BFF SAL 17 - a good start

Oh it was fun to have a new start for BFF SAL 17 today.  And it's already taking shape, helped by lots of half stitch for the background.   

Luckily we have a potential BFF SAL 18 on the cards, as I think this little one will be done in a short few weeks!

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BFF RAL - an October finish

I was feeling inclined towards single colour stitches tonight, so this is actually a finish. 

What it will get in the way of next steps is yet to be decided, as there are 4 in the pattern and I contemplate whether to stitch them as 4 entirely separate entities or a line of 4.  We shall see.

And it may come back out in October for show and tell, if Jo (http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com happens to host a Halloween Hop.

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BFF RAL- little wins

Sometimes in your life you need a quick win.. a job that gives you satisfaction in being Done.

Tonight I managed 2 wins, some minor bits of mending on a dressing gown and fleecy hoodie.  Had some at work too, creating a development plan that makes sense for both my current situation and my future thinking career-wise.  So a good day all round. 

Alongside some more 'October stitches' I felt like I achieved something tonight.

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BFF RAL - obligation upheld

Back to a bit of baby sampler this week,  cos I feel like if I don't start back then I'll not want to keep going.

The beginnings of the shelf, with a good amount of one bracket and a start on the other side. 

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BFF RAL- out of season

I didn't have enough 'spoons' for the baby sampler alongside nattering tonight.

So here's a bit of progress on a stitch which may or may not surface again in late October ...muhaha.

It's entirely delightful to be stitching in a single colour. 

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BFF SAL 16 - FFO..well almost

Let's not count the framing part or it'll be UFO for years probably teehee! Square frames are hard to come by.

I'm actually quite pleased with an entirely accidental curve on the harbour wall in the foreground... couldn't have done it if I'd tried!!

The backstitch has been harder work than the pattern justified though, so it shall remain a single piece and not form part of a set as originally planned. 

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BFF SAL 16 - Return to the Sea

It's been soooo long since our last session! And even longer since we worked on SAL.  Tonight wasthe start of backstitch. 

But more importantly it was just so lovely to be back in each other's virtual company. 

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BFF RAL finally...

Or.. how the giraffe got his wheels.

After Metaverse issues last week,  it was delightful to finally shoehorn in a catch up this week. 

The giraffe toy finally gained some wheels,  getting closer just not as quickly as initially planned.   But as I have now told the intended recipients that it will be handed over in a visit next year, then I can take a little of the pressure off myself. 

As our probably last session of the year,  we set ourselves targets for projects to be worked on or finished next year *some of mine having been on the list for a few years running.

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BFF more RAL

Random Along for the uninitiated!

Continuing my baby sampler project..a short session this week as I've been on an intensive training course at work and my brain is battered!

Each corner got some work, whether to add work to the border or the checkered design.   And a single part of the bottom green border.   Excuse the shadows but tired photos are better than none I think!!

I'm working the border before Stitching is complete on the main pattern.  This is because the seemingly never ending border on the Big Tree project felt like it was a chore and I just wanted to be done, so this is an attempt to protect myself from that.

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BFF RAL

I have a time-bound piece which I need to get finished for Christmas,  so this week was a RAL (random along)

A good chunk of border filling

And the main body of a toy giraffe with wheels (as yet absent).

This is another Durene Jones pattern, I already completed the other Toy Shelf sampler for baby's sister a few years ago.  Somehow I felt it appropriate to have the same but different for my nephew.

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Halloween Linkup

Happy Halloween blogpeeps!

Today's post comes courtesy of Jo from Serendipitous Stitching.   Life has prevented the usual full Blog Hop this year but she is graciously still hosting us all with a LinkUp.. which is almost as good, really!

This is a WIP on a Durene Jones Halloween SAL.   Progress on many of my own WIPs has somewhat stalled this year, so I give you one Grim Reaper and a half complete Zombie!  Maybe by next Halloween I will be done!

Check out the other participants on this link