Relaxing times:)

Now that my baby sleeps from 8pm till 8am (I know, I can't believe it myself) and the days are longer, I can actually do some needlework without disturbing her.

Today I'm sharing with you two projects: both are blackwork samples.

First one is called Mandala Garden and it was designed by my friend Kirstyanne. She has been doing cross stitch for many years and she has recently designed a lot of very cool patterns. This is however her attempt on blackwork and may I say very good one.

The work is in progress and lack of small beads has been solved by using golden metallic thread. There are 4 more squares to stitch and as Kirsty tells me I'm the first person to stitch this pattern.

There are some really cute cupcake and owl samplers she designed and when I get back from my holiday, I will be getting both:) It's time to take my cross stitch skills onto next level.

You can view Kirsty's designs on her website:

www.kirstyskrossstitch.co.uk

 And this one is by X Calibre Designs and it was a bit of a challenge but I love it! It's amazing how one thread can end up being something so pretty.

Next project? A quilt called "Izabela's Dreams"

xxx