful and it doesn't bear thinking about what would happen if they reached London.
ReplyDeleteYour dog stitching project is adorable ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up and hope your enjoyed your Slow Sunday Stitching!
It might be slow stitching, but it is lovely stitching too :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful stitching Lyndsey!! Almost makes me want to do it....almost. LOL
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching Lyndsey! I hope the rainy weather is over by midMarch when DH and I arrive for our driving holiday of the UK! lol
ReplyDeleteI love those little redwork dogs too-too cute
ReplyDeleteI love your dog embroidery. Look forward to seeing the finished block :-)
ReplyDeleteVery cute redwork wip!!! Have fun with it!!!
ReplyDeleteOut of sight generally means out of mind for me too. I'm sorry you're still dealing with wet weather.
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