It's finished......better late than never!!

It's lovely and I'm sure DGS won't mind that it's a little late.

It's lovely and a better gift now he is two, he can look at it ,couldn't do this when new born

He'll probably appreciate it more now

Anyway, two years is nothing. I started a quilt for DD2 when she was eight; she got it for her eighteenth birthday! She didn't mind the wait.

Only ten years, Bags? You are a speed quilter! I have things that have been on the go for twenty.

That's lovely Katek

I am not confessing anything

That's super, Katek! I do so admire anyone that can sew or embroider. I'm hopeless. I hope it becomes a family heirloom!

That's a wonderful sampler, katek, you are very skilled. Your grandson will love it now and for many years to come.

It's lovely and a labour of love!

That is beautiful Katek, so many hours of work goes into cross stitch. It will be treasured.

I agree - it is a more suitable gift for a 2-year-old than for a baby.

Did you design it yourself?

I started crocheting a first size sleeping bag for my DS who was 35 in January and still haven't finished it. It's tiny (was a French pattern - I think they have smaller babies!) and is certainly already far too small for both DGC. I'll finish it one day - maybe they can use it for their dolls!

Oh that is fab Katek. Doesn't matter at all that it's late because now not only will mum and dad appreciate it, but so will your little grandson!

It is beautiful lets hope all your hard work is appreciated. I remember my mum making me a double crochet bed spread in many different colours. At the time she gave it to me i thought it was lovely but didnt use it as it didnt match the decor of my bedroom. When she passed away only then did it go on my bed, i truely knew it had been a labour of love from her and everytime i go to bed its like i am getting a cuddle from my mum. I feel so guilty that i didnt use when she was alive and will carry that to the grave and think of how i might have hurt her feelings by not doing so. My eyes are full of tears and my heart feels heavy even writing this.

Thank you all for your kind remarks, very much appreciated. I've cross stitched for many years, sometimes designing my own and also using kits. Crochet is my other hobby, I haven't made many baby jackets or shawls recently as 4 out of 5 dgc are boys and crochet can be a bit too feminine. I do crochet a carrier bag of prem and micro preemie baby hats for the local NICU every 3/4 months which keeps my hand in.

Beautiful!

It's lovely, I like gifts made especially for someone. I think your GS will appreciate that you made it just for him.

I have an oil painting sitting on an easel on my kitchen table. I took forever to start it, got interrupted after Christmas with GDs visiting. I took it away with me in January and only painted for about an hour. It's of two of my GS's sitting at the river, my DIL is excited I am painting it and they are coming to visit on Wednesday from 1800ks away . I think she will be expecting it to be finished for her. I feel so bad. ? I have no will to get it done. ?

*willpower ?

It's beautiful wish I was as talented ?

I started a chair cover over ten years ago - I am half way through it. It is bargello tapestry and it is a high back chair so there are three pieces, back, seat and foot rest, but still!

It takes a long time to finish quilts you're not working on. One of my favorite quotes. I'm just doing one with material I bought in the States over thirteen years ago.

Sorry meant to say great cross stitch Katek.

Absolutely gorgeous, well done.

What a beautiful gift.

That's lovely! It will look so sweet on your GS's bedroom wall. I only gave a cross stitch birth sampler to my GD last year, when she was over three years old, so I think you've done well!

As for WIP (works in progress) I have a needlepoint dating back to the 1980's.