Christmas fear

Christmas has snuck up on me once again. I had grand visions of a house full of decorations this time round, but alas this has not come to pass. I confess that I haven't even gotten around to getting a dowel on which to hang our advent calendar.

I have this grand notion of handmade Christmas tree ornaments, temari with metallic threads, embroidered bunting and quilted stockings. I've sketched ideas and bought fabric, set aside threads in red and green, all but sat and down made the decorations.

As I began berating myself once again for being a Christmas slacker, I had a thought. Wouldn't it be better to make one or two more time-consuming and detailed decorations each year that will always remind me of that particular Christmas? Perhaps even stitch the year somewhere.

This is a great idea on so many levels. I let myself off the hook for this year (and every subsequent year). I can take my time and actually enjoy stitching the one or two a year that I choose to make. And I'll eventually have a substantial amount of quality decorations. Works for me.

Bloomin’ Marvellous : 3

Here goes. Number three. It's a little less is more, but I like the way it makes the yellow stand out:


Download the pattern here.

www.kellyfletcher.co.uk

I’ve been a little scarce of late. And now I can tell everyone why. I’ve been setting up my website and online pattern store.

Yes, you can now buy my designs online. So if you like what you see and it makes your fingers itch to be stitching, feel free to make a purchase.

Patterns available include some old favourites:



… and some new designs:



You’ll find a mix of embroidery, appliqué, beading and quilting. And I’m already brimming with new design ideas that I’ve had to restrain myself from pursuing while getting kellyfletcher.co.uk up and running.

So watch this space...