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Very First Project	The Pandas
This piece was stitched under the careful supervision of Mrs. Leece at Upper Heyford C.E Primary School. 1992	These adorable creatures were created while on holiday in the EU with my Father. 1996
Celtic Christmas	The Pansy Sampler
This Angel began my addiction to Lavender & Lace patterns. The pattern and supplies were given to me by my Aunt Loraine. L&L 32 1997	This pattern was adapted from Thea Dueck's pattern, on the occasion of my older Sister's wedding. 1997
The Ice Angel	The Serenity Prayer
After a bit of a challenge, my sister announced they were expecting their first baby. I thought an Angel would be the most appropriate gift. Since she was due in the winter, this Angel was even more perfect for little Morgan. L&L 22 2000	Designed by D. V. Giampa. Not the most enjoyable piece to stitch, but effective when completed. 2001
The Angel of the Morning	The Angel of Light
I fell in love with the colour combinations of this Angel. When she was finished, it was clear she was for my little sister. L&L 53 2002	The inspiration to sew this Angel for my Mother came as soon as I saw the little village she was flying over. It was also chosen by my Mum because of the green robes, which is her favourite colour. I won 1st place at the village faire with her! L&L 7 2003
Beaded Wedding Sampler	The Angel of the Sea
Designed by Needlepoise and was chosen for the wedding of friends while visiting the UK with Evan. 2003	Since my first niece was given an Angel at her birth, it was only fair that Paige should receive one too. Because my sister's hair is not blonde, I felt it more appropriate to stitch this Angel with brown hair. L&L 37 2003
Nantucket Rose	The Angel of Hope
Despite not being an Angel, this pattern touched me in a very homely and ancestral kind of way. L&L 20 2004	During the course of my degree, I was inspired to stitch this Angel because she seemed so musical and calming. My favorite colour also happens to be blue. L&L 13 2005
The Lady of the Thread	In the Arms of an Angel
This pattern remains a mystery to me. She is supposed to be stitched on black linen, but I stitched her on bright white and added a treasure braid to the white of her dress. L&L 3 2005	To date, one of my crowning achievements. I stitched her specifically at the request of my sister when I unexpectedly became an Aunt again to little Ella. After stitching 75% of her, I disliked the colour combinations SO much I tore most of it out and added my own colours. I mixed her sisters' Angels and Celtic Springs' colours for the final result. L&L 47 2006
The Faith Sampler	Another Pansy Sampler
My parents celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary in 2005. I modified this pattern to reflect this occasion. I won 1st prize in the village fair with this pattern in 2006. 2006	This sample was modified and stitched one over one for my cousin's wedding. 2006
The Angel of Love	Mother's Tree
I had not in fact planned to stitch an Angel for my Father, but instead a cope shield. Since that project will take a few years still, this Angel called out to be stitched. She is 90% beads... L&L 25 2007	I was moved by the sentiment of this pattern. How many times do you find a family tree devoted specifically to the maternal heritage? L&L 38 2007
The Angel of Freedom	The Angel of Grace
This Angel is the second of two that I have now stitched for my Mum. She is the mirror image of the Angel of Light. I had to convince my Mum to let me stitch her because she feared when the two were hung together they would fly into each other. L&L 10 2007	TBA L&L 15

Very First Project

The Pandas

This piece was stitched under the careful supervision of Mrs. Leece at Upper Heyford C.E Primary School.
1992

These adorable creatures were created while on holiday in the EU with my Father.
1996

Celtic Christmas

The Pansy Sampler

This Angel began my addiction to Lavender & Lace patterns. The pattern and supplies were given to me by my Aunt Loraine.
L&L 32
1997

This pattern was adapted from Thea Dueck's pattern, on the occasion of my older Sister's wedding.
1997

The Ice Angel

The Serenity Prayer

After a bit of a challenge, my sister announced they were expecting their first baby. I thought an Angel would be the most appropriate gift. Since she was due in the winter, this Angel was even more perfect for little Morgan.
L&L 22
2000

The Angel of the Morning

The Angel of Light

I fell in love with the colour combinations of this Angel. When she was finished, it was clear she was for my little sister.
L&L 53
2002

The inspiration to sew this Angel for my Mother came as soon as I saw the little village she was flying over. It was also chosen by my Mum because of the green robes, which is her favourite colour.
I won 1st place at the village faire with her!
L&L 7
2003

