Those are both lovely Lesley, and the colour of the gingham is not one I have seen for ages. Clever thing, you
I used to do a lot of cross stitch work until my fingers decided to do as they please rather than what I want, and a lot of knitting too.
Now that my DIL has learned to knit, she has my needles and is going to start a cot blanket
Things you have made yourself are so much more special somehow, aren' they?