Chookshed Challenge #1 - May - Christmas Shops

It was suggested that Project #1 could be a Christmas Stitchery.   I am trying not to start new things "just because"... that isn't working entirely well - but I decided I would finish a Christmas themed project instead.

The patterns for these shops were released over the period July to December by Spruce Craft Co...The same people who released the Summer & Winter Shops which I stitched last year.

This was a very easy finish as the shops were stitched but it didn't get to the finish line ready for last Christmas.

Sunday Stitchers - Project Challenge - #7 - Blue & Silver Tree Skirt

The February Challenge Number for Sunday Stitchers was #7 - to finish one of the tree skirts I made here. (March 2025...not too long ago!)

This is for a small white tree, so I made it about 22" in diameter.

I have a red & green one to finish too....that is in my Chookshed Challenge List...LOL

FNWF - December

Oh oh...the last for the year...and of course I am all up to date and everything is ready . .  .LOL . . .NOT.

I was able to take today off as my Birthday Leave and I spent most of Thursday/Friday working on "Secret Stuff" and getting ready for the first "Christmas" do for the year.

My Saturday group - Loose Threads - are coming to my place so I have an incentive to get some decorations organised and some Secret Stuff done....

No more info on this - but the Thread Angel was looking after me....

I may have got one more "thing" out of this - but I wasn't going to risk it - so this lot has been added to the Thread Bin.  I needed to be out shopping a bit today and have bought more to go on with...how fortuitous that the threads I like are 25% off...

I have not been visiting many blogs lately - and I am sorry about that as I enjoy visiting everyone . . just seems life - work and home is SO busy and the time just disappears....
As a friend of mine said recently "Sleep is overrated"   couldn't agree more - but looking forward to the Christmas break when I can sleep in and I will treat myself to a few days of nothing but reading...well that is the plan.

So, if this is the last time you visit here....Merry Christmas 

and hopefully 2021 will help us all move forward to a more normal world.
I think there is a new "normal" and I am ever so grateful that I live in Australia ...and particularly at the moment in Queensland where we have had only relatively mild disruption to our "normal".
Enough doom & gloom - I'll see you in the New Year.