I had big plans for lots of progress.
And then I got a summer cold, I’m feeling yuck and my eyes are streaming. I don’t normally get colds, and have no idea where this one came from, but it’s here with a vengeance. So most of the time at the end of the week which I’d dedicated to catching up with the Dahlia piece went down the tubes. I did get a little done.
Before
And after. A little more of the palest lilac, and a little of the pale green.
Oh well, that’s how it goes sometimes. I’m sure everyone else will have something to show you. As always, if there’s nothing up when you go and look, give it a little time, we’re all over the world and in different time zones.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, LucyAnn, Jess, Sue,
Constanze, Debbierose, Christina, Kathy, Margaret,
Cindy, Helen, Steph, Linda, Catherine, Mary Margaret,
Timothy, Heidi, Connie, Jackie
See you next time, on December 31. Hope I’ll have got a bit more done by then!
talltalesfromchiconia 
Hope you’re feeling better soon, I love the colours of this tapestry
Still hacking like a good ‘un, but up and about again, thanks. I love these colours too, but I also plan to (eventually) make the same pattern in a bright, high contrast colourway. I think I’ll make my own large chart when the time comes, though, this one’s really hard to follow!
you’ve done more than me this time around . . . I’ve been hopeless ^^
I just have to keep telling myself that every stitch is progress, but I’d have like to have a few more petals done…
Any progress is good progress. This is going to be beautiful. Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you, I think so too, and thank you also for the good wishes.
Love the colours! Feel better soon,.
Thank you, my lovely, I hope to be over it in a few days. I think this is going to be very pretty…
Get better Kate, I’m sure next round will go better for you, and you still got some stitches in, and that is progress!
I seem to be on the mend, but it’s a strange old cold, not at all my usual run of symptoms. Not that I’m complaining, no runny nose means I can sew without resorting to my hankie every few minutes 🙂
Well that helps a little, at least in keeping the spirits up while you recover!
🙂
A cold is a perfectly justifiable excuse for extra bed rest and a couple of hot toddies. You may not feel like a hot toddy in the kind of weather you’re having at this time of year (I know I don’t!), but my experience is – the hotter the toddy, the better the body 🙂
I just wish that bed rest with a cold was more, well, restful. All that leisure time, and you’re feeling too crappy to enjoy it properly. I’ve been slugging the paracetamol, lemon and honey like it’s going out of fashion. Perhaps a tiny nip of rum added to the mixture…? Purely medicinal, of course.
Kate, I’m sorry you are under the weather, and hope you will recover quickly! Summer or winter a cold is miserable. 😦
I think a cold feels worse when it’s in the 90s and 80% humidity… When it’s cool the symptoms are easier to deal with. But I’m on the mend, I’m happy to say.
I hope you’ve kicked that cold to the curb, Kate. Your piece is coming along nicely.
If it’s not already there, it’s on the way! The stitchery is slow, but the results are satisfying 🙂
Stunning
Thank you! Not sure why, but your comment went into my Spam folder and I’ve only just noticed and rescued it, hence the delay in replying…
Hope you feel better soon, it looks great
Thank you 🙂 Feeling much better already…
Kate I am sorry you aren’t feeling well. Summer colds are the worst! The Dahlia is so beautiful. Reminds me of another poppy project I want to try someday. Feel better!
I’m on the mend, thank you 🙂 It’s a lovely pattern, and one of the main reasons I bought the Kaffe Fassett book.
Sounds like you’ve relaxed (for once) and the virus has moved in. I hope you’re feeling much better soon. Gorgeous colours on the flower.
It just goes to show the problem with relaxing… Hope to have a bit more colour to show you next time 🙂
There’s definite progress on the dahlia and it’s looking good.
Hope you’re feeling better soon 🙂
Thank you – and thank you!
Can we swap, and I will have your summer cold In the sunshine, you can have my winter cold in the horrid mushy snowy UK.
Ah no, mushy snow’s one of the main reasons I left the UK in the first place! I’ll have my steamy 32C… at least my teeth aren’t chattering 🙂
A little progress is still progress. I hope the cold goes away and you feel much better soon.
Thanks, it’s on the way out, I think.
So sorry to hear you’ve been so unwell. I hope you make a speedy recovery and can get back to stitching. It is looking great, those blue’s really do pop don’t they.
I think it’ll all make more sense when there’s a bit more of it. I do love this design!
Hope you are feeling much better ~ stitchin’ away!
I’m determined to have a good bit more done for next time!
Sorry you’re feeling crummy. A cold is never fun. Hopefully you’ll be up and running (or stitching) like your normal jack-rabbit self in no time. 🙂
If it was just a bit of coughing and sneezing it wouldn’t have stopped me, but the streaming eyes made it hard to see what I was doing. Anyway, it’s all drying up and going away and I’ll be back on track soon.
I am hoping that by now you are well on the way to recovery. Horrible things, colds. Sometimes YEP tea can help dry up the sinuses ~ Yarrow, Elderberry and Peppermint ~ but it sounds like your cold would be more than a match for it. I love your dahlia, Kate, as you can imagine I would!
I favour a chunk of ginger root, lemon, honey, boiling water and a couple of panadols 🙂
I’m feeling a lot better already, and will be picking up my needle again very soon.
These colors are so beautiful to look at! Any progress is a joy to view 🙂
I love how random patches of colour slowly build up to make a picture. Very satisfying!
Take it easy and “Krya på dig”!!!!!! This beautiful flower want go away until you are ready to continue stitching 🙂
Jag är mycket bättre redan 🙂
Oh dear, I’m sorry you’re not feeling well. Hope you’re a bit better by now. (I’ve missed the last few days of posts again, so maybe I’ll catch up and find you’re miraculously better!)
I am better, but no miracles were involved, just rest and honey and lemon 🙂 Thank you for the good wishes, though!