Lots of stitching to share

… but not a single thing stitched by me! 

All the following stitching is what my Mum (aka June, aka The Dragon) has stitched so far this year - she’s crazy about Christmas ornaments, as you can tell - these are a mix of well known designers (namely Prairie Schooler), magazine designs and freebies :D

Believe it or not, there’s also a similar sized pile of ornies that are almost finished - she’s an ornie machine!!

Also, here’s proof that Mum has stitched a bookmark kit that Sharon gifted her with as we were leaving Melbourne … it still has to be finished into the bookmark itself, but all the stitching has been done now.

It’s amazing how much Mum’s stitching has improved over the last 12 months - she has only been stitching since she turned 70, and her stitching is great (and I’m very proud to now have a pile of her Christmas ornies left here to grace my tree … although I’m not too sure about the fact I have to finish-finish them haha).

Mum flew home yesterday morning, so the flat is quiet once again … I’ve brought work home the last two nights so that’s taken my mind off being sad for too long.  Fingers crossed we’ll get another chance to catch up before the end of the year

Now it’s time to get a few more things done before I hit the hay for the night …  Don’t expect as much stitching from me for a while as work is frantic, and it will just continue to get worse between now and the end of June - ah, I miss the days when we got paid overtime back in the call centre for the extra hours {sigh}