Beaded Wedding Sampler

The Angel of the Sea

Since my first niece was given an Angel at her birth, it was only fair that Paige should receive one too. Because my sister's hair is not blonde, I felt it more appropriate to stitch this Angel with brown hair.
L&L 37
2003

Nantucket Rose

The Angel of Hope

Despite not being an Angel, this pattern touched me in a very homely and ancestral kind of way.
L&L 20
2004

During the course of my degree, I was inspired to stitch this Angel because she seemed so musical and calming. My favorite colour also happens to be blue.
L&L 13
2005

The Lady of the Thread

In the Arms of an Angel

This pattern remains a mystery to me. She is supposed to be stitched on black linen, but I stitched her on bright white and added a treasure braid to the white of her dress.
L&L 3
2005

To date, one of my crowning achievements. I stitched her specifically at the request of my sister when I unexpectedly became an Aunt again to little Ella. After stitching 75% of her, I disliked the colour combinations SO much I tore most of it out and added my own colours. I mixed her sisters' Angels and Celtic Springs' colours for the final result.
L&L 47
2006

The Faith Sampler

Another Pansy Sampler

My parents celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary in 2005. I modified this pattern to reflect this occasion.
I won 1st prize in the village fair with this pattern in 2006.
2006

This sample was modified and stitched one over one for my cousin's wedding.
2006

The Angel of Love

Mother's Tree

I had not in fact planned to stitch an Angel for my Father, but instead a cope shield. Since that project will take a few years still, this Angel called out to be stitched. She is 90% beads...
L&L 25
2007

I was moved by the sentiment of this pattern. How many times do you find a family tree devoted specifically to the maternal heritage?
L&L 38
2007

The Angel of Freedom

The Angel of Grace

This Angel is the second of two that I have now stitched for my Mum. She is the mirror image of the Angel of Light. I had to convince my Mum to let me stitch her because she feared when the two were hung together they would fly into each other.
L&L 10
2007

TBA
L&L 15

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Monday, September 25, 2006

Back in the Colonies

After a fairly uneventful journey I made it back to my home and kitties yesterday evening. It wasn't a flight for sleeping since I was sitting beside two young men flying to Canada for the first time... Needless to say I got the "Will there be snow?" and "Will we see Moose and Mounties everywhere?". I had a little nap after watching XMen 3, but certainly nothing substantial. Once I landed, Canadian customs whisked me though and I got my bags in a timely fashion too! Nothing like the journey over, that's for sure!!!
This morning I woke up at about 6am on the nose and couldn't coax myself back into a deep slumber. I ended up voluntarily rolling out of bed at 7am to take a shower and assess what needed doing and what needed shopping for. Once I had a few groceries I came home to do laundry and unpack. Every time I arrive home after a long trip away I have to reestablish a routine. My poor cats!! Monty almost won't speak to me, but as soon as I'd fed him a couple of times he was persuaded to cuddle with me for a few moments.
One of the big achievements of my return journey was to smuggle a Dalek safely in my suitcase. I was dying to see how the cats would react to it chasing them down the hallway... Only Cohiba was curious enough to actually make contact with the strange object. I managed to catch a couple of priceless moments on film. Hope you enjoy!

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Thursday, September 07, 2006

The ZX-6R!!

As you can see yesterday I was reviewing passenger basics with Tom which I learned last time I was here, which is an essential part of ridding a bike. After an absolutely beautiful day of sitting outside with my mum stitching, bell ringing and swimming in the afternoon I was supposed to go on a little adventure around the costwalds. However we learned that my 92 year old Godmother has fractured her knee cap which staying a little closer home. Nancy had actually fractured it three weeks ago, but because she's of the mentality that one should just "get on with it", it wasn't until yesterday that she actually had it x-rayed. I hope she is feeling better soon!!
Today I'm off to the White's of Appleton to help paint bell frames. This of course means prancing in the beautiful blue suite that I wore last time!! :)

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Ode to the Hedgehog

Well I should have known that seeing a nocturnal animal in the middle of the day in a swimming pool meant there was something wrong with it. After rescuing the poor little creature, only a few days later I found him dead in the pool: Kamikaze Hedgehog. May he find rest now in a place filled with slugs, apples and bananas!

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