A Stitch A Day: November

November's section of my stitch a day sampler is here. I did find this month hard to squeeze in, without any school holiday giving me the chance to catch up on missed days in daylight hours, but I kept plugging away at it because that time spent sewing, either in the evening or at the weekend, is a lifesaver. Making myself stop and find some quiet time to sit and sew, when life is so frenetically busy, really keeps me on an even keel.

I always think of November as a transitional month, poised between peak autumn in October and the start of winter and Christmas in December. But there are still many things to celebrate and remember, including Bonfire Night, Stir-up Sunday, festive shopping trips and much more.

November, from the edge inwards, brought:

1. takeaway piizza
2. bonfire night
3. parkin cake
4. falling leaves
5. fireworks
6. advent candle
7. toffee apple
8. sparkler
9. yarn
10. pine
11. poppy for Remembrance Day
12. socks
13. late garden dahlias
14. fairy lights
15. hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows
16. flying geese
17. mittens
18. ribbon for wrapping presents
19. mince pie
20. woolly jumper
21. stir-up Sunday
22. flat which mushroom
23. bare tree branches
24. saucepan of porridge
25. cold weather
26. scarf
27. casserole pot
28. haircut and colour
29. gingerbread
30. Christmas shopping

Only December left to sew now, the month I have been looking forward to the most.