After the Rains

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Just when I was beginning to think that our wet season had passed us by along came some welcome rain. Lovely weather for reading a book, doing some stitching or just lounging around with a coffee and a movie! I didn't get to do any of the above as I was usually at work while the rain was happening!

The garden was not a pleasant place to wander around in unless you had on your wellies!


The fish pond looked as if it would overflow at any minute and spill out the fish!


The plants loved it!



But the weekend came around ........and of course I got some time to do a little stitching.





This is a lovely free stitchery pattern by Jenny and I decided to make a little pin cushion and pin keeper. You can find the pattern for the stitchery on Jenny's blog. It is a tutorial for doing the leaves and I just winged it and made up the items as she has done, but you could do anything you like.

Now I have another little set to use on my stitching days.



Comments

  1. Anita16 February 2014 at 11:32

    Hi Heather,
    Such a far cry from the weather we have. The flowers certainly look as if they
    enjoyed the rain. Lovely stitchery you have done.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  2. Peg - Happy In Quilting16 February 2014 at 13:08

    Glad you have had rain...love your stitching...

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  3. Helen 16 February 2014 at 16:13

    Great news about the rain. Gorgeous stitchery and set.

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  4. Anonymous16 February 2014 at 20:47

    Lovely post Heather and the set you made is gorgeous,well done.xx

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  5. Fiona16 February 2014 at 22:37

    I hope you can send us some rain ... Those purple orchids are amazing and pretty sewing goodies...
    Hugz

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  6. barbara woods17 February 2014 at 08:24

    lovely pin keeper

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