BFF SAL 23 - two FFOs!

The beauty of a 2 parter.. you get 2 finished objects at the end.

Haha the thread book first... Well thereby hangs a tale.  My BFF and I were having a more important discussion around serious subjects, and oops.. got to the end having sewed my piece to the cover upside down!!  Can I live with it? Nope. Do I want to unpick it? Oh heck nope.  So chopped around it and used the fabric intended for its innards as the outer cover.

My photos are in the wrong order for my head here.. but next to show is the scissor keep... Nope I have more than one already, this is not getting ribbon unless I decide to use it that way. For now it is a decorative piece only.

But what of the inside now??  Well - I have a serious surplus of green felt.  Here's the little one demonstrating the green felt.

Oh.. and the stuffing.. haha some thread ORTs.

And finally the pair together.

Have to admit I have enjoyed these. I would make both patterns again but perhaps try to get the size right next time!!

I'm also easily stressed out by assembly of stitched items. I think I much prefer things to be off to a friendly frame.

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BFF RAL - very random

Having enjoyed the chance to still keep our BFF get-together whilst away with work, I decided it was definitely something we could keep up.

I had planned to stitch an extra of the smaller snowdrops pattern.  But then a chance conversation with my lovely mother in law resulted in a resurgence of my crochet obsession.  I'm working on a large granny square blanket. But of course being a single piece, this is too big for travel.

But little granny squares, I can do those. Maybe even on the train?

Yes I could, and the first couple passed a happy while on my journey.

So next some on our session 

This square looks very random, as it's sharing wools that are self-patterning so is giving off a rather patchwork vibe. I like it anyway somehow!

This one is better, only one wool involved this time.

And finally on the train ride home next evening.

Only one this time as I was too tired to be bothered.

I used just a basic granny square for these so they were easy to create whilst nattering, especially after a long work and travel day.

But I do plan to branch out again with some more creative patterns, and hopefully use up some of my extensive wool stash along the way.

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BFF SAL 23 part 2 complete

A quick fun stitch this week, and ready for completing in a couple of weeks time, as a work trip once more has my attention next week.

Its looking good here against the purple backdrop of my kit bag, a present from my BFF.

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BFF SAL 23 part 1 complete

This has been a fun little stitch,  only a couple of weeks in the making.  I didn't quite get done in the session,  so some off camera work was required to finish the backstitch. 

Like my BFF. I'm happy with the variegated thread border, those are the rarely used parts of the thread stash so always nice to get a chance to use it.

Check out my BFFs update here and play spot the difference. 

Back next week for the second part, although my brain still says it's really BFF SAL 24 (or 25 due to another earlier 'split' project like this)

BFF SAL 23 - a seasonal stitch

The first of a pair of stitches, providing that we enjoy this one as a SAL.   It's going well,  even though white on white is hard to see on photos.  I even sneaked a bit of edging in, a departure from the pattern and the chance to use some thread from stash. 

Continuing the cover kit trend for now, but we have some non-cover kit ideas for later that we're both looking forward to....even though neither of us could initially remember what we'd chosen at all last night!!

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BFF SAL 22 - Catching Up in Advance

A change of venue for me, as I've been away in London with work.  But as I wasn't travelling with colleagues,  well I was still going to have time to stitch,  so why not together as normal?

But as I needed to figure out my Stitching position,  lighting and camera setup etc.. I decided to preempt the catchup that I'd need to do later as my BFF stitches faster than me!

With the results that I finished first, by a single stitch!

And here for spot-the-difference side by side too.

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BFF SAL 22 - a short fill in

A query to my Internet provider turned into a mammoth call which halved our stitch time this week.  But I did enjoy filling in parts of the cow.

I have permission for off camera catchup time do we can start backstitch together next week. 

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