TAST and WIP's

TAST this week is the Pekinese Stitch and I've started a CQ block with a cute pic of my granddaughter, and I thought it would be the perfect spot to add some lacy looking stitches. Can you say pretty pink pekinese?

Jewel is pretty with a flowery pink headband and surrounded with layers of pink fabrics

here's a better look at the pekinese in Wildflowers Primrose thread. The colours are lovely, I think

I can see in this close up that I need to work on my tension.......
I have 2 layers done, and I'm thinking of adding at least 1 more........

The first Christmas stocking for the StitchMAP swap is finished. The theme is silver, and I'm pleased with how it turned out........

on the second stocking I added some silver buttons with a silver flower charm

here's how it looks so far.........

stocking three may just have a silver shisha on some silver fabric....it looks like a very, very fine mesh

I added some silver jingle bells on silver beaded 'rope'

silver stitching and beads

a silver and white bead trail on lace

stocking #3 so far

I've been knitting a little dress for baby Jewel
here's the front all finished, and I'm almost done the back ......... since I don't know just how tall she is, I'll wait until after she arrives before I knit the dress together.......

only 2 more sleeps until our daughter, her hubby, and Baby Jewel arrive!!
I'm so excited!!
I expect to be quite busy enjoying the family, so I may not be able to post regularly. Although I have a couple posts prepared for when my company is here, I may not be able to reply to your wonderful comments, but I'll be thinking of you.
I know I'll miss reading your blogs and seeing what you're creating, but I'll have lots of time to catch up once my company leaves mid-October, to return home to Australia. But while they're here, I plan to enjoy every moment!
Wishing you all weeks of stitching fun, good weather, and happy, creative days!

Thanks for visiting.

Hugs from Suz