Thank you so much Linda, how kind of you :) Thanks for watching

Thank you Chantelle, that's really sweet of you to say :)

Thank you so much Giusi, that's so kind of you :)

Thank you so much Rhonda, it makes me very happy to know that you're enjoying watching my efforts - I feel like the main thing I have to teach or show anyone is, just jump in, have a go and enjoy it, because if I can do it, anyone can :)

I’m amazed at how these beautiful decorative stitches are made up of the basics we know yet look so gorgeous. I’d never have tried them until seeing you create such a beautiful book. Annie you give so much joy and I’m so grateful Thankyou 💞

Thank you so much Gillian, that's a lovely thought - I must say that if my Gran or my Mum had made something like this, it would be one of my treasures, it's really nice to think that someone will be looking through this book in years to come - maybe even using bits of it in their own slow-stitching projects and wondering about the person who stitched it ... gives me shivers to thnk about it! xo

Thank you so much Liz :) xo

🤗Thank you so much Hildegard xo

Thanks so much Paula 😊 There are loads of borders like that in that book, all from very simple basic stitches, I really enjoyed following them, very satisfying :)

Hehehe thank you for watching Carol and for giving me a giggle - i have one of those contraptions too and I can just imagine forgetting and going to the door with it still stuck on top of my head like that :D

It's really quick and easy if you do a simple pattern like that one Pauline and if you use that plastic canvas stuff you can make them into boxes and things as well :)

Thanks so much Christine and thanks for the original inspiration. I think this project will keep me going to the rest of the year at least, but I'm really enjoying it. Oh yes, yet another benefit of working from home - no make-up, no bra, no shoes! I guess it's good that we can use make-up to make ourselves look and feel at our best if we choose to, and I know some people really enjoy it, but to me it's never come naturally and it seems strange that it's become almost an obligation to put cack all over your face when you go out, there even seems to be a trend for looking artificial, like with the scary eyebrows and contouring and impossible nails and stuff. When I was in my teens I had eyebrows that would be bang on trend these days, but at that time (mid-70s) the fashion was for very thin brows, so a lot of painful plucking was involved. Despite studying Jackie magazine like an instruction manual on how to be a proper girl I never really did get the hang of it! :)

Thank you very much Sheila! :)

Please do, it's so satisfying - I don't mind how long it takes me as I'm enjoying the process so much. Please share pics if you make one, I'd love to see your version :)

Thank you 🤗

Thanks Karen :)

Hi Pauline, I'm glad you did too! Yea that's a sweet little book with lots of info packed into it - I want to try the floral motifs they show later in the book as well, they look really pretty and hopefully do-able. Ah yes the cursed underwired torture device :D

Thank you Angela, I will try that, it's a good idea :)

Oooh yes, thank you Dana, I hadn't thought of that one! :)