Down in the Garden progress and Treasures

I am almost caught up....ALMOST in the Down in the Garden BOM phew, there have been a few late nights while I stitch away but I have to admit, I am rather enjoying it.

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

Block 5 (working on this one ATM)

I still have to do the little dresdan plates to do and applique the butterflies on and

add a few stem stitch centres, once all the stitcheries done and I will add the

missing applique bits

and my treasures....

remember on my New Year post I said I found a treasure but forgot

the photo, well here it  they are

I found this little sailor boy who is now

a companion for this little sailor boy, who has been

in the family forever, my grandma received this one

from the crew of a ship she and grandpa sailed on,

here they are together

and Dolly, well she has been in my mums family forever

Grandma passed her down to mum, who when I had Miss I in 2003

passed it on to me.

she has 2 left feet

and dangly earrings

we have no idea how old she is, where she originally came from or her worth,

but to me she is priceless and I feel honoured to have her.

I just need to decide WHICH of my girlies receives her when the time is right....

Called in to Calico Crossroads today to collect the next 2 installments of

Friends for Christmas (not that I have done the first 2 yet lol) and I found the

perfect quilt rack, which I am going to buy for myself, very very soon :